We all know the feeling. Sitting in the waiting room, watching the time slowly tick by. Can't do anything to speed the process along and just have to sit and WAIT! And we all HATE it!!
I feel like I am in the waiting room of life. sitting here waiting for things to happen. Wishing they would hurry along and the harder I wish the slower things go. Which makes me wonder why on earth I am making this statement:
"WAITING IS A GOOD THING"
There I said it. I don't know why but I did. Truth is, deep down I really believe it. Do I like it? Do I enjoy it? ABSOLUTELY NOT! BUT that doesn't make it any less good. I know it seems strange. How could something that we all see as bad and all hate be good? Easy: GOD.
God makes waiting good. He uses it to teach use things that we otherwise are too stubborn or to busy to see and learn otherwise. He uses it to make us stronger. Take Psalm 27:14, "Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." (NIV).
Think of it like a farmer. He spends hours and days planting the crops. Then He waits. He waits for them to cultivate and grow. It doesn't happen over night. It takes time. He must wait the the right time to harvest. To early and the crops aren't good. To late and the crops wither away. So it is with our life.
"Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains." James 5:7.
But eventually the time comes and the things we wish would happen do. And we realize that God was in control the whole time and that the wait was worth it just as God promised.
"And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised." Hebrews 6:15
This is where I am. Sitting on the back porch, sipping sweet tea, watching and waiting. Watching the crops grow, waiting for the harvest!
