I've made some new friends since I started blogging, and I've loved that about this adventure. And not only have I made friends, I've learned things from those friends. And today I wanted to share one of the things I learned from my friend Judy, who is so wise and teaches me so much in her emails!
It's been several weeks now, since she emailed me about one of my blog posts, which she said inspired her to add an entry to her Zechariah list.
This was a new idea to me, and I was so glad she went on to explain it. She said when she did her Advent readings, she thought about all those many months Zechariah sat in silence between the angel's visit and John's the Baptist's birth. She said the thought of all the ways God might have used that waiting time for good purposes.
The truth of it is, I had never given much thought to what happened in his heart in that time, though obviously much did. When John was born, Zechariah's written words showed his heart had transformed.
Judy told me that she has started a list of her own...in which she tries to take note of the ways God uses the waiting, silent times in her own life, to grow her.
It was such a convicting idea to me as I read about it. Truthfully, in one way or another, we're all almost always in a waiting time. The waiting may be big or small, important or insignificant, but we're always there in some form.
What do we do with that time? What do I do with that time?
How do I wait? (Besides not well?)
How do I wait when I'm desperate for circumstances to change?
How do I wait when I'm anticipating results?
How do I wait when I'm depending on someone else to be on the same page with me?
How do I wait when I'm facing unfairness?
How do I wait when I'm so excited I can't sit still?
Do I just wish away the time? Or do I sit with the Lord and let Him work in and through me in the waiting?
Judy has given me much food for thought. I told her if I ever blogged about it, I'd give her full credit. ;) But I'm so glad she shared it with me. This is an area where I know I need to grow. Maybe you need to grow here too?
2 comments:
What great thoughts to mull over.
I wonder if thinking about what I'm learning in the waiting would make it easier for me to wait? And yes, I've learned a lot from my blog friends as well. Thank you for being one of them.
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