Learning to "sit"

Nobody likes to wait....

I remember counting the days until Christmas or the agony of knowing that there were still 200 more days until the next birthday.

Hannah and I were talking about waiting this past week. There are a lot of her college details that are still up in the air. She's waiting. We're waiting. We finally couldn't stand it any longer and managed to write a little nervous e-mail. We were told to "not be nervous" and wait...

During the "waiting" conversation, I was also having a good time playing with our new 10 weeks-old puppy, Schnazzy. She is a bright little schnauzer who has become super-motivated by a handful of premium puppy chow. She loves to eat almost as much as I do. So....it was really simple to teach her to sit for a small sample. However, it was not as easy to teach her to wait. She can see the little kibble in my hand and it drives her nuts. She cannot stand the couple of seconds that she has to wait.

So, Hannah and I coined a new spiritual term: Learning to sit.

You know that the good and wonderful thing that God has for you is right around the corner. He has it in His hand. It is perfect in every way, including its timing. But, waiting is driving you nuts. Hang in there, God has a beautiful goal in mind.

James wrote in Chapter One,

² Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, ³ because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

⁴ Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be

mature and complete, not lacking anything.

God is working on your character, my character. His goal is our maturity, our arrival at spiritual adulthood. He is conforming us to the image of His Son.

Sooooo.....SIT!