Patiently Waiting
I feel like I am living a dream. I started dating a wonderful, Godly, man. I stand amazed at God’s goodness and faithfulness to me.
He was working while I was waiting.
“Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.”
-Psalm 27:14 New Living Translation
That verse says to ‘wait patiently.’
Patience is not one of my strong suits.
If I can find a short cut around it, I will take that route. The shortcut mentality is the reason I jumped ahead of God and got into a relationship that was not a good fit for me. I ignored my body when it told me, through some stress induced migraines, that he was not a good guy. And this guy I am currently dating is the COMPLETE opposite. I can attest that waiting on God’s timing is worth it. He is working in our waiting seasons.
The next phrase in that verse says, ‘Be brave and courageous.’
God gives us comfort zones to pull us out of them. I met this Mr. Wonderful on a dating app. Sometimes God calls us to step out of our comfort zones and for me getting on a dating app was out of my comfort zone. In my mind, I would not find a good man on a dating app; I thought that all men were hiding something on a dating app. After a conversation with my aunt, I realized that a dating app is just another way to meet new people. I looked at my life and noticed that I am the prime candidate for one of those platforms; I do not drive, I go one of four places: my house, which is in the middle of the woods, church, a random coffee shop, and my petsitting jobs. So, with that in mind and much prayer, I decided to get on an app. I got on Facebook Dating for a specific reason; my old iPhone 12 would not download anymore apps. Or maybe that was God’s design. His timing is the best timing.
‘Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.’
Patience may not be one of my strongest qualities, but walking with God requires it. A college pastor of mine, once said,
“We serve a crockpot God in a microwave culture.”
With God things take time, but we want instant gratification. God takes His time, but it is so much better. I was on Facebook Dating for three months, before I swiped right on this wonderful man. I have some stories of that experience.
My singleness season was anything but easy. However, I endured it with patience and a lot of trust in God, and it led me to my boyfriend. This Mr. Wonderful treats me better than I have ever been treated.
All the friends that we have in common is just extra confirmation that God is in this love story. Mr. Wonderful and I could have met like fifteen years ago; we grew up in the same community, but God wanted us to meet right now.
God’s timing is the absolute best timing!
Now, to the single girl, struggling through her waiting. I see you. I was you.
Keep up hope that God has someone out there for you. As I watched my friends get boyfriends, I thought, ‘I am always going to be single. Everyone else has it so easy. When will it be my turn? Why does my life have to be so hard?’ I took my anger out on God; I thought He had made a mistake. Being a wife was one of the desires of my heart, that and to be a writer. I did not realize the little truth nugget that is hidden in Psalm 37:4,
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.”
When we take delight in the Lord, He will give us the desires of your heart. However, it may take a while. Delighting sometimes equals waiting until the time is right. I know how hard it is right now but just keep believing that God is working through your waiting. You may have to go hunting for your own Mr. Wonderful on Facebook Dating. If you believe God has someone out there for you, you may need to put the work in.
“Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works.”
-James 2:26 New Living Translation