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Waiting

November 14, 2009 in Uncategorized with 14 Comments

Screen shot 2009 11 14 at 9.12.40 PM Waiting
Lately I’ve been having to wait on God a lot. And you know what… I might have to wait a while, but I always get my answer. Maybe not right away, but it comes just on time. I’ve always wanted to move to Colorado-it just took a while. It wasn’t the right timing until now. Then, we couldn’t find a place to live as soon as we got out here. I don’t know why we had to stay in hotels for a month, but it was right on time. Somehow, some way, it just worked out. I am reminded of this as I read Cameron Strang’s article in Relevant Magazine named "Waiting on God". Reading it reminded me that I’m no the only one going through stuff in my life that I need an answer on. I’ll admit it– sometimes I forget that there’s someone up there that actually cares about me. I forget about Him and think I can handle things on my own. I fail once again. It’s crap, I know. If I would just realize… So, the only answer we need now is when we should start having kids icon wink Waiting What’s something you need an answer on?

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  • Matt

    I'm in the same place you've been. i have realized I don't like waiting. I think I'm supposed to wait for a little while longer, I just know where I am isn't where I belong or want to be if that makes any sense at all.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/jackalopekid jackalopekid

    yeah, waiting is stupid so many times

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/dwfaust dwfaust

    Waiting is hard. Especially in this "instant society". Microwaves, instant foods/drinks. Technology has made an already impatient society even more so.

    It also takes discipline. It takes an attitude of submission – yielding to a situation that is our of our control.

    I believe God rewards our waiting on Him with blessings that we cannot imagine… or contain.

    But it's still hard.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/jackalopekid jackalopekid

    yeah I'm terrible at it

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/leegallison leegallison

    thank you. I hope you don't mind me jumping in here. I'm waiting too. After 20 years of running my own design company….I'm asking God what it is He wants me to do next.
    There are a lot of possibilities – all of which I could pursue to "problem solve" , but for some reason, waiting seems to be his answer. waiting is scarey. ya.

  • http://thoughtsaboutnothing.com Kyle Reed

    Great questions and thoughts here. I hate waiting. i am very impatient. I feel that people and stuff should move at my pace. I have a hard time even waiting five minutes for a response on email or twitter.
    But I have been without a job for 5 months and for some reason have been able to be very patient about where God is leading me. It is amazing what he teaches you in the quiet moments of your life.

    The answer that I am looking for from God:
    Is this mentor project going to take off or am I just wasting my time again?

  • http://www.twitter.com/paul_cawley Paul Cawley

    Simply a beautiful post Adam, I too often forget that “God is the strength of my heart and my portion FOREVER…”

    Keep writing and waiting… I love your thoughts on the your journey.
    Paul

  • http://www.ChristianHaiku.com Christian Haiku

    What God does in us
    While we wait… As important
    As what we wait for
    (haiku inspired by John Ortberg quote in "If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat")

  • jackalopekid

    definitely scary

  • jackalopekid

    I’ll be praying with/for u buddy.

  • jackalopekid

    Thanks so much

  • Heidi

    Waiting for my prodigal to come back home. Most excruciating and torturous wait ever….ever.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/jackalopekid jackalopekid

    wow. will be praying

  • http://twitter.com/sadlierka @sadlierka

    I don't like waiting at all. It's not an easy thing to do. Especially when the rest of your generation is living on their own, driving, paying bills, has jobs and so much more. I have epilepsy and I have seizures that are not easily seen. I phase out and become unresponsive for 30 secs – 1 min, and may repeat words. The drs say that in order to stop the seizures I need to have a type of brain surgery that will take out this scar that is starting the seizures. The big issue is I have no health insurance and no medications help control them. I've applied for medicaid / disability 3 times now and been denied because they say that I function normal and able to work like everyone else. I am currently appealling it and working with an advocacy comp. that knows the ins and outs of medicaid and SSI. I want to be like every 25 yr-old, living on my own, driving, (this may sound weird) but I want to pay bills. I want to pay off my student loan. I don't want to live with my mom. ____I'm grow more and more thankful for what I do have, but I still want the freedom. I still want to be seizure-free, if anything.

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