God has an appointed time for everything in our lives. Everything. Every situation, every promise, everything….has a God appointed time. Yes, this also includes the end of our waiting. In fact, Habakkuk 2:3 tells us, “For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.”[i]
As we wait for God’s appointed time of our promised revelation, there is a myth that we need to strike from our hearts, and some points of fact that we need to ponder. So let’s dive right into the myth. I believe that there is a key myth that Satan bombards us with during our time of waiting – That God has forgotten about us. I can just hear Satan whispering in my ear, “God has sadly forgotten about you. I mean, look at the time that has elapsed between when He gave you the promise and the godly desires began to well up in your heart, to today. It’s been a long time. I mean a really, really long time, and He has so many incredibly important things going on that He just forgot your little issue.”
These are nothing but lies. Our God who loves us enough to know the very number of hairs on our heads, and who catches each and every tear drop that falls from our eyes, has not forgotten about us. Deuteronomy 31:6 reminds us of this when it says, “Be strong and courageous…for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”[ii] Although Satan would love us to believe differently, our God will never leave us, never forsake us, and never forget about us. He simply can’t. He loves us too much. We are imprinted into the very palms of His hands.
[i] NIV Habakkuk 2:3
[ii] NIV Deuteronomy 31:6
Patiently Waiting on God 