Tom Petty gave us the song that says, “The waiting is the hardest part”, and I think that I would have to agree with Tom. Waiting is never easy, especially when you are waiting on God to move or you are waiting for a promise to be fulfilled. You’ve prayed and you have believed but yet there is no answer, or no tangible manifestation of what you are believing for– no evidence of what you desire to see come to pass or to take place. Mary and Martha were in this same position and they were friends with Jesus! They had had moments of enjoying one another’s company and they had shared conversations over meals together. They had done life and shared numerous experiences, but this one was different. Lazarus their brother had been sick and is now dead, so they call for Jesus. The problem is, He shows up 4days later. Nevertheless, He was right on time! He raises Lazarus from the dead. And, after several personal dialogues of questions being asked and questions being answered—everyone is happy and God is glorified. Even though Jesus showed up late—He was still right on time! Even though it doesn’t happen the way you had planned it or how you thought it should happen– You can trust the timing of God!
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