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Wait In Line! Your Time Is Coming!

 

    In the beginning of the semester, I can't even tell you how many times I ate at Chick-fil-A on campus. It was the best place to eat on campus in my opinion, and I believe a lot of other people thought the same thing considering the long Chick-fil-A lines. There's not one time where I went to the fast-food restaurant and the line wasn't long. It would take about 15 minutes for me to get to the screen to put in my order and another 10 minutes to receive it. On the other hand, standing in those long lines made me impatient, but I had realized something. As I move up in the line, more people would get in it. Where am I getting at with this? Even though the line was long, I was relieved of not being towards the end of it. I was grateful that I was in the spot that I was in, because I could've been at the end waiting longer to get my food. 
   
    My point is...wait in line because there's someone that wish they were in your spot. It is so easy for us to compare where we are in our lives to someone else, and think we have to have it all together or be at the top. The fact of the matter is that you are right where you need to
be. Everybody is not meant to be in the same position as you or be in the same place as you. You know why? Because you are built different, you are unique, and you have a divine purpose that God has given you to carry out whatever process you're going through. Think about it...have you ever had that "I really did this" moment and couldn't understand why it took others longer to accomplish or do what you did? It's because God designed you and built you to overcome or get through anything that come your way. Romans 12:6 speaks, "We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us" (NIV). There's always someone out there in the world who wish they were in your place, because they may not have what you have or can afford what you can afford. 

    Additionally, it's so common for people to think people are "ahead" of us or doubt our own place because someone is in a more developed position than us. Guess what? There's no such thing as being behind. There's no such thing in being too far ahead. Your path and position are made for you according to God's will. Maybe you aren't ready to be at that rich level yet; maybe you aren't ready to be someone's wife or husband yet; maybe you aren't ready for kids yet; and maybe you aren't ready for that prayer that you've been down on your
knees calling to God for. And it's okay! Everything happens at an appointed time and place. Your high place is wherever God is taking you. Your high place is His will for your life. Your high place is everything that God is preparing you for day by day. Don't rush it, embrace it! 
Don't feel as if you are not in the place that you may see everyone else around you in. It's good you are not them. It's good that you haven't accomplish that big dream yet, because the process of you getting yourself together and loving yourself enough to accept where you are is more important. You are yourself and the only person that's going to keep you from getting to where you want to be is you, if you allow so. 

Just remember that your time is coming! Wait in line, because it'll be your turn real soon!




Reflective Questions

  1.  How do you handle seasons of waiting in your life? Do you see them as setbacks or opportunities for growth?
  2. What lessons have you learned from moments when you had to wait for something you deeply desired?
  3. How can patience and faith work together to help you trust the timing of your journey?
  4.  Have you ever received something at the right time that, in hindsight, you weren’t ready for earlier? How did that change your perspective on waiting?
  5.  What steps can you take while you "wait in line" to prepare yourself for what’s coming next?

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