If God gave you a promise and it is yet to come to pass, one of the reasons is because our God is a perfectionist.
The timing, the method, the vessels, the items—everything must be perfect. Waiting is irrelevant to God because what we call 'waiting' is the time God is using to 'perfect' His word.
I posit today that the term 'waiting period' should be rightly called 'Perfecting Period' to better reflect its true meaning.
The only way we can correctly perceive our 'waiting' period is to understand it from the perspective of "My Father is always working, hitherto I work," as Jesus said. This means that when we are waiting, God is not simply saying, "Stay here while I bring such and such to pass at such and such a time." Not at all.
Rather, waiting should be understood as, "Stay here while I (God) perfect My plans."
He (God) is always working.
This explanation aligns with Scripture. Consider when God gave the promise of the Messiah through Isaiah and when it was fulfilled in Matthew—what was God doing all that time? Perfecting His plan. The timing, the people to be used, the characters to be developed, every twist and turn—there would be no room for error.
Grace and mercy to you today.
Caleb Oladejo
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