Waiting

“When God brings a time of waiting, and appears to be unresponsive, don’t fill it with busyness, just wait.” The key here is “just wait.”  If you know me at all, you know that I am not a very patient person. Waiting is not easy. Today’s devotional discussed waiting for God to give clear directions for your life. Never run on an impulse feeling, and know that when there is even the slightest doubt, it is not God’s will. When you wait for God to give you direction, He will get you there without heartache and disappointment. I know that I am probably not the only one that has a strong desire to know what happens next, what happens in the future, and so on. Because of my desire to get “there” right now, wherever “there” may be, I have suffered much heartache and disappointment. Right before graduating high school I got in to a relationship with a guy that I thought was “the one.” Obviously, I was wrong. But from that relationship I am still learning about patience and the need to follow God’s will, rather than jumping ahead of His timing. I was so dead set on finishing high school, getting an accounting degree that normally takes 5 years done in 3.5, and being married the last semester of school that I didn’t see what I do now. There was doubt within the relationship. My life had seemed perfect and on track with my plan, and it fell apart.  I was left with heartache and disappointment. I know now that I need to wait for God’s direction. Because of my heartache and disappointment, I changed everything on impulse. After two years I am finally getting back on track, God’s track. Although it is not easy, I am waiting for His direction. Before tonight I never saw the correlation between waiting for His guidance and heartache. But now that I do, I will work that much harder on my patience and waiting. He is patient with us, and we should have no problem waiting for His timing. It will be worth it.