Quotes about Timing

A machine for making revolutions is doing precisely the wrong thing at just the right time.

The return from the walk, and the arrival of tea, should be exactly coincident, and not later than a quarter past four.

You never know what will happen. There is a thing called zeitgeist. You have to hit it.

He who hesitates is last.

God always answers. It's just a matter of how.

When one is truly ready for a thing, it puts in its appearance.

Don't wait! The time will never be just right.

Neglecting to ask God's counsel, neglecting to seek God's timing, you step in to *handle* things. And by and by, you've got a mess on your hands.

If you aren't vigilant, if you aren't daily humbling yourself before Him, seeking His face, discerning His timing, operating under the Spirit's control, you may push and shove and force your way prematurely into that place where God wanted you, but you will not have arrived in His own time.

So do Your work, do it in Your timing, and help us to be faithful while You work.

Exactly the way old folks said: not when you call Him; not when you want Him; only when you need Him and right on time.

God's "nothings" are His most positive answers. We have to stay on God and wait. Never try to help God to fulfill His word.