The Waiting Game

Waiting isn't easy, is it? As many of you know, Julie and I are playing the waiting game right now. Julie's due date was yesterday and today we are still waiting for the arrival of this little one. This is our fourth child and yet things are going so differently than with the other three. Jacob was a few days late, Ansley and Kalyn were both early, but with all three when the contractions started, soon thereafter we had a new baby in our arms.

But this child is different. Julie had false labor on Saturday and Sunday night as well as Wednesday morning this past week, but none of that was anything in comparison to yesterday. Julie started having contractions about 4 a.m. and kept it up all day long. We went to the doctor in the morning and the doctor told us that we should be ready for the baby to come that day. Things continued to progress, then slow down, then progress again and we finally went to the hospital at about 7:30 last night. Of course after we got there, things not only slowed down again, but almost came to a stop and so we went back home to wait things out. And here we are today, continuing to play the waiting game.

It isn't easy to wait. We are, by nature, an impatient people. In this age of microwave popcorn, high-speed internet, and instant messaging, we want everything right now. So waiting is not something that we naturally do very well.

But while I was considering all this, I remembered some verses that I had read this past week. Let me share those with you. They are from Lamentations 3:22-24. "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, 'The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.'"

I am actually going to be preaching on these verses in a few weeks, as we continue our series on hiding God's Word in our hearts, so I won't go into the passage in depth right now. But I just wanted to share this powerful reminder that we are to wait on the Lord. We are so impatient, but we KNOW that His timing is best. I know it is not easy to wait. Believe me, I know! But the Lord is our portion. His timing is right and perfect. Let's wait on Him.

Please continue to pray for Julie and I as we continue to wait on the Lord during this time. And may the Lord also grant you the patience and trust and everything else you need to help you wait on Him in your own lives. Thanks and God bless!