The Waiting Game

My son decided to wake up around 2am last night. I went into his room and sat with him in the recliner. Despite my attempts to rock him back to sleep, he just stared at me…wide awake, giggling, and trying to get me to engage with him. As much as I wanted to smile and chat with him, I knew better. Doing so would just amp him up, and then he’d be awake for 2 more hours. So I did what any respectful parent would do, I avoided eye contact and pretended to be asleep…

Right now in my life, I feel like my son—all amped up and ready to go! I’m excited to see what God has planned for us in this next season. What’s the next big thing gonna be for us, God?! And, admittedly, I’m getting a little impatient waiting for Him to reveal this to us.

As I sat there while my son tried to “wake” me, I realized–I’m acting like my son. I’m all amped up and ready to go for the next big change, except maybe that’s not the season I’m in right now. Maybe God is telling me to chill out?

This is what we call “the waiting game.” It can be difficult to wait for God to answer prayers or move mountains for us. In the meantime, we can stop expecting or waiting for something “big” to happen and just enjoy all the “small” things happening everyday.

Even though it may feel like God is “pretending to be asleep,” maybe He’s just not telling you what’s about to come because He doesn’t want to distract you from what you’re SUPPOSED to be doing right NOW. Maybe that means chilling out, or taking this time to focus on your relationship with Him? He knows what’s coming for you, and He knows the perfect time to tell you (and it’s not at 2am).

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven[.]” Ecclesiastes 3:1