Throwback Thursday… sometimes I focus on a thought for a short time and then I move on. I am realizing how often I need to come back to them and give them more attention. As I am usually late to the party, I am jumping on the old idea of throwback Thursday to revisit some of those ideas. This one seems more relevant than ever.
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A waiting person is a patient person. The word patience means the willingness to stay where we are and live the situation out to the full in the belief that something hidden there will manifest itself to us.
― Henri J.M. Nouwen
I wish I could say I have this waiting business down. I have had many opportunities to practice, but I find myself still an impatient person channeling my inner child, “are we there yet?” “Is it time yet?” “When?” And yet God in His infinite patience and wisdom says, “not yet. Wait for it. It will be worth it. Wait and you will save yourself tons of trouble and fretting. Wait and you will not make it way more complicated than it needs to be. ”
Be still and know I am God. (Psalm 46:10) Okay, but.…
So I am in a season…
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