Waiting...in the arms of Jesus

Prayer is the discipline by which God gives us the ability to wait. To persevere. To dream again. And to trust. ~Angela Thomas

It's funny how I found this quote just after talking to a friend about how to handle things when God asks you to wait. It doesn't matter the circumstance, when God asks me to wait I am so ADD I either press forward with disregard, or sit around bitter toward God for ever asking me to have to do such a thing. But, lately it's been different. Not because I have become "Super Sasha" and am able to obey every command that God gives me, but it has become more easily bearable through prayer. By seeking Him and His purposes for my life, by talking to my Saviour about the things He has in store, I come to understand that His ways are far higher then I may ever comprehend, but His purposes are perfect.

Angela Thomas goes on to say that "Prayer is the means by which we continually place ourselves in the arms of God." Sure God may tell us to do things that may seem unbearable but it is in His arms where we find refuge and peace. It is a place where we can dream dreams that are far bigger then we could ever imagine for ourselves. In the arms of our Dad, we can stand firm on the fact that He will never leave us nor forsake us, and it is through those promises that we can understand that if He asks us to do the "impossible" it's because He's standing there beside us, holding our hands, walking us down the aisle of life. It's in Him where I know that I can trust and lean not on my own understanding....cuz He's got my back...

So....through prayer....and giving up the plans that I have for my life...waiting doesn't seem so bad and I can trust that it will be worth it in the end.