I don’t understand His timing, but I trust His heart.
There are secret prayers we all carry in our hearts, those quiet requests we lay before God in our private moments. For me, there is a particular prayer I’ve been making for almost 20 years. It is a deep need I have trusted God for. Sometimes I remember it and my heart becomes heavy. I cry, not always with tears, but in my spirit. It feels like a silent weight I keep taking back to God.
Today, as I was thinking about it again, these words came to my heart and encouraged me.
In life, we all go through quiet struggles...broken relationships, sudden problems, or painful disappointments. In those moments, doubt tries to whisper, “Maybe God doesn’t love you as much as you thought.” "God wont hear you" But that is not true.
Even while I am still waiting for this one prayer to be answered, I cannot deny that God has been faithful in many other areas of my life....things I didn’t even ask for. So even though I haven't seen this particular answer yet, I know God still loves me. His love has been with me through every season.
Sometimes what feels like a loss or delay might actually be God protecting us from something we can’t see. A job we didn’t get, a relationship that ended, a plan that failed ,maybe it was God gently closing a door to lead us toward something better.
So, in the middle of unanswered prayers and waiting, I choose to hold on to this truth: God loves me deeply. His love doesn’t change because of my pain or my questions. He loved me before I was born, and He will love me till my last breath.
Be encouraged. Even if you’re still waiting, even if your heart is tired...God has not forgotten you. His love is steady. You are safe in His arms, and one day, you will see why He made you wait.