Your Timeline Is Safe with God | Your Nightly Prayer

Lynette Kittle

iBelieve Contributors
Published Jul 17, 2026

One of the easiest traps to fall into is comparison.

We scroll through social media and see engagements, promotions, growing families, answered prayers, and exciting milestones. Quietly, we begin wondering if everyone else is moving forward while we're standing still.

The enemy loves to whisper that you're behind.

But God never says that.

Throughout Scripture, God worked according to His perfect timing—not human expectations. Moses spent forty years in the wilderness before leading Israel. David waited years after being anointed before becoming king. Joseph endured betrayal and prison before stepping into the purpose God had prepared.

None of them were behind schedule.

Neither are you.

God isn't measuring your life against someone else's milestones. He's writing a unique story for you, one marked by His wisdom, His love, and His perfect timing.

Your timeline isn't fragile.

It's safely held in the hands of the One who knows the end from the beginning.

"My times are in your hands..."

— Psalm 31:15

Lynette Kittle is married with four daughters. She enjoys writing about faith, marriage, parenting, relationships, and life. Her writing has been published by Focus on the Family, Decision, Today’s Christian Woman, kirkcameron.com, Ungrind.org, StartMarriageRight.com, and more. She has a M.A. in Communication from Regent University and serves as associate producer for Soul Check TV.

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