for those of you that are still waiting.

If I can be honest, I really am sitting here writing a blog post because I am trying to avoiding vacuuming my house.  However, I really did have something on my heart that I wanted to share.  Its about busyness.  This isn't going to be a post about what to do when you have a million things on your plate, and you can't seem to fit it all in.  There are plenty of wonderful resources to tap into if that is an area you are struggling in.  This is a post for the people like me that are the opposite of busy and are wondering what is wrong with them.  If you are human, you still have lots to do in a day - the house doesn't clean itself, the laundry doesn't just jump on in that washing machine, and you still have mouths to feed, even if it is just your own. This is for the people that see everyone on their instagram feed talking about their mile long to-do lists and the crazy amount of work they need to catch up on, and you are just praying that you will get a job because living on one income has been really tough.  This is for those of you that have had dreams of opening up your own business, but for one reason or another it just hasn't worked out for you.  This is for the person who thought you would go out and make a difference in your community or that great non-profit, but God hasn't opened any doors yet.  This post is for every one of you that feels like you aren't doing enough.

Right now, you are doing exactly what you should be doing.  Really.  If you have prayed for Him to show you your purpose but you still don't have any clear direction from him,  if you have said to God "Make me useful!" but you don't see any doors opening just yet, then you are right where He wants you for right now -  and you just need to be okay with that.  Sometimes we think that making a difference comes in the form of volunteering for a great organization, and instead He wants you to shovel your neighbors steps.  Sometimes we think that having our own business would be what brings glory to God ( and it can!) but right now He wants us to glorify Him as we instead wait patiently for Him to move.

Sister, if you aren't moving mountains or trailblazing a path through the wilderness - take heart! He can use the little things to bring about His kingdom too.  Use this time wisely!  Show up for your kids games and meet your friend for coffee.  Get your husband's shoes out from under the bed and put them in the closet where they belong without complaining that he should have done it in the first place.  Put a love note in your kid's lunchbox. Volunteer in your church's nursery. Go through your old clothes and take them to Goodwill.  These are all small things, but you have no idea what kind of impact they could make in the hands of God.

Let Him teach you His heart while you are in this season. Grow. Learn. Trust.  Take your fill of Him while the days are long and your impact seems small.  You have no idea what is around the next corner, and how He is using this time to prepare you for what is waiting for you just around the bend.