Always Emily

Social media post written for Propel Women

Waiting is not easy. But – as someone who is very much in the middle of waiting – I know there are lessons to be learned in this space. It’s not a season to throw away or pull a DIY project on God.

This is for the women who are tired, who are ready to throw in the towel. These are my lessons learned in the waiting.

1. Their win is not your loss, Romans 12:15-18
Watching someone get what you’ve waited for is heart-wrenching. But others’ victories don’t take away from our own. While it hurts, we have two choices: sit in that hurt or view waiting as its own gain. When we wait, God leads us through a season where we need more reverence for Him than the end result. It requires us to sort our priorities. Do we serve the things we want or the Almighty God?

2. Lose your Pride, John 15:4
We love for people to know how hard we’ve worked and acknowledge how incredible we are.
But waiting teaches us humility. If we could have done it ourselves, it would already be done. Waiting takes the situation out of our hands and places it in the power of the Father. Waiting demands that we surrender—that we cannot make anything happen without God.

3. There is Purpose, Romans 8:28
God does not withhold gifts to tease or punish us. He is intentional with every detail, including timing. The waiting is not for nothing. It could be to strengthen you, to bring you closer to Him, to allow time for details that are falling into place, or something better is on the horizon.

Even if we can’t see it yet, God is good and wastes nothing. Don’t let wounded feelings stand between you and God. Lay them down at His feet and ask Him the purpose of this season.

The waiting season is difficult, but there can be so much beauty and intention in it. Don’t let your heart grow weary or take this time for granted. God is with you, wherever you are in your journey, Psalm 27:14.