The Waiting Room

Nobody warns you that starting over has two parts. The leap, and then the long, quiet stretch after it where nothing looks like progress yet. In The Waiting Season, Layered With Purpose, I wrote about my own waiting stretch, a long-term goal of moving across the country. The drive from Seattle to Florida, unpacking and beginning a new life in a state where nobody knew my name. That post is really the anchor for everything else in this pillar.

What The Waiting Room is

The seasons in our life when we may feel stuck or delayed even after taking a big leap of faith, well before the fruit from the harvest has matured. Why do we run away from new beginnings? is about the fear that shows up right at the edge of some of the major decisions we wish to make, and almost don’t take the leap of faith. The waiting room also involves some of the low seasons that don’t announce themselves or offer any comfort outside of leaning on El Shaddai, where we are encouraged to grow closer in spirit. Funks don’t last always was written from inside one of those seasons for me, not looking back at it with the answers already sorted out.

Why faith is my foundation

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 (NIV)

Waiting, in scripture, isn’t passive. It’s active work, even when nothing visible seems to be happening. I have been reminded of this truth on one level or another throughout many seasons in my life, and especially during waiting seasons when it feels like my faith is being tested in ways I never expected or saw coming. It is through these seasons when I’ve been able to look back in hindsight and see exactly why certain aspects turned out to be the biggest blessings of my life. Ones I never would have fully honored as God’s blessings had I not been pruned, refined, and prepared to receive. God is always actively working behind the scenes in my life while continuing to develop my character; my testimonies are living proof.

If you’re in your own waiting room right now

Find the strength to lean on Jehovah Jireh, the provider of all things who knows what you need before even asking. Consider Abraham, Joseph, and Ruth, to name a few, who experienced their own waiting seasons. Study those chapters as a reference to the power in actively waiting with hope, patience, and faithfulness. Taking time for yourself to pause is always an opportunity to reconnect through this season.

Where this connects

Waiting has a way of surfacing moments in our life we may still need to observe within ourselves. The Weight you may still be carrying, your reflection in The Mirror that may be asking for more intimate time, and the ways you can lean into Agape like you’ve never done before, with a new lens to see through.

Keep reading in The Waiting Room

• The Waiting Season. Layered With Purpose. On the seasons where we are actively waiting while continuing to evolve into the best versions of ourselves.
• Why Do We Run Away From New Beginnings? On moving past fear and taking those giant leaps of faith.
• Funks Don’t Last Always. Greater Purpose Is On The Horizon. Written from inside a low season, which has not always been an easy thing for me to do.

Plus a quote from Dyana Marie along the way.

The waiting room is where you get to practice patience and remain steadfast in prayer while leaning on God’s promise, delivered in his perfect timing.