"But I want an Oompa Loompa NOW, daddy!!!"

I am not good at waiting. Anyone who has known me for any amount of time has probably picked up on this to some degree. There are certain things I pray for and hope for that are not within my power to control, and I am not good at waiting patiently for them. However, I have been through enough to know that God is a Good Dad, and I trust Him. I know that He works all things for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. I know that I have never seen, heard, or imagined ANYTHING like what He has for me since I love Him. I also recognize that anything/anyone worth having is worth waiting for. And yet when something so wonderful is right in front of me that I know I want and would be a good thing, I turn into Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: “Don’t care how, I want it NOW!”

But God, being the amazing Father that He is, knows best. Everything happens the way it does for a reason, and He is using all of this for good. I don’t know exactly what the future holds for the rest of my life, but I know that God holds my future; that He has plans to prosper me and not to harm me. He wants to give me good gifts in HIS TIMING. This difficult time of waiting is from Him, and I want to use the time wisely and productively. I also want to stay teachable and not simply wish the time away impatiently, but to learn the lessons God has before me in this time. He has big things to do during this wait, and I don’t want to get in the way of those being accomplished.

There will be difficulties in this season, no doubt, but I cling to Romans 5: 3-5 “…we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”

So, life is hard, I’m impatient, but GOD IS GOOD, and I will trust Him. I only ask that in His mercy I would not be aware of every second ticking by as I wait. :)