God's Timing, Answered Prayers and Behind the Scenes

I read this story about a mission trip leader from a local church and was encouraged by God’s perfect timing and how even though we don’t see how it will all work out God’s timing is PERFECT. I pray this encourages you in your own life and ministries. As you work through the unfinished puzzle of your life trust that God is orchestrating, events, people, resources, and finances on your behalf.

Trip leader Gary Welch was concerned. It was just weeks before a medical mission trip to Haiti. And he didn’t have any doctors signed up. None. So this faithful leader called on his team to pray.

At the very same time, Chris Neuman was lost and searching. Growing up Jewish, his wife and two boys had encouraged him to begin attending a local church six months prior.

Two weeks before the medical mission trip to Haiti– Chris committed his life to Jesus. An emergency room doctor, he decided he wanted to put his faith into action and serve on the medical mission trip to Haiti. That same day, five more medical professionals signed on (including Kristin Neuman, Chris’s wife, who had been attending bible studies and praying for years about her husband’s salvation).

God answered the prayers of dozens of people that one day. Bringing Chris to Christ, moving in him to serve on his first-ever mission trip, bringing other medical professionals to the team. But notice that God doesn’t force anybody to act. It takes obedience, an act of will to say “yes” to the work God wants to do in your life.
Hebrews 12 says, “let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us..”

We are part of God’s bigger plan, there is no plan B. God is working behind the scenes in your life. Answer Him with a YES and join Him on the journey and trust Him with the outcome!