Faith: Trusting God's Timing

"But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,"
                           Galatians 4:4

       God causes things to happen at exactly the right time. This is not new to me, but this week's lecture made me look at that truth in a new light - in the light of Christ's coming here on earth. At just the right time, Jesus Christ came into the world. The time of his incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection is the time of completeness. This particular time completed God's promises in the Old Testament. It was not a day early or a day late. It was the perfect time. 
     But I couldn't help but think of the people before Christ who were greatly anticipating his coming; and I imagine their anticipation turning into anxiety, their longing into desperation, their wait into worry, and their faith into fear. 
     This is the direction of my thinking because oftentimes, I also do the same whenever I am told to wait and things seem to be taking too long. And when impatience gets hold of me, I try to figure everything out by myself. But God has His own timetable. He knows what He is doing and when the proper, exact time comes, He will set things in motion. 
     I learn that I can never exercise my faith when I try to figure out everything. The best thing for me to do is to say "God, I can't figure this out, so I'm going to trust You." Trusting God may sometimes mean not knowing how He will work things out, but after surrender, peace and comfort comes so I can be comfortable in spite of not knowing. God is never late, and never too early. And His Word assures me that He makes all things beautiful in His time.