Have you ever had a season of waiting that felt like it would never end? A season you spent on your knees begging, pleading, hoping, praying that things would change? Maybe you were waiting for healing, maybe it was restoration of a relationship, maybe it was wanting to grow a family, maybe it was waiting for a breakthrough in your career, maybe it was something else.
In seasons of waiting it easy to feel vulnerable, to feel ambushed from all sides. I have found seasons of waiting to be filled with fear and doubt. I don't doubt God's goodness or doubt his plan for me, but I do find myself doubting if what I expect God's goodness to look like is true. Will I still believe God is good if ___ never happens? I think I wrestle with that question during these times.
Life can sometimes feel like one long accumulation of seasons of waiting. We are all waiting on something. But I think many of us miss what God is calling out to us in a season of waiting. Waiting often feels like God is far away or just out of reach. When our circumstances have us surrounded, we often forget how close God truly is. Look up, he is right there, fighting your battles for you.
You are not what a test tells you that you are, what someone else tells you that you are, or even what your mind tells you that you are. You are God's. You are beloved, you are cherished, you are pursued and rescued. If this truth feels distant or not personal, dive deeper into His word, His love letter to you. Tell yourself the truth of God's love for you until you believe it.
Dig deep in community. Pastor Gabe has mentioned this often, we are not meant for isolation. Your small group or friends may not be able to relate perfectly to your situation, but that does not change the truth they can share with you, nor does it change their ability to walk beside you through this season.
Can you find the strength to look at waiting as a gift? You have the choice of perspective. You can choose to find gratitude for things you find, learn, grow in while you wait.
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