God’s Timing Isn’t Late.

We live in a culture that demands answers fast. Fast results. Fast healing. Fast clarity. Fast provision. And if we are honest, we often want God to move at the same speed as our desires. But one of the most humbling and faith-building lessons we learn in our walk with Christ is this: God’s timing is not a suggestion. It is protection. More than that, His timing is leadership. God does not just know what you need. He knows when you will be ready to carry it.

There are seasons where God gives you a glimpse of something. It may be an image, a calling, or a promise. It lights your spirit on fire, and you feel it so strongly that you assume it must be happening right now. But then days pass, months pass, and sometimes even years pass. You are left wondering if you heard Him wrong. You start questioning yourself. You replay prayers and search for what you missed. But here is the truth that steadies your heart: delay does not mean denial. Sometimes what feels like silence is actually God building the foundation underneath your future.

The wait is not wasted.

Scripture reminds us, “For the vision is yet for an appointed time… though it tarries, wait for it.” (Habakkuk 2:3) That appointed time matters. God is never rushed, and He is never random. Even when you cannot see anything shifting in the natural, heaven is not standing still. God is constantly working behind the scenes. He is moving circumstances, aligning people, shifting environments, and preparing outcomes. It is like a chessboard. You may not understand why a door closed, why an opportunity vanished, or why the timing feels completely off. Still, God sees the whole board. He is not reacting to your life. He is directing it.

Even when it feels like nothing is happening, something is happening.

The steps of the righteous are ordered by God (Psalm 37:23). That means you are not wandering through life alone. Some of the most spiritual growth you will ever experience happens in the seasons where God tells you to wait. Waiting is not passive. Waiting is maturity. It takes trust when you do not understand, faith when you do not see progress, humility when you do not get your way, and patience when you feel forgotten. But that kind of trust honors God. Scripture says, “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart.” (Psalm 27:14)

Trusting God’s timing is often the first real act of obedience.

One of the most powerful things we can learn is how God communicates through peace and restraint. There are moments when you ask God a question and you feel peace immediately. It is not hype, adrenaline, or anxiety. It is peace. That peace is often God’s way of saying yes, and it is time to move forward. There are other times when you ask, and you feel nothing. There is no clarity, no direction, and no green light. That does not mean God does not care. It may mean you should not move yet. Then there are moments when God makes it clear that the answer is no. We do not love that word, but God’s no is not cruelty. It is fatherly protection. Scripture tells us, “No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.” (Psalm 84:11)

God’s “no” is not rejection.

It is rescue.

Sometimes what you want is good, but God is determined to give you something better. He is not trying to meet your expectations. He is trying to exceed them. Scripture says, “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think…” (Ephesians 3:20) That means if God is making you wait, He is not punishing you. He is preparing the right outcome at the right time.

His delay is not neglect. It is development.

So as you go into this week, think about your decisions, your prayers, and your next steps. Come back to one simple question: “Lord, is this Your timing?” Because when you move in God’s timing, there is grace on it. There is peace in it. There is fruit in it. You do not have to force it. You do not have to manipulate it. You do not have to make it happen. What God has for you will arrive exactly when it should. When it does, it will be better than what you could have built on your own.

If you have been waiting a long time, hold on.

God is not ignoring you. He is not forgetting you. He is not delayed. He is faithful. And what He is doing in you while you wait may be the very thing that makes your blessing sustainable when it arrives.

God’s timing is everything.

And it is always worth the wait.

Love and light to you always,

Heather M. Larribas

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