What are you waiting for?

It's interesting to go online and search how long the average person will spend waiting over the course of his or her life. Some people will tell you more than 45 minutes per day. Some studies will tell you more than seven years are spent waiting. Whatever answer you find, the fact of the matter is that humans spend quite a lot of time throughout life waiting.

When it comes to stop lights and ordering food, there is no choice but to wait. But what about the rest of life? Why do we wait to get up and actually make a move toward what we know we are supposed to do? It's human nature to be impatient and desire immediate results in life. So why do we wait to grab hold of the important things in life?

There are many situations where waiting is necessary. For instance, I love thinking about the future. There are many times when I wish that I could just press the fast forward button and skip ahead a moment or two in time, but then God reminds me that he has me exactly where he wants me. He tells me to wait on his timing. Lamentations 3:26 says that it "is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord."

There are other times, however, when waiting is the excuse. It is easy to say I am waiting for the perfect timing, or I am waiting until I know that I am ready. But that is not waiting. That is allowing fear to hold me back from taking a leap and living life to the fullest. It's easy to dream and make plans, but when it comes to setting aside the drawing board and actually going out to live the dream, it sometimes seems easier to say that the timing isn't quite right yet.

It can be difficult to break away from your comfort zone and take a step in the direction of something new and exciting. But isn't that the point? Life isn't supposed to be easy. If it were easy, then we would never learn anything. You don't become smarter by sitting around all day.

So what is stopping you from going out and doing what you know you're supposed to be doing? What fear is holding you back from completing God's purpose for your life? We spend so much of our time on earth waiting. Do not wait any longer to take a chance and break free of your fear.