Patience

Preparing in the Waiting

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“The Lord would speak with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend, then Moses would return to the camp. His assistant, the young man Joshua son of Nun, would not leave the inside of the tent.”

Exodus 33:11 CSB

I love the season of winter, which I know, is not exactly true for everyone. I love this season because it is a time to prepare for the warmer days to come. Both in the natural world, and in our own lives. We set ambitions and goals, waiting for the time to be right.

That’s the hard part; waiting for the time to be right.

We don’t know what the future holds, and often in our own desires we want to have the full plan laid out and know exactly what is coming. But this just isn’t possible.

We might not know what the future will bring, but each of us can prepare in the season of waiting by growing in the presence of the Lord.

God has designed each of us with purpose to do good works that reflect His heart, the timing might just not be what you thought it would. And that’s okay.

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The Long Journey is Worth the Wait

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This past week I went bicycling on the Virginia Creeper trail. It was a blast of a day trip. I woke up at six, carpooled with Danielle at seven, and then spent the day riding up to the trail. We arrived at a cute little bike shop and road up the winding path with an old bus driver who told us all about his grandchildren and great grandchildren. The drive took about a half hour, then we began our trek down. The weather had fooled us, so we were a bit colder, causing us to layer up and for me to use Danielle’s extra socks as gloves (Hey, I mean whatever works, right?). We road our bikes in the cold and stopped a few times to warm up our frigid toes. We survived on Fig Newton’s (the only restaurant on the path was closed) and luckily only had my chain pop off once. It was a long journey, which took us around three-ish hours as opposed to the half our ride up, but the journey was worth it. I think the same is true in our own lives. God gives us desires and passions in our hearts to do amazing things, but the journey can often seem to be never ending, but there is a purpose in our journey. The long journey is worth the wait because God shapes who we are in moments of wandering.

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