Lay It on Me

W HEN G OD G ETS IN YOUR S HOES / 93

to the fulfilling of God's purposes. The timing of God is a Kingdom key. God's timing may not always be our timing. We may speak about what the Lord has revealed to us concerning our future, but we may be speaking prematurely. What God has spoken to us may be years in advance of the actual fulfillment. Often, we are not ready for the very things we are believing about. I've seen people hurt by unfaithful spouses. The person becomes lonely and enters a quick "let's-get-married" relationship. After several months, trouble brews as deep hidden emotions begin to boil to the surface. In such cases, the person has entered a relationship expecting someone to make them complete when they were not emotionally whole to begin with. Here again, we see how important timing really is. You may not be ready for the very things you are praying about. God has a perfect time to launch your ministry and to bless your business and family. Our ministry has been in six different buildings over the past 28 years. We have grown from one room in a small apartment to two large buildings totaling 75,000 square feet of space. Every time we ran out of room, I would go looking for another place. Every time I became frustrated, unable to find what we needed. Then, when I released my plans and turned them over to God, within a few days the unexpected always happened—we found the perfect place. Had Ruth and Naomi not gone to Bethlehem at HARVEST TIME, they would have missed the immediate blessing and