Wait

What are you waiting for?  Doesn’t it seem like we’re always waiting for something to happen?  I look back over a good portion of my life and I most likely would fill hundreds of pages during the different stages of what I was hoping for, praying for, and many times desperately praying.  And here I am!  I’ll ask you again.  What are you waiting for?  As a young girl, I remember waiting for school to be over for the summer so I could play with my friends.  As a teenager, I remember hoping for that special someone to show up in my life to love.  As a young woman, I remember praying, and yes many times desperately, for my husband and I to be able to start a family.  Fast forward, as I sit here wondering myself, “What am I waiting for now?”  I think I am waiting to hear His voice telling me that all of my waiting brought me to exactly where I am right now.  Looking back, we are reminded that in all those stages of our lives, Jesus has always been there waiting with us, holding us, speaking words of strength to our heart, knowing that everything would work out according to God’s plan.  We just needed to be patient in our waiting.  Even in those times of pain and sorrow that life brings us, He’s gently pulling us closer to Him.  It’s still amazing to me that I can see it was in my waiting all along that led me on this path, closer to Him, and  to this chapter of my life.  If you and I never had to wait for a thing and God answered every one of our prayers for things we think we need, we would never realize that we can’t do this life thing without Him.   So, Jesus, I will wait patiently, with my arms and heart open wide, knowing you are my way maker, you are my rock and you will always be there to hold and comfort me while I’m waiting.  Amen

“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14