On waiting

So I have just have one more. Here is another paragraph from Paul Tripp's book of meditations on Psalm 27 A Shelter in the Time of Storm. (He has another book of meditations on Psalm 51, called Whiter than Snow, which I'd like to read also.)

On this side of eternity you and I are called to wait. We are called to recognise that the most important, most essential, most beautiful, and most lasting things in our life are things over which we have no control. No, these things are the gracious gifts of a loving Father. He never is foolish in the way he dispenses his gifts. He never plays favourites. He never mocks our neediness. He never plays bait and switch. He never teases or toys with us. His timing is always right, and the gifts that he gives are always appropriate to the moment. He is kind, faithful, loving, merciful, and good.