Timing...and God's Purpose

Hosea 13:13 NIV
Pains as of a woman in childbirth come to him, but he is a child without wisdom; when the time arrives, he doesn’t have the sense to come out of the womb.

Indeed, there's a time for every activity under heaven. We set deadlines for tasks, we give timetables for assignments, we have seasons for measuring the passage of time and the calculation of time, we set times for planting and different times for harvest. These are all for human endeavours. How much more, then, should we be aware of the Spiritual dimensions of Time?
God may not be limited by time the way we view it but he also works with time on his own terms. When you read such expressions like: 'And it came to pass, that.....' or ' When the fulness of time had come...' ,all these represent God' amazing sense of timing and underline the fact that God will always be there when it is best and not when we think or feel is the best time for us.
Today's passage however throws up a fundamental question: what then is expected of me? What do i need to do to align with God's purpose and timing? Do I do something or anything just to show commitment or do I just fold my arms and wait for God to do all? This same passage answers it in part: there's a role for God to play and a part we must play. Pregnancy is the case in point here. I'm no woman but I know that if the time for delivery comes and the child has not assumed the birth position or is not ready to come out of the womb, it portends danger for both mother and child. God nourishes and nurtures the foetus for about 40 weeks and then expects that the nourishing continues outside the womb. But if the child refuses to come out, what then are the options? God will play his part but we must know when it is time for us to emerge.
There's a time for God to hide us away, nourishing, feeding and building us up for the world he's preparing us to bless. As soon as this work is complete, we must emerge. If however, we refuse to emerge, who then is to blame? Or, as is the case with most of us, we feel we are ready and we emerge on our own terms. We then emerge as premature babies, not fullly developed for what God has in store and unable to fully maximise the potential of God in us.
We have allowed the world's standards tell us how and when things are appropriate; we feel we are ready for some things but we forget that the Creator of our lives knows us far more than we know ourselves and he alone knows just how best and when best to announce us to the world.
This morning, we must go to God for new insights and direction. I'm a firm believer in hearing from God before moving out but I also know that this is only ideal when a man has built a relationship with God to the point that when God speaks, he knows the voice and is ready and equiped to move. Most times, God is speaking but because of our prejudices, preconceived ideas and personal preferences, we ignore his call and miss our time of visitation.
We must retrace our steps back to God. We must find that first, undistracted and undiluted love for God that we had at the beginning. We must rely on him totally, ready for his lessons and also ready for his commission. His preparations are important; they cannot be skipped. They prepare you for the challenges ahead. Appreciate the lessons while they are on, learn the lessons,  apply the lessons at the right time and place and let the God of the lessons take all the glory in our lives.
Rejoice, for God's time of favour is here.