Are you good at waiting? I wish I could say that I am, but I constantly find myself struggling with it.
Waiting for something seems to be a part of my identity, because it’s always there in every season of my life. I couldn’t wait to grow up and study what I wanted; I’d impatiently waited to get a degree and then my dream job. I would pray and wait to meet my husband to then get married. I’d dreamed about building my new life in the country of my dreams and then waited for a decade for my dreams to come true. Some of what I had waited for I did receive; some of that had never become reality.
Did I wait in vain? It took me years of waiting experience to finally realize that there’s a purpose in every waiting season we go through.
What changed my perspective on waiting was getting to know God and His Word better. While studying the Scriptures on waiting, I have not found a single one that would give me assurance I will receive what I’m waiting for. Instead, I am commanded to WAIT FOR THE LORD and trust HIM in the waiting.
“Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; I wait for You all day long.” Psalm 25:5
God’s love for us is not measured only by the blessings of tangible things we receive from Him, or our dreams that come true. His love is so much deeper and more profound than that. God knows what we need and will always provide it for us, and therefore commands us not to worry about our lives (Matthew 6:25-34). It’s our souls that need to be worried about, and in the waiting our souls become transformed the way God wants them to.
Even secular society now begins to realize that life is not about arriving at the destination, but enjoying the journey. It’s true for us Christians as well. Successful life is not about achieving our goals, but about the process God is getting us through to achieve His plans for us.
In a season of waiting, do you see the character of God? What do you learn about Him?
I love how Tara-Leigh Cobble (The Bible Recap podcaster) calls readers to look for God in every life story and learn about His character. Paying attention to what He does and who He is, rather than to what happens to people, has completely changed my perspective on trials.
I look for God in every waiting season I go through now. I see more of His patience with me now, and less of my own impatience. I see what a loving Father he is, rather than self pitying myself. I see how He’s protecting me by not giving me what I want and when I want it.
If you are in the season of waiting right now, be thankful for it. Pay closer attention to every moment of it and look for God.
Not only is he changing your heart, but He is revealing you who He says He is.
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