Are We There Yet?

How long is this going to take? Is there a limit to how long we must wait? Patience is difficult to say the least.  I mean seriously, who likes to wait?

We live in a time in history that we can get to anything almost instantaneously if we have access to a computer. Our need for speed is getting a little out of control, and waiting seems to be something we are trying to do away with. Why do you think waiting is so hard?

We want something, and we want it now! Waiting is what people have to do who want what we already have, right? Does this always work for you? Have you ever gotten what you thought you wanted and then realized that you needed more or something else instead of or in addition to? I really dislike that!

Is this actually a contentment thing? Are you content? Does waiting bother us so much because we think we know what we need to be “better” and the sooner we get it, the faster things will be or get “better”? Well does it all get better? Does it? Compared to what? Comparison is the enemy of contentment, so comparing to anything doesn’t matter or help.

What is the real problem? 

Well, when we decide all of the “what” and “when” in our lives, we are playing God. We have superseded God’s will and timing with our own. He knows us best, and He knows when the best time for us to get something or have something happen will be, right? But know that God also does not say that if you wait you will get what you want - That just makes God a genie with bad timing. Look at this passage:

“I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.” Psalms 40:1-2 (NIV)

Notice the Psalmist states that he was struggling…but that with God’s help he was able to get through and get to a safe place. Trouble and trauma happen, they are part of life. But with God’s help and in His timing we can get through them. Often times we don’t know we need something until it happens…just saying.

So maybe waiting is not such a bad thing after all...just depends on who you are waiting for...make it Him.