Chels For China

Well...I am struggling to wait patiently on the Lord..and the World Race. Although it has only been 4 1/2 days since I completed all of my application and turned in the application fee, I have begun obsessively checking my inbox for a reply. And lets be honest, this obsessive behaviour started on Wednesday. So I am back to the "God, you're not working fast enough" mindset. I am just at the point where I feel like my life is on pause...I am just waiting for God to hit play so I can dive into preparations for the WR. But this morning I am seeing things differently. I have put my life on pause...not God. God wants me to serve Him where I am, no matter what the outcome of my application, whether I am accepted to the WR or not, I need to "be about my Father's business" right here, right now. Waiting on the Lord doesn't mean I sit around watching Gilmore Girls, eating brownie batter, theorizing LOST plots and hoping to hear from God. He speaks through His word, and work done for Him, and through prayer and fasting and seeking His face. I am aware that this is much easier said than done, I do so enjoy the witty banter of the dynamic mother/daughter duo, but I realize that I'm not going to hear anything from God if I'm spending every waking moment doing other things...prayer can't be something I do quickly as I fall asleep at night, it is intimate time with the God of the universe. So I am striving to spend more time with Him and less time with the characters on my TV.