Waiting...

It feels like I've been doing a lot of waiting on some major issues recently.
Actually, I take it back.  I think I've been waiting all my life.  Maybe not always for significant things, but waiting for something.  Something BIG to happen.  Always looking forward to someday.
 
Waiting can sometimes seem slightly more bearable when there's a definite timeframe attached to it.  You know...like waiting 4 years to graduate from college, waiting 9 months for that first little bundle of joy, or even waiting for Christmas morning.  There's a sense of anticipation...a set date to look forward to...something to put concretely on the calendar...to circle.  And then the waiting ends.  And there is much rejoicing! 
Well, at least THAT segment of waiting has ended. 

But what about those times (some of them painful, scary, and/or heartbreaking) when you really have no clue how long you will have to wait? 

• Collecting unemployment; searching incessantly for a job; and nothing is out there. 
• Laying in the hospital; praying for healing; and the test results aren't showing any change.
• Feeling very alone; desiring to share life with someone; and there honestly aren't any viable prospects anywhere on the radar.
• Recognizing God given gifts; wanting to be used; feeling a greater God-sized calling in your life; but struggling to find that niche.

I've come to realize that life is a never ending cycle of wait.  When one wait is over, another wait begins.  Sometimes multiple seasons of wait happen simultaneously.  But maybe instead of getting all wrapped up in the wait, maybe we can focus on another perspective?

I get it.
I've been there.
Wait a minute.  What am I saying?!  I'm STILL there!! 
I'll never fully "arrive", but there are some things that I'm learning to cling to along the way.
I'll share soon enough.  But you'll have to wait...

I know.  That was cruel. 
So I'll leave you with these verses from the book of Psalms and Hebrews that have been SO encouraging to me:

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.