Waiting

“You need to have kids.”

The room was loud so at first I thought I misheard. She repeated it, this time drowning out the noise.

“You need to get married and have kids.”

It’s been spoken over me for decades.

Like a broken record - skipping the beautiful soundtrack of my life to get stuck on something no one can make sense of.

The faces have changed, but it’s always the same.

Said in passing. Without thought. Said as if it was something I forgot to do.

In one stroke, it sweeps over the entirety of who I am, minimizing the journey:

Christ-follower

Writer

Mentor

Friend

Cancer survivor

Entrepreneur

But God also speaks over us, if we let him, and his words go farther back.

Before opinions, before I was born, before the world.

His ways are complete.

Whole.

With nothing left unfinished or forgotten.

He doesn’t leave loose ends.

And if I’ve learned anything sifting through these decades of noise, it’s this:

More than anyone, God knows what He is doing. He sees what I can’t.

Peace overflows when I rest my full weight on that.

So far, it’s looked nothing like what I planned, but His ways are marked by precision, intention, and a thoughtfulness unique to who I am.

The weight of the world’s words can get heavy. If you have experienced this, too, you are not alone.

But waiting on Him - waiting with Him - is never wasted.

He isn’t finished yet, and it will be worth it to see what he intended all along.