Waiting

Wow! It has been a long day. I have been sitting in a waiting room, patiently ( I know you believe that) waiting for the arrival of Brantley Soong. At the time of this writing, she is still hanging out in the room (wait I mean womb), of one of my best friends Megan Soong. Megan and her husband Eric are having their first baby and I am pumped for them. I was able to see them through college, watch them grow as a couple, perform their wedding, and now be with them as they eagerly await their first child. It is indeed an exciting time!

But back to this waiting thing. If I ran the universe, baby deliveries would be scheduled. You would put in a request with the Doctor for a time that would work for everyone (you could pay extra for prime-time slots), the Doc would text God for an approval, and then He would work out the details. Right on queue the baby would show up, be run through the baby wash, and you would be home within two hours. Oh yeah and the little tyke would automatically be on a predetermined sleep schedule ordered by the parentals. Don’t you agree?

But if that happened I would not be able to learn the things I so desperately need to learn.

Things like…..

1. God is not on my timetable and His timing is perfect.

2. I need to be content in His provision.

3. Trying to move ahead of God does not work very well.

4. God has got it ALL!

5. I need to find joy in the waiting.

6. It is not about me!

So I wait…..and I learn. Hopefully I will be a little wiser because of this day in the waiting room!

I do know the outcome was worth the wait!

11:31pm Brantley arrives.