Lessons: Take 1

Over the past few months, the Lord has revealed many, many things to me.  I continue to be in awe of this awesome God that we serve.

For the majority of my life I have struggled with God's timing.  We live in a world where we get what we want when we want it.  If I want a new dress, I get in the car and go get one.  If I want to go out to eat, I can do it.  And if I want a sweet tea from McDonald's I drive through the drive thru and get one.  The wait time is short and patience is not required (most days).  The waiting game is not something that I have to practice a lot.

I love my McD's sweet tea!  Glad there isn't usually a line:)

For the past few years, I have questioned God's timing.  I've been waiting and not patiently- waiting on what I believe should be the next step in my life- not necessarily His.  There are two lessons that have come out of this time of waiting.

The first is this- enjoy the moment, enjoy the stage of life you are currently living!  One of my sweetest friends, Leeann, and I have talked about this a lot over the past months.  In one of our chats, she said something to the effect of "if we aren't enjoying the blessings God has given us now, why would he give us more?"  That spoke to me!  It was like an instant wake up call.  God has blessed me with a wonderful husband, sweet family, the greatest of friends and a position in ministry that I am beyond thankful for- so why would I not enjoy this part of life?  What's not to like?

The second lesson is that God's timing is perfect.  As I write this, I can feel my heart flutter because I know this to be true.  When I reflect back over the past 15 years of life, I can clearly see how God was using each situation to bring me where I am now.  He was shaping, molding, preparing me in each phase for the next step.

Over the past year, I have felt like God's timing was not matching up with mine at all.  My patience was running thin and I was OVER waiting.  I had waited all I could wait.  Then I went to Greensboro to spend a week volunteering with the Distinguished Young Women of NC scholarship program.  A program that has meant a lot to me for a long time.  The Thursday of program week I had an epiphany- I mean a big epiphany.  I literally had spent the whole week away from home and work- I had given all my energy to that program and the girls who were participating.  And then I saw it- God's Timing is perfect.  For you see if my life's timing had been in my hands, I probably would not have spent that week in Greensboro.   His plan for us, and I mean every single one of us, is greater than anything we can dream of.  Praise be to God for that!

Thankful for these sweet girls and thankful that God blessed me by putting them in my life.

For you see, in my time of waiting, the Lord used me for His Kingdom and in turn taught me some things.  He is letting me know loud and clear that He has a plan. My prayer is that you too will have faith in His plan and know that He is teaching in the time of waiting.