Waiting is rough. I don’t like waiting. I think I’m probably the most impatient person that you’ll ever encounter. I think the toughest part of waiting is knowing—and coming to grips with—the fact that I’m not in control. But here’s the thing: if I actually had control of the situation(s), I’d screw everything up… And I know this, and yet I still have an issue with patience (or the lack there of.)
I’m not really scared of the unknown, though. I welcome change, usually. Change is a new beginning; change challenges us to become different individuals from who we were yesterday. Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and if there was every a day to celebrate change, it’s today.
MLK was an impatient man. Is this concluded by research? No, not in the least, but simply deduced by the man’s actions. He didn’t wait for change, rather, he made change. He called upon the heroism of humanity, the tested and fervent in spirit. He stood and made a motion to revolutionize the world… and it worked.
I guess all this is to say that while I may be impatient, I can still have some say in the commencement of said, “new beginning.” Rather than wait, call about the change yourself.
I’m reminded of proverbial farmers who, having crop-laden fields, prayed for rain. One made his seed ready, planting and toiling ‘til the day’s end. The other slothfully waited and did nothing for the groundwork of the coming harvest season. When the rains finally came, the ready farmer rejoiced as his field was drenched in the much need nourishment, while the other farmer… Well, his prayers were answered in vain.
So, I may not be a patient person… but while I AM waiting, I’m preparing my fields for rain. God will answer eventually, and when He does--and I know He will--I'll be ready. Praise Him for His faithfulness.
