Waiting is probably one of the hardest things to practice. I was having a conversation the other day with one of my roommates about waiting and just how tedious it can seem, if that even makes sense. You wake up every morning and count in your head how long until this thing will happen. It sometimes can even be consuming to your thoughts and cause you to be distracted from your everyday life events.
And this is where it becomes dangerous, I think. Because it really can distract you. And it also causes you to be impatient with the present and what you are being led through in the current, and what God might be trying to teach you. We always want to fast forward through this hard waiting period.. but can you imagine if we would fast forward through every session of waiting that is handed to us. Think about it.. you are always going to be waiting for something, whether big or small.. waiting for graduation, for that perfect job, for a promotion, for your exciting weekend plans, for spring break or summer break, to be married, to have children, to have grandchildren, to retire.. I mean come on. Imagine if you would skip through all of those seasons of waiting how much you would miss out on in the in-betweens. A whole lot, that's how much!
I'm currently doing a little waiting of my own. I'm waiting to find out whether or not I'm going to get a job au-pairing for a family in Brazil. I'm not going to lie and say that I don't think about this opportunity frequently and imagine what a life there could look like. What it would be like to be submerged in this new culture, to know not a single soul and have to make all new friends, to live within walking distance from the ocean, to turn on the tv and not hear english, but portuguese in my ears. Ya know.. there's a lot that could consume your mind with a move like this one. But man, I just don't want to be consumed by this and miss out on the incredible moments and people around me. I love the city I live in. I love the culture, the home, and the people.. oh gosh do I love the people.
So I made a promise with God and myself that no matter what happens with this job, that I would be devoted to my life here in my present location so I can take in every last moment, chew on it, and just savor.. thanking Him for every last piece of it because I will never again in my life, be in this exact position that I find myself in currently.
So if you're in an in-between (and I'd bet the bunch of bananas I just bought that you are).. don't wish it away. Take every moment, to the best of your ability, and even ask God for help, in treasuring it.
Thank Him for it and treasure it.
And this is where it becomes dangerous, I think. Because it really can distract you. And it also causes you to be impatient with the present and what you are being led through in the current, and what God might be trying to teach you. We always want to fast forward through this hard waiting period.. but can you imagine if we would fast forward through every session of waiting that is handed to us. Think about it.. you are always going to be waiting for something, whether big or small.. waiting for graduation, for that perfect job, for a promotion, for your exciting weekend plans, for spring break or summer break, to be married, to have children, to have grandchildren, to retire.. I mean come on. Imagine if you would skip through all of those seasons of waiting how much you would miss out on in the in-betweens. A whole lot, that's how much!
I'm currently doing a little waiting of my own. I'm waiting to find out whether or not I'm going to get a job au-pairing for a family in Brazil. I'm not going to lie and say that I don't think about this opportunity frequently and imagine what a life there could look like. What it would be like to be submerged in this new culture, to know not a single soul and have to make all new friends, to live within walking distance from the ocean, to turn on the tv and not hear english, but portuguese in my ears. Ya know.. there's a lot that could consume your mind with a move like this one. But man, I just don't want to be consumed by this and miss out on the incredible moments and people around me. I love the city I live in. I love the culture, the home, and the people.. oh gosh do I love the people.
So I made a promise with God and myself that no matter what happens with this job, that I would be devoted to my life here in my present location so I can take in every last moment, chew on it, and just savor.. thanking Him for every last piece of it because I will never again in my life, be in this exact position that I find myself in currently.
So if you're in an in-between (and I'd bet the bunch of bananas I just bought that you are).. don't wish it away. Take every moment, to the best of your ability, and even ask God for help, in treasuring it.
Thank Him for it and treasure it.
