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Is it just me, or has waiting gotten harder as the expectations of instant gratification have become the norm?
We get annoyed when our Amazon Prime packages don’t arrive within 1-2 business days, when not long ago, we were thankful when things arrived within weeks. We love all our instant messaging, instant puddings, and instant answers, thanks to Google.
How can we practice waiting on God in this fast-paced world? I expect the only way is to slow down to a pace where we can hear his promises, trust his heart of love, and realize that his timelines are not arbitrary, even when we don’t understand them.
We are a generation
in a “hurry epidemic.”
We rush and scurry
from the moment we reluctantly
leave our dreams
on our pillows.
It’s us against the hands
of time, ticking
with the quickened
rhythm in our chest.
We’re late,
don’t be late,
it’s so late—
where did time go?
Running to catch up
driving too fast,
Scrambling after time lost.
Productivity
deadlines
target dates
exhaustion building
failure looming
we need a cure.
When did we lose
the art of slow?
Of sitting long,
breathing deep?
Of making moments
stretch, and laughter
linger?
Of watching for miracles
in expectation,
not bound by time
but fully present
to the now?
We must not be
too busy
to slow,
to still
and wait
for the holy.
It is most certain
that God’s time frames
and agendas,
appointments and
itineraries
are structured with a
framework that far
exceeds our
imagination
for He is never
slow
His timing is perfect
(how could it not be?)
even when we think
we have waited
too long.
The wait must have
a Godly purpose
to refine us and
grow us.
And so let us learn to
wait—
wait on Him
and watch.
And just maybe
to be still
as He asks of us.
Because miracles
of becoming
happen in the
waiting.
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Mary Folkerts is mom to four kids and wife to a farmer, living on the southern prairies of Alberta, where the skies are large and the sunsets stunning. She is a Proverbs 31 ministries COMPEL Writers Training member involved in church ministries and music. Mary’s blog aims to encourage and inspire women and advocate for those with Down Syndrome, as their youngest child introduced them to this extraordinary new world. For more inspiration, check out Joy in the Small Things https://maryfolkerts.com/ or connect on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maryfolkerts/
