WAIT QUIETLY, LET IT PASS

I enjoy a coloring app.  It is a time to breathe and step away from the reality of life.  And, yes, we all need to do that once in a while.  This popped up and, since I like frogs, I colored it.  

Then I realized I need to apply this to my life. 

Wait quietly, let it pass.  This is my new motto.  Not easy … waiting is extremely hard.  It requires patience.  It requires trust.  It requires working during the waiting.  It requires faith that God is in charge.  It requires me to take a breath and follow God instead of trying to lead Him.  (Again, not easy.  We try to do it our way first and, when that fails, we ask God to direct our path.)

The quiet part is not easy either.  Quiet means I must listen.  Quiet requires me to realize others have the right to speak out too.  When I do speak up for my beliefs, my one voice can be shut down by the silence of others.  (Please think about this.  Have you stopped speaking out about an issue or stopped speaking up for a cause because no one clicks the like button/leaves a comment?  Have you put your beliefs in the “Sunday only, at church” column?  Do people know what you stand for?  Do you support others when they have the courage to speak up?)

This also reminds me that “this” will pass.  Life is full of “this” thing and “that” thing.  They are temporary and, even during the waiting, I know I am not alone.  I have a God who gives me the strength to get through and family and friends who support me.  (When life is rough.  When you are going through trials, do you feel alone?  Do you ask for support or do you hide your fears and your needs, so others will think you are strong?  Do you know that God gives you strength and is beside you?)

Now, do not read anything into this.  There is nothing new.  I am just thinking about life and realizing I am blessed. 

I'd better get to the working part.  A bed waits to be made, the laundry will not get in the washer by itself, and I do believe there are bills to pay. 

And, sometime this week, wait quietly, let it pass.  In the waiting, we often find the answer and the help we need to be strong.

Have a super fantastic week.