As I sit and have my cup of coffee with Jesus, I was reflecting on the gift of WAITING.

Time is such an important and valuable part of our lives. We spend a lot of our time WAITING, waiting in traffic, waiting in line, waiting to hear from a friend, waiting to finish an exam; the list goes on and on. We cannot deny that WAITING is a part of that valuable time.

But WAITING is an art. We must learn to WAIT PATIENTLY, knowing that God’s plan is unfolding in perfect time. The Scriptures are full of people who waited patiently for God to reveal His plan. Abraham and Sarah waited to have a child they so longed for. Noah waited for the waters to recede. Paul waited in the prison cells. And we, too, are invited to wait for God’s perfect timing.

We may get restless or uncomfortable, but we need to deal with our frustrations by learning to practice the ART OF WAITING.

Today, I am going to practice the art of WAITING joyfully. I’m going to trust that God is working in each and every area of my life for HIS glory. Waiting doesn’t mean I can’t continue to live in HIS presence. It just means HE has a greater plan, and HE wants me to trust HIM!

Have a blessed day!

As I sit and have my cup of coffee with Jesus, I was thinking of a reflection I read that said, “God invites us to drop our burden on Him, and unlike the dry cleaning, you don’t have to pick it up again.”  Sometimes we need to laugh at ourselves.  We say we TRUST Jesus, we surrender our problems to HIM, and if we don’t see an immediate response, we pick those problems up again and we hold on to them tightly.

Surrendering is an ART that we all must practice.  It takes trust, it takes perseverance, and it takes love.  Sometimes I must surrender things ten to fifteen times a day because I keep wanting to take them back and turn them into worry.

So, today, unlike the dry cleaning, I’m not going to pick those problems up.  I’m going to let them go, because Jesus can handle it.  HE always has and always will. 

Have a blessed day…and don’t forget the dry cleaning!