In God's Time

As a young man, Moses wanted to help his people, but he was incredibly frustrated. Raised in Pharaoh’s palace, he watched the oppression of his Israelite brethren from a safe distance.

When he was 40 years old, Moses took matters into his own hands. He killed an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating a Hebrew slave. The next day, he tried to mediate a peace between two quarreling Israelites.

Moses assumed his people would realize that God was using him to deliver them, but they rejected him (Acts 7:25). Fearing for his life, he fled to the wilderness of Midian. It seemed Moses would live out his days as a forgotten exile. But God had other plans. Forty years later, God called Moses from a burning bush to deliver Israel.

At first, Moses resisted God’s call. The sting of rejection from 40 years earlier likely haunted him. He doubted himself and wondered if anyone would believe him.

Yet, God commanded him to go and promised success. Moses failed the first time because he acted in his own strength and on his own schedule. He succeeded the second time because he relied on God’s power and followed God’s timing.

Trusting a Plan We Cannot See

Moses did not know God’s timeline beforehand, and neither do we. We do not need to know the details of God’s plans; we simply need to trust the Planner.

This does not mean God will give us everything we want, or that life will be easy. It means He will weave every circumstance together for our ultimate benefit. As the apostle Paul wrote:

“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28)

The hardest part of faith is trusting God when we cannot see any good in our circumstances. When I was younger, this confused me.

However, looking back, I can see how God used painful setbacks to correct destructive habits in my character. Situations that seemed like dead ends actually prepared me for better things later in life.

The Cost of Impatience

Sadly, many people grow impatient with God’s timing. They turn to worldly distractions and temporary pleasures, sacrificing long-term spiritual growth for quick satisfaction.

To experience the promise of Romans 8:28, we must love and trust God. Foolish choices carry real consequences that can limit our blessings.

While God can heal a damaged past and restore a life broken by sin, the scars often remain. By choosing to submit to His will now, we set ourselves up to experience the best possible life—in His perfect time.