The telephone rang and I rushed to answer it.
I’d been
waiting to hear some news about my husband’s job. He had recently
interviewed
for a higher position with his company.
When I picked up the phone, Michael’s words
were sweetness
to my soul. “I got the
promotion, Babe!”
I squealed for what seemed like a minute or
two. I sounded
just like the moms of American Idol contestants after their
children call them
to say they made it to the finals. It was long awaited news that made my heart leap.
Michael had returned to college in 2008 to get
a degree that
could be used in the medical diagnostics field after being laid
off from jobs
four different times. He had been in the IT (Information
Technology) field in
his past job history. But due to his lack of new certifications,
he hadn’t been
able to get rehired in that field. His dream was to use his IT
skills in the
medical field somehow.
His long time dream came true that day on
February 27, 2012.
I’ll never forget that day. It was also the day my ninety-six year
old
grandfather passed away. I know those two things were connected
somehow. I don’t
believe in coincidences anymore. God is too big and awesome for
things to
happen coincidentally.
I can’t begin to put into words what that
promotion meant to
us. We had waited for years and years and years to see God fulfill
this desire
and dream. This promotion pushed us closer to our other dream of adopting a child from Uganda. It was worth the wait. Waiting makes it so much
sweeter than it
does to get things instantaneously.
I remember when I was a little girl; there were
movies that
I had to wait a whole year to watch. We didn’t have DVDs or videos
to watch. So
every year, I was excited beyond measure to watch the Sound of
Music again or
to watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at Christmas time. It
didn’t matter
that I had to wait a whole year to see the shows and movies.
The waiting
made it blissful for me when the time arrived for me to see them
again.
Waiting can be hard. We can begin to have
doubts that good
things are coming. But as followers of Christ, we are promised
that all things
work together for “good” for those who love Him and are called
according to His
purposes (Romans 8:28).
There is an old phrase I remember hearing, “Good things come to those
who wait.” I
love that phrase, but I
would add a
few words to it. “Good
things come to
those who wait in faith.”
Are you waiting
for something that you know in your spirit
is coming? Are you getting weary in the waiting?
Jesus said,
“Everything
is possible for one who believes” (Mark 9:23). We can rest
in His words and
know that as we are waiting and believing, His good plans will
unfold.
It’s worth the wait. It’s worth it because when
you finally
receive your blessing, you will have so much joy that you will feel
as though you
may burst with glee.
Hang on and trust Jesus. Your time of blessing
is coming.
And so
after waiting
patiently, Abraham received what was promised. ~ Hebrews 6:15
NIV
Wait for
the Lord; be
strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. ~ Psalm 27:14 NIV
Yet those
who wait for
the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings
like eagles,
they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become
weary. ~ Isaiah
40:31 NASB
Live Abundantly!
Amy
