Waiting on YOU
“The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” - 2 Peter 3:9
Yesterday, we discussed how God is never too slow. He is still working on your situation. However, sometimes we are the reason for the delay in our change of circumstances. 2 Peter 3:9 says, “The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”
Did you catch that? It is not that the Lord is too slow to fulfill His promise, but instead, He is being patient towards you. He is waiting on YOU. In other words, you have some maturing to do, you have some challenges to overcome, and when YOU are ready, then God will fulfill the promise He has given you.
Just because God gives us a promise does not mean in that moment, we are ready to receive His promise. Imagine if your parents gave you a million dollars when you were five years old and told you that you could do whatever you wanted with that money. You would probably buy a candy or toy store and indulge to your heart’s content.
At 45... 35... 25... or even at 18, you would probably be mad at what your five-year-old self did with that money. Because at that age, you aren’t ready to handle that kind of responsibility. And the same applies to our spiritual selves.
God doesn’t want to give you something great just for you to squander it. He needs to know that you are ready to handle the blessings He has in store for you.
If you are frustrated with God’s timing, talk to Him about it. Ask Him to reveal where you still need to grow so that you can mature into the blessings and promises God wants to give you.
Yesterday, we discussed how God is never too slow. He is still working on your situation. However, sometimes we are the reason for the delay in our change of circumstances. 2 Peter 3:9 says, “The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”
Did you catch that? It is not that the Lord is too slow to fulfill His promise, but instead, He is being patient towards you. He is waiting on YOU. In other words, you have some maturing to do, you have some challenges to overcome, and when YOU are ready, then God will fulfill the promise He has given you.
Just because God gives us a promise does not mean in that moment, we are ready to receive His promise. Imagine if your parents gave you a million dollars when you were five years old and told you that you could do whatever you wanted with that money. You would probably buy a candy or toy store and indulge to your heart’s content.
At 45... 35... 25... or even at 18, you would probably be mad at what your five-year-old self did with that money. Because at that age, you aren’t ready to handle that kind of responsibility. And the same applies to our spiritual selves.
God doesn’t want to give you something great just for you to squander it. He needs to know that you are ready to handle the blessings He has in store for you.
If you are frustrated with God’s timing, talk to Him about it. Ask Him to reveal where you still need to grow so that you can mature into the blessings and promises God wants to give you.
Subscribe Now for Free Daily Devotions
Recent
Archive
2023
January
The Disease of PerfectionismThe Perfect WaveJust StartJust the Way You AreYou Are FreeThe Blessing of ImperfectionDon’t Go Back!When They Miss The MarkSee It ThemselvesValueLove Your EnemiesQualified by GodCan You Just Enjoy the Trip?Greater is HeEveryone Has a Story to TellWho Needs Your Story?It All Has PurposeThe Shoulders on Which We StandRemember Your PastGreater Than UsAre You a Worrier?God is in ControlEven The BirdsHis WillHis WayHis TimeDo Not Be AnxiousLook Beyond the BarrierThank HimThe Peace of GodGuard Your HeartGuard Your Mind
February
Keep on TickingStoned but Not StoppedSomeone Needs Your EndingGuaranteed VictoryNext in LineYou’re That ImportantIt’s Not That EasyContinue in the FaithSee It ThemselvesAnyone Can Do ThatSeeing is Not BelievingHERE and NOWThings Not SeenNothing Can Stop YouWill You Stay in The Game?You Never ImaginedYou Can Live...With ItBounce BackYou Don’t Have to WaitYou Don’t Need PermissionHe Can Handle ItA God of ComfortHe Sees YouHe Secures YouHe Shows YouHiding in HolinessFreedom in ChristRoom For a Miracle
March
A God of HopeImpossible to PleaseAnything is PossibleA Powerful PostureUnfinishedHope Anchors Our LivesHope Gives Us AccessHope Enables PerseveranceWaiting With ExpectationStuck on What’s BehindTomorrow’s ScriptStill PossibleStill TrueYou Have Favor"I’m Good"You Missed ItThe Pain of RegretMissing JesusThe Back BurnerKnowledge Isn’t EnoughProfits and PromotionsThe One You MissGO NOWWhat Are You Looking For?Call on HimWorth the WaitHe is Not SlowWaiting on YOUDo You Still Believe?Remaining in God’s PresenceEverything You Need
No Comments