The waiting is the hardest part

In the words of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, "The waiting is the hardest part." So true.

Stephanie Voiland reflects on always being a bridesmaid and waiting for the right man in the July/August 2008 edition of Today's Christian Woman. In the article Voiland also writes about a friend, Tiffanie, who completed graduate school but could not find a job for months:

Throughout those agonizing months, God showed up in ways more profound than a job offer. She was looking for a way to support herself; God taught her a new level of dependence on him. She was desperately waiting for a potential employer's phone call; instead, God spoke into her soul's quiet places. She was searching for a genie-god to provide instantly for her needs; God blew her away by revealing he's much better and bigger than she'd ever dreamed.

It's a good reminder that God has his own timetable. Our job is to see where God is meeting us in the waiting journey.