May 27, 2003

• I concluded this morning that waiting is not so bad.  It's not so difficult when I know that if I wait, I will get the best.  If I rush it, I get a mess. 

  For example, waiting for the bus to arrive and getting across town in it is better and much more efficient than being impatient because the bus hasn't come yet and taking off in a run.  Running across town might make me feel in control, but it's pretty stupid when compared to the easy ride I could've had if I had just waited a little longer.

  Waiting for food to finish cooking is also highly recommended.  Cramming food down my throat after it's only been cooking for 5 minutes when it needs to cook for 30 minutes is pretty stupid.  I might be super-hungry and dying for food, but eating the raw stuff is nasty!  Not filling!  But if I wait til the proper time, the cooked food is delicious and satisfying. 

  In the same way, waiting for the man God has created for me comes highly recommended.  If I try to take off in a run, it'll result in so much more complications - sweatyness, exhaustion, mental planning and plotting that can cause me a headache... ick. -- when I could've just taken the easier and more comfortable ride if I would but wait.  Yes, I need to wait for God to initiate.  There's no need to think of ways to hint or prompt and escalate a relationship, because then I'd be hastening something that isn't ready to be disclosed.  Why would I want to take a huge raw and nasty bite into something bloody and uncooked?  Not only would it not be filling, it would make me sick!  But if I wait til the proper time, it's going to be delicious.  Waiting is good when God tells you to wait.

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