Waiting....

This weekend I had a very lovely conversation with one of "my girls" (via Facebook chat)! She asked me about life and wanted updates on different things. When I answered all her questions and such she said, "wow, you are really in a season of waiting." Ahhh the teacher becomes the student. I just love it when they speak truth into my life.

Ever since she said that to me I have been thinking about it. And yes, I am in a season of waiting in my life right now. Waiting for my house to sell. Waiting. Waiting to make friends here in Mississippi. Waiting to understand God's purpose in my move to Mississippi. Waiting. Waiting to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. Waiting for reconciliation with my dad. Waiting for reconciliation of a lost friendship. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting.

As I was thinking about this it occurred to me that I have been waiting a lot over the last few years of my life. I have felt that God was preparing me for something for several years now. So I have been waiting for Him to reveal it to me. But if I look further back into my life, I think I have spent a good portion of it waiting for something.

I don't think that is a bad thing. I actually think waiting can be a beautiful thing. Isaiah 26:8 says "Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts." Waiting is most often an act of obedience. It's what we do in the times of waiting that makes us or breaks us. In the waiting, we are called to be still before God. In the waiting, we are called to serve and worship the Lord. The waiting is a time to lean into God and become more in tune to Him and His Word. Because God chooses to reveal things in small portions, we will be waiting. We will be waiting for the next step to take. I guess you should always be in some form of a season of waiting in your life. (Truthfully, that thought doesn't really excite me at all!)

Over the last few months I have not been a good "waiter!" I have had a little bit (or a lot bit) of the "woe is me" attitude. I can't say that I am a patient person at all! Patient with people, yes. Patient with God...not so much. There have been times that I have sought after God intensely but, more times than not, I longed for the waiting to end on so many things yet didn't lean into the comfort, protection and peace that God wanted me to claim. I also think God has kept me in this season until I was truly able to be still (and quiet) and listen for that still small voice. Now I am not saying I am there yet. However, I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of some of the things.

In the Bible, Jesus called people to a time of waiting. In every situation, the end result was Christ receiving glory and His name and fame being proclaimed. That is my prayer for my waiting.