The Waiting Game

Ah yes, patience. we all seem to struggle with it one time or another.

waiting is never fun. waiting can be painful. it can be frustrating. it can be depressing. it can be annoying. but it also can be good.

i am a very patient person. but sometimes, it can test my strength, my will and my weakness. it has challenged me too many times that it seems tiring. but when i see the aftermath, i understand. the sacrifice it takes, the hurt you endure and the outcome that answers everything.

we are born stubborn. we are created to crave. we are design to want. we are built to desire.

we are set by the norm to want, to rush, to grab quickly and to hurry. when we want, we want it now. we want instant results. we want immediate answers.

we are never a master in the waiting game.

recently, i have my patience tested. wanting something so much can be devastating. i couldn't comprehend. questions fill my head. blaming myself and others. and where did it get me? right where i started from. because i still have to wait. answers will come, the moment will happen. but i have to wait. and before i could understand, i need to let go.

its how far your faith goes and how much you want it that you are willing to risk and let go.

and so.. i let go..

its never easy. waiting is not fun. you wrestle with your thoughts and your emotions. asking yourself, "when will it happen? when will i get there?"

do we get our answer? no we don't. because in our head, it only process what we want to hear.. not what we must hear.

you will get there and it will happen. but we must realize that waiting is our journey to finding the worth of our existence. sometimes, waiting is the answer.

two of my best friends are in a battle of the waiting game. their spirit is being washed down. their faith is almost at the edge of shakiness. here i am battling my own waiting game, and i say to them.. "have patience, it will come. Have faith. It will happen in His time."

its not just an advice or a relief from their distress. i say it, i mean it. because i am going through with it. its not just a word of wisdom for them, but for myself as well.

everybody succumbs to the waiting game.  may it be in career, relationship, family or health. it can be big or it can be small. we tend to be fragile when we want what we want. we should allow the universe to work its way to the conclusion of our fate.

yes its a cliche, but i am saying it anyways.. Everything happens for a reason.

what you do not get, means there is bigger reward.  what you do not get yet, means a better learning journey. and what you do get, means that your wait was worth it.

so don't look at the waiting game as an agony, but as a gift. a gift that opens your mind to possibilities and opens your heart to the wonders of life. 

for every minute that passes, leads us to the steps of a stronger will. every day that counts, leads us to the steps of wisdom. and every wait that we do, leads us to the steps of fulfillment.

patience.
everyone has it but not everyone use it.
waiting is never fun but it is sure worth it.




~A