So a friend posted this great blog on waiting on Facebook and I thought it
was fitting to post here and add my 2 cents :) Check it out: http://gracefortheroad.com/2012/02/03/idontwait/
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God created waiting - from the time a morning dew falls to the time the sun is up or the 9 months of pregnancy before becoming a mother - God has designed waiting into our lives. God has us in waiting for the return of Christ.
To wait well is tough. I know - many of my friends are married and/or having children while I'm still single. This has been one of the most profound waiting experiences of my life. And I'm still in it. And I don't know when it ends.
However, the perspective offered in the blog posted above points out how present-oriented our God is and how we can live fully engaged in His story even in the waiting. It has been my experience that we are quick to put God into a Genie role when that's not what He wants or tells us.
Even recently when my church announced its new senior pastor, we unanimously voted and took joy in the announcement because of how well it seems to fit. But we waited over 3 years for this to happen! And with the name and story of the pastor before us, we are excited and feel good about the season of waiting. The search committee shared story after story of the activity during the "waiting" and how God's hand was upon them.
I appreciate the blog - I don't wait anymore because it puts our focus back on what it should - God's desire for us to be wholly His and live our lives as created beings in His image. We are to be like clay in the potter's hand that may need refined in the fire but then turns into a beautiful and useful piece of pottery.
This song kept repeating in my head as I wrote this so here's how I'm ending this thought process:
