Lady in Waiting

It’s no secret: I hate waiting.

Waiting makes me break out in a cold sweat. Waiting makes me nervous and unsettled for one simple, pesky reason: I’m not in control.

Now, I’m not what you’d call a super control freak. In most areas, I’d just as soon hand the reins over to someone else who can do the job better. But when it comes to my own life, my own future, I morph into a grotesque, prideful creature, quite certain I know what’s best for me.

Pathetic, huh? But, as He does with all our faults if we will let Him, God is dealing with me on this. I’m learning to wait.

More specifically, I’m learning to be a lady in waiting.

As hard as it is to wait for the simple things in life, it is exponentially harder when we find ourselves stuck in a holding pattern, circling round and round…and round and round…waiting for the man of our dreams to happen by.

Meanwhile, down below, friends and loved ones are joyfully tying the knot. Clocks are ticking. We feel a slight tinge of panic that increases with the years and we begin to wonder…Am I going to be single forever?

This is where my favorite verse comes in:

“…for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret to being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.“

Philippians 4:11-13

As we wait, no matter how long or how short our waiting season may be, no matter how long we’re stuck in the “holding pattern”, He will give us the strength to go through it. And not only go through it, but be a lady in waiting while we do. Not waiting for life to start, but waiting on God and serving Him however we can this day.

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