In life, we often find ourselves grappling with timing, faith, and uncertainty.
Heavenly Father operates on His own timetable. Just as the Lord
instructed the Apostles to preach to the house of Israel first, there is a
divine order to the unfolding of events. We may not understand the little
details of the why behind His timing but we can trust in the importance
of it.
Regarding the
Lord’s timing, there is a quote I think of by Neal A. Maxwell, “The same God
that placed that star in a precise orbit millennia before it appeared over
Bethlehem in celebration of the birth of the Babe has given at least equal
attention to placement of each of us in precise human orbits so that we may, if
we will, illuminate the landscape of our individual lives, so that our light
may not only lead others but warm them as well.”
To me, this quote
always makes me think of Heavenly Father’s love and power. He loves us so much
that He wants to orchestrate everything in our lives in a way that gives us the
opportunity to turn to Him again and again and to love and serve one another.
Faith, the first
principle of the gospel, is trust in practice—trust in Heavenly Father's will,
His way, and His timetable. We can trust in His will and timing. Trusting the
process and being patient with God's timing not only gives us a measure of
peace but allows us to grow in our relationship with Him and each other.
There have been
many times in my life when I have felt despair due to not being able to see how
and when things would get better. But God in His infinite love and divine
timing worked things out in ways that I could never orchestrate on my own.
Jeffrey R.
Holland said, “…this is a divine work in process, with the manifestations and
blessings of it abounding in every direction…In this Church, what we know will
always trump what we do not know. And remember, in this world, everyone is to
walk by faith.”
I cannot even
begin to imagine the details that go into orchestrating things to create opportunities
for joy for all of God’s children. I cannot even begin to understand
what it takes to weave together the little details of our lives and those we
interact with. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for
good to them that love God…” I trust in the timing of that.
