“But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” 2 Peter 3:8
God is oblivious to time. He is an eternal God and can function in the past, today or in the future.
God created your timeline before you were born.
God is omniscient and knows every detail of your life.
The timeline of God is usually not in symmetry with the timeline of believers living in the world.
Some examples:
Moses tended sheep for forty years waiting for the call of God. “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.”
David felt forsaken by God. “How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?”
Israel was oppressed by Midian for seven years until God raised up Gideon to defeat Midian.
God does not tend to reveal specific timelines to believers. He wants you to walk by faith trusting in His promises. And, He usually does not allow you see very far ahead.
Believers have to walk by faith not by sight.
God will speak prophesy to you concerning how He plans to work in your life and He will make promises to you about the future. You have to accept His promises by faith and then leave this in the hands of God. As believers, we live in the present moment with God.
Believers get in trouble when they overstep the timelines established by God for your life. It is difficult to wait on the Lord when you are dealing with adversities or feel like you are wasting away many years of life but God’s plan is perfect and defies human logic.
God acts through the Spirit of Christ in His perfect timing. It is not by might nor by power but by the Spirit of God.
So when God says “I am coming soon” this might be tomorrow or forty years from now.
Hal Hollister Ministry 