"God's Will for Your Wait"

Maybe you feel as though you are in a time of "waiting" for the right person to marry or for a job offer or grad school decisions.  Here is a link to a great article by Paul Tripp on how we should view "waiting" in the Christian life.  He focuses on how those in ministry should "wait," but no matter what the "waiting" is for, this article will be helpful.  Here are two excerpts:

Usually our view of waiting is the doctor's office. We see it as a meaningless waste of time, like a man stuck in the reception area until he has nothing left to do but scan recipes in a two-year-old copy of Ladies' Home Journal.

Our waiting on God must not be understood this way. The sort of waiting to which we are called is not inactivity. It is very positive, purposeful, and spiritual. To be called to wait is to be called to the activity of remembering: remembering who I am and who God is. To be called to wait is to be called to the activity of worship: worshiping God for his presence, wisdom, power, love, and grace. To be called to wait is to be called to the activity of serving: looking for ways to lovingly assist and encourage others who are also being called to wait. To be called to wait is to be called to the activity of praying: confessing the struggles of my heart and seeking the grace of the God who has called me to wait. We must rethink waiting and remind ourselves that waiting is itself a call to action.

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So as you wait, tell yourself again and again: Waiting is not just about what I get at the end of the wait, but about who I become as I wait.