God’s time is always best

[Madisa]

Perhaps you are saying, “But I’m getting older! I don’t have much time left. The time is running out!”Accept God’s best from God’s hand. Realize that God is in control, and God’s time is always best.

Jesus is what none other can ever be.Earthly partners will fall short. They will never satisfy the deepest needs of your soul. Only Christ can truly fill and satisfy the heart, and only He is perfectly suited to meet your need.

The love of an earthly partner may grow dim. The love of Christ is unchanging, enduring, unending, and beyond our understanding (Rom. 8:39, Eph. 3:19).

An earthly partner may not be attentive to your needs. Christ, your Great High Priest, is ever aware of your need, and is touched by your feelings and necessities (Heb. 4:15).

An earthly partner gives a precious ring. Christ gave His priceless life for you, and gave the Spirit as the guarantee of your inheritance (Eph. 5:25, 1:14).

Who made your heart with the capability to love? Who is love in Himself? Surely in Him is love to satisfy the most thirsty soul, and there could be no greater lover than Love Himself.

My friend,let your panic turn into fervent prayer, and look to the Lord for the needed strength.He cares about you.

 

[Beloved57]

Very well written, you are definitely filled with God's Spirit.

 

[chu_huifen]

i agree with Madisa..

I'm feel complete with Him, i feel that God fulfill my basic needs such as love and acceptance unconditionally, He fill my heart full with His love and i'll never be the same.

 

[Madisa]

Beloved57 and chu_huifen thank you for your feedback to this post...
yeah God is faithful and i'm pretty sure that When you put your trust in him, He promises to direct your steps! AMEN
See Prov 3:5-6.
God bless u all....

 

[chu_huifen]

Recently I learned bout God's timing from my experience in 1 months, especially wait for my soulmate, hehehe.. Yesterday when I'm doing 1 on 1 with my spiritual mother, she open my paradigm bout God's timing, ya God's timing always different with human's timing, sometimes I want everything instant without pass process and sometimes I force my time and then u can predict the ending of a story, everythings seems a bad things.
He teach me to have meek and quiet spirit like Ruth wait her Boaz patiently and maximize my youth for serve Him with all of my heart, my life, my golden time. In my singleness, He fill me until I'm drowning with His unconditionaly love, He restoreth my soul.

 

[splendor258]

Very uplifting! God's time is truly amazing. You know it feels great because when I found out that "timely truth", I became more patient and my rough attitude on matters like "earthly relationships and money was transformed into something peaceful...hehe Anyway, we have nothing to worry coz God always says "TRUST ME".

 

[Adhis]

Madisa, this is exactly what I have been hearing from many people. I do not question the fact that god's timing is always best. I do however want to know how to handle the emotions that come with getting older and still being single. Prayer definitely uplifts the soul and renews that faith and trust. Sometimes though we can get lonely, we're all human and sometimes we need the affection of a fellow human being . It is these times and these emotions of lonliness and panic that I would like to know how to handle

 

[Madisa]

Hello Adhis


As single people, we often put conditions on our happiness.

We say, "When I get married, then I'll be happy" or "When I have children, then I'll be happy," or "When I have a nice family, a comfortable home, and a fulfilling, high-paying job, then I'll be happy."

We make the absence of loneliness one of the conditions of our happiness too. We assume that we can't be happy until everything is perfect in our life, which means no more loneliness.

But there's a danger for single people when we put conditions on our happiness. We slip into the trap of postponing our life. The Ugly Truth About Loneliness

Marriage doesn't guarantee an end to loneliness. Millions of married people are lonely too, still looking for a level of understanding and acceptance their spouse doesn't give them.

The ugly truth is that loneliness is an inescapable part of the human condition, as even Jesus found out. He was the most well-adjusted person who ever lived, yet he knew times of deep loneliness too.

If you accept the truth that loneliness is unavoidable, what can you do about it?

I think you can decide how big a role you're willing to let loneliness play in your life. You can refuse to let it dominate your existence. That's a daring approach. If you take a stand that bold, you'll only be able to achieve it if you rely on the Holy Spirit for help.

None of us turns to the Holy Spirit as often as we should. We forget that he's the real presence of Christ on earth, living within us to give encouragement and guidance.

When you invite the Holy Spirit to supervise your attitude, you can become a happy person who knows occasional times of loneliness, instead of a lonely person who knows occasional times of happiness. That's not a play on words. It's a real, achievable goal.
Seeing What's at Stake

To be dominated by happiness instead of loneliness, you have to admit that the calendar is turning on you. You have to see that every day spent feeling lonely and miserable is a day you can never get back.

I wish I had understood that in my 20s and 30s. Now, as I head toward 60, I realize that every moment is precious. Once they're gone, they're gone. You can't allow Satan to steal them from you through the temptation of loneliness.

Loneliness is a temptation and not a sin, but when you give in to it and pay it undue attention, you're giving loneliness too much control.

One way to keep loneliness in check is to refuse to label yourself as a victim. When you interpret every adversity as a personal insult toward you, your pessimistic outlook becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Instead, recognize that bad things happen to everybody, but you make the choice whether you'll become bitter over them.
Are We Praying for the Wrong Thing?

As I look back on my own life, I see now that I spent many years praying for the wrong thing. Instead of praying for a spouse and a happy marriage, I should have been asking God for courage. That's what I needed. That's what all singles need.

We need courage to overcome our fear of rejection. We need courage to reach out to other people. And most importantly, we need courage to recognize that we do have the choice to assign loneliness to a minor, infrequent role in our life.

Today, I'm a happy person who knows occasional times of loneliness. Loneliness doesn't rule my life as it once did. I wish I could take credit for this turnaround, but the heavy lifting was done by the Holy Spirit.

Our happiness and confidence are directly proportional to the degree that we singles surrender our life to God. When you do that, you can know joy and contentment, limiting loneliness to the insignificant role it deserves.

 

[Adhis]

Thanks Madisa

 

[Beloved57]

Hello Adhis


As single people, we often put conditions on our happiness.

We say, "When I get married, then I'll be happy" or "When I have children, then I'll be happy," or "When I have a nice family, a comfortable home, and a fulfilling, high-paying job, then I'll be happy."

We make the absence of loneliness one of the conditions of our happiness too. We assume that we can't be happy until everything is perfect in our life, which means no more loneliness.

But there's a danger for single people when we put conditions on our happiness. We slip into the trap of postponing our life. The Ugly Truth About Loneliness

Marriage doesn't guarantee an end to loneliness. Millions of married people are lonely too, still looking for a level of understanding and acceptance their spouse doesn't give them.

The ugly truth is that loneliness is an inescapable part of the human condition, as even Jesus found out. He was the most well-adjusted person who ever lived, yet he knew times of deep loneliness too.

If you accept the truth that loneliness is unavoidable, what can you do about it?

I think you can decide how big a role you're willing to let loneliness play in your life. You can refuse to let it dominate your existence. That's a daring approach. If you take a stand that bold, you'll only be able to achieve it if you rely on the Holy Spirit for help.

None of us turns to the Holy Spirit as often as we should. We forget that he's the real presence of Christ on earth, living within us to give encouragement and guidance.

When you invite the Holy Spirit to supervise your attitude, you can become a happy person who knows occasional times of loneliness, instead of a lonely person who knows occasional times of happiness. That's not a play on words. It's a real, achievable goal.
Seeing What's at Stake

To be dominated by happiness instead of loneliness, you have to admit that the calendar is turning on you. You have to see that every day spent feeling lonely and miserable is a day you can never get back.

I wish I had understood that in my 20s and 30s. Now, as I head toward 60, I realize that every moment is precious. Once they're gone, they're gone. You can't allow Satan to steal them from you through the temptation of loneliness.

Loneliness is a temptation and not a sin, but when you give in to it and pay it undue attention, you're giving loneliness too much control.

One way to keep loneliness in check is to refuse to label yourself as a victim. When you interpret every adversity as a personal insult toward you, your pessimistic outlook becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Instead, recognize that bad things happen to everybody, but you make the choice whether you'll become bitter over them.
Are We Praying for the Wrong Thing?

As I look back on my own life, I see now that I spent many years praying for the wrong thing. Instead of praying for a spouse and a happy marriage, I should have been asking God for courage. That's what I needed. That's what all singles need.

We need courage to overcome our fear of rejection. We need courage to reach out to other people. And most importantly, we need courage to recognize that we do have the choice to assign loneliness to a minor, infrequent role in our life.

Today, I'm a happy person who knows occasional times of loneliness. Loneliness doesn't rule my life as it once did. I wish I could take credit for this turnaround, but the heavy lifting was done by the Holy Spirit.

Our happiness and confidence are directly proportional to the degree that we singles surrender our life to God. When you do that, you can know joy and contentment, limiting loneliness to the insignificant role it deserves.

AMEN! I really enjoy this message.

 

[GreenNnice]

Perhaps you are saying, “But I’m getting older! I don’t have much time left. The time is running out!”Accept God’s best from God’s hand. Realize that God is in control, and God’s time is always best.

Jesus is what none other can ever be.Earthly partners will fall short. They will never satisfy the deepest needs of your soul. Only Christ can truly fill and satisfy the heart, and only He is perfectly suited to meet your need. NO!

The love of an earthly partner may grow dim. The love of Christ is unchanging, enduring, unending, and beyond our understanding (Rom. 8:39, Eph. 3:19).

An earthly partner may not be attentive to your needs. Christ, your Great High Priest, is ever aware of your need, and is touched by your feelings and necessities (Heb. 4:15).

An earthly partner gives a precious ring. Christ gave His priceless life for you, and gave the Spirit as the guarantee of your inheritance (Eph. 5:25, 1:14).

Who made your heart with the capability to love? Who is love in Himself? Surely in Him is love to satisfy the most thirsty soul, and there could be no greater lover than Love Himself.

My friend,let your panic turn into fervent prayer, and look to the Lord for the needed strength.He cares about you.

YOU are perfectly suited to meet His needs.

The heart you follow after is God's , that is seen in your post, Maddy, God bless you, for following Him