# 61 God's Timing In Your Life

Joh 4:1 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John 2 (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples), 3 He left Judea and departed again to Galilee.

 4 But He needed to go through Samaria.

It’s timing. So much of the ministry of Jesus was about timing. He was always at the right place at the right time. He didn’t leave Judea out of fear of the Pharisees. He left because the time wasn’t right for the Pharisees carry out their plot to kill Him.

One of the puzzling things in Scripture is this matter of timing! How did Jesus know when the time was right? How did the disciples know when their time was right? How did the Apostle Paul know when it was time to flee a city and when it was time to be arrested?  How do we Christians today know when to hold up and when to fold up? How do we know when to flee and when to stand?

I have no pat answer for you in this regard. It boils down to trust. Will you trust God to act in your situation or not? A couple of Bible verses may be helpful for you in this regard.

First of all, clean up your act through confession and repentance. If you want to hear God, you’ve got to get within earshot!

Jas 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Next, declutter your mind, Shut the distractions of the world out of your mind and spend time in God’s Word, listening for the promptings of the Holy Spirit!

 Isa 30:21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.

Finally, begin your day with your soul lifted up to Him, (surrendered to Him)

 Ps 143:8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.

The mantra of all God’s servants has always been, “Here I am Lord, what is it that You would have me do!

God’s timing for your circumstances is coming your way. Draw near to Him, surrender to Him, and wait on Him! His track record of perfect timing is impeccable! We don’t need to know how we will know; we just need to trust that He will reveal our path to us as we do these things!