Why the wait?

“Sometimes it seems that God is the One who keeps you waiting, that your prayers go unanswered and your problems go unsolved and you just can’t feel His presence.

But God, after all, operates on His time schedule and not ours. He sees the big picture, and though He doesn’t take orders from us, He always gets there right on time.”

from … The Time of Your Life: Finding God’s Rest in Your Busy Schedule