Pregnant with desire

I was reading Captivating today and there was a section that caught my attention. It said:

“The waiting does not diminish us. As a pregnant woman is enlarged in her waiting, so are our hearts. God does not always give us what we so desperately want, when we want it. He is after something much more valuable than our happiness. He is restoring & growing in us an eternal weight of glory.”

It got me thinking…

Much like a pregnancy, God puts a desire in us, He grows it while we wait. He calls us to be patient during time of growth. Then he births it when the time is right.

We always tend to push things along. I know I do that often! We think we are ready & want it NOW… and what could have been great in Gods timing, is now defected because we rushed it & pushed for OUR timing.

I like the definition of the word defected:

The lack of something necessary or desirable for completion or perfection

With any situation, if we wait patiently on His timing, it will be perfect. Before then there could be complications & incomplete growth.

Its time to come before Him, unguarded, undistracted & be fully present. Stop trying to be in control, open up, let your defense down & let God grow you during this time of waiting. He will do more than you could ever imagine, just seek Him & ask!

Be patient, persistent, but purposeful. 

The process is what we go through to receive the gift