The wise heart will
know the proper time…. (Eccl. 8:5). Time, as a currency of the Kingdom of God, is important in
God’s eyes. It should not be wasted or squandered. However, many a minister
experiences frustration, anxiety, disappointment and even gives up because he/she
did not ‘know the proper time’ for God’s plan and purpose. The
proper time is always the Father’s time.
He’s never late or early!
We feel and
hear a call from God. We receive a prophetic word or vision revealing exciting
forthcoming events in our life and ministry. We have God-given dreams and
desires of fulfilling our purpose in the Kingdom of God. These things give us hope,
encouragement and confirmation of God’s continued work in our ministries. But we must not impose our timing on fulfillment
of God’s plan. He seldom
outlines specific time-tables for working in our lives. His timing is seldom as rapid as we want or expect
it to be. God’s visions, prophetic words, and dreams are often designed to
point us in the direction of our calling and purpose and to keep us on that track.
We must wisely discern and hear what, when and where we act on His behalf.
The writer
of Ecclesiastics says a ‘wise heart’ will know the proper
time. Wisdom is the great stabilizer in
walking out the intentions of God.
Embrace wisdom and we will develop a ‘wise heart’. Embrace wisdom and we
will walk patiently yet purposefully. Embrace wisdom and time is spent
productively. Embrace wisdom and time is never squandered, even in seasons of
seemingly little forward movement.
Many years
ago a man I knew had a vision of preaching the Gospel to millions of people.
God showed him he would own a bus traveling from place to place to minister to
large crowds with the Gospel. As soon as he completed Bible School he expected
the vision to show immediate signs of progress. He desired the bus. He desired
the large crowds. He anticipated people giving large sums of money to finance
this vision. But he did not seek nor did he have Godly wisdom to walk through
the journey to fulfilling the vision. He got frustrated and disappointed that
things did not come together according to his expectations. Within a couple
years he gave up and left the vision behind.
He did not understand the ‘proper time’ of fulfillment. He did not have a wise heart to patiently
walk in the direction of fulfillment while waiting upon God’s timing for each
step toward fulfillment.
So I say to
you; embrace God’s wisdom so that YOU will know His time. Ask for His wisdom according the Word which
say’s ‘If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God gives generously to all
without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks he must
believe and not doubt..…(James 1:5, 6). His wisdom will carry you
through the highs and lows of your journey to fulfill GOD’s purpose in YOUR
ministry for HIS kingdom. It will come to pass as your wise heart knows the
‘proper time’.
