Lesson 15 of 30: God’s Timing Is Always Perfect

No matter how late you feel, God’s timing is always perfect. The key is not being on your clock, but being in His will.

I used to be a perfectionist. I planned everything down to the minute. I hated being late because it made me feel irresponsible, careless, and unprofessional. Yet, ironically, the moments I ran behind were often the very moments God used to remind me that He was leading my steps.

There was a season when I worked as a medial doctor full time and would find myself running late for work more often than I wanted to admit. It frustrated me because I wanted to honor God with excellence, and strived to do so but something always seemed to get in the way. However, every time I showed up late, something unusual would happen. For example, my patient would also be delayed, or I would find out that my route had an accident I avoided simply because I left when I did. Those delays that once filled me with anxiety began to fill me with awe as I realized God was teaching me that He is in control, so I didn't have to be.

Now, years later, I see this pattern on a much larger scale. I thought it would have been good to move back to Jamaica this year, but instead, God called me to a rural part of the United States far away from everyone I knew. I will be honest, I was hurt that it was not time to become Dr. Goodall again in Jamaica. My timing said, “Leave behind lack, poverty, and struggle. Stop being an Amazon driver or nanny and go back home to the life of abundance you once had.” My timing said it was time to return to comfort and my way of achieving abundance. My understanding said leaving the struggle behind was wisdom. And for a moment, I even wondered if I had missed God completely. I thought, maybe migrating here 2 years ago in the space of 3 days based on a word from God in spirit.. was a mistake. Maybe I misheard the instruction to leave everything behind in Jamaica. Maybe I was deceived.

Even when I did not understand, I obeyed, stayed in the United States and traveled along the bridge of transition. That obedience became the bridge to everything I once prayed for.

If I had not listened to God and returned to this area, I would not be here today. I would not be the Executive Director of the first homeless shelter in Kent County, nor would I be engaged to the man of God I have been prepared for. The very place I once questioned became the place where God fulfilled His promises. Suddenly. What felt like delay was actually divine setup.

“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”

Proverbs 19:21

Does that mean we should not strive for excellence or honor our commitments? Absolutely not. God is a God of order, and doing our best honors Him. But what it does mean is that we do not worry, rush, or try to control outcomes that are already in His hands. We can prepare well, plan wisely, and still rest because divine timing is not about perfection, it is about alignment.

Sometimes what feels like a delay is really God’s protection. Sometimes what looks like being behind schedule is actually being right on time. And sometimes, He allows interruptions not to inconvenience us, but to intercept us and bring us back into His perfect will.

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way.”

-Psalm 37:23

If I have learned anything, it is that obedience will always outpace ambition. You can have every plan and timeline neatly written out, but if it is not God’s will, it will not stand. Yet when you align yourself with His purpose, even when it takes longer, looks different, or feels delayed, everything starts to make sense.

I do not have to obsess over timing anymore. I just have to stay in His will. Because if I am walking with Him, I am never late.

Conclusion

For my 30’s, I am choosing trust over control. I am choosing peace over pressure. Because no matter how late I feel, if I am in God’s will, I am right on time. My job is to do my best and let God do the rest.

Now that you know, let’s grow,

– Kimrose🌹