Life, personality, gifts, love, people, expression, energy, tears, pain, joy and truth.  Rebirth, transformation, faith, understanding, courage, overflowing joy, trials, mercies, a chance to lead others to the same, knowledge and peace that surpass the boundaries of this world and my original construct.  Friends, who do me justice and harm, so that I might be increased and sharpened.  Wealth, so that I may learn its righteous and selfish usage.  Freedom from thinking and acting like God.  The joy of being and serving something greater than my own ideas.  Time to test my mettle and see how my perception matches my reality.  Relationship with a God I don’t deserve who gave everything so that we all might experience that intimacy.

I have failed, he perfected.  I am finite, He made the river of eternity.  I want and wish and willfully struggle, He gives what is right, necessary and best for all concerned.  I anger, He quiets the stormy ocean.  I speak in emotion without understanding the consequence of my choices, He waits for the perfect moment to whisper edification or correction.  I take what I want and leave the rest, He uses all for the salvation of humanity so that we might see clearly His Glory.  I push, pry and bully, He offers an open hand of assistance.  I dream, He creates.  I punish, He forgives.  Please explain what evidence I should use that indicates I should be making any of these decisions.  I am thankful for what I have been given. For it is His way not my own and though I may not have the omniscience to see what is around the bend of waiting, patience and pain, I simply choose to embrace the faith He has given in perfect understanding that His destination is always better than my plan.

I wait on the Lord because that is my expression of trust and dependence upon Him to walk with me through the battles, storms and trials of this life I have been given.  Praise God in the name of Jesus Christ the King of all.