The waiting room

Today I had the opportunity to attend church with my husband and father-in-law. The sermon was about how a lot of our life is spent in "the waiting room." 

He went on to mention that there are questions that need to be answered there, that can only be answered there. And it isn't until those questions are answered that God can give us the gifts and promises that he has in store for us (granted the promises and gift may not be we think they are going to be). So what are the questions you might ask:

1. Do I trust you, God? 
2. Are you, God, enough for me?

I don't know about you but there are moments when I'm sitting in church and the message is like an arrow right through my heart. And I have this moment of "okay" you are listening to me God and now I hear you. 

There are so many moments in my life where I am not patient and don't wait for Him, or for anyone. After church the three of us went out to breakfast. I looked around the table and thought to myself....if this is my waiting room, even here He blesses me. 

So I will wait, and try to be patient, and I will know that I will mess it up and lose my temper and wonder how much longer I have to wait. But as I pull up a chair in this waiting room and I try and stop and remember all of the many blessing that He has put in my life right now and keep the hope of what is to come.