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Waiting 5/23/2021

Well I am still in a waiting period. My procedure has been rescheduled for the second time. So I have another two weeks of waiting. I had joked with the woman handling my case that I could have given birth to a baby in the time I have been laid up, and off work.

For a person who is not patient this is frustrating. I am the type who wants to figure out the solution to the problem then get it done. Now my body has been in the care of others and I am not happy that the original doctor kept telling me the problem I was having with the swelling and discoloration in my arm was normal, to find out that it wasn’t and now I have these multiple procedures that need to be done. I would have liked these things to have been found out sooner and dealt with earlier. Unfortunately when others are in control of deciding what care you get things can go wrong and things can be delayed.

Yet through it all God has been with me. He has never left my side and He understands my frustration and He knows I don’t blame Him. Once upon a time I would have. I would have asked Him ‘What have I done wrong?’ or a long list of other things that would either blame myself or Him. Thankfully through life and a relationship with Jesus I have learned neither are true.

Waiting is not always pleasant and times are difficult. Life is not easy and even a bed of roses has it’s thorns, and needs to be fertilized. I plant seeds and there buried beneath the soil some grow and some don’t. They also don’t grow at the same time. Some you plant in fall to see bloom in the spring, and others just after winter to see them grow in the fall. They all have the waiting period. During our times of waiting we too grow and eventually bloom and produce fruit. I don’t know what will grow in me during through this time. I guess I just have to wait in see. Trust that God will see me through, and He will get me to the other side.

Numbers 9:8

Moses therefore said to them, “Wait, and I will listen to what the Lord will command concerning you.”

Call To Prayer / When The Answer Is Wait

Answers to our prayers do not always come immediately. Sometimes we have to wait. If you plant a seed, do you immediately see what you have planted? It can take a fruit tree 3 to 10 years to grow fruit. If you plant a garden, you don’t immediate see what you have planted. Before you even plant your seed you have to clear the soil and prepare it for planting. Then you put the seeds in the soil, and then you water, wait, remove any weeds. Eventually you will see the seeds sprout, and the sprouts will grow into plants.

I have seen the answer to prayers immediately for some, and I have seen prayers answered years later. There are prayers that seem to have gone unanswered. God’s timing is not the same as our timing, a thousand years to us could be a year or less to Him. So just because your prayer is not immediately answered, does not mean it is unanswered. You just have to wait.

Psalms 27:13-14   I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!

Psalms 37:34  Wait for the LORD and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.

Isaiah 40:31   but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.


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Waiting
Psalms 27:14 – Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalms 37:34 – Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it]..
Psalms 40:1 – (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Patience is not my best character traits. Waiting is not an easy thing for …me to do. I have been waiting for a job for over 4 months now, and have filled out over a 100 job applications which so far has only lead to 4 interviews, but still no job. I am still looking, applying, and hoping, believing God has a job for me. While I have been waiting God has been providing for my needs. Which I am thankful for. I cannot say that I have not been stressed or worried, because I have. Not having any income for any length of time is scary for me. I have been able to volunteer at the Library which has given me something productive to do, and being able to serve the community is a blessing in itself. Yet still no paycheck. To take my mind off of this being able to help in any way gives me a sense of purpose, and make the best of my time as I wait. Now
I look at the avocado plants I have grown and see a lesson in waiting. On average it has taken me 2 months of waiting to see a seed sprout, and 3 to 5 months after it has sprouted to plant. I have even gotten a grapefruit seed to sprout. Now it will be 2 to 3 years before these will produce any fruit. ( I am praying that I will have a job long before that, hoping this week is the week.)
I am learning that waiting is part of trusting in the Lord. I have given away a few avocado saplings and will probably not see if they grow to produce any fruit. I have a few that are at different stages of growth, but no matter what stage they are at I will still have to wait before I will see the fruit on these trees. So just because I do not see how God is working in my life right now, I must wait and trust, and believe. He will never fail me or you if we wait on Him.grapefruit sproutseed to sappling2seeds 3