I’ve been so blessed and inspired to see a friend live her life “while in waiting.” She has traveled the world and ministered to many, even while working on a Divinity degree and serving in a leadership position in a large church here in the Memphis area. The simple message of her life, while it may not be simple to accomplish, from my view point is that her wait in one area near and dear to her is not the stall of her life but rather a full throttle ahead to the current things that God has called her to.

Today, this very minute, I’m in wait. The expected timing of what I’m waiting for couldn’t resemble any more closely a “wait period” I experienced just four years ago.  Same time of the year, same week of the month, same day expected to be my report day.  There has been an intense inclination to retreat, to silence my voice that has been an inspiration for so many, to put everything on hold while I wait.

The last few weeks have been like a roller coaster.  I’ve been down with abnormal test results, back up with good ones, down with overturned decisions about next steps in determining my current condition, up with the thought that we are making progress, down with the pain of medical procedures, up with the joy of getting through it and down again with lingered waiting.

This morning I woke up renewed. Nothing has changed. No answers yet, BUT the power of prayer to renew in the midst-While I Wait.  With the temptation to lose focus, I’m thankful for the reminder that my real wait is not in the doctor’s report-it’s in the Lord.  A life in Christ is a “wait” or “hope” in Him.  Every aspect of my journey, God has shown himself mightily.  Not by making everything painless or worry free.  But rather by comforting me with His presence to endure it all.   Isaiah 40:31, “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

So for now, I’ll be like my friend-while the “whats” we “wait” for are significantly different-I’m encouraged to not stall out, but rather move ahead in full throttle position to the current things God has called me to.  What about you-what will you do While You Wait?