Comments on: While You Wait

By: JessicaBowman

JessicaBowman — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:20:50 +0000

I swear, my husband and I are professional waiters. (…The kind that don’t get tips). We’ve always moved a lot, and are always waiting for our next opportunity.

Sigh. We’re currently waiting for an overseas ministry position. And have been relatively content, keeping a very temporary mindset of our here and now.

…but. Have just been told our wait will be extended. Up to 2 years. Did I mention we’re already unemployed, and have been putting all of our eggs into one ministry basket?

Yeah.

And live in a spiritual wasteland, also known as the Bible Belt.

Double Sigh.

I don’t mind waiting, I guess I’ve just come accustomed to waiting in a more…edifying environment.

Triple Sigh.

I know, I know. God has a purpose, God is shaping us, God has a plan.

I just wish I could flash forward and get a couple years worth of hindsight perspective on this one.

Oh well. Faith. Trust. Believe. I get it.

By: gretchen

gretchen — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:48:54 +0000

Nice to meet you, Shaun. I’m here via Marla’s blog. And I guess all I can say is…wow.

By: Lauryn Abbott

Lauryn Abbott — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:46:36 +0000

Powerful message! What wonderful words of wisdom. Thank you for sharing. I needed this this morning. Blessings!

By: Lisa H

Lisa H — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:30:58 +0000

Wow. Amazing. And now God’s children have the privilege of shining like stars on a dark world. So many still have not heard the Good News.

Thank you for this reminder of hope!

By: brooke

brooke — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:22:04 +0000

Waiting. So pregnant with hope. I think that’s how we are to wait … in hope. The Israelites were supposed to wait hopefully for their Savior. The Advent. They nearly all waited their lifetime for the fulfillment.

And we honor that wait and we have our very own wait. This world is not our home or resting place. We wait not for a new dishwasher, or a better job, or for the children to turn out well, … even though those things matter to God (whether or not he fulfills them in the way we want). We wait for his return or until he calls us home.

Thanks for making me think more about that today.

By: Peter P

Peter P — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:29:26 +0000

I wrote about the waiting last week….

but you did a MUCH better job of it than me!

Awesome post!

By: Vicky

Vicky — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:21:15 +0000

Thank you.

This has been a year of “waiting” for me. God has taught me so much, and yet as I hit the one year mark, I find myself restless and ready to be done with the waiting. Suddenly one measly year doesn’t seem so long.

I linked to your post… hope you don’t mind.

By: E-Jayjo

E-Jayjo — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:13:00 +0000

I needed to hear this today. Thanks.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:41:41 +0000

I love how you start reading a post on a blog and you’re like: “hm, I wonder where they’re taking this” and then you get to the end of the post and you’re like: “sweet, I really like where they took that”.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:48:24 +0000

This post was perfect for me today – My baby girl is 2 days overdue with no end in sight…I know it’s a silly little thing, but I’ve been discouraged in the waiting – thank you for this reminder.