How long had Israel been slaves in Egypt? Well, that depends on who you ask, but by the end of Exodus chapter 2, that generation of Israelites had not known any life except the one there in Egyptian slavery. Do you think they had ever “groaned because of their bondage” before Exodus 2:23? No doubt they regularly groaned and cried out to God because of the daily trials they were facing. And, no doubt, those cries had been heard. But the response from God was one of patiently waiting.
Then, the time came. They “groaned because of their bondage, and they cried out…So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant…And God looked upon the children of Israel…and God acknowledged them…And the Lord said, ‘I have surely seen the oppression…have heard their cry…I know their sorrows…So I have come down to deliver them” (Ex. 2:23-3:7).
I don’t know what you’re going through and how often you’ve been crying out to God. Just know this. He hears, He cares and He will deliver. Trust Him. And trust His time.