Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

 Waiting is definitely not one of my favorite things to do. Whether it's waiting for my bagel to pop out of the toaster each morning, or waiting to graduate, I simply don't like it. I guess you could say I'm a little impatient. This is unfortunate when it comes to waiting on God's timing. Today's society seems to be a society of instant gratification. We can easily get what we want, when we want it, with most things. This is not the case when it comes to our Savior. I've definitely learned that I'm not going through life on my timetables, but His. Everyone goes through seasons of waiting in their life. It's a time of remaining in that hopeless place when you have all these hopes, dreams, and goals, and wondering how, when, and if God will ever allow them to come true.

  I would say now is a time of waiting for me. I know God has all these great things planned for me to do to spread his love and I don't want to wait. I want to do big things now. I want to experience new people. I want to experience new places. I can daydream all day long about what my life is going to be like post high school. 

What I've learned, though, is that this is one of the greatest times for growing. A time when my life can be completely about my relationship with God. A time of preparing me for what's next. I always think of the saying "Bloom where you are planted." For now, I am planted here and it's my job to serve and love God by serving and loving others. This is a time to learn to trust and draw closer to God the most, while He is preparing me for the purpose He has called me to. This is a time to appreciate the familiarity of family and home before He calls me to the unfamiliar.

It's so easy to forget that God has a purpose for me being where I am at this exact moment. I have no reason to be an idle Christian, doing nothing to further the Kingdom, just because I'm waiting on God to take me to greater places. Straight up - waiting is tough. It can seriously be no fun sometimes. These are the times God has to remind me that if I never had to wait for anything and got everything I wanted right away, why would I need to keep desiring and setting my eyes on the coming back of Christ.

Today, I am resting in the fact that Christ isn't finished working on me yet and He is doing behind-the-scenes work for what's next in my life, as well as yours. Later, I will look back and appreciate this season.

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:"

      -Ecclesiastes 3:1