Hi friends! We’re halfway through 2020🙌🏻 Today’s post is about something God has been showing me for about a month now. I’ve started writing this several times, but keep allowing the fear of judgment to persuade me to delete it. Something that I’ve learned over this quarantine is courage; so with that, here goes nothing! [also this is probably going to be long, so kudos to you if you make it all the way through] :)
The main theme God has presented in my life recently has been “looking for the good in the waiting”. On July 5th, I had to teach the Children’s Church lesson. It was on optimism and finding the good in every situation. That week those words replayed constantly through my head. Flash forward to the next Sunday, this guy I recently followed on Instagram, because of his love for Jesus, was doing a live. When I clicked on it, he was singing Newsboys’ “Your Love Never Fails”. You know, the song where the bridge proclaims how God makes all things work together for our good?? I was house sitting for some friends that week and had my Spotify playing as I was getting ready for work in the mornings. Every single time I would hit shuffle, immediately that song would come on—that song isn’t even on any of my playlists. That song just kept popping up everywhere that week. So then on Instagram, there must have been 10-15 posts either on people’s stories, feed, or just sponsored posts that talked about God’s divine plan and how everything works out for our good. It was like, “okay, God, I get it. I’m supposed to be trusting Your plan”. To keep the theme going, the sermons at church and lessons in Children’s Church have gone right along with it!
I’m at a time in my life where I’m in a season of waiting. I’m waiting to be in a relationship and start that time in my life. I’m waiting to get my degree and become a teacher. I’m waiting to make new friends. I’m waiting to see where life will take me next. To be completely honest, I feel like I’m in a whirlwind right now. Confusion and doubt are running rampant in my mind. Sometimes I wish God would just tell me even a sliver of the plan He has for me so I could gain some peace in this waiting period. However, I know it would be too overwhelming to see just all that He is preparing for me.
Even though I get so frustrated in this season, I know everything is working together for my good. I am having to learn to fully and completely trust God in all things. It is so incredibly hard to wholly surrender and have peace that everything will eventually work out. These past 5 weeks have been so confusingly heartbreaking, but so precious at the same time. I have felt God speak to me in ways I’ve never experienced. I’ve taken the time to actually sit in His presence and meditate on His word.
If you’re in a season of waiting, no matter what it is you’re waiting for, know you’re not alone, friend! I get it; it’s so hard to just walk blindly by faith, but I know it will be worth it eventually. I’m praying for you!
Lots of love,
Nat
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