​Week 48, Day 2

​Week 48, Day 2
November 29, 2022
Scripture: 2 Peter 3
 
“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:8–9)
 
 
One of the most frustrating things about God is his sense of timing.
He never reacts or responds to my problems and struggles as quickly as I would like him to. Sometimes the prayer I prayed a year prior finally gets answered, sometimes longer. I think we’ve all been there, frustrated at God and his slowness to respond to our needs, concerns, and prayers.
 
One of the best things about God is his timing.
 
He is not slow in keeping his promise.
 
He is patient with you.
 
God is patient with you. Repeat that a few times slowly. God is patient with you. Feel it deeply in your heart.
 
I want God in a hurry, and in him there is no rush. I appreciate that more today than when I was young. I’m a work in progress that God is patient with. I’m not all I hope to be, I’m also not who I once was. 
 
God is at work, patiently with all of us.
 
He doesn’t want anyone to perish.
 
He is patient with you.
 
Thankfully, he is not in a rush with you.
 
It is frustrating that God is not concerned with time the way we are, we have schedules to keep.
But I’ll tell you for certain, it is a blessing that he is not so concerned with time, as he is much more concerned with who we are becoming, that all might be saved. 
 
He’s not all that concerned with time, but he is concerned for you.
 
God is patient. God is Kind. God is love.
 
God is patient with you.