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What To Do While You Wait for God's Timing
Published October 18
Are you waiting to find "the one?" The perfect job? Maybe just a general feeling of contentment in your life?
God's timing is often (usually!) not our timing. So what can you do?
Meet Blessed Sebastian of Aparicio—a man who built roads, made a fortune, and waited decades for his deepest prayer to be answered, but it didn't go quite like he envisioned it.
His story is a powerful reminder that what seems like a delay from God is actually just the unfolding of his perfect plan for you.
Sebastian longed for marriage and waited until he was 60 to find “the one.” Both wives died soon after. Only later, at 72 years old, did he finally discover his true vocation as a Franciscan friar—and eventually become known as the Angel of Mexico.
His incorruptible body is on display in the Church of San Francisco in Puebla, Mexico (watch the video to see him)! In recent years, a thin layer of wax was put over his face for added protection, but the body is still incorrupt.
In this reflection, I offer three tips for what you should (and shouldn't) do while you play the waiting game. Keep living, keep loving, and keep praying. God is never late, and he will not be outdone in generosity.
Blessed Sebastian, pray for us when we’re in a rush and God is not.
Timecodes:
0:00 – When you’re in a rush and God’s not
0:45 – The incredible life of Blessed Sebastian of Aparicio
3:15 – Don’t abandon God’s plan when life feels slow
5:20 – Keep living: the danger of waiting for “real life” to start
7:45 – Keep praying and trust God’s perfect timing
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What’s something in your life right now that feels like it’s taking too long for God to answer?
How do you usually respond when God seems silent or slow to act?
What can you do this week to “keep living” instead of waiting for life to start?
Have you ever realized—after the fact—that God’s delay was actually Him redirecting you?
How can Blessed Sebastian’s example help you trust God’s timing more deeply?
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