Waiting

I feel as if I am in a perpetual state of waiting these days.

Waiting for the pandemic to be over so that I can move about without as much fear, concern and anxiety.

I have had to wait for many things in my life. I am not a patient person.

But this wait. This wait feels totally different.

Waiting for covid-19 to come under control in one way or another is completely, completely, completely out of my control. I can do nothing to hurry it along. Nothing.

But God can hurry it along. God knows the plan. God has it under control. God is in control.

And so, in my waiting, I realize that I am waiting on the Lord. I am waiting on His perfect timing.

He has me in a holding pattern for a reason. I believe good can come from the wait if I use my timely wisely.

He has us in a holding pattern for a reason. I believe good can come from the wait if we use our timely wisely.

Am I using my time for good in the wait?

Are we using our time for good in the wait?

This season of waiting feels different because I truly do not have any idea when the pandemic will end. I have no idea. And I don't know what that means or looks like for my future. In past periods of waiting I have been able to use good judgment or past experiences to make calculated estimates as to when the waiting might end. But this is an entirely different rodeo!

I am waiting on the Lord. There is peace in that.

Waiting. On the Lord. Amen.