Waiting

You know what phrase I've really come to realize is true?

"Good things come to those who wait."

Now, I've seen multiple posts on pinterest, facebook, etc. where people say that it's not true. Good things don't just come to people who are patiently waiting for them. You have to go out there and get them!

Well, I really don't think that's the case, and here's why. Sometimes, God's answer to our prayers is, "Wait". Sometimes, we have to wait in order to get what we want. Even better-sometimes we have to wait in order to get wherever it is that God wants us to be. His plan is always better than ours.

More than just waiting, we have to listen. God often whispers His plan into our ears, but it's so quiet that we miss it unless we're listening intently, waiting to hear His voice through all the commotion in our world.

Lately, I've been rushing ahead, trying to make things happen for myself. Guess how far I've gotten? Nowhere. I've gotten nowhere, AND FAST! The purposes I thought I was serving by trying to make things happen were shot down, and gone.

I don't know why it's taken me so long to get to this point of realizing that I need to wait on God's will for my life. I mean, really-I've come to this realization before. I'm sure I'll come to it again. In fact, I HOPE I come to it again. This adventure called life-more specifically Christian Life-is about surrendering yourself over and over to God. I hope that I continue to recognize my need for God, and my need to wait on His will.

"Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."