Waiting on the Lord

As I was thinking of a "catchy title" for this blog, thinking what I wanted to write about, a song came to mind. "Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord..."
Waiting on the Lord is no easy task. I feel like I've been waiting forever! For the right job. For direction for my future. For the guy God has for me. Waiting for that moment where God hits me where I'm at my breaking point, and I succumb to His mighty love and power. Maybe you're at that place too. A place where you feel numb to what God has for you, because you've been waiting so long, you feel as if it will never happen. But that's the funny thing about God. No matter how soon I hope something will happen; no matter if I give God a "due date;" His timing is always perfect. I mean, really, God CREATED time. He is outside of time and space, so don't you think His timing would be pretty spot on?
I would say I have pretty good timing. I've narrowly avoided getting hit in the face by a flying bag of M&M's (not going to name names, but YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!), caught the bus at just the right time, and even checked my phone just as I was getting a text. Being at the right place at the right time... But, is it really controlled by us? I mean, really? You can choose when you leave, where you go, and approximately when you'll get there. But is there such a thing as "the right place and time?" Well, let's see what we already know:

1) God is outside of time and space. He very well could control when I get somewhere, for that matter, IF I get somewhere. So that means, yes, He has a reason for rush hour...

2) God has a plan for me. God has a plan for YOU! God already knows what sentence I'm going to type next, then erase, then write again, then erase the part that doesn't make sense, then fix it, and finally settle on what it will say. He knows what I'm going to do tomorrow, who I'll talk to, and what I'll eat. If God is a perfect God, and He is, then His plans are perfect. He knows exactly how to implement them and when - whether or not it's on our time.

You see, when we put two and two together, or in this case one and two (please excuse the lame pun, but I felt as if it were necessary in this case), we can see that God has the perfect plan to come into play at the perfect time! Often times, I have a plan for me. Now, if this plan actually played out like I had hoped, it probably wouldn't have worked out, or that "something better" that happened instead would never have happened.
Romans 8:28 - "For we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose."
Knowing that, what can we take away? Well, let's see... God works for our benefit. He's on our side. We "have been called according to His purpose." He has a plan for us.
So, although waiting can be painful, and I mean PAINFUL, like "stepping on a Lego" painful, God DOES have a plan and He DOES know what He's doing. I've heard it this way... Each person has a faith muscle. When we're young, it's relatively strong. As we get older and form opinions, it gets weaker. We have to exercise our faith muscle daily so A) we don't injure it when we do use it, and B) so it can be strong so when it is time to have lots of faith, it seems easy.
How hard is it to have faith? It can be SUPER tough to have faith. Other times, it can be really easy. But no matter the difficulty it takes to trust God and His plan, at least know that it's the BEST plan for you, whether or not it's different than what you pictured.