waiting

WAITING is one of God´s elements in His most awesome tasks.
It is also in this time that we "instant everything" generation suffer most AND usually destroy God´s most awesome tasks. Sorry, I once more generalize. I will speak for myself.
Waiting is something I do not know much about. And I am working hard in learning of it but I am still an amateur at it.
I try hard, just to wait for God to do His part.
My mom got an orchid for Christmas. It was blooming, then the flowers died. A stem was left there hanging, nice and long...it looked so ugly, "I shuould cut it" I thought. But mom got sick and we were too busy to think of the orchid. I am glad.
We didn´t cut the stem, and when I had time to think about it: it had new buds!!! Tiny, ever so tiny, but there they were...with the promise of new flowers on their way.
So now...I am waiting, and waiting, and waiting, and waiting for them to grow and open. Some days it seems that nothing is happening. It seems that there is no change at all.
It seems forever since I first saw them, and yet there are no flowers for my delight.
I talk to it, and water it, and feed it with special orchid food...but it is still taking its time.
Waiting is an element in God´s most awesome tasks.
There are no flowers yet, but there has been change the tiny buds are no longer small. They have grown! (to my surprise)
Waiting...why is it so hard?
"Bea Gasca,BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD" says God.
"O my soul, be still and wait on God" I tell my soul.
But I am not used to being still. (I´m sure my friends are smiling as they read this)...IT IS NOT FUNNY!!!! ....well, in a way it is, I myself smile as I see myself. Forever restless...even when half dead!!!
God does strange things. Imagine...He asked me to BE STILL!
WAIT.
When I arrived there was so much to do at home that waiting was easier. Now things are falling into place and there are less and less chores to do.
How slow are things? ....I am embroidering!!!
Slow, very slow.
BE STILL
The day ends with hope that tomorrow "THE DAY" for some other instruction comes-the following day. It doesn´t.
BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.
I feel better in some ways. Healing has been so strong in the past month. My soul senses the new tiny buds of strenght and wants to move on...
"O soul of mine, you must wait. The buds have to grow and bloom before we go anywhere! Be still soul of mine and rest in thy Lord!"
"Be still, be still, GOD IS DOING HIS PART."
"Be still, new flowers are on their way...
be still and know that God is God."

BE STILL