Refusing to Wait on God - In Touch Ministries - Charles Stanley

God’s timing is always perfect—trust Him even when it’s hard to wait.

Psalms 27:7-14

It’s always best to follow God’s timing, but inevitably, there will be times when we get it wrong. For instance, even the right thing done at the incorrect time can leave us vulnerable to sin or postpone the blessings God has planned for us.

By refusing to wait on the Lord, we often cause ourselves needless grief. For example, if we spend beyond our means to purchase alluring but unnecessary things, we could end up struggling to pay for our debts. But when we manage money in accordance with biblical principles, we’ll have freedom and peace of mind.

Here’s another example: Quitting a job before the Lord has released us from it can short-circuit what He planned to teach us, had we remained. We might subsequently discover that if we’d held on a while longer, God would have changed either our circumstances or our attitude about