Psalm 69:13-15 English Standard Version (ESV)

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord.
    At an acceptable time, O God,
    in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.
¹⁴ Deliver me
    from sinking in the mire;
let me be delivered from my enemies
    and from the deep waters.
¹⁵ Let not the flood sweep over me,
    or the deep swallow me up,
    or the pit close its mouth over me.

Can we trust God’s perfect timing? We live in an age of instant gratification. We put in our order, drive up to the next window and our order is ready. What is on the menu board dictates what we can order and we make our choices based on availability. What is on the menu board in God’s Kingdom? It is not likely those things which serve our appetites.

What strikes me in these verses is David’s trusting demeanor. “Take your time God. Get it right. I will wait patiently for your perfect timing.” All that is voiced in “At an acceptable time”. God being a God of order knows best how to carry out His promises to us. We are not in this world of disorder alone. What we do and how we act while we wait on God’s perfect timing is a witness to all who know us, see us and depend on us.

Jesus slept in the boat during the raging storm, our example of trusting God. We on the other hand, rather than looking at what Jesus was doing, scream in fear of the storm.

Mark 4:38-40 English Standard Version (ESV)

³⁸ But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” ³⁹ And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. ⁴⁰ He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”

We must use our faith while we wait.