THE WAIT by Felicia

 

When I've asked and asked again, and my asking runs dry and then my resolve starts to bend, how do I wait when I've been so disappointed? Is my waiting all in vain? Is there a time that is appointed for Him to answer me? …for a yes to my plea? But what's the point of waiting in this instant and fast-paced culture? Why delay? Why abstain? Why the decision to remain content? I mean really, is the wait even worth it?

My mind always wanders while waiting, hopefully anticipating the right answer. I am scared of the potential – the constant questioning of why and how, what if and what now.  Our quick-and-grab culture is also fanning the flames of my anxiety. Sometimes, I feel like going into a time machine to fast-track my life.

Hey! Just give me a break! It's really not easy to wait on God for things you think you need now.  It is difficult for me to stay with God for even the slightest things. I feel disappointed many times and yes, the why syndrome is always the end result.

I've had to stay on a request for a day or two, a month or more, years and more. I've been tired, exhausted and even run out of patience with His timing. Sometimes, I feel I'm a better driver of my life than He is. I know I'm not alone in this! You might be just like me or maybe your experience is quite different. But we all are at one crossroad, the 'waiting line'.

As painful as it is to believe, God is working beauty together with our waiting. He is merging time with grace – He's giving us peace and patience in the process. When the bible says He'll restore in Joel 2:25, he really will but this time, in good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over. Wait, because you're called to... With God, you cannot escape going through the fire; it's like going to war with the wrong attire. The process always validates our testimony. It is the waiting that makes the receiving more rewarding. Yes, it really is.

Even God did it first! Yes, God the son submitted to the timing and direction of the Father in heaven. So this is the call to surrender, submit and lay down our all. The author of time and space wants us to let him set the pace. Don't fear when you see delay – it's the perfect way he loves to make things beautiful in His time. Instead, fear the failure to be faithful to Him through the fire, fear dishonoring His word in the process, and fear waiting with the wrong attitude. But if your fear is about him being faithful and keeping His promise or Him running your life beautifully, then you need to transform your mind and trust Him in every delay.

Stay with the word, get rooted therein, and seek eternal life. When you come face-to-face with the king, your life will be complete. The world has no answer to all your questions. Only the Word does!