The Wait
06/04/25
They that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength. They will mount up on wings as eagles. They will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Teach me Lord, teach me Lord, to wait.
That is such a pretty song. A song from childhood, that means so much more now. I’ve waited. I’ve waited for my children to be born. I waited to buy my first house. I’ve been waiting to make this next move with our family. I’ve been waiting on things with my loveband to get life moving into our next chapter. In all these things, I’ve really just been waiting on God. Waiting in God.
The wait is so much more important than the destination. The wait offers clarity. It gives time for preparations to be made. And those preparations are, oh! So important! In waiting to become a mother (whether it’s the first time, or the 5th), we must prepare our minds for the prospects of having a new baby in our lives. We imagine what it will be like, we plan for how we want to raise this baby, whether we will breast feed or bottle feed. We make space for the baby in our homes and our hearts.
Waiting on God is just like that. In whatever we are asking God for, if He has us waiting, it is for a purpose. It is for preparation. It is so that God can make sure we have made plans for Him to be our guide. He makes us wait so He can prepare our minds and hearts for what He has. He needs us to make space, physically and spiritually, for him to lead us and make us new. He transforms us in this waiting time.
I’ve had the happy opportunity to walk with my loveband through so many waiting periods. The growth and change I’ve seen in him (and myself) has been monumental. I’d say it's just as monumental (if not more-so) than the presumed circumstance we will be in when the wait is over. His confidence, his mindset, his focus has all changed, and I am so grateful to God for facilitating this transformation in him. (I mean he was already great, but now he’s even better hehe.)
I cannot fathom all the details of what life is going to be like for us in the future, but I am so grateful for this waiting period. As difficult as it has been, I have new faith, and my trust in God has grown. My heart gets that little pitter patter, and my breath catches when I think about where God has brought us, and where he is taking us. I am ever so grateful. God is faithful.
