Habakkuk 2:3 TLB
But these things I plan won’t happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day!
Has the Lord made personal, and individual promises to you that you feel is not coming to pass or taking too long? Something humanly impossible that you know only the miraculous or supernatural can bring to pass? Are you having a difficult time waiting and holding on to that promise?
Your vision is for an appointed time—but at the end, it shall speak. Though it tarries—Though it appears to be taking too long, do not be impatient; it will surely come, it will not tarry longer than the prescribed time, and this time is not far distant. Wait for it. Hold on!
“Appointed time” also means a time already established and decided for certain reasons, Isaiah 25:1 says God does not have last-minute plans for you but that all His plans and visions concerning you were formed from old, long ago. It’s like having an appointment made for future occurrences.
We cannot have access to a doctor, a dentist, or a mechanic until our appointment time, that’s if we made one. Similarly, God has “appointments” for specific things in our lives, according to His timetable. Those things will only happen at their appointed times, they won’t be early, or even one minute late. Be encouraged. God will keep the appointments He has for you!
Be assured with the confident trust in God to keep His word regardless of the enemies pre-empting you or God, the Lord is not subject to the time, plans and standards of man. God does not lie! Numbers 23:19 says God is not a man, that he should lie and Balaam’s affirmed God’s truthfulness in all things is confirmed in Titus 1:2 that every counsel and promises of God concerning us are unchangeable, no attempt on our side to persuade Him to reverse them will succeed, as it happens with a man. God’s promises to us will certainly come to pass.
God’s promises are like seeds, they must first fall on the fertile soil of your heart with faith and be given time to grow through regular watering by the word of God in prayer and praise until they are established.
We cannot manipulate God to do what He promised, nor to move before He’s ready to, it’s not by our power or might but by the Spirit of God according to Zechariah 4:6.
Stand on that promise, hold firmly to that word, only spirit-filled promises are completely capable of producing spiritual life from the seed of a word because it has life in it and will come to life in its time declares John 6:63.
Make God’s promises your weapon of choice, make it the greatest weapon for fighting the warfare of doubt, fear and unbelief. Hold on to that promise, keep reading it, keep confessing it, keep believing it, and don’t stop saying it. Every other thing may fail, but God’s word will always prevail. It will be accomplished according to Isaiah 55:11, hold on!
Hold on to the promised word, make it like cash in your wallet, get it out regularly, scan it, say it, shout it loud and give God praise in expectancy of the established promise-keep believing God and it will happen. Just Hold on!
Shalom