Is God on Time?

   Queen Clarisse has been known to say "a queen is never late, everyone else is simply early" (The Princess Diaries). She says that because, since she is the queen, she makes her own time. Events can be set up for a certain time but she has other matters she also needs to take care of. Her subjects may not see all of the behind the scene things she needs to do; but she does them anyhow to keep her kingdom strong and safe. Her subject may even get annoyed with all of the waiting but she still does what is best for them.
   You may be saying either you would get annoyed with the waiting for the queen; or you would not get annoyed because you knew the queen was doing something important for the kingdom. Well let me tell you something: you probably already have gotten annoyed with your king.
   Let me change this quote a little: "God is never late, everyone else is simply early." We have a tendency to be impatient and get annoyed whenever we do not get what we want when we want it. We ask God to do things, fix things, and get us things to make our lives better. We a want those things right away. But God, in his infinite wisdom, doesn't always give us what we ask for. 
   God is in heaven looking at us. He knows what is best for us because he has a plan. Like Queen Clarisse, God is doing a lot of behind the scene work to make sure that all of his children are safe and cared for. We don't see all of that work and we get annoyed when we don't get what we ask for. God does have a plan and does everything for a reason. We may not know that reason. But, we must trust our king and know he is working behind the scenes in our lives for our good.
   So, will you get annoyed when things don't go the way you planned? Will you trust that God is working behind the scenes for our good? 

   Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Psalm 27:14, Isaiah 40:31
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