Pray continually (I Thessalonians 5:17 NIV).
Have you ever watched people as you stand in
line at a convenience store or post office? Many people sigh with much impatience;
others are consumed by whatever intrigues them on their cell phones. Have you by any chance glanced at folks
while you wait at traffic lights? Some
are listening to music, another looking in the mirror, while others are checking
their email or text messages.
Waiting,
waiting, waiting… it is a bothersome part of life. An article I recently read,
“How Do You Spend Your Life” offers some interesting statistics. If you live to
the age of 60, the average person will spend 5 years waiting for such things as traffic lights to turn or
delays in lines at the bank or grocery store.* Now that is a lot of waiting!
A
friend sent me a text message this morning about something she read that
relates to our wait time. It is written by Ashley Kappel from the Daily Guidepost and says, “Remind me
Lord, that fifteen minutes in traffic, on hold or in any line is simply a
Guilt-Free excuse to spend time with YOU.”
At
the beginning of each year we consider New Year’s resolutions to make changes
in our lives such as: losing weight, eating better, exercising, watching less
television, etc. I realized that I have never considered making changes to the
time I am forced to waste while I wait. So
this year I am going to make a change in my “wait time,” by converting it to
prayer time. I believe that this small change in 2013 to my one month of wait time can make a monumental difference in my life.
I might not be thinner in 2014, but what
I once considered as annoying delays in my busy schedule will hopefully
transform to divine blessings instead.
Michele
* www.live-adventuously.com/how-do-you-spend-your-life
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