The Bittersweet Paradox

Well, the bosses are in a meeting and that means it's time to post.

I came to the realization in the last several days that I am in a holding pattern with no foreseeable end. I don't like it. I want to get where I'm going.

Have you ever asked God what he is trying to teach you through a situation just so you can learn your lesson and be done with the situation? Sadly, it seems as though God doesn't work that way. His so-often-revered "timing" seems so endlessly slow to me sometimes. That's not to say it's not perfect. I know it is. But, I want everything to happen quickly. I suppose that's partly because of my personality, and partly because I'm an impatient carnal human.

The interesting thing about holding patterns is that they are never random. When a pilot announces entering a holding pattern to an airplane full of passengers anxious to get to their families or their meeting or their connection, it is never because he thinks it would be really fun to fly around in circles for a while. It is always because there is some other reason. Maybe there's a storm to avoid, or because the runways are overcrowded and you would run into another plane if you were to land. I must trust that this holding pattern in which I am suspended is for a greater reason. Only God knows what kind of disaster I could be avoiding, or what I need to understand before the next step, or the blessing which lies at the other end.