The Test of Time

Listen, God is not just the Lord of your salvation. He’s the Lord of your timeline. Every second of your life matters to Him. When I talk about redeeming your timeline, I mean this: Jesus steps into your past, heals it, and gives you a future that hell can’t touch. Time is not a straight line for God; it’s a canvas where He paints redemption. 

Look at David. When Samuel anointed him, he was just a shepherd boy. That moment was a promise, but it wasn’t the palace. Between the pasture and the throne were years of running from Saul, hiding in caves, and leading a ragtag army of misfits. Those weren’t wasted years. They were redeemed years. God used every battle to teach David courage, every betrayal to teach him mercy, and every lonely night to teach him intimacy with the Lord. The timeline that looked broken was actually being restored. 

Here’s the prophetic truth: the same God who redeemed David’s timeline is redeeming yours. The mistakes you made, the seasons you thought were lost—He’s pulling them into His plan. Your past is not a graveyard; it’s a garden. When you give God your timeline, He turns regret into revelation and delay into destiny. So stop cursing the clock and start blessing the process. Time is not against you. It’s working for you because Jesus owns it. 

Brew on This: 

Think about the hardest season you’ve walked through. How might God have used that time to prepare you for what’s next? Write down one area where you see redemption in your timeline—something that looked wasted but became a weapon in your hand.