[Locke]

Well, the issue of timing is an age old question; Jesus himself addressed it. Allow me to direct you to the parable of the workers. In this parable, the owner of the fields goes out in the early hours of the day and picks out workers for his fields, agreeing to give them fair pay. He does the same to more workers in the middle of the day. And in the last hours, he hires yet more workers under the same agreement. When the end of the day comes, they are all payed a full day's wages. Those who worked from the beginning of the day are irked, claiming that they did far more work but received the pay of those who worked only a little. The master replies, saying that it is his money, and he will give it as he wishes. In the same way, God can give salvation to anyone He wants at any time, and it would be foolish to complain, because the gift is His and His alone to give. In fact, we only repent because the Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin; we don't do it of the goodness of our own hearts, but because God has called us. That answer your question?