Hi friends; it’s been raining cats and dogs all day and right now all I’d like to do is grab a hot drink, and put up my feet.
Come sit with me while we visit together.
I attended the wedding of a lovely woman in her late forties recently and soon after, I had a long wait at the airport and these seemingly unrelated events both set me thinking;
We do quite a lot of waiting in our lifetimes.
That wait to get married must have felt rather long for that woman, considering that lots of her friends have been married for over two decades; and she has a few younger siblings who have walked down the aisle.
I’m in a waiting season
Come to think of it, I’ve been in these kinds of seasons time and time again,
Yes, I have had my share of times of waiting as I journey through life.
Waiting at the bus stop
Waiting to catch the train
Waiting to board the plane
Waiting in bumper to bumper traffic
We do a lot of waiting in our lifetimes.
Waiting
A wise man once said “enjoy the journey on the way to your destination”
Waiting for A-Level results and GCSE results (the dreaded and highly anticipated month of August in the UK)
Waiting to get into school, waiting to get out
Waiting for the right job, waiting for our careers to pick up
Waiting to get married, if you have a mind to;
Waiting to have children, if you’re willing to sign away your life, for at least 18 years!
The pandemic has been a global season of waiting,
Waiting for life to shutdown
Waiting for lockdown to be lifted
Waiting for life to start again
What have I learnt from my “waiting seasons?”
A wise pastor once said, “Remember to enjoy the journey on the way to your destination”
Wherever that destination may be for you
So I have learnt that God is in the waiting (Isaiah 43:2), that He walks with me through my down times.
What else have I learnt?
The pandemic has been a global season of waiting….. waiting for lockdown to be lifted; waiting for life to start again!
That the seasons of waiting do not define me,
We are no less important because our academic progress wasn’t as straightforward as a lot of our peers.
You are no less a woman because it took a while for you to get married and even a while longer for the babies to arrive. (I’ve been there)
And the bride I mentioned at the beginning?
She has pursued her career, taken trips; flourished in her local church, enjoyed getting together with friends (I ran into her once with a group of friends at the cinema); she has had a rich professional and social life
That’s what it means to “enjoy the journey on the way to your destination”
So what are you waiting for; is your season of waiting defining who you are?
It’s time to throw off the less-than-complimentary labels that society has tagged us with
Looking for a label? Here’s one
You are God’s child, made in His image (2 Corinthians 6:18) and He has nothing but the best for you.
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Abimbola
This is an amazing piece sis! We are not defined by our waiting…. How profound. Thank you sis for always sharing truths that encourages. God bless you sis xx
Thank you for this. God taught me this in my season of waiting which I’m still in. The temptation is to fold your hands and be miserable until things come together. However, a better attitude is to wait and enjoy every moment. God is good and His promises always come true.
Another lovely piece. God is always faithful and whatever season of life we are enduring, God is always by our side. The waiting game is inevitable in life. We all go through it with God putting things in place for us. He gets all the glory. Thank you Sis
Really enjoyed reading sis.
Lots of useful nuggets of truth!
Thanks for sharing xx
Well put together Sis, the key factor to make it through the waiting season as you did say are God and his words.
There are times and seasons and we all get to have them all and we are better off and stronger having gone through them all with God.
Thank you Sis, such an encouraging one.
Great blog and looking forward to reading your nuggets
Thanks for sharing. We often get caught up in others situations and forget that God knows what’s best for us. I concur: we should enjoy the ride and let Him be the driver of our lives. God bless you. You just got a subscriber.
Hmmmm….that waiting period, when he refines us and we come out as pure gold in the end. It could be a tough process but it’s always worth it in the end
I always tell people that between God said and it came to pass, there are a million things that happen. You have called it the waiting season or the journey to the destination. Truly there are so many things to enjoy and learn on our way while waiting.
The waiting seasons, albeit tough and sometimes gruelling, are when we truly connect to and with the inner strength God has deposited inside of us. I’ve also discovered that the waiting or the journey to the destination, is oftentimes more interesting than the destination itself. Thank you for the write-up beloved sister.