From our sixth-floor window, we’ve been watching the progress of a railroad upgrade project. The replacement ties got dropped down in stacks along the tracks more than a month ago. When would they begin the process of replacing the old ties? How would that be accomplished?
For the last few weeks, these yellow railroad work vehicles paraded up and down the tracks. We’ve taken to calling them Minions, after the characters in The Despicable Me movies. Finally, today the Minions stopped and worked near our place. Each Minion had a specific job to do, sometimes with help from actual men, and the ties are now securely in place. I have a dozen videos to prove it. Yes, I do have a life, but some days my schedule is flexible.
Can you remember a waiting game you got to play in your book of life? Did Minions in the form of friends and family stand by to help and comfort in the painful process of anticipation? I remember a season when I just couldn’t wait for God to move the way I wished. Rather than seek my Minions’ help, I started the ball rolling myself, manipulating people in the process.
Soon after, I heard God’s still small voice speaking: “You got what you wanted.” Yes, I did. And it came with a very steep price tag that would impact the rest of my life. “Lord, I’m sorry. Please forgive me,” I quietly prayed. I’m forgiven.
Since then, I have become better at waiting instead of controlling outcomes. A favorite passage in the Bible says, “Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord.” (Psalm chapter 27, verse 14.) I am still learning that God has a plan, and I have a purpose in His plan. I daily seek to follow His leading and wait to move until I am sure I’ve heard from Him.
A Goldilocks Life 