Day 421: Still Waiting

Oh y'all. I should be in bed. That old clock is ticking away and just reminding me how precious time really is. Y'all I been waiting on something for a long time. All my life really. I have been waiting for the perfect life. Don't be coy. You been waiting for it too. You have your list too. Waiting to be skinny, waiting for my house to be spotless and my kids to be perfectly behaved. Waiting for my ship to come in. Waiting for the perfect job and the perfect man and the perfect me. I aint about to lie. I still want that stuff. But there is something way deeper here. Y'all, I been waiting for the wrong thing. I been reading and thinking about waiting. This year I really have felt like I am waiting to see how my life will unfold. In addition to all the regular waiting I have added waiting to see when I will ever be free of the wart (some of you know him by another name), waiting to see if my lawyer is actually going to do her job and defend me so I walk away with more than the shirt on my back, waiting to see if it is possible for me to buy this house that I love, waiting to see if I will be able to adopt the two babies that I have fallen head over heel in love with, waiting to see if said babies have serious medical diagnosis, waiting to see if I need a summer job, or another job all together. Waiting y'all. So I thought I would get out my old trusty Nave's Topical Bible that I five finger discounted from my loving Auntie (kidding y'all. I am pretty sure she knows I still have it) and see what it has to say about waiting. Well it tells of all the times in scripture that people waited. Psalms is full of waiting y'all. A couple of things struck me. It says things like they waited on him continually and with full confidence. With earnest desire y'all. Especially in adversity. With hope in his word. They waited for mercy and guidance and protection and the fulfillment of his word. Guidance and teaching . Y'all then I read this : Those who engage in it wait on him only, are heard, are blessed, experience his goodness, shall not be ashamed, shall renew their strength, shall inherit the earth, shall be saved, shall rejoice in salvation, shall receive glorious things prepared by God for them. Dang y'all that sounds like a pretty good deal. So maybe, just maybe, instead of waiting for a house to fall on the wart or waiting to win the lottery or waiting for the other shoe to always drop, I could wait on the Lord. Because he loves me. And he has good thoughts about me. Puts that whole "seek ye first the kingdom of God"stuff in perspective. After all where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord. So maybe if I am waiting for the fulfillment of his word I better get back to the study of his word. And, I am just spit balling here, if I am waiting for protection, guidance and mercy I ought to wait with full confidence and earnest desire. What are we waiting for y'all? Let's get started.