Waiting.  I hate waiting.  Do you ever feel like you are constantly waiting for something?  I do. I’m always WAITING!!!  Waiting in the drive-thru line at Starbucks, waiting for my kids to finish their dinners before bedtime (it takes them forever!!), waiting for the elliptical machine at the gym…waiting in traffic.  Inside, I’m irritated and annoyed.  Outwardly I may look like a nice person…but inwardly, I’m anything but nice, and I’m thinking horrid thoughts!!  “How many coffees are you ordering lady??  Seriously!!! What’s the holdup?!?”  I ordered a swimsuit online back in early April (yes, I know the risks involved in that!)  but I didn’t want to wait in line at the store with my wild children.  I received an email a week later that said it was “backordered” until May 26. Ugh!! And I know it’s most likely not going to fit and I’m going to have to order a new one and wait more….I see the vicious cycle…trust me!

The worst part is…I have realized that I don’t wait well…so I may be stuck in this boat a while. 🙂  I’m going to be waiting to get out of the boat now!!  Again with the waiting!

One thing I have learned in my waiting though…is that with God, there is always a good end…the wait is well worth it.  Whether it’s for a job, or a heart’s desire to come to pass…He has a blessing at the end of it!  It’s like pregnancy…the nine months can be rough…and feel like 29 months…but when baby arrives, there is no remembrance of the wait.  It’s all about the blessing!

Psalm 27:13-14 says “I remain 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.” I like the Message version…it says “Stay with God! Take heart. Don’t quit.”