Waiting

At a sermon last week, our pastor talked about times when we are in the “waiting room of life.”  Being in this room myself right now, it was extremely relevant and a great reminder to me.  The main take-away was:

While we are waiting, God is working.

We’ve all had these times in life, some more than others. Times when you just don’t know what’s around the corner.  We sit in the waiting room wondering what doors will be opened, or maybe many doors are opened and we are trying to figure out the right door to walk through. 

Times like these can be really stressful.  As a “lover of control,” I haven’t always dealt with the unknown very well.  I try to plan, plan, plan and jump at every opportunity to avoid “the wait.” Instead, sometimes in life we need to be still and know that God is at work…even if we feel like nothing is happening. 

My mom and I were talking about this the other day.  I was expressing concern about so much being a question mark right now and being at a crossroad in life.  I feel like I have plan A, plan, B, plan C all mapped out.  We talked about different possibilities, but there was NO sense of urgency whatsoever.  I left the conversation feeling at peace.  Completely at peace.  We decided that I would take it as it comes, and cross bridges if and when they need to be crossed. 

I am incredibly grateful for the blessing of parents that have supported me 100% in EVERYTHING I’ve done.  Never once did they say, “you can’t do that”…even if what I was doing was a little “out there.”  Cake decorating class-sure.  Tap dancing-ok.  Study and teach abroad-go for it.  Triathlons-let's do it together (ok, only DAD said that, but MOM has been our number 1 cheerleader even buying balloons that said “GO KIM”).  

God is at work right NOW.  He is Always at work. Only He knows what tomorrow will bring.  It is not my job to know everything, it is my job to put my complete trust and confidence in Him.

My car/house key ring has a few key chains on it-all of which are special to me or mean something to me and serve as a reminder.  One of them says, “one day at a time” and that has really been my motto lately.  I try to live life one day at a time because I am not even promised another day on this earth.  I just need to focus on each moment at a time to love others and seek my Savior whole-heartedly.