Easter

Easter time is fastly approaching. I got to thinking back on Easter's past. When I was younger the excitement of the Easter bunny was something I looked forward to. Also a new girly and pretty Sunday dress. Then you had the Easter egg hunts after church. With Easter, you know spring is here. Everything opens up new and green. All the insects awaken. So there's a lot to look forward to with easter.
Growing up, I wasn't just taught about the Easter bunny. My parents as well as my grandparents taught me, what easter truly was about. We were allowed the excitement of candy, hunting for eggs and the bunny but we were also taught that a man over 2,000 years ago died. Something I had a hard time understanding when I was younger, how a man who I never met and WAY before I had ever been thought of died and He died for me. And you. I could quote John 3:16 but one of my favorites verses is; "but he was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with His stripes we are healed."-Isaiah 53:5. To me that is such a profound verse. So is that whole chapter. I don't wanna be preachy.
So as easter fastly approaches what are your memories?

Oh the Impatience!

Patience. Is not something I'm all that great at. When I was younger. I remember hearing one of my parents speak on how patient I was. I didn't think I was. At all. When your little, sitting through church is hard. Waiting for Christmas is even harder. I've realized the older I get it doesn't get any easier to wait.  We all feel it everyday. Even in the little things. Impatience.

So I got to thinking (something I do a lot of) and thought about timing. Not just any timing but God's timing. Is waiting and timing the same? Why does God make others wait longer? Whether it be a job, marriage, or a baby. Does He make us wait out of anger? Or to teach us a lesson as He shakes His finger? No, I don't so. I do think it is out of love. Sometimes it's just our own stupidity with our own time in waiting. When we jump ahead. Because we are impatient.  Waiting isn't easy in itself. Waiting on God sometimes feels even harder. I know for my own self it is. These last few weeks, I've been learning to wait on God.


So my thought for you is; how are you waiting? Are you waiting or trying to wait on God?