Did you know God practices JIT answer to prayer? Have you been praying for something you’d
like NOW but don’t see forth coming? God
sees the big picture of our lives and He knows the best time to deliver His
answer to our prayers.
This concept was reinforced in our home this week. The business my husband works for has been
struggling to make ends meet for some time.
He anticipated a layoff notice sooner or later.
He started a job search in August. In September he was interviewed by two
different companies. He’s short listed
with one and is waiting for the VP to make herself available for final
interviews. The other said they had a
contract position coming up and would contact him when it became available.
A week went by, then two, then three. He contacted both companies in early October
to be told the same thing – he was still a candidate, but for various reasons
they weren’t ready to hire. He continued
to work and wait.
With his October 31st pay cheque he was given two weeks’ notice by his current employer. As of November 15, he no longer has a job.
I was frustrated and
angry with God. We’ve been trying to pay
down debt and with a recent commission cheque it looked like we’d finally make
progress in that area. We’d been praying for a new job but nothing was moving
ahead. Now it looked like the commission
cheque was going to pay living expenses instead of debt.
I know I should have been grateful. We had money to use if my husband didn’t get
a job right away. I wasn’t
grateful. I was angry. I had it out with God in a prayer session,
venting my frustration.
Fortunately God has big shoulders and listened patiently to
my rant, eventually bringing me to a place of acceptance and trust in His
provision. He’s never failed to provide
and I knew we needed to trust Him now.
A few days later my husband got a phone call. One of the companies was ready to offer him a
contract position. All they needed was a
criminal check. If everything went
according to plan they’d offer him a start date of November 13 – two days
before he finished his last day with his current employer. He sent in the forms and waited.
The next day his employer changed his mind on the planned
end date and told him he was finished that day – one week earlier than
originally agreed upon. Now what? There was still no official job offer. We had to wait and trust.
The phone rang early the next morning. They were emailing my husband the job offer
and he starts the new position in three days.
God is good!
This is just one example of God’s amazing timing in our
lives. There have been many other incidents
in our lives when God answered prayer at exactly the right time.
Even though I know from past experience I can trust God, I still struggle. I like long term planning and security. Sometimes God doesn’t move as quickly as I’d
like. But, while God is never early, He’s
never late either. God IS the master in
JIT delivery when it comes to answering prayer!
THINGS TO THINK
ABOUT:
Can you think of a time in your life when God delivered an
answer to prayer just in time? Are you
waiting for one now? Share your thoughts
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