I just read a great analogy on God’s timing. I’m doing Priscilla Shirers’ study Discerning the Voice of God. In this lesson she points out how we’re often frustrated on God’s “delay” to answer our prayers.Often as we wait, God is in the process of orchestrating our circumstances and other people. In order for His plan to succeed certain things need to be in line.

Priscilla equates God to an air traffic controller and us to the pilot. Now the air traffic controller is not only responsible for us, he’s also looking at other planes in the air and those still on the ground.

We, the pilot, may be radioing in, ready to land, but the controller needs to make sure all other parties are in their place. If another aircraft is in our path when we land, the results can be catastrophic.