Wait on the Lord

Psalm 5:3
Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.

It’s been about six weeks since we moved into our new place. After we got unpack and settled; we realized we were missing our friends. We were getting discouraged about not having met any people who we could call friends. I thought we could meet people at church or out that the park but as of yet we really have not been able to connect with anyone in either of those places. My husband and I know of one or two people out here but we haven’t been able to connect.

Part of me was just thinking the bulk of the friendships would be generated after school starts. Yet, as many times as I moved in my life, I know how scary it can be to start a new school in an unfamiliar area.

I started to pray about it. I asked God about developing some friendships before the kids go back to school. We live in a condominium complex that has an interesting layout. It’s mostly car friendly which is really not a good place for the kids to play without supervision.

My bedroom leads out to a balcony and there is a patio below also that leads to our backyard and out to the parking lot. I started going out on the balcony to read, write in my journal, and pray. I realized sitting out there that I could do my writing and still have a good line of sight while the kids play in the parking lot.

So we tried it. Once the sun went down, I went on the balcony and the girls went through the backyard out into the parking lot. I gave them boundaries as far as I could see from the balcony. That was as far as they could go.

The first night, they played out there alone and no kids came out. The second night, they played out there and no kids came out again. However, after the girls came inside, I was still on the balcony. Suddenly, I heard this lady say excuse me. I looked up and said yes ma’am. She asked me if my kids had been out there playing because her daughter was looking for the kids who were just out there.

I said yes, but they were going to get a bath. I told her I would check to see if they had made it to the bathroom and if not I would send them back out. I could have just sent the kids out to play with the girl, but I decided to go out and talk to the lady too. We stood out there and talked and the kids rode the scooters until it was so dark we couldn’t see each other.

We all came back in the house, feeling refresh and rejuvenated. We finally met someone we can call a friend. We can’t wait to see them again tonight.

There’s a lot more I can share about waiting on the Lord. When we want something, we want it right now. Sometimes, it’s not the best time to have it. I believe there was as reason we were not connecting with people out in those other areas we were looking. The friends God chose for us were right outside our backyard. No matter how long we wait on the Lord. If we truly wait expectantly, He will come through for us.

Prayer

Lord, it’s hard to wait on you. I want things in my own time and in my own way, and under my own circumstances. Help me to trust that your timing is better than mine in all things. Amen!