Journal
entry December 29, 2003
“But if we hope for what we do not
yet have,
we wait for it patiently.”
Romans 8:25
Waiting is a
skill I had to learn. As a child and even as a young adult I didn’t like
waiting. Time seemed to slow down; every minute seemed like an hour.
I learned a
trick about waiting in a doctor’s waiting room. I learned to take a book or
even my Bible, or take a magazine from home to read. I sometimes check out the
publications in that waiting room. Other times, I carry the newspaper and work
the crossword puzzle. I try anything to occupy my mind and keep me from worrying
about my having to wait.
In life, I
have found I have to wait for things. But I have decided there is a reason that
I have to go through this. Certain times, I have to wait because I am not ready
or the time isn’t right. Sometimes I am too anxious. Other time, I need some
help from someone else and I have to defer to his or her schedule.
Now the
issue is not about just waiting; it’s about waiting patiently. Sometimes, I feel these two terms are locked together.
In order to wait successfully, I believe we have to exercise patience. I have
seen impatience enter a person’s attitude while he or she has to wait and the
outcome is not attractive.
As I write these words, I am waiting for several long-standing
issues to be resolved. Most of these involve me indirectly; all of these
include other people and their lives. All I can do is pray about these needs
and for those people.
Update:
I can’t believe that I wrote these words
ten years ago. I am thankful to God that I am not the same person that penned them.
I sit here in early December, contemplating my plans for this week. It’s tech
week for our Christmas play and we have a lot of work to do to polish our
performance. I had to tell Hubby I would Christmas shop for our son next week.
We have to get son’s package in the mail. And I need to get some housework done
and our little tree set up. I have to approach these things in an orderly fashion
or I will not handle things very well.
I realize that God isn’t through with me yet. I have still have a lot to learn about being patient.
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