This Journey Called Waiting

Hi, G2W Fam!

I'm so excited that you all have joined me on this journey. This infamous journey of waiting on the promises of God to manifest themselves in our lives!

What promise of God are you waiting for?

W.A.I.T. -- this four letter word appears to be so simple, but yet it can be such a complicated, roller coaster filled process. It's definitely something that can be easily said but truly a test of your faith, patience, temperament, trust, and sometimes character.

Will you trust the process? Will you move ahead of GOD? Will you resort to your own understanding and just do what you want because the wait seems too hard, too long?

Or maybe you're like me and you've been waiting for yearsssssssss and I mean yearrrrsssss for God to come through on something, and your patience meter has run low. Like you're literally in the red zone and you're starting to have trouble even encouraging yourself to keep hold of God's promise.

What do you do when nothing makes sense anymore, not even the limited understanding you thought you had and now your patience meter is in the red zone!

I've literally been waiting on God to fulfill one promise for almost 12 years and my ability to patiently wait has tapped out. I was on E with no real way to recharge. I prayed, I knew God would deliver on his promise, but sis was just TIRED of waiting! But then I was presented with what appeared to be an opportunity to change my current circumstances. I wasn't looking for this opportunity, it just appeared and literally came to me. It had an appearance of godliness, it looked good, felt good, and man I just wanted it to finally be my moment, be my appointed due time. At one point, I was even afraid to pray and ask God what He thought about it because every time I've done that, he said "NO," and I just wasn't ready to hear yet another NO. But that's where I was wrong because God's no is definitely for our protection. And I clearly knew that but again I was just ready for "my moment."

In the midst of this encounter, I realized many things but one of the hardest realizations was that-- I, Shanik, was STILL not ready! Even if this was supposed to be "my moment," I still had more healing to do, more growing to do, more work to do! Not only that but I also delayed in seeking my heavenly Father's instructions and I wasn't entirely obedient when He gave the instructions. I realized that I was actually trying to move ahead of God and His perfect timing because I'm just so ready to finally have "my moment."

And in that moment, I had to repent. I had to repent for not going to God first like I knew I should have done, for not obeying Him when He did speak, and for not trusting that His "no," "not yet," or "wait" was only for my protection. And I also realized that I could no longer wait in my own strength. It was still on E . .. still in the red zone. I prayed and told God that I needed Him to help me to continue to wait. I needed His grace for this journey. I needed Him to give me the patience. I needed Him like never before so that I don't move ahead of Him and that His best for me, was worth the wait EVEN if it meant to wait a few more years for it (please not another decade tho Lord lol jk but frfr). But seriously, I had a better understanding of why the wait would be worth it. Not only that but why we can't wait on our own or in our own strength. We need God's grace to wait.

Is your patience meter in the red zone? Are you restless and tapped out? That's when it's time to lean in even closer to God. You've been running this race in your own strength, your own patience, your own limited understanding. That's why you can be on a high for a while, feel super motivated and then find yourself feeling impatient and tiptoeing on the border of doing it your own way. Lean in to God sis, lean in to God bro. It's literally the only way!

Heavenly Father, thank you for covering us even when we don't want to be covered. Thank you for your divine protection. Thank you that you're always there with open arms ready for us to return back to your shelter, your covering, your wing. Lord, we are on empty in every department but especially our patience and ability to wait on you and your timing. Lord, we throw up our hands in surrenderance and cling closer to you. We need you in every aspect and in every way. God give us the grace to wait on the promises that you have for us. Give us discernment to know when your hand is not on something that's presented to us. Give us a spirit of obedience to quickly obey your leading and guiding. We know you give only perfect and good gifts. We trust that it will be worth the wait. Thank you that you love us that much to give us the desires of our hearts and that one day we will see the manifestations of your promises. We love you and thank you in advance. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

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