At a young age little kids are taught the value of patience. I see it all the time when I am waiting in line at various Disney rides. Parents telling their kids they have to wait in line and when it is their turn they will experience the ride. Whenever my family is in line we find various ways to entertain ourselves. We play scrabble on one of our phones, or we start taking random funny pictures:
Here's the thing. Patience doesn't just apply to waiting in line for Dumbo. Patience is something God is always trying to teach us. I have always considered myself an impatient person. I always hated waiting to open gifts or waiting to hear important news. If you tell me you have something to tell me I want to know right now. However, recently my patience has been put to the ultimate test. I always thought I knew what was coming up in my life. Getting engaged to my ex after 6 years of dating and a marriage the October after we graduated. That had been the plan for as long as we had been dating. But that wasn't God's plan. (for more on this please see God's Plan post!) I am now in a space of waiting. I know there is nothing wrong with being single. But for the past 6 years of my life I had been in a relationship. So now I am sitting here attempting to tell myself daily God has a plan for me. He never gives me more than I can handle. Here is where the patience comes in.
I need to realize and finally release and stress or worries that I have about being alone. Because the fact is I am not alone! I have many people who love and care about me. Yes, it isn't in a romantic way but God has a plan for that. He knows who I am going to end up with and that I will be so happy and I will finally get my happily ever after! I just need to be patient.
There is an old saying that comes to my mind: Good things come to those who wait. I guess that is what I have to do now wait for God's timing. Not when I think it should happen but God's ultimate timing. Since I am now waiting in line for my happy ending I get to enjoy spending my time in the line with those around me. I get to have fun and be goofy and just enjoy life. Because sooner or later I will get up to the ride and get to go on the ride of happily ever after.
I just need to bide my time, do things I want to do and ultimately wait on the Lord. I had been praying for God to really light a fire in my life. This has to be his way of doing it because I have never relied on him more than I have in this moment.
So if I could leave you with one thing it would be this:
Patience is hard, but why rush God's plan. He is perfect and thus has perfect timing.
A final note:
Please continue to pray for peace for me and for patience. Pray that I will have an amazing summer working at camp and to embrace what God has in store for me!
Love,
Me :)
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