Waiting

In recent weeks, my times of personal Bible reading have been full of verses about waiting. Last week, it was the story where God tells Jehoshaphat to simply, "take up position and wait." Before that, it was the well known verse in Isaiah that says, "Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength." And at other times it has been Bible stories about various people who received promises from God, but had to wait quite a while for those words to be fulfilled.

So, if you come up to me at church this week and ask me what I'm doing these days, there's a good chance that my answer will be, "I'm waiting." As I already sensed earlier this year, it seems that God feels there's no rush to confirm the details of the next steps He has for me, but wants me to be able to enjoy and draw the most from this transition season of waiting. My friends' picture of the bow and arrow (see post from 14 September) has been a constant encouragement in this time of having pulled back from the old, but not yet launched forward into the new.

During this waiting season, it's been great to have time to type up new teachings and prepare slide presentations for them. I'm teaching at a number of different church services and women's meetings this month. Last Sunday, I also had the privilege of leading intercession (about children, youth and Halloween!) at a Sunday morning service, and next Sunday I'll be speaking at an evening service in Falkirk.

Waiting seasons are also great times to catch up with old friends, and this week I'm getting together for meals with friends from Glasgow, Paisley and Falkirk. Give me a call if you'd also like to get together for coffee sometime this month.