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The In-between: The waiting 

The waiting is the time in between conception and delivery. The waiting is the time of the unknown. How you embrace the waiting time really determines the outcome and how fast will your dream will come to life. Every dream, vision, and promise has a process we need to go through. To wait is to stay in a place until something or someone arrives, until it’s your turn, to hope something will happen soon. Dreaming is not limited to where you are and who you are. When you know that you’re the child of God then you can think and dream like God. It’s in the waiting where you are tested, endurance is built, character is shaped, faith is defined, loyalty is on the line, commitment is noticed and everything is neutral because nothing can help you but God. 

When a woman is pregnant the baby does not grow and come out overnight. It’s a 9 month process. In this period of waiting there are certain things the mother can and cannot do. Certain things she should and should not be exposed to. A certain diet she has to consume for the baby to be healthy. Just because the parents are getting impatient doesn’t mean they can advance the process. Patience is a very active factor in the waiting. 

Looking at David’s life, it took fifteen years for God’s prophecy to come alive in his life. [1 Samuel 16]. Abraham and Sarah waited twenty-five years for their promise to come to pass [Genesis 18:10]. Joseph waited thirteen years for his dream to come to pass [Genesis 37] 

The period of waiting holds a lot of significance. You don’t need others to believe your dream. You need to believe in your dream. If you know it’s a God dream that’s all that matters. In the waiting, don’t try to go ahead of God. Just follow God. With God you’ll know where you’re going and if you go ahead of him, you’ll just get lost. 

Don’t give up on your dream. Embrace the waiting. Follow his lead. 

THINK BIG DREAM BIG!

Questions:

Are you being mindful in your waiting? How convinced are you about your dream?