"Wait."

"Wait."
Oh how we hate to hear that word. And not just the three year old that really really really wants you to watch him spin in a circle until he falls down.

A two minute wait for a cheeseburger at our favorite fast food place? Preposterous! Although...it should probably scare us when the burger is on the tray before we've finished ordering....
and even when the "wait" is for our benefit....like because he knows he just took that pan out of the oven...but all I see is "ooh! cinnamon buns!" I'm going to burn my hand, my mouth and probably my chest as I spit out the lava hot bite....
Wait.
Because if I don't give in to instant gratification and wait a week those really cute shoes will be 40% off and I won't blow my budget.
Wait.
Because if I shut up and listen to God's timing I may not miss out on that blessing he has in store for me.
Wait.
Can't. Too anxious.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God Phil. 4:6
Wait.
But....I need it now.
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:19

Wait.
Ok...so maybe it's that I want it now...and maybe my heart is breaking a little bit and maybe I'm frustrated that my timing rarely matches God's....and maybe...just maybe....well...*sigh*

Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood since the earth was founded? He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,
and spreads them out like a tent to live in. He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff. “To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One. Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”? Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:21-31

Boy, God really does have an answer for everything doesn't he?