If you have seen the recent Disney movie Tangled, you probably are familiar with the song that I chose as my title: When will my life begin. Lately I’ve been feeling a little like Rapunzel myself as I am in the “preparing for the World Race, transition” stage of life. In the movie Rapunzel is stuck inside her house doing the same things she has always done; laundry, sweeping the floor, cooking, puzzles and darts and baking, brushing her hair and wondering when her life will begin.
I’ve been struggling with being content where I am right now. I have this exciting journey ahead of me and plenty of work to do before I get there, but what about now? Winter is coming quickly and I’ve found myself complaining a lot about how much I hate the cold. My family has also noticed and told me to stop complaining so much. (Haha)
I am so excited about this new adventure, all the new people I’m going to meet, all the new things I’m going to see and experience. I want to go because I want to go deeper with God. I want to see and experience what He is doing in other parts of the world and I want to be a part of it.
But what about now? What about today? Why am I so discontent right now? How can I find joy in waiting? What does God want to show me right now that I am missing out on because I’m so focused on “when my life on the race beings”
God, thank you that your mercy is new every morning and our strength will rise as we wait on you Lord.
I am the queen of impatience and need your grace and love to remind me every day that your timing is perfect and your strength is made perfect in my weakness. I need you Father.
When will my life begin? My life began when you put a new heart in me. When I died to my old self and you made me new. When I was buried with Christ, the old has gone, the new has come. My life has already began and you are filling it with wonderful things now and tomorrow. Open my eyes to the things you are doing here and now, so that I might be prepared to see even more when I do go on the World Race.
