Wait on God's Perfect Timing

I just started my first ever Skypleship meeting last Friday. This is an online discipleship group (or DGroup) meeting via a Skype conference for the purpose of studying God's word, fellowship, prayer, mutual support and accountability. The people we connect with around the globe regardless of religious background are those who want to study God's word where it's impossible in the country or area they are in, or they have limited access to churches.

God gave me the best birthday present last June when he gave me my first ever member after months of waiting. God made me wait. I applied to be a Skypleship leader November last year. My application was processed January this year, application approved last May and my first ever member seek me on the day of my birthday. His timing is indeed very perfect. He didn't allow me to start leading my own group until he found my heart ready to do so, not until I was equipped as I only finished my training under Global Leadership Center last May and not until it was already God's timing. But this will not happen have I not heeded God's call and obeyed to his leading through my daily quiet times studying his word and through God's grace.

This verse from the bible reminded me to wait upon God's perfect time. For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day. (Habakkuk 2:3)

Another perfectly timed moment God endowed us with is being part of the Family Ministry. My husband and I had this desire to attend the Family and Finance seminar but we made a list of confirmations from the Lord before finalizing our decision to do so. I almost bought a ticket in haste after a church service just to grab the early bird rate. But ended up submitting to my husband's request to wait a little bit more. To our delight, I received an SMS after three days inviting us to facilitate the Family and Finance big event. Of course I got so thrilled and excited since this kind of confirmation was clearly given to us. And to top it all, our ticket for the event was sponsored by a very kind and generous couple. The reward of obeying God to submit to our husbands. God is not just amazing but also full of pleasant surprises.

After the event, we will also have the chance to minister our own couple's dgroup which they called "SaturDATES" where we will meet every Saturdays. Little did I know that my husband has been praying for this kind of ministry because he was unable to join me in my Skypleship ministry due to time constraints at work. Why God lead us to the Family and Finance branch of the Family Ministry is for us to know soon. But I have a strong inkling that God will use our not so good and good experiences we previously had on handling finances as a couple.

So if we sometimes feel impatient about God not answering our prayers nor is experiencing a seemingly dead end at our circumstances, let's always be reminded that God is a loving God and is faithful to his promises. As the song goes, "Trust and obey, for there's no other way." So let us wait patiently for the Lord.

Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD. (Psalm 27:14 )

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See you at the Family and Finance seminar!