Ch. 456 - Out of Love

Writer Jeanne Zornes said, "God often delays His response out of love, as He works all things together for good."

How true this is. I think a major weakness of many people, especially Christians, is that we are an incredibly impatient species. We want everything we can possibly have and we want it right here, right now. And here's the thing - as Christians, we are so often told that we can lift up prayers to God constantly and He will hear them. We simply must have faith that He will, indeed, answer them. We can each think that we have the most faith of anyone on this earth, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we're going to have our prayers answered any more quickly than our neighbor's prayers. Our God is an eternal God. We know that our time on earth is so incredibly short, even though we don't even have anything to compare its time to. But God has so much time in His hands, being the almighty and creative God that He is, that I can almost imagine that it would be difficult for Him to snap His fingers at every single request and answer all the prayers that are continually lifted up. It's almost as if He can't help but teach us patience and perseverance as time wears on. Then, as He does answer our prayers and respond to our cries - sometimes when we least expect Him to - our faith is strengthened. Even if what He gives or says is not what we believe we initially wanted, everything from God is from His love. I think we tend to forget that. I mean, God knows what is best for us all, both individually and collectively. So even though we may not see His timing or responses to be in our best interest, it truly is. And who are we to question Him, anyway?


'Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. You turn men back to dust, saying, "Return to dust, O sons of men." For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.'
[Psalm 90:2-4]