3/25/2014 Waiting! One significant difference in a physical waiting room and a spiritual waiting room is that God’s timing is always perfect. Unlike a doctor, who often (regularly, even) gets called away for emergencies and throws off his schedule, God never falters. He never has to resort to Plan B or rescheduling. He never overbooks His patients. His plans and His timing for us are 100% on target, from beginning to end. It’s hard to sit and wait, especially when you start to feel like you have been sitting there forever and your name will never be called. That you’re going to rot in that plaid-coated chair for the rest of your days and turn into a pile of dust and ash before they ever decide to pull your chart and make it your turn. But God has not forgotten you. He sees you right there in that uncomfortable chair, shifting your weight and tapping your feet and peering anxiously at your watch for the tenth time. He sees every bit of it, knows every concern in your head and fear in your heart. It’s His job to mind the clock, and keep you on schedule. I want to be patient compassionate (believe me a work in progress) to others waiting around me. Packed up and ready to go when it’s my turn. I definitely don’t want to be the reason I have to wait any longer! In the waiting rooms of our lives, it’s easy to get distracted. Settle in, camp out, get too comfortable, and forget that there is a reason why we’re there. It’s also easy on the other extreme to sit miserable and stiff, tense and on edge, missing all the opportunities we have to be an encouragement to someone around us. To multi-task well and make progress on a project while we wait. To learn lessons to take with us. I want to use my time in the waiting room wisely, rather than being an example of what not to do. I want to make God proud of me, so that when my name is finally called and it’s my turn to move out of my uncomfortable situation, I’m not only ready to go, I have nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed about when I do. Well truly I can say this has been a season of waiting, but I have great people around me that are willing and literally have been sitting at my side or standing with me on God’s word of hope and future Jeremiah 29:11-14 therefore I don’t need to fret , doubt, grumble nor complain (like I said a work in progress) But I thank My God that He is in control and is never late at times he waits till the 11th hour but is faithful !
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:42:06 +0000
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