In His Time

In His time and not ours. The Lord will answer prayers in His timing and not ours. For His Glory and not ours. He is the Glory of the world, and with Him there is no time and space. He will make our petitions come to pass, but we must have faith. When we ask, we must believe that He loves us, and that He is able, and He will in His time and not ours. Faith waits for God, and faith believes that God works on our behalf, even when we do not see Him working on our behalf He is working on our behalf.
There are times that prayer is like a wilderness, and there is no rest, and prayers must be made fervently. The Apostle Paul tells us in the bible, "that we must pray without ceasing." (1Thes 5:17) It is a marathon, not stopping, prayers cannot be made haphazardly, sometimes, nor half-heartedly. Everytime believers pray it is with the hope of hearing from God, it is with the hope of being ushered into His Holy presence even if momentarily, it is with the hope of being in union with Christ, with being in-synch with the Holy Spririt, with letting prayer be more than words but the expression of a soul in-synch with the trinity. Of course, it doesn't always happen, but prayer isn't made for show, and prayer isn't just words, it is to be in constant relationship with Christ, with our Creator and Saviour.
Prayer is something special, exciting and real, when our heart want to reach His heart, not out of arrogance, but out of need, and brokenheartedness. God is close to the broken hearted. "When my heart is overwhelmed, led me to a rock that is higher than I." (Psalm 61:2)
Life is prayer, prayer is our life, is is our meat, our sustenance. Believers must be in constant contact with Him.
When I pray for people, it is with the hope that God intervenes in their situation, on their behalf, but it is also with the intention of understanding what God wants me to do with their situation. We are His people, His ambassadors. It seems logical that God would send His ambassadors on His behalf to work on His behalf. So all the work in prayer isn't on God, but it also falls on us.
Prayer is a tapestry, a weaving of patterns that will be revealed one day. Not in our time, but His. The tapestry of prayer will be revealed for His purposes for His Glory.
I cannot pretend to always know when God will answer the prayers I have made. But I can always feel confident that He hears my prayers believing that my prayers concern Him, and that they are not overlooked simply because situations have not changed around me. I still pray to move to the next level of what God would have me do, if I need to change here or there to see the Glory of God in any given situation.
God can change the world around us, nothing is impossible with Him, and with every prayer I make I know that it isn't in vain. With every prayer I make, I know that I have reached beyond myself to the source of my life. It brings me to the barest expression that I live by His grace and His mercy. Prayer brings the realization that we are but a vapor in this world, and we can change nothing without God. I realize prayer can change me. I believe prayer can introduce a sense of humility, and can bring forth real transformation.
When prayer is a dialogue. When prayers don't get answered right away. When answers sometimes take years. It is God wanting to have a deeper relationship. It is an expression of real love, when God brings us into deeper communion.
Today I heard my spirit whisper, "In His time, not yours."