This morning Gabby made a mistake.
She accidentally locked me out of the house by locking the dead bolt.
I stood outside of our door with Gabe in my hand while Gabby and Micah were inside of the house.
I had no phone nor, keys.
I knocked on our neighbors door and, was able to get in contact with someone to help me get in to my home.
Those minutes standing outside of the door and, trying to get a three year old to unlock the door without panicking was so tough.
All I kept hearing on the other side of the door was Gabby saying "Mommy I can't open it."
As a parent we want to help change every situation.
We want to make our children's lives easier than ourselves.
I could not get this door open and, I had to wait for help.
It hurt me but, it changed me.
God calls us to wait.
He calls us to not only wait but, wait well.
I could have easily chalked it up and said "The devil is out to get me today!"
Truth is he isn't.
God was showing me that I can't control everything.
I can't make Gabe speak.
I can't stop certain behaviors that he has.
I can't raise these children according to God's will alone.
God, I can't do these things ... but, You can.
The gift is in the wait.
Waiting time is never wasted.
He is building strength to support the answer to the wait.
Lord, remind us of Your word.
Lord, remind us of Your love.
Lord, remind us of Your goodness.
Lord, remind us of Your faithfulness in these waiting seasons.
I owe it all.
We owe it all.
We come to know Him in the waiting.
Wait.
But, wait well.
P.S. Help showed up.
They had to climb through the window to get the door unlocked.
Just as they did, God is going to show up in your life as well.
He is always on time.
"The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him;"
Lamentations 3:25
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