Hurry up and WAIT!

We teach our kids that PATIENCE is WAITING UNTIL LATER FOR SOMETHING YOU WANT NOW.

I HATE to wait.  HATE IT!

Everytime I say those words I am convicted.

"Waiting until later for something you want now...."

 I reflect on all the things that I do not want to wait for.

I want a new house.   ......and I want it NOW!  There are other things I want NOW that I have to wait on. My career, financial security, raising the kids, I could go on and on..

Jeff Manion would call this my "Land Between."  The space between here and there, the place where you are and the place where you want to be-when your just waiting.  You can fill that "blank" in with just about anything...we all are waiting on something.

I LOVE to be in control.  I want to be in charge of how my life plays out.  I have a feeling that God gets a real kick out of me....

In Issaiah 55: 8
It says:

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.

Which means STOP trying to make it YOUR way-when my (God) ways are bigger and  better!  Just trust! JUST WAIT!

What if we got real good and cozy with waiting?  What if there was a lesson to be learned during the time that we wait? 

I feel like God gives us one of three answers to our prayers. Yes, No, and NOT NOW.

I think that it is one of the many things our generation is lacking.... BEING CONTENT.

We have not had to WAIT on anything-ever!

Webster defines Contentment as:  feeling or showing satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation

Why can't we just be happy with what we have? We need to stop thinking bigger and better and count our blessings and enjoy the wait!  There are lessons in every season! Don't miss out!