For weeks, even months, Bryce and I have been waiting to hear about a short sale house we made an offer on. Just when it seems like we are getting close to getting the big news, something else comes up to stall the process. On a slow Sunday like today, things get particularly difficult for me to accept the waiting. There is only so much that I can do to keep myself busy around the house. I always find myself wanting to plan the rest of my life. Okay maybe not ALL of it but I would like to plan months in advance. I feel more in control if I plan things. I feel like things can't go wrong if they are planned down to every option and every detail. I finally reached the point today where I had nothing else to distract my mind with. I picked up a daily devotional I have and read today's devotion. I know - I shouldn't wait until there is nothing else left to do but I did. And I do, too often. And of course, the first thing I read jumped out at me:
And then there was more. When I read the next part, I actually gave a sigh because it was not what I wanted to hear, but what I NEEDED to hear: IF YOU WANT TO WORK WITH ME, YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT MY TIME FRAME. Woah. Why do I keep thinking I can rush God? That somehow, I can control Him and HIS time frame? I can't. I don't want to. I want his timing. He already knows what's going to happen a week, a month, a year.... down the road. His timing is right. Not mine. I need to work on being patient but I also need to work on trusting God while I am waiting.
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