We are in that space between Christmas and the New Year. You know what I mean. A week of winding down and looking ahead at the same time. Dreaming big dreams for the year ahead. Coming to terms with the dreams that did not transpire.
The concept of waiting has come up several times in the last few weeks. In various areas of my life. I think God is trying to tell me something or to get my attention.
In a new book I am reading by Sue Monk Kid, When the Heart Waits, she quotes a monk she met on a spiritual retreat. When talking about waiting he said “You’re allowing your soul to grow up. If you can’t be still and wait, you can’t become what you were created to be.”
Living in an instant gratification society where I can push a button and have a book on my Kindle in seconds, waiting does not come easy. In the last few years I have lost the ability to sit and be in the presence of God, with my mind not whirling on ahead of what needs to happen next. But deep down my soul yearns for so much more. My soul longs to be still and wait on God.
I remember the sweet times I used to have and wonder how I let them go. I remember expecting God to do the miraculous in my life. I can still tell you stories of the crazy and often sweet ways He revealed himself to me. I had huge faith that all things were possible.
The great news is that God has not changed. He is waiting for me with open arms. He longs to reveal himself to me. My soul longs to grow up and be all that God created me for.
What about you? How is your soul? What would life look like to learn to wait on God?
