The Waiting is the Hardest Part

I'm in a situation right now where I am waiting on the Lord.

If you're like me, waiting is hard. You want everything right now. We have drive-thru banking, and drive-thru restaurants so we can have it - now. We eat on the run, rush around, texting and phoning on the run so we can have our answers - now.

The faster we want stuff, the more technology we make to get what we want. And then, it's still not fast enough!

My devotions today took me to Isaiah. Since my situation is health-based and I've tried "everything" available and chased after everyone's perfect solution for my life, I am now waiting on the Lord. For an anxious person, this is hard to do.

When I watched the movie "To Save A Life" there's a scene where things go wrong and the character wonders - "where is God in all of this?"

The pastor explains that God is not a genie or a vending machine. And He isn't there to make your life all better. But - He is there.

The next line in this scene is - "God wants so much more for you than fine. You just have to trust him through it".

Wasn't it Tom Petty who sang "The waiting is the hardest part..." ? Ya, I think so.

I'm going thru my junk. And I'm thankful to say, that in the last week or so, I've got some stuff figured out - like being thankful for the people in my life who pray for me, ask me how I'm doing, the person I'm becoming and the good stuff I have.

While I wait, I know God is working behind the scenes. (Would somebody remind me of that the next time I get anxious!?)

Reading: Isaiah 40
Thinking about: Waiting on the Lord for healing.
Praying about: the good things I have and the patience for what is to come.