I WAIT

Waiting...it's not something that I've ever been very good at.  I have been impulsive and demanding throughout my life...never really having the patience to wait, to put off my desires, pleasures, or rewards.  I had 50 years to do things my way and quite frankly, I didn't do a very good job. 

Things are drastically changing in my life since my salvation and one of the most important changes is my desire to wait on the Lord and allow Him to do His will in His perfect timing in my life.  

Several months ago I took my mother back to Tulsa after her 3 week visit with me.  On my way home, I stopped at the McDonald's Travel Center for a break.  As I was walking around stretching my legs, I went to the little gift shop area and they had a rack of cheap jewelry.  A necklace caught my eye!  It had a little silver feather, a black cross, and a little silver plaque that read:  Those who hope in the Lord will soar on the wings like eagles - Isaiah 40:31.  I bought it and didn't think too much about it at first.  But one day, I became curious what my Bible (King James Version) showed for Isaiah 40:31.  "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

I have a particular situation in my life that has been stirring for the past couple of months.  I don't want to mess it up by being inpatient.  God has truly laid it on my heart that this situation must be handled by Him, in His way, in His own timing.  I know how I'd like this situation to go but it truly is not about me or what I want.  It's all about God and glorifying Him.  I pray a lot about this and God does know my heart regarding this matter.  For the first time since I was saved, I'm not taking control...I've thrown my hands in the air and I proclaim - Lord, I will wait for You, Your will! 

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.  My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning:  I say, more than they that watch for the morning.  - Psalm 130:5-6