Guest Post: A Lady in Waiting
Don't forget to enter our Valentine's Contest for the Unmarried! Entries must be received by tonight. We've added a bunch of new prizes so you won't want to miss this! In keeping with this theme, I'll be posting some guest posts this week specifically to encourage unmarried women and young women.
High school is over. You're either finished with college or you've chosen not to go. Now you're waiting. But what are you waiting for? Direction? A sign that you're on the right road? A map to lead you to your next destination? A husband? A job?
We're all familiar with waiting--it's something we begin to experience as small children. We know how it feels to wait impatiently, tapping our feet and letting out an occasional sigh as we watch the hands on the clock tick hours of our lives away. As we grow older we learn to sit patiently, meekly watching those same hands go 'round and 'round.
There is a time to wait (patiently), a time to hope and to expect, but instead of lulling ourselves to sleep with the rhythm of our rocking chairs, let's look at the phrase, "waiting on the Lord" a little differently than usual.
Imagine for a moment, that you have entered a restaurant. The hostess has led you to your seat and given you a menu, but you haven't yet seen your waitress. You peruse the menu, decide upon a meal, and wonder if the waitress will be along soon. She, instead of coming to wait on you, has settled herself into a cozy chair in the corner and decided she'll just wait for you to let her know what you'd like to order. If you want something, surely you'll come and let her know.
Now imagine that you've gone back to the same restaurant, and this time your waitress comes to your table as soon as you've been seated. She smiles and introduces herself, inquires how you are doing, and asks if she can get you anything. This waitress is learning how she can best serve you. By the time you leave, she will know a little bit about you. She will have served you and even given you a little bit of companionship.
So what does that have to do with waiting on the Lord? Everything!
When we come to the Lord's table and ask what we can do to serve Him, we gain a better understanding of His overall plan and the things that "taste good" to Him. As we offer Him our companionship, we learn who He is.
Historically, ladies-in-waiting were the queen's closest friends. It was their job to serve her and to be her companions. As daughters of God, we have the privilege of both serving our Lord and being His companions. As we wait on Him daily we can learn who He is and what His desires are. How much more efficient and personal than simply curling up in a comfy chair and waiting for Him to bring His order to us!
Instead of languishing as the minute hand makes its rounds across the face of the clock, add a little word to the end of your waiting, and wait on your heavenly King. He's waiting for you.
-by Rebekah Bentley, Originally published in A Lady in Waiting, Volume 1, Issue 1
Rebekah is a 23-year-old homeschool graduate currently "waiting on the Lord" at a children's home in India. When she's back in the States she enjoys dancing and teaching dance, writing, acting, and working part-time for the Home Educators Association of Virginia. Rebekah publishes A Lady in Waiting magazine, a print publication designed to encourage stay-at-home-daughters. You can reach her by e-mail at rebekah@aladyinwaiting.com.
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High school is over. You're either finished with college or you've chosen not to go. Now you're waiting. But what are you waiting for? Direction? A sign that you're on the right road? A map to lead you to your next destination? A husband? A job?We're all familiar with waiting--it's something we begin to experience as small children. We know how it feels to wait impatiently, tapping our feet and letting out an occasional sigh as we watch the hands on the clock tick hours of our lives away. As we grow older we learn to sit patiently, meekly watching those same hands go 'round and 'round.
There is a time to wait (patiently), a time to hope and to expect, but instead of lulling ourselves to sleep with the rhythm of our rocking chairs, let's look at the phrase, "waiting on the Lord" a little differently than usual.
Imagine for a moment, that you have entered a restaurant. The hostess has led you to your seat and given you a menu, but you haven't yet seen your waitress. You peruse the menu, decide upon a meal, and wonder if the waitress will be along soon. She, instead of coming to wait on you, has settled herself into a cozy chair in the corner and decided she'll just wait for you to let her know what you'd like to order. If you want something, surely you'll come and let her know.
Now imagine that you've gone back to the same restaurant, and this time your waitress comes to your table as soon as you've been seated. She smiles and introduces herself, inquires how you are doing, and asks if she can get you anything. This waitress is learning how she can best serve you. By the time you leave, she will know a little bit about you. She will have served you and even given you a little bit of companionship.
So what does that have to do with waiting on the Lord? Everything!
When we come to the Lord's table and ask what we can do to serve Him, we gain a better understanding of His overall plan and the things that "taste good" to Him. As we offer Him our companionship, we learn who He is.
Historically, ladies-in-waiting were the queen's closest friends. It was their job to serve her and to be her companions. As daughters of God, we have the privilege of both serving our Lord and being His companions. As we wait on Him daily we can learn who He is and what His desires are. How much more efficient and personal than simply curling up in a comfy chair and waiting for Him to bring His order to us!
Instead of languishing as the minute hand makes its rounds across the face of the clock, add a little word to the end of your waiting, and wait on your heavenly King. He's waiting for you.
-by Rebekah Bentley, Originally published in A Lady in Waiting, Volume 1, Issue 1
Rebekah is a 23-year-old homeschool graduate currently "waiting on the Lord" at a children's home in India. When she's back in the States she enjoys dancing and teaching dance, writing, acting, and working part-time for the Home Educators Association of Virginia. Rebekah publishes A Lady in Waiting magazine, a print publication designed to encourage stay-at-home-daughters. You can reach her by e-mail at rebekah@aladyinwaiting.com.
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