The Waiting Room

"He who began a good work will be faithful to complete it...You will complete it...I’m here in the waiting room, here in the waiting room, I’m here in the waiting room of unanswered prayer! Prayer, prayer, prayer’s all I’ve got here! Time, time, time seems to haunt me! Time, time, somehow it mocks me!...It’s just a matter of time! You and I both know that You are God and You could get me out of here! But I’m still stuck here in the waiting room of unanswered prayer!...You and I both know You hold the answer. You and I both know You could get me out of here with just one word...You don’t seem to be in the same hurry that I’m in, oh God.  Days are turning into weeks, the weeks are turning into months and the months are turning into years!  Oh my God, it’s been a decade and I’m still here, here in the waiting room, I’m still in the waiting room of unanswered prayer!!!...Patience has never been a virtue of mine. I’ve never really liked waiting and waiting is my profession here in the waiting room!  I’m still in the waiting room of unanswered prayer!!! But You make all things beautiful! You make all things beautiful! You make all things beautiful just in time! It’s just a matter of time, time, time!" - Misty Edwards 2/27/10

Listening to prayer room archives, I just stopped as Misty sang the above.  I feel like I've been in the "waiting room" for such a long time!  This was a great reminder that God's timing is perfect and I need to be patient in the waiting!!!  God's purpose in the waiting is to draw me closer to Him, for me to know Him more and become more like Him.  But if I focus on getting out of the waiting room instead of what God is doing here, I miss the point and become discontent!  I want to wait patiently and rest in His perfect timing instead of trying to figure it out on my own!  Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding!  In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will keep your paths straight!!!  Proverbs 3:5-6