Hurry Up and Wait.

I am a deadline driven person; mostly this means that if I do not have a solid deadline ahead of me I won’t get anything done. Unfortunately, since many of my pursuits are self motivated, this means I have needed to become the one who sets the deadlines. I give myself imaginary dates to complete certain tasks by so I know I am staying on track with progress.

The issue I find myself running into is that my deadlines often do not account for the God of the Universe and His claim on my life. I can find myself frantic; trying to meet some predisposed date on a calendar, trying to finish the last touches, trying to prove to the world I CAN do it.

And then a voice intervenes. 

“Just wait.”

I get frustrated, I feel let down. I assume that if I do all the work, God will just show up and bless it. I often forget to ask if it is His work I am doing. Why would I expect Him to bless work which he did not require?

“Just wait.”

I wonder what I am doing wrong. I wonder just how long He expects me to wait. I question and nag. My heart seems broken at feeling like I have spent my whole life waiting.

“Just wait.”

³ I remain confident of this: 
   I will see the goodness of the LORD 
   in the land of the living. 
¹⁴ Wait for the LORD; 
   be strong and take heart 
   and wait for the LORD.

Psalm 27:13-14

“Just wait.”

So my novel is going to remain unpublished for now. I was preparing to publish it on Amazon through kindle and then Createspace; but God has asked me to wait. I will seek to be confident in the goodness of the Lord, I will take heart, and I will wait.

I would love to hear other’s stories on waiting for God’s timing.

Continuing the adventure,

Jess