"All good things come to he who waits."
Proverb
Waiting has never been my strong suit. Have you ever made a major purchase such as a car only to discover that they will not be able to make the delivery for a few days? I certainly have had that experience on many occasions and I freely admit that I have not always handled it well. In my first parish there were three different communities that I ministered to. These communities were not connected by road and so travel was either by boat, snow mobile, plane or helicopter. As you can imagine travel was uncertain and dependant on the weather. There were many occasions when the best laid plans were scuttled and several days might pass before an opening in the weather would again permit travel. I was also fairly newly married and a few extra nights away from home seemed like an eternity. Learning patience was a painful process. If there is a prayer I would not recommend you pray unless you are prepared for great refining it is: "Lord, teach me patience." I have learned a tiny bit of patience over the years and now waiting a few days for the delivery of a purchase, or an extra night away from home are things I generally take in stride. But it now seems that some of the more important things in life are things that we can wait months or even years for. On more than one occasion I have taken comfort in the words of Psalm 27:
"I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord, be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."
Whatever your heart's desire or need. Don't give up. The Lord know about it even before you ask. Be prayerful and wait upon the Lord. He will come to you!
I agree, waiting is a real test of one's faith journey sometimes. A friend once told me to wait on the Lord because the other person that God has chosen to work or help you is not on the same path yet or vice versa. If I can understand that my needs are met by Him, then I can wait more patiently but often I find myself in the driver's seat in decision making and have to pull back knowing that I am trying to tell God to see what I am doing or wanting - it's a journey and the scriptures remind me that God knows all, so why not relax and enjoy the day set before me.
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