One of the things I really do not like when Terry and I are at the cabin is our internet service. We have upgraded, twice, over the past couple of years. The last time someone was here for our internet service, he walked into the living room after installing the new modem and router and proudly said, “Try it now. You’re going to be amazed at the super fast high speed internet.”
I opened my laptop and waited for the Google search screen to load.
It is not super fast, nor is it high speed. Terry and I laugh, constantly, how slow our internet actually is. It’s almost like the old dial-up speed. But back then, we were just all amazed to “surf the web.” I remember logging into AOL, then getting up to make a cup of coffee and coming back to my computer, sipping my coffee as that loud, familiar sound rang through, as I was suddenly taken to whatever awaited me at the tip of my fingertips. (Which, back then was mainly email and not a whole lot more). Y’all remember, don’t you? It was incredible.
Now we are spoiled with high speed. We expect to type something or click something and immediately have what we searched, open before our very eyes.
I had a very rude awakening to my heart the other morning when I was searching for some dresses online. I clicked on an image, then had to wait for it to load. As I quickly grew impatient because I was having to wait for the image of the dress to open, I realized how impatient I am with God’s plan for our lives.
I want God to be like, “super fast high speed internet.” I want to “type” my request and then instantly have an answer from Him.
Faith doesn’t work that way, though. Faith is a constant work in progress. Faith is a procedure. Faith takes time. God meets us in our slow-moving thoughts and waits with us as He prepares His way for us.
“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.” - Psalm 130:5 (NIV)
Terry and I are in a waiting period in our lives, and while we are so happy and in love with one another, we are not really in love with this period/phase of waiting. But we know God is using this time to strengthen and deepen our faith. We know Papa is leading us into the next chapter of His beautiful story. While we wish His answers would be revealed to us in a “super fast high speed” kind of way, I put my hope in His word.
We are all waiting on something. As we wait, let’s keep our hope in His word. We will find all of the answers for all of our questions between the pages of Genesis 1 and Revelation 22. And though it may not come quickly, His promises will always come.