What are you WAITING for?

I learned about a friend's pregnancy after a very very long time of waiting. Finally she is pregnant. Although I am not very close to her, I feel very happy and glad for her because what she has waited for, is here. As if she knows what I was feeling, when I casually gave her a hug and said my congratulations, she whispered to me in a low voice and said," Becky... I have been waiting for so so so so long already."

I have another friend who is waiting for the right man. She has been single for the longest man. No luck though although she is a a very pretty girl. Just never crossed path with the special someone that could share the future with her. The void is real. What is wrong? I think this question probably flashed in her mind more than once.

Waiting.

Waiting.

Waiting.

Waiting is tough. Especially if it is for something that is close to your heart. Something that you wanted so badly for.

I have another friend who is waiting for the restoration of her marriage. Things seem to be bad in some days and better in other days but we all know we are waiting for the best days. The best days of their marriage life to come. Where there are no more heartaches, no more fear and no more insecurities.

I think we all wait for something. It could be something big or small. It could be something important or something casual.

It could be like waiting for your turn at the supermarket for payment. Darn we hate long queues!
It could be waiting for the flight for your holiday.
It could be waiting for the end of your exams.
It could be waiting for a medical report.
It could be waiting for the next meal.
It could be waiting for an important call.
It could be waiting for a parking lot.
It could be waiting for the end of the day.
It could be waiting for the chance to shine.
It could be waiting for the chance to be forgiven.
It coudl be waiting for the rain, the sun or even the rainbow to come.


We all wait. Sometimes waiting makes us into a monster. We become impatient, frustrated, bitter and angry. But, somethimes waiting promises us something sweet in return. More importantly, waiting must make us a better person or else the time we spent in waiting has gone to absolute waste.

We all wait. But we may not all get what we want in the end. But, it is still important to wait.

So what do we do when we wait? We pray. We pray that God is with us during our wait. We pray that no matter what is to come, whether we get what we want or not, we pray that God changes our heart and mind and gives us a positive attitude towards ourselves and the life we live. We pray that we know that what we are waiting for may not be what is best for us. We pray that God's peace and joy and love continues to surround us. And then we give thanks. Give thanks for the things we have and count our blessings.

More so  importantly, we wait for our Lord's return. We know that in all our waiting in this life, something better and eternal is there for us. And therefore in all our circumstances, there is hope. And joy. And amist our frustrations, tears, emptiness and possible alienations there is love.

Psalms 39:7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope [is] in thee.

And, I pray that in all your waiting, that you must wait for our God. He will turn up, that's one waiting we know that will come true.