The Waiting Game

To be honest, I have the patience of a two year old. I hate sitting or standing for long peiods of time, waiting in line, car rides and especially waiting for Switchfoot's new album to come out (I've been waiting since the summer and I still have to wait til January but whatever). But what I hate most of all, is waiting for something that I want right at this very moment. Like cake. Yeah, I want some of that right now... And let's be honest, everyone is like that (hopefully we all like cake but aside from that),we want the next thing and the next thing to make us fulfilled and satisfied. Our world has everything we could ever imagine at our fingertips, but society tells us we must have what we desire and have it right now.  Not only the material things but the need for love, popularity, to be desired etc. We all want good things to happen in our lives, but too often we want it now and not any later. When it doesn't happen that way, we ask "When, God, when? When will I get the desires of my heart?" We all need to learn to trust God instead of focusing on the "when" question. If you're missing joy and peace, you're not trusting God. If your mind feels worn out all the time, you're not trusting God. And that is exactly what I have been doing personally. It's like all I am doing is waiting anxiously for things to be fixed, so I try to speed things up and end up making matters worse. I'm a sinner, which makes me unsuitable to choose my own fate and the way I want God to organize my life. I find myself driving around a lot thinking about how things would have played out if they had gone my way, particularly: "It would've worked out. We could've been so happy together. God, why did you take him away from me?" Sounds pretty selfish when you actually write it down, doesn't it? Sadly,we all think this way, even if it isn't, in this case, a craved relationship and need to be loved. Questioning God and His reasons for protecting us, is telling Him we don't trust Him. We are telling the God of the universe who died so we could live again, that He isn't enough. Whenever I get down and question God's timing, I think back to all of the times He has protected me and had planned something way better than what I had in mind. Satan is constantly attacking us with doubts that make us question God's power. He tries to pull us away from the truth and convince us we should have 
what we want and God is unjust and not enough. But He is MORE than enough. 


I was scrolling through tumblr and came across a quote by Elisabeth Elliot: “God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.” Isn't that worth waiting for? I'm not saying it is by any means easy. But God does promise us that it will be worth it. And trust me when I say that you are worth it. You deserve God's best. He redeemed us from the lies of Satan who tells us He is not worthy. Don't listen to the lies. Be patient in prayer and constantly ask God to help you stay patient. And if you're wondering why Gods best hasn't come yet, look at all of the blessings around you and thank Him for the present. It's His job to deal with the future. So, be patient. And being patient takes patience ;) You are worth it, God is worth it and ultimately, the waiting game will be worth it. 

-Bellamy