Waiting on the Wanting

I have always had to wait for the things that I want. It has been a great thing for me. Sometimes though, I think God wants me to have them sooner than the waiting period would be up, and He makes a way to give them to me early.

One time, I had been prayerfully looking for the best way to travel to South Africa. I thought, maybe I could volunteer, get work, or even move there. For almost 6 months I researched and hoped to find the best way to afford it. One day my longest life friend called me and asked me to go with her somewhere that required a stamp in my passport. I told her I could not because it was not in my budget. She paid my way for 16 days because it was so important to her. In return, I took all the photos (over 3000) and did whatever she asked me to do during the trip. It turned out to be one of the best times of my life, and I will never forget that God, through Mel, gave me something that would have taken me years to save up for.

Only this week a smaller but similar experience occurred. My birthday was on April 8. All I wanted was a new cell phone, but one with features that I could enjoy. Of course, they are too expensive and neither John nor I could justify the unnecessary expense. I accepted that we would need to wait several months, and I left it at that. 2 days later, I lost my cell phone. I had to replace it immediately because we were on the road and stuck in a hotel, so we I was able to do so that very day. In the end, I got the exact phone I wanted, but I did not pay anything close to the price we expected to pay. It had just dropped in price by half and came with a $50 rebate, and a free internet aircard worth $100 or more. My upgrade fees were waved because I had signed onto my internet account once. The next day, we received an unexpected bonus for 3x more than the cost of the phone. What would have cost us $600-800 only cost $150 to be billed at a later time, but the money is there when the bill comes.

These types of things happen to me all the time. I am certain it is because the Lord blesses those who wait.