Trust in God’s Plan, Even in His Timing

As a young girl growing up in church I was always taught about having faith and how it only needs to be the size of a mustard seed.  And that if you trust in God everything will work out.  But what happens when you have that small amount of faith but nothing is happening.  You’re praying, you’re fasting, you even started volunteering but still nothing is happening.  You may feel as if God has forgotten about you.  I surely have been there; it can become a thin line between doubting God and just thinking He’s given up on you.  Well one thing you can count on is that He definitely doesn’t give up on us!  He may be the only person that won’t ever give up on us.

There is a quote that says God answers our prayers in three ways: Yes, No and Not Yet.  Of course we only want to hear Yes, but we need to hear no and not yet for several reasons.  We need to hear No to appreciate every time we heard Yes.  We need to hear No because Yes has something ahead we are not prepared for.  We need to hear Not Yet to prepare us for when Yes becomes the answer.  It can become very hard to wait on the Yes, but it will be worth it!  The true faith is in trusting God’s plan for our lives, but more importantly trusting Him for His timing.  We have free will in the actions we make, but God will always have the last say in the end result.  So trust God and His timing, it will always work out for the best!