You Can Live the Dream: Trading Disappointment and Discontentment for Peace, Joy and Fulfillment by Nick Nilson & Joel Osteen

Author:Nick Nilson & Joel Osteen
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
ISBN: 9781546004660
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2023-08-08T00:00:00+00:00

It’s Worth the Wait

Most likely, you are doing your best to remain consistent in areas of your life because you have your sights set on something or someone. So what is it that you are waiting for? Who are you waiting for in this season of your life? Are you single, waiting for a husband or a wife? Have you turned in your job application and now you’re waiting for a call for employment? Are you holding on to your degree and waiting for direction? Are you waiting on a promise or a dream, a healing or business partner? The question isn’t if you’re waiting for something. The better question is, How are you waiting?

I was recently on a flight to Chicago, and as we descended and began our approach to the airport, all of a sudden I felt the plane slow and begin to turn. We went into a very slow circular pattern. This went on for about fifteen minutes, which felt like eternity. I didn’t know what was going on, and my anxiety slowly increased with every turn. Then the pilot came on the PA speaker and told us that we had arrived a little early, the runways were not clear for us to land yet, and we’d been in a holding pattern but would land shortly. He said to sit back and relax, because we still would be getting to our gate on time. I was so grateful to hear the update. Oftentimes in life, there are seasons when it seems we’re waiting in a holding pattern. We have a dream or we’re holding on to a promise. You can almost see it, but you’re not there yet. You want to arrive, but you’re waiting, and you may not always get to hear God’s voice giving you the reason for the wait. Here’s the thing. That plane I was on wasn’t lost or off track. There was nothing wrong with it. There were just things we didn’t see that weren’t in alignment yet. It was not our time yet.

What we didn’t realize in that moment on the plane was all the things the traffic controller had to consider, move around, and guide into place so we could arrive safely at our appropriate time. In our lives we see things not changing. Things aren’t happening as quickly as we hoped and it feels as though we’re going in circles. What we don’t see is all the other things and people that our purpose is attached to and impacted by that must first get into alignment. What am I saying? God is the author and finisher of our faith. He’s the controller. He has a plan, and every season that we are in is strategic. My challenge is for you to change your perspective of the season you are in now. There is deep purpose in the waiting. You may not feel anything changing. It may feel as though you are going in circles. But while you are waiting, God is working.

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