09/01/2026
God's Timing!
Hello friends and family, I just wanted to share a word of encouragement to someone who is watiting on a prayer to be answered.
God's timing often seems opposite of our timing, because waiting can cause frustration, uncertainty, and even disappointment—especially when you feel as though you need an immediate answer. We pray, we believe, we look for God to move, and yet sometimes it appears that nothing is happening. Nevertheless, despite the discomfort that waiting may cause, the Lord's timing is ALWAYS the best timing! God is never late, He is never unaware, and He is never caught off guard by what we are going through. What feels like a delay to us may actually be God working behind the scenes, arranging circumstances, preparing people, developing us, and positioning everything according to His divine purpose.
This is where FAITH becomes key to the situation! Hebrews 11:6 declares, “But without faith it is impossible to please him...” The walk with God is nothing short of a FAITH WALK! We don't always get to see what God is doing before He asks us to trust Him. We don't always know how He is going to work it out before He tells us to believe. Faith requires us to keep walking when we cannot see the next step, keep praying when we haven't received the answer, and keep believing when the circumstances appear to be saying something completely different from what God has promised.
Faith is the requirement that positions us to receive the victory! 1 John 5:4 tells us, “...and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” Therefore, victory is not determined merely by what we can see happening around us. Our faith must be anchored in what we know about God! We know that He is faithful. We know that He cannot lie. We know that He hears us when we pray. And we know that He is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think.
So, someone might ask, “How do I keep my level of faith engaged with my prayer life when the waiting period makes it seem as though things are not going in my favor?”
The answer is: Stay connected to your Source of Power! Prayer is not merely asking God for something; prayer keeps us connected to the Almighty Father while we are waiting for what we have asked Him to do. When the answer hasn't come, keep praying. When the door hasn't opened, keep believing. When circumstances haven't changed, stay connected. Don't allow the length of the wait to disconnect you from the One who has the power to change the situation.
Waiting on God ultimately becomes a trust factor. Do I trust God only when I can see Him working, or can I trust Him when I cannot see anything happening? Proverbs 3:5–6 tells us, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Sometimes our greatest struggle is that we are trying to understand what God is asking us to trust.
Faith says, “I don't understand it, but I trust God.”
Faith says, “I don't see it yet, but I still believe God.”
Faith says, “I've been waiting longer than I expected, but I refuse to give up on God.”
Faith says, “The situation doesn't look favorable right now, but I know God is still working!”
Remember, waiting does not mean that God has forgotten you. Silence does not mean that God has abandoned you. And delay does not necessarily mean denial. Sometimes the waiting period itself becomes part of the test. It reveals whether our confidence is in receiving an immediate answer or whether our confidence is truly in the God to whom we prayed.
Isaiah 40:31 reminds us, “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength...” Notice that while we are waiting, God says there can be renewal! The waiting period does not have to drain your faith—it can actually develop your faith. While you are waiting, God can strengthen you, mature you, teach you patience, deepen your prayer life, and bring you into a greater level of dependence upon Him.
So don't measure God's faithfulness by how long you've been waiting. Measure it by who God has always proven Himself to be. Put your trust in Him and remain connected to your Source, because no matter how long the wait may be, God knows all things, God sees the end from the beginning, and His timing is ALWAYS best!
And when faith remains connected to prayer, you can declare even in the waiting:
“I may not know WHEN God is going to do it.
I may not know HOW God is going to do it.
But I KNOW WHO I have put my trust in—and I believe that God is going to work it out!” Pastor Sylvera T. Greene
