I do
not like waiting. I hate
having to have
patience. I do not like
not
knowing. Call me a control
freak, but I
want to fix things and make situations better.
Unfortunately, there are lots of events that are out of my control.
What do you do in
those
situations?
If
you
have ever been to the circus, you have probably seen the trapeze
artists. A trapeze act is
made up of two performers: a
flyer and a catcher. When
the flyer is
in air, he or she has only one job and that is to wait. If the flyer panics, or
starts thrashing
around trying to catch the catcher, it is likely that things are
not going to
end well. However, if the
flyer remains calm
and peaceful, the catcher can reach out, grab their arms and swing
them back to
safety.
Often,
my
desire to fix things only makes them worse.
Being upset and agitated only adds to the problem. As much as I hate to admit
it, sometimes the
very best thing to do is to wait for the answer that you need.
The
apostle Paul, who was no stranger to trouble, said it this way,
“Rejoice in the
Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be
evident to
all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in
every
situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to
God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your
hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:4-9).
It
is
worth noting that waiting does not mean that we do nothing. We may not be able to change
what is
happening, but we can choose how we will go through it. We can decide what we will
focus on. Waiting gives us time to be
thankful for what we
have and to pray for what we want to see.
When we learn to do this, then he says that we will find
“the peace of
God, which transcends all understanding” and that peace is the key
that helps
us get through our struggles well.
It
is a
lesson that I hate, but one that I still need to learn.
When
things feel up in the air and out of control, be calm and trust.
God will always catch you!
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