Hurry up and Wait...

Hurry up and wait!, This seems to be theme of life at the moment. There are so many things that need to get done and need to get done within a timely manner, however no matter what I do or try recently get me stuck in a holding pattern. Not only that, but everyone who claims to be committing to something, tends to back out at the last minute causing more of a delay. Whether its websites, non-profit boards, moving, visa permissions, and even relationships they all carry the same theme right now.... wait, wait, wait... It feels crazy but I've been waiting for over 3 years for most of these things to come through, and just when Im on the brink of making them come to fruition, they either fall apart, get put on hold, or just stand stagnate. So what am I to do? Some days I wake up and wonder, just even how to spend my time because Im in such a holding pattern there really is nothing else to do.... This is not pleasant, nor fun to walk in if we're being honest. The difficult wrestle is that I know these are good things, and good things that i feel the Lord has called me to as well as promised. So why dosen't He make them happen... I know, I know His time not mine, right? Yes we've heard it before and can even see this happening all throughout scripture!. Abraham waited 25 years for the promised Isaac, Isreal wondered for 40 years while waiting for the promised land, and there was even a 500 year waiting period between when the Lord last spoke till Christ was born...we as the church still live in the already but not yet form of waiting to be fully restored to Christ while here on earth... So the question remains, how do we remain strong, obedient, and faithful in the times of waiting. The answer is simple but difficult to walk out daily. Remember that God is great-therefore we do not have to be in control. Tim Chester came up with this concept and 3 others. He simply said that "underlying all our sinful behaviour and negative emotions is a failure to believe one of these truths at a functional level. Embracing, believing, trusting, delighting in the appropriate liberating truth therefore has the power to set us free from sin – though we need to recognize that this typically involves a daily struggle – the fight of faith" The four G's have helped me as well as a lot of others I know. Honestly some days i don't believe any of them, those day are not my best, and Im usually robbed of my joy. Other days I struggle with them, and other days I walk in them fully... This is the battle, a battle to be fought even when told to Hurry up and wait! Here are some examples in scripture that show God is great-therefore we do not have to be in control. a. Promises to Abraham b. Story of Joseph (Gen 37-47) c. Israel defeats Amaleknm- Moses raises staff (Ex 17) d. Psalm 55 e. Matthew 10 (esp16-20) f. Paul’s life (Acts 14-28)