On Waiting.

There are many events and circumstances in life that we can't always control:

Someone dying
Losing a job
Natural disasters
Unreciprocated love
Other people's decisions

Those are just some things. Some. However, in the process of a lot these issues we buckle up and face in life, we find ourselves always doing the same thing: waiting. 

You are either waiting on someone or something.

And there you are. Waiting for that phone call. Waiting for that email. Waiting for the storm to end. Waiting for the pain to go away. Waiting for that person to stop walking down a self-destructive path. Waiting for the light to turn green. Waiting for the sun to come up. And so you wait.

Or someone is waiting on you.

And there they are. They wait for you to call. They wait for you to email. They wait on you to say yes. They wait on you to say no. They wait on you to show up. They wait on you to leave. And so they wait.

You wait. They wait.

We wait and we wade. We wait through it all and wade through the waters, saying "Lord, help us." And sometimes, that is all we can do. That is all we can know to do--call upon the One who controls it all.

There is no way around it and I do not think I will ever have some deep revelation about it other than, you learn to wait.

And in the moments of waiting, a new story comes into the picture that has you endlessly turning the pages for the next chapters. And before you knew it, your waiting is no longer. And one story closed as a new one has begun. So what now? Eh, put in the bookmark, take a deep breath and let's go outside.