God's timing is perfect, even when things seem to go wildly wrong, says Washington pastor

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"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts" (Isaiah 55:8-9).

This verse comes from the Book of Isaiah, one of the latter prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. 

Isaiah, whose name means "the Lord saves," is sometimes referred to as the "prince of prophets," said the website Bible Study Tools. 

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It is unclear if he wrote the entirety of the Book of Isaiah, but the events in it are believed to have occurred about seven centuries prior to the birth of Christ. 

Even for the most devout believers, God's timing can feel very frustrating, Pastor Jesse Bradley of Auburn, Washington told Fox News Digital. 

Bradley is pastor of Grace Community Church.

Pastor Jesse Bradley is pictured with his family. Bradley planned on becoming a professional soccer player — until illness derailed those plans.  (Wayne Jackson)

"How do you respond when your dreams are delayed, your hopes are hindered and your expectations are erased?" he said.

"Your life is going in one direction — then something happens that you never wanted. It tests you to the core."

A person must realize that his or her "plans and preferences are very different than reality" — and that God's timing "initially doesn't make any sense." 

"Delays do not mean denial. A person's story is not over yet." 

"There is massive disappointment, and you are