i’m not in a hurry...so i can enjoy where i’m at

I love Saturdays.  It is the only day I don’t have to set the alarm clock.  I even take it as far as turning of the display on my clock.  I don't need to know what time it is until I feel like getting up.   This way I don't care if it is "too early" or "too late" but JUST THE RIGHT TIME.  I protect these mornings with full determination to not rush anywhere.


I love to sleep in.  I have ever since I was a teenager and I don’t think I ever grew out of it.  Having coffee and sitting in my pj’s might take hours to move on from.  I think my son doesn’t mind either because noon comes sometimes before he even gets up.  Why not? It’s Saturday! 

Sunday through Friday I have to be somewhere.  Sundays we go to church and this is the most important day to me.  We fellowship with church family, get fed the Word and worship together with other believers.  I also have something to give to the body.  If I’m absent, a part is missing.  That is important. 

Monday through Friday I take my son to school and then go to work.  Day in and day out the routine is the same.  Some days I just feel like a robot.  Don’t get me wrong.  I love being able to bring my son to school every morning and seeing him off each day.  I enjoy my work very much.  I wouldn’t pick any other job to pay the bills. 

Life is pretty predictable though, until Saturday.

Spiritually speaking we have different seasons.  I’m learning and trying to be in a state of “Saturday” wherever I am at or whatever I am going through. Why rush to the next season and miss out on the current one.  So many good things are happening right now and some things you just can’t learn any other way.

BY WAITING…….

I had an eventful morning this past week.  Winter is here in Michigan and that brings challenges.  My driveway requires four-wheel drive whenever there is a decent amount of snow covering it.  Due to the incline, it just doesn’t work with a regular car.  Well, because of an icy layer under many inches of snow I couldn’t get up it at all.  I was almost sideways (not upside down, just turned) two different times.  I called my Dad to the rescue and he came and plowed.  I was on my way after I WAITED for the situation to be resolved.  Then I was onto the highway entrance ramp and without even getting up to 15 mph I was in the ditch from the ice.  Call #2 to Dad within 15 minutes.  He must love me LOTS!  Bryce and I were fine.  My Jeep was fine.  But now I was WAITING for the tow truck.  Within 15 minutes I was having an exciting morning. 

My reaction was just simply sitting still and waiting until I could move forward.  I wasn’t upset.  I wasn’t in a hurry.  To be honest that day wasn’t predictable and I was kind of enjoying it.  When I was on my way, after many thanks to God for protecting us, I just starting smiling and began singing “This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.”  Really, what would any other response have gotten me?

While I’m in a season of waiting in certain areas of my life, I have purposely tried to enjoy just where I am.  It is a learning process and not every day I succeed.  We all are in multiple seasons at any given point in our lives.  We all experience waiting for something.  For some it might be for a new job opportunity, a big move, a spouse, a healing, to become parents, grandparents.  I could go on and on and on.  Don’t be inactive while WAITING.  There is something you may need to learn until the next step. 

How I have settled my heart and I am learning contentment is by simply knowing that my heavenly Daddy is working.  Just like my earthly Dad came to my rescue quickly at the right time, my heavenly Daddy is working.  He knows what is going on.  He knows JUST THE RIGHT TIME to bless me.  He knows JUST THE RIGHT TIME for inconveniences.  He knows JUST THE RIGHT TIME for lessons that can only be learned by waiting. 

The purpose of your waiting might be just so you KNOW that you KNOW that you KNOW……..you can trust your Daddy.  He’s working.