Today's guest blog comes from Mickey McCloud. A native Oklahoman and an "honorary" Texan, she graduated from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, TX with a degree in Interpersonal Communication. Now she spends her days helping put together simulcasts for LifeWay's Women's Events. Most importantly, though, she loves Jesus and loves girls. _________________________
Although I have only one speeding ticket under my name, I am not the best driver. My friends in college didn’t like to ride with me because they knew it meant we would most likely be late, miss our exit, or drive under the speed limit. I like to call my driving safe; they like to call it frustrating. I don’t typically experience road rage, but that’s probably because I am the source of it for most drivers!
However, one night last Spring I became a very upset driver. It all began one afternoon when it started to snow in downtown Nashville. Despite the advice of my coworkers, I decided I would stay at the office a little while longer and finish up some work (I’m a good little employee, right?).
By the time I left the office, the whole city had decided to brave the oncoming snow storm. As minutes turned to a half hour, and a half hour turned to an hour, I had only made it a mile. ONE MILE. I began to panic. I looked in every direction for a way to get out, but I couldn’t move. Every lane was lined with frustrated drivers, every intersection was blocked, and every highway ramp was jammed. Nashville truly was “landlocked.” People began to abandon their cars in the middle of the street and brave the snow to walk to restaurants. It took me 4 hours to drive 3.5 miles that night. I continued to hear stories all week about fellow co-workers who sat for five, six, or even seven hours waiting for their chance to go home.
I wish I could say that I waited patiently. I wish I could tell you that I sat in my car and danced to my favorite songs on the radio, but I didn’t. I was frustrated, angry, exhausted, and just down-right mad. What had I done to deserve this waiting?
That one experience is not much different in our lives, is it? Have you ever feel that you were landlocked? That you’ve been waiting for something for so long that you might run out of “gas”? If you’re like me, I’ve often thought, “Haven’t I waited long enough Lord? Isn’t it my turn yet?”
I have come to realize that every woman is waiting on something. Perhaps you are waiting for that job that will bring purpose to your days, a husband to share life with, a child to build a family, or a prodigal child to return home. While these seasons of waiting all manifest themselves differently in each of our lives, I would venture to say that we are all too familiar with what it feels like to wait longingly.
As I continue my journey with my 8th grade girls’ small group, I am finding that these young girls are waiting in their own seasons of desperation.
Their waiting often looks like this:
- Waiting to be accepted by their peers
- Waiting to be affirmed by their parents
- Waiting to be noticed by the opposite sex
- Waiting to find something they can succeed in (sports, school, music, anything!)
- Waiting for answers to life’s difficult questions (pain, tragedy, disappointment, etc)
- Waiting for someone to invest in them
And the list goes on. The realization that even these thirteen year old girls are experiencing such seasons of “waiting” is changing the way I look at my girls. It has helped me connect with them on a whole new level. I realized that I may be waiting for my Prince Charming and my dream job, but these girls are waiting to fit in at school or finally make the cheerleading squad. While our season of waiting looks different, the emotion carries the same weight.
I am convinced that each girl is waiting on something. I challenge you to identify each girl’s want. Once we identify the want in their wait, we’ll better understand how to teach them (and ourselves) about the God who holds the whole world in His hands.
What are your girls waiting for longingly? What are you waiting for? Does the want in your wait help you to better connect with your girls?
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