The Waiting

This week is all about the waiting.

Seasons of waiting can be so difficult. Through these last couple of months, it’s been one wait after another. Waiting for clarity. Waiting for answers. Waiting for healing. Waiting for things to change. Waiting for test results, waiting for surgery, then waiting again for the pathology report… and now waiting for recovery.

Even waiting to go to the bathroom (sorry, that might be TMI 😂).

Waiting, waiting, waiting. It’s hard. It’s not easy. But what a beautiful thing it is to rest in the Creator of the universe while you wait.

This time around, with the whole invader situation in my thyroid, God has been so timely.  I can’t wait to share everything He’s been showing me. I’ve seen so much of His goodness that all I can say is, “God, I see You.”

The peace I’ve felt this time has been indescribable.

Here’s the thing: it’s all about perspective in the waiting. When we look through Scripture, there are so many examples that remind us that waiting seasons are not wasted seasons.

• Elijah waited for rain when the sky was still dry.

• David waited years to be king, learning to worship and trust while hiding in caves.

• Naomi and Ruth waited for redemption and restoration after deep loss.

• Abraham waited for the promise—year after year—and still believed.

All of them teach us that waiting is necessary for growth. There’s something about the waiting that matures us, that shapes our faith, that helps us see God in ways we couldn’t if everything came easy.

I’m waiting to feel better again. I’m waiting to sing again. To speak clearly again. To go back to the things I used to do. But as I’m waiting, all I want is to lean in.

Not gonna lie, it’s been a battle between flesh and spirit. My spirit wants to grow, to seek, to come out of this process different. My flesh? It wants comfort. It wants to just stop and not do anything. But to grow, we have to surrender.

We have to lay down distractions. Because even in the waiting, it’s easy to get distracted—the noise, the discomfort, the “when,” and the “what if.”

Instead of walking in that crazy peace that makes no sense, we start to get anxious—and that’s not what God wants.

The Bible says,

“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in You.” — Isaiah 26:3

That’s it right there. Perfect peace in the waiting comes when we trust, and not just in anyone. BUT IN OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.

So if you’re in a waiting season, like me, remember: God hasn’t forgotten you. He’s working even when you can’t see it. And when you finally look back, you’ll say, “It was worth the wait.”

Waiting may be hard but is holy ground for spiritual growth.

With Love,

Aurey Rodriguez