“To everything, there is a season…” Ecclesiastes 3:1
I am in a season of waiting, and as seasons go, it is
not my favorite. Writers do lots of waiting, so you’d think I’d be used to it
by now. Waiting to hear back from critique partners. Waiting to hear back from
agents. Waiting to hear back from editors. Waiting for reviews, for launch, to
be paid…
A wise writer will work while she waits, but waiting
is still anguish.
This morning, I decided to have a bite to eat and then
read my Bible. So, I picked yogurt with M&M’s,
thinking it would be healthy enough. Two bites in, I realized the
yogurt had spoiled. So, I tossed it. A little while later, I grabbed an oatmeal
cream pie as a replacement. The first bite had a hair baked in it. *shudders* I
threw it away too. At this point, I gave up on breakfast and read a few
chapters.
I’d like to tell you that the chapters hit the spot
and soothed my waiting heart. Sometimes that happens. But what I read didn’t give
me much peace this morning.
Then, perfection. My husband walked in with a Bojangles
bag. Totally unexpected! The bag contained not just one biscuit for me, but two—in
case one wasn’t enough!
Isn’t that just like God? He knows our love languages
(one of mine is obviously Bojangles), and He meets us right where we are to remind
us that He’s taking care of us. And so today, because of those biscuits, I feel
more peace in the waiting—more peace in knowing that God has a great agent out
there for me. I can rest in His goodness and timing.
What are you waiting for today?
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