If you are in a waiting season in your life, let me reassure you, you are not alone. I’ve been in that waiting season for quite some time and to be honest, is the hardest thing to do. Sitting and waiting while God is silent is the most painful and discouraging situation I have faced to date.
Waiting seasons are difficult for 2 main reasons. The first one is we have loose control over our situation. Yes, we love to be in charge. We love to know when and where. We make big decisions in our lives and we pay the consequences if we make the wrong one. We want something, we work hard for it. If what you need or want can only come from God, we go before him in prayer and wait. Sometimes we wait a short period and God answers. But other times we sit and wait, and wait and then wait a little longer. There is nothing you can do to fix it or to speed it up simply because is OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.
The second reason waiting seasons are hard is that we start losing our faith and hope. Imagine you are in a store waiting for that brand new item you been wanting for a while. You arrived and there is a line, so you must wait. In the beginning, we wait patiently and expectantly, imagining the moment you sit, open, and enjoy that thing you have been dying to have. The wait time gets a little too long and you start getting a little anxious and desperate. Eventually, you get discouraged and start to lose hope. You can even get to the point of walking away without it because you got tired of waiting.
The same thing happens to us. We get tired and discourage by the wait and walk outside God’s plan for us. Let's go to Abraham's story for a brief moment. God promised Abraham and Sarah a child. By the time they received the promise, they were old. I can imagine both of them with high expectations, waiting for the symptoms of an undeniable pregnancy. I picture both of them for the first few years with excitement and expectation. Then years passed by and they lose hope. Little by little doubt started creeping into their lives and derail them from God’s plan. Sarah came up with a plan. She decided to give God a little hand and speed up the blessing. Abraham had a child with Hagar, Ishmael, a kid outside the promise God gave them. Eventually, the waiting season was over and Sarah was able to hold a child of her own not without paying the consequences of not knowing how to wait.
God doesn’t need your help. When the time is right, he will release the blessing. In the meantime; WAIT. And trust me, I know how difficult it can be at times but a waiting season is a season of obedience. Disobedience comes with a price tag, let's remain obedient.
Every time I feel I need to do something to attain something I’m waiting for, I remind myself how bad things ended up for me when I decided to act alone. I reflect on the price I paid for giving a little hand to God here and there. I know God is aware of my waiting season. I know He will release my blessing when it's time and he feels I’m ready. Psalm 62:5 says: My soul is quiet and waits for God alone. My hope comes from Him.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 to 8 says:
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
During this season of waiting, do not get discouraged. Do not feel that God has forgotten about you. Our minds are too small to comprehend the mind of God. God doesn’t make you wait to make you suffer. He wants the best for you. Maybe that blessing that you want is a curse in disguise. Lift yourself in prayer, cling to His promises, and wait on the Lord. Don't lose hope. Your miracle is coming. Hold on a little longer, God never fails.
