"For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay."
— Habacuque 2:3
There are moments in our lives when we feel that God is distant, that our prayers hit the ceiling and do not pass through the clouds. Perhaps you have asked for something months or years ago and still have not seen the answer arrive. It may be a restored relationship, a healing, a professional opportunity, or simply a clear direction for your life. In these days, it is easy to question whether God truly hears us, whether our faith is valid, whether we deserve His attention.
Habakkuk was a prophet who was desperate. He looked at the injustice around him and cried out to God: "How long shall I cry?" His heart yearned for answers, for divine intervention. And do you know what God told him? He did not give him an immediate answer that would satisfy his impatience, but offered him something far more valuable: the promise that the vision would come in His appointed time. That answer was not about speed, but about certainty.
God's silence is not abandonment. Often, it is the laboratory where our faith is refined like gold in fire. During the period of waiting, things happen within us that would not happen in haste. Our dependence is deepened, our character is molded, our priorities are realigned. God is not absent during the silence; He is working, preparing the way, removing obstacles we could not see ahead.
Today, what you need to do is trust God's calendar, not your clock. It is not an invitation to passivity, but to action with hope. Continue praying, continue seeking, continue advancing in faith, but free yourself from the anxiety of controlling time. The vision will come. It may not be exactly as you imagined, at the moment you calculated, but it will come. And when it arrives, you will realize that the time of waiting was just as important as the answer itself.
Your God is faithful. His promises do not fail. And you, my friend, were created to overcome, not by your strength, but by the certainty that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.