The Waiting Room

May 4th, 2022.

I think most people can relate to the waiting room experience. Well, no one wants to be there, but there's no choice but when there, you wait. You quietly wait. You wait without bothering anyone - without asking how much longer or how much more.

You pray for success and that you'll hear good news. It's a place of patience, a place of patience with yourself, your circumstances, and with God.

When we get to the waiting room (we all do), I hope we choose to trust God while we stay there. I hope we choose to remain patient with ourselves and God. After the waiting stops and we hear the good news, that's when the celebration begins.

The waiting room is a place of patience and prayer, anyone could be in the waiting room. It takes self control to endure. The waiting room is where we wait for our opportunity to present itself, but sometimes it doesn't come as quick as we like. The point is to be patient while we wait on God, who knows the best timing. We should be ready and willing to take that opportunity when it comes, because it will come.

You've arrived, the waiting room is now open.

You've arrived to a place of patience and prayer, anyone could be in the waiting room. It takes self control to endure.

Here are some tips on what you can do while you're waiting to be seen.

Take a moment to contemplate things that matter.

What makes you happy? What do you fear? What makes your heart smile?

When we encounter struggles and hardships, it's usually our emotions that tell us we're in trouble…and not the circumstances themselves.

The waiting room is an opportunity for us to recognise and identify what matters, and how we can appreciate life's little miracles.

I hope the waiting room encourages you to take a moment to reflect, before moving forward.

When you're in the waiting room, you've got one thing on your mind: getting through whatever ordeal is ahead of you as quickly and painlessly as possible. The waiting room is a place of patience and prayer.

So many people are currently in the waiting room, they have done all they can do, they have no control of the time, the moment or the outcome.

Many people have accepted the waiting room as part of their lives, they have accepted that their surroundings are not really theirs, they accept the fact that they have to wait and wait until called before they could leave.

Before we learn to love our present condition, we must learn to accept it.

When we come to a place where we accept the things we cannot change, then we will find peace.

Your own waiting room could be that:

• You are seeking admission

• Waiting on God for the fruit of the womb

• In a quest for a new job

• In need of financial breakthrough

• In search for knowledge

Or it could be something else entirely.

For someone who is in search of a job.

Okay, so you've submitted your application and you're waiting to hear back from the employer. Everyone's done this at some point in their lives. But what happens when you want to get up out of your seat and get a drink of water?

The answer is simple, willpower. It is the most important thing you need to get through a waiting process, whether it be waiting for a response from an employer or while standing in line at the post office. Here are some ways you can harness willpower.

First, know that there are varying degrees of willpower. You might have a high level of willpower some days and very little on others. Willpower depends on factors such as anxiety and stress levels, so try not to take too many things into account on these bad days.

Second, don't feel like you have to move as soon as the thought pops in your head. If you really want to move, and can convince yourself that it'll help pass the time, go ahead. If not, don't feel like moving makes you any weaker than if you sat still.

Third, if you can't hold out for very long at all, don't fret! Just try your best to hold out for as long as possible and always remember that nothing lasts forever (don't set yourself up for a big fall by thinking that something will never happen, though).