Love Letters

"Wait on me, My princess. My timing is always perfect. I know you're anxious about many things, and I see the passion for all the plans I have put in your heart. I know that you long to fly, and I see your enthusiasm. However, just as vinedresser nurtures the vine and waits patiently for the right moment to harvest the grapes, so am I working tirelessly to prepare you to bear much fruit. Don't run ahead of me or try to fly before My plans are complete. Your strength will fail you and your dreams will wither away. Trust Me that My dreams for you are greater than you can dream on your own. You will run farther and soar higher if you will patiently wait for the season of My blessing. Draw close to me now, and I promise that this season of waiting will bring the sweetest of rewards.
Love,
Your King and Lord of perfect timings"

This is from a book of devotionals and "love letters" that I bought today from the Christian bookstore. I felt like that letter in particular matched exactly how I've been feeling lately. It's hard to be patient when all I want to do is dive into my future and get on with the rest of my life already. I wish I could just jump ahead 5 years from now! Tonight I even found myself wishing I could jump ahead a year just to get away from one girl in particular that just really rubs me the wrong way. I'm praying that I will have the patience to deal with her conflicting personality and ultimately show God's love to her through my actions, despite the way I feel about her. Following God and what I know He wants me to do with my life or how He wants me to act can be so challenging sometimes.

Aside from going to the Christian bookstore today, I mostly just hung out with Chloe and Kaitlin and then went out to dinner tonight for my suitemate's birthday. We went out to sushi with all her friends then came back and everyone had cake. Today was mostly just a laid back sort of day... I didn't have a lot to do, and I wasn't very productive either, haha! But I'm just counting down the days until I leave for Trilogy on Friday! It will be so nice to get away!

But those who wait on the Lord will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. -Isaiah 40:31