ImpatienceAssassin

"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."
~ Psalm 27:14

Wow. I don't know about you, but I am a generally impatient person. I get really frustrated when things don't happen in my timing. So often I find myself trying to bend events to fit my plan--this rarely turns out well, but I do it anyway.

Have you ever heard someone say, "It's all in God's timing?" I have, and I'm sure you probably have too. It's a lot easier to say than it is to hear. It's very true, but it's become a cliché.

When I think about what the psalmist, David, had to go through in his life it makes my problems seem pretty inconsequential. He had to run for his life, King Saul did everything he could to have David killed. David knew that he was anointed to be King. He knew the Lord was with him. He knew that one day he would be king, and dying before that day was not in the plan. If it would have been me, I would have been saying, "Okay, Lord, I'm ready for this whole king thing to work out now." But David said to wait, be strong and take heart.

This verse was posted in a friends' hall, right next to their door. I've been in their room several times and never even noticed it. This week has been another hard one for me. While I've been worried about my classes, the big problem I've had is dealing with timing. I feel so ready to be out in the world working with America's youth. There are so many things in my life that I would just love to skip ahead to. It's not that I don't love my college experience, I'm just ready to start making a difference. When I saw this verse, it hit me. I need to wait. I need to be strong. I need to take heart. I need to wait on the Lord.

I urge you, when you feel like skipping ahead in your life, read this verse. Remember that the things happening to you now are building blocks to your character. Every step you take is taking you one step closer to the rest of your life. Be an ImpatienceAssassin. When  you start to get impatient about timing, wait on the Lord.