I don’t think I ever met someone who likes waiting. But we do it our whole lives. As kids we wait for dinner. Wait for Christmas. Then we wait to drive. Wait to get married, have kids, land a dream job, buy the house, etc. etc. We wait for things that matter. So I don’t know why I’m surprised when I tell God I’m ready for something, or I want to move into something, and He mostly says, “Wait.” I hope I’m growing in this, to be patient and trust Him. But I would still like to move faster than God wants me to sometimes (okay, pretty much all the time). 

Last week I had this vision of a word He was giving me, and I got really excited and was like, “Yes, God, I’m ready for that!” To which very clearly He said, “Wait. You’re not ready because you haven’t learned that yet.” If He let me give a word to a bunch of people without really having learned it, it wouldn’t be real- it would be my theory. But someday, when I’ve really learned what He said to me, by living it, I’m going to look back and remember when He spoke and be able to encourage myself and others to wait on the Lord, because He accomplishes everything in His perfect timing. Wait on the Lord, because we have to learn through living so it’s more than theory. Wait on the Lord, because in the waiting we’re learning trust and submission as habits, so as the audience or the calling or the job or the whatever gets bigger, we stay grounded in Jesus, the Word of Truth. Wait on the Lord, because He’s protecting you from carrying too heavy a burden before you’re strong enough to shoulder it with Him.

So, don’t rush it. Trust the Lord and receive what He’s placed right in front of you in this season. Be faithful. And wait with me.