Niccolo Machiavelli might well have written that ones expectations should never be anticipated when clock watching, for he had well understood that the cut throat political life of Florence depended upon power expressed through bribery, with corruption the express route facilitating ones self serving agenda. Nothing has changed over the past five hundred years there being an awareness that deceptive practices can destroy the deceiver attempting to rapidly advance their time table just as quickly, as the victim on the receiving end of deceptive skulduggery.
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions
~Niccolo Machiavelli
God's clock is perfectly calibrated to assist all who are on the receiving end of His promises, notwithstanding that the recipient may well feel that his timing is of the essence, requiring immediate action that addresses their urgent needs.
8 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. 9 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
Trust in Our Father's timing enables the trusting person to understand that the divine mystery works in our interest, with His timing programmed to provide His faithful child with the maximum benefit.
When we question The Father's timing it is often because we are searching under great pressure for a remedy, or deliverance from a distressing dilemma. We can be rest assured that our heavenly Father knows exactly where we are in our lives at any given time; also aware that His timing will provide us with an enduring solution, never a quick fix that provides short term relief.
Psalm 27
14 Wait for the Lord; be strong,and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord.
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