Rainy days always, always get me thinking more than I should. Funnily enough, I should be working on my college work; clearly I'm not.
I like meditating on what I've been blessed with...and even the things I long to have. Dreams-yeah...I've got plenty of those. Needs and desires? Sure...I've got plenty of those too. But the most beautiful thing about the wait, is the journey. The journey is the hardest part. It's the place where you give the most, and where you understand the least. The questions and concerns about where you're at are endless, and seem to never get answered.
But then the day comes; the day that has been months (sometimes, years) in the making. It's a magnificent day indeed! It's one of those moments that you've labored over for so long. You're in awe, so you just stand there in a sort of shock that you're where you're at in that moment. Thankfulness is a given; of course.
.....I think we'd all agree that these glorious days are where we'd rather be; as few as they are. 'Journey' days are the more common. They are also the most despised by you and I.
How easy is it to give thanks when everything is going our way and when our dreams come true so quickly?
(I'll answer for you) ---- It's VERY easy!
BUT thankfulness is due no matter what is happening or not happening. There is always someone who is less fortunate than you or I. I've heard it said that perspective is essential...I couldn't agree more.
(Here's the point I'm trying to make!!!)
Don't you remember that dream/desire that was so dear to your heart, that you labored over for so long? Do you remember the tears/sweat that you poured out over it? Do you remember thinking "Is this ever going to happen?" Did you ever feel like giving up on what you thought looked impossible, and almost did? Then, do you remember the day when 'it' all FINALLY came to pass?! Do you remember the feelings you had?
(Ha! I'd like to call this "the step-by-step process of a dream coming to pass." It's the journey we've all been on, and will continue to go on as long as we are living.)
There's a saying that I think is correct MOST of the time. :) It says this: "Distance makes the heart grow fonder." Some things tell the truth over time...if you know what I mean. You can find out if something is real or temporary just by waiting. Sooner or later, time really will tell you.
Then there are those rare, 'you can count on one hand' moments when time has made your desire for that dream grow far more than you ever imagined. You've prayed, cried over, worked hard to protect, and waited on God the whole way through it....and years later, it's this very pure, real, 'built on a strong foundation' kind of dream. All that's left to do now is wait. Hard as it may be, that 'glorious' day will come.
There's a distance between where you are right now, and where you may want to be. There is a distance between what you have, and what you want to have (good, pure desires). When it is a 'good' distance (the kind that proves itself over time), it is a real beautiful thing.
I've seen it so many times in those closest to me. I've heard their deepest desires and been with them through the midnight 'break-downs' where questioning their own dream is louder than their faith in it. I've been there myself. I'm still there in one or more ways right now. But I can honestly say; this distance that I feel in between the here and the future, is making my heart grow fonder. It's quietly creating a deeper, stronger patience for the wait. Patience is real love...(for whatever you're waiting for)...and it's much deeper than 'what you want right now." The longer you wait - the more selfless you become.
The day you are walking in what you only once dreamed and toiled(emotionally) over, you're also ready for it. You've been preparing and praying for so long. Don't despise the wait...use it, and allow your heart to grow more fond of the future.
There were so many times, I wondered "Is this for real...what I desire/dream?" And time always told me the truth about it's future in my life.
Embrace the waiting....let your heart grow fonder of what you're praying for, dreaming of, longing for. And sooner or later, time will tell you the truth.
Lean on Jesus...you are loved by Him more than you know,
xx
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