What Time Is It?

So many times it seems I have cried out to God for something amazing in my life to be met with what feels like disappointment. Recently, I have begun to notice a certain way of talk among believers, myself included. The talk I hear professes: "it must not be the time for that" and we walk away satisfied that this must be the reason. However, I find myself bringing a new question to the Word about timing. Are we asking the Holy Spirit what time it is or are we simply justifying what we see with our eyes to make our soul feel better? We have the Holy Spirit and the gift of discernment. We should be discerning the time, not simply using it as justification when things go wrong. Now, I know there is an element of God's perfect timing in things and yes, there are those circumstances where we need to wait on God. In discernment and living a Spirit-led life we should be able to discern the differences. Remember, the enemy that comes to steal, kill and destroy? What if it is time for God to move BIG in our lives but we stopped pressing in because we bought into the twist of the Word that the enemy brings to get us to back off. The tricks of the enemy have not changed; he is still deceiving with a little truth that has a twist. There is a movie quote that I saw in an advertisement for "Australia," "Just because it is, doesn't mean that is should be." What do you see that is, that maybe should not be? How many times have we settled for what is and chocked it up to the "timing of God" when really we need to be pressing in because the enemy is trying to rob us? The timing of God is not an unknown when we have the counselor and helper with us! What is it that God has placed on our hearts to do for His glory? I believe that now is the time to press in stronger than ever to see the things of God revealed through our lives. Now is the time for us to see God as the Mighty King that He is. "I have learned that it is better to obey the Holy Spirit at the risk of failure than never to try to see the glory of God manifested," written by Dr. Paul Yonggi Cho. I agree! We need to be asking what time it is and obey the Holy Spirit so that we can see the Glory of God manifested once again in the lives of His people.