Gods’ Timing

Years before I would struggle with Gods’ timing. I would get it in theory but when the urgency was urgent, I would not understand it and would really be disgruntled about it and discouraged, because I wanted what I wanted when I wanted it, which was immediately at the latest! Over time God has taught me using this analogy.

No one in their right mind would give a 10-year-old a car to drive. At 10 years old they don’t know how to drive a car. Even if they knew how to, by the laws of all the 195 countries in the world, they would not be able to get a driving licence and for valid reasons. Let’s even start with physically, can they even reach the pedals of the car? Yes, there are cars, modified to help adults with disabilities. Key word, adults. Let’s go mentally, can they make quick and rational decisions that will not only keep them but others safe? Usually, well I assume for those who have gifted a car, once you’ve gifted it, what happens after is the responsibility of the new owner.

Can this new owner aged 10, manage the cost of servicing the car, fuelling it, insurance, M.O.T in UK or whatever else is needed in the country they reside in. As for insurance companies, I feel they would love to insure a 10-year-old because the premium would be up there in the sky, but by all laws, they would not insure this 10-year-old. So, the gift would not only be useless to a 10-year-old, but it can even be fatal, because they are not able to take such a responsibility in their little but growing hands. If they drive in some commonwealth countries, Kenya included, after signing on the dotted line to buy the car for them, you might as well proceed to the funeral home to start the process of planning their send off.

So, this analogy has helped me embrace Gods’ timing increasingly and in the times my impatience is running faster than a cheetah. With our limited human eyes and understanding we can see it would be dangerous to gift a 10-year-old a car. Now think of God and all he knows, all he sees, which is Never limited or restricted. Remember he lives in all time, The God of the Past, Present and Future. The God of Here, There and Everywhere. When he is “not” answering or “delaying” your answer, remember the 10-year-old.

Over time I’ve been able to console myself with this, but this latest testimony has further solidified my view of God’s timing and for now while the testimony is still fresh from heavens oven, I feel I have embraced God’s timing even more. Check on me next month, especially when I am still in the current season of uncertainty, because you know descendants of raggedy Adam and Eve, we say one thing and next time, we are crumbling about Gods’ timing.

There was something my mom wanted us to do together in an establishment in Kenya that I never go to because everything is now done online. My mom is not an online person. In fact, I can even say she is allergic. She would rather go in person. Granted I see some perks like people get to know you and serve you better, but for me, convenience is my number 1 priority. For years she would ask me to go with her. During the last trip in Kenya, I had forgotten an important document that I needed for that appointment, so we couldn’t go.

This time round she reminded me and this time I had the document. We went to the place, and I had a particular outcome I wanted from the appointment. I didn’t pray about it. When it was my turn to sign the document, I realised the outcome I wanted was exactly what was going to happen. Praise God! I didn’t understand the gravity of the outcome until I checked further what that outcome meant.

God had done it again! And this time in a mighty way! The outcome I wanted was a certain amount of money and the establishment was a bank.  But let me go back to the previous day. In the UK I have my sabbath routine of returning my tithe which is an easy and quick process on my bank app. I also try and do it on the Friday then I don’t forget. In Kenya it hasn’t shown to be the same. I use mobile money transfer and to give the tithe, you need the church’s pay bill number, which I only get to know after I’ve attended the church. Usually after church I am up and about, and I forget. What ended up happening was in 3 weeks I hadn’t returned what belonged to God. I don’t know if this is what you are supposed to do, I’ve not done it before, but I did it.

Tithe is 10% of what you have according to the Excellent Book. I decided to sit down and see what I had for those separate weeks, then I returned that total tithe back to God. I will admit I was hesitant because of the financial season I am in. Then I reminded myself “you know its not YOUR money”. The Excellent Book says every Good and Perfect thing comes from God. Everything we have is Gods’. We are only stewards of everything we have. If there is a lesson I feel I am supposed to learn in this season it’s that, everything I have including money is all Gods’ because it came from God. Its God himself who has been providing all my life. Not the job, not my skills and abilities because the job was from him, the skills and abilities were also from him. The oxygen for said job, skills and abilities including sinning is Gods' oxygen.

I also remember the story Jesus gave of the poor widow who gave 2 coins in the temple. He told his disciples everyone gave out of their abundance while she gave out of her lack. I have had some marvellous uber conversations with the drivers and at the end I felt compelled to give those drivers a tip. Something one of my cousins would be on the floor if she heard this. Granted she lives in the american culture of tipping, me...I don't.

Each time I gave, I would just tell God, God you know, and I would go about my business. I believe God sees you as you give and can never leave you nor forsake you. That is exactly what he did for me. I gave my delayed tithe, he knew my situation and the very next day, the outcome I wanted is what I got. What also pushed me to return the tithe was this. Something was telling me if i trusted God he would also trust me with more. In real terms, the testimony God has given me is this. God gave me THIRTY-EIGHT TIMES more than what I gave in tithe. Not double, not triple but THIRTY-EIGHT TIMES (38), which shouldn’t come as a surprise because the Excellent Book says God will do abundantly and exceedingly far more than you can ask think or imagine. The Excellent Book also says when you give, it will come back to you. Didn’t God himself come back to me?

When I continue to think about the Goodness of God and all he has done for me, I saw how years ago was not the time, for this outcome. Most importantly I would have minimised if not dismissed Gods victorious right hand clearly on me. At this time, I have appreciated so much what he has done because the timing is perfect. If I got it back then, it wouldn’t even have mattered and I hate to say I may have looked at it as a notch on my belt of what I have rather than how I am looking at it now, as what God divinely and strategically planned for me in his perfect timing.

I wouldn’t have looked at it as the answered prayer that it was because that morning, I asked God to give me something exciting. I have also been asking him to give me rest on every side. Didn’t he give me something to be excited about? Hasn’t he given me rest such that I can take a break from the activities I have been trying in vain to get out of this financial winter season? Hasn’t he taught and shown me as the Excellent Book says that” GOD HIMSELF, WILL PROVIDE”? Words that have been my daily slogan. It’s Not Tracy who will provide, Not Tracy the health coach, not Tracy the pharmacist, not Tracy with many years of work experience, not Tracy with many courses under her belt, NO! GOD HIMSELF WILL PROVIDE, because he controls everything!

I was reading a story in the book of 1^ST Kings the other day, and I learnt that I didn’t know just how much in control God is. And I should have known from King Saul’s story where God sent him a spirit to torment him. In 1^ST Kings, a spirit was sent to lie to the prophets, and this is the lesson I learnt. God is in control of Everything including spirits. I don’t know why it only dawned on me because doesn’t the Excellent Book in Revelation give a beautiful account of what will happen to the devil. A verse I’m glad to know off head.

The devil will be tormented day and night for ever and ever because God is in control of everything, every good spirit, every evil spirit.  And if he is in control of all these you know for sure he is in control of TIME! Let him work when he is going to work because his timing is PERFECT. His timing will give you abundantly and exceedingly far more than you can ask think or imagine. His timing will give you rest on every side.

God is Good, God is Great, God is Phenomenally Amazing and his Timing is Best!

Related Verses

James 1:17

Genesis 22:8

Mark 12:41-44

Ephesians 3:20

Luke 6:38

1 Kings 22:20-23

Joshua 21:44