I can only imagine what farmers go through every season. Toil and plants, and then wait. And they enjoy it. This is why I remind myself of it, singing loudly in my head, there is beauty and freedom in it not yet.
The waiting season
To be honest, the waiting season looks different for everyone. Here are a few things that you might wait:
- Jesus returns.
- A promotion at work.
- “The one” to go with.
- Your circumstances to change.
- The day your child comes over the rebellious phase.
- Your friend to be there like they ever were.
- The co-parenting relationship becomes less stressful.
- The company that you have tirelessly worked on to rise.
Things can be painful if you leave them for everything you are waiting for.
The world’s view of waiting
Yes, I’m going to talk about the image of the world, because we can’t close an eye for the external signals and influences that seep into how we experience this season in our lives. The world regards the waiting of passive, playing small, giving up and being lazy. The list can continue fairly.
And the truth is, I believed that every lie that was fed in print, my ‘overproductive productivity’ and the fear that I did not do enough. Don’t get me wrong now, there is a season for action, and some people say they wait if they are actually afraid.
God’s opinion
That is not the case here. The waiting season is all about working. It is about building, turning the ground, preparing and cherishing what God meant to wait to be.
Unlike the world, waiting for God about building your inner man is not the outer circumstance. It’s about your heart and character, not your presentation.
God sees waiting as wise, operating in good judgment and a sign of strength in you. Because of his perception you will start to see the beauty of the waiting season.
I have been in a waiting season for a long time. Five years to be precise!
I have experienced all the phases that I know you know. Can I be honest with you?
I was crying in my bed to why nothing worked for me. Everyone is blessed and I have to fight constantly to get ahead. Why can I have my for a long time happy? When will this single mother trip become easier? You said you are with me, so why do I still feel lonely? Why does it seem like I never have enough money to do the things I want to do? I don’t want to work for another employer. I need this company to train!
In all that confused thinking, I immediately led myself in a dysfunctional waiting season – a waiting season, similar to the Israelites, directly in the wilderness. Instead of seeing the opportunities of my questions to better understand who God is, his ways and what he wanted to do in the waiting season. When it could have taken 1, I realized what God wanted me to do five years later. He said that I had to discipline myself and started the habits that kept me in Cycli for years, to replace those with new ones.
And I laughed. Not because I am rude, but because God spoke these five years ago.
Our role in this matter
Sometimes it is not God who keeps us in a waiting season; It is our stubbornness to seek him early and act obediently. If we don’t do that, we will extend the seasons, leave ourselves without options and lead a life of despair. We must now break from this life.
And if you are something like me, you are still in your waiting season. You are probably at the point where you are ready to play your season and to move your season for the better. To be honest, waiting seasons never easy, but they don’t have to be complicated either. I want to share a group of writings with you who helped me to wait as God defined. Whether you are in a season or not, you would like to make a bookmark of these verses for when it comes back.
7 writings to help you in your waiting season
But if we look forward to something that we don’t have yet, we have to wait patiently and with confidence. Romans 8:25 NLT
But those who rely on the Gentleman Will find new strength. They will rise high on wings such as Eagles. They will run and not get tired. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 NLT
To wait Patient for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, to wait Patient for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 NLT
Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive everything he has promised. Hebrew 10:36 NLT
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At the right time we will harvest a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Galatians 6: 9 NLT
We prove ourselves through our purity, our understanding, our patienceOur kindness, through the Holy Spirit in us, and through our sincere love. 2 Corinthians 6: 6 NLT
So let it grow, because when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete and need nothing. James 1: 4 NLT
All in all,
I hope that my message and the scriptures have let you look at waiting in a different light. Waiting is not bad, because the world likes to communicate, but it’s wise. You have experienced too much to continue Life Ghapazard. Let’s use the book of life instructions as our guide.
A while ago I wrote what it means to wait with confidence for the way Romans expresses 8:25. View it here.
If you need extra support in your waiting season, I encourage you to achieve self -confidence.
And if you want to remain connected during your waiting season with resources for building trust. Become a member of the new one Women looking for Trust Facebook group here.