Day 11 - Not Right Now

If you haven't read this post at Life Alice's Beautifully, you should stop what you're doing and read it. right. now. Rachael just  spoke what I've been feeling in this season of my life, and offered some great encouragement! I love what she says here:

We have mapped out our lives on a certain timeframe, so we come to the Word with our empty cup and bring to the table our anticipation of God to answer “on time”. We forget that 1,000 years is like one day with the Lord. We forget that His timing is perfect, beyond our comprehension, not limited to the moment-by-moment timeframe we live within this side of heaven.

Yet until we get our yes or no, we feel a lack of peace and we grow tired of waiting in patience. We forget to pray that if the answer is not right now, we will still rejoice and be obedient in His leading.

This is so true for me. If I'm honest, I've been asking God a lot of questions lately, and I feel like I've been getting hit with the "not right now" answers. It's frustrating! In my mind, now is the perfect time. Now would truly make me happy. But I have to remember that God knows infinitely more than me and He wants better for me than I want for myself. His plans are perfect, and my life will unfold way better wth Him penning out my story than if I were to do it. 

So here's to surrendering my plans and timetable for the umpteenth time today. Here's to the not right now.