WAITING IS HARD

This week has been a whirlwind. There’s been lots of emotions and lots of conversations and a whole lot of LOVE! Which I must say, all of the love and reaching out that we have experienced over the last week has blown our minds. There’s nothing like knowing that there are people in your corner supporting you and loving you and showing up when times like this call for it. 

Along with all the love comes the obvious question. The question everyone seems to be asking, the question even we are asking ourselves is, “What’s next?” I wish I had an answer because decisions like this would be easier to swallow if we had an answer. I don’t blame people for wanting to know the answer. In fact, I, of all people have probably been asking God the most, “What in the world is next?” 

I’m the planner of the family so to not have a plan, goes against my plan of having a plan so let me just tell you, WAITING IS HARD!  No one likes waiting these days. We live in a microwave society so waiting is especially hard for us millennials who grew up with microwaves, selfies, instagram and information literally at our disposal with the simple touch of a button. 

So when we find ourselves in the waiting it can be scary. Who am I kidding? It is scary. We want our answers and we want them fast. As I’ve been thinking about the waiting and the scary, it got me thinking about how often people in the Bible had to wait.

Abraham had to wait 25 years before he saw the promise of God fulfilled in his life. 

Mary had to wait for Jesus.

Elizabeth had to wait for John the Baptist.

The disciples had to wait for the Holy Spirit. 

The woman with the issue of blood had to wait years for her healing.

Noah had to wait for the flood God told him was coming. Not only did he have to wait but can you imagine having to build and prepare for something no eye had seen yet?

Not only do you have people in the Bible who had to wait but you also have those that instead of waiting decided to take matters into their own hands. 

Sarah got so tired of waiting she gave her husband permission to sleep with another woman so that they could start the family God had promised them. As if God needed her help for Him to fulfill His promise to them. 

God has given our family many dreams and promises. One thing I can be sure of is God is not a mean dad in a candy store showing us all the candy but then teasing us and tells us we can’t have it. There’s a reason to the waiting. It’s not to torture us but to develop us. He’s more concerned with our journey than He is our final destination. 

So while our family finds ourselves in the waiting, we will resist the urge to take matters into our own hands. We will lean in to what Jesus is asking of us in this season. We have no other choice but to hold tight to God knowing that His promises to us still stand and He’s never failed us. Man will fail us, but God won’t and God can’t. He’s that good at keeping His promises and one thing is for sure, His promises are worth waiting for. 

All the love,

Heather