{"id":3779,"date":"2021-05-12T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2021-04-27T12:03:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:03:59","slug":"how-one-day-is-like-a-thousand-years-in-gods-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/05\/12\/how-one-day-is-like-a-thousand-years-in-gods-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"How One Day is Like a Thousand Years in God&#8217;s Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/May-12-1024x795.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3780\" width=\"336\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/May-12-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/May-12-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/May-12-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/May-12-1536x1193.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/May-12-2048x1591.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Judges%2020:21-23&amp;version=GW\">Judges 20-21 GW<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2%20Peter%203&amp;version=GW\">2 Peter 3 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God\u2019s timing is not ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One day is like a thousand years, a thousand years like a day to God.&nbsp; Our human brain cannot comprehend this type of time; God lives outside the boundaries contained in a clock.&nbsp; No matter what we do, God doesn\u2019t work according to our timetable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=waiting+definition&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS918US918&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk01ZqhzH7_3bVbPt1XQXlQDgOFnDrA%3A1619541351489&amp;ei=Zz2IYM-aHebS5NoPxeWVkAE&amp;oq=waiting+def&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYADIHCAAQRhD5ATICCAAyAggAMgIIADIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjoHCAAQRxCwAzoHCAAQsAMQQzoNCC4QsAMQyAMQQxCTAjoKCC4QsAMQyAMQQzoLCC4QsQMQgwEQkwI6BAgAEEM6AgguOgUILhCxAzoECC4QQzoFCAAQsQM6BwgAEIcCEBRKBQg4EgExUO0eWK4iYJcwaAFwAngAgAH3BogB4QmSAQcyLjIuNi0xmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBD8ABAQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\">Waiting<\/a> is <em>\u201cthe action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or until something else happens.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp; We all are waiting on something from God.&nbsp; A prayer request, no matter how big or small, requires time to answer.&nbsp; And God\u2019s time is not our time.&nbsp; We say delay, He says according to plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waiting is meant to grow us, not frustrate us.&nbsp; As we seek to entwine our lives with God, we have to wait for His direction.&nbsp; Journeys take time; they don\u2019t happen instantaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traveling with God is a trip that never ends.&nbsp; As one of my favorite pastors says all the time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI\u2019m just stopping by on my way to heaven.\u201d <\/em>&nbsp;Pastor Thomas Dixon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pack lightly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Journeying with God doesn\u2019t require a lot of luggage.&nbsp; What you do need is trust.&nbsp; When we wait, we must trust that God does know what He is doing.&nbsp; From our perspective, we may think God needs some help many times in life because nothing makes sense.&nbsp; Our limited vision from earth can\u2019t possibly understand the entire story:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cFor now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.\u201d (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20Corinthians%2013:12&amp;version=NIV\"><em>1 Corinthians 13:12 NIV<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Give up trying to understand God\u2019s timing.&nbsp; Trust that He knows exactly what He is doing.&nbsp; One day, you\u2019ll see the whole picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. Learn how I used prayer to control my emotions and develop healthier relationships in my life. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, Your ways are not our ways.&nbsp; Thank You for having our best interest at heart.&nbsp; In all things, You have a plan.&nbsp; Forgive us for grumbling because Your plan makes no sense to us.&nbsp; Forgive us for trying to understand things beyond our scope.&nbsp; Instead, help us trust You more today.&nbsp; Let us lean into you as the world presses in around us.&nbsp; Give us Your peace to sustain us as we wait for Your move.&nbsp; IJNIP.&nbsp; Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">How are you growing as You wait for God to move in your life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 minute read. Daily Reading: Judges 20-21 GW; 2 Peter 3 GW God\u2019s timing is not ours. One day is like a thousand years, a thousand years like a day to God.&nbsp; Our human brain cannot comprehend this type of time; God lives outside the boundaries contained in a clock.&nbsp; No matter what we do,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/05\/12\/how-one-day-is-like-a-thousand-years-in-gods-economy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How One Day is Like a Thousand Years in God&#8217;s Economy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3779"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3783,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3779\/revisions\/3783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}