Don't Rush It

❤Dreams don't happen with microwave quickness. 

Think about the very best meal you ever had. I'll just bet it didn't come out in less than five minutes. Someone took the time to make it, with love and passion and all the perfect ingredients. Just like our grandmothers and grandfathers have told us: anything worth having is going to take hard work and time. Unfortunately, that's where we lose some of our fellow dreamers. Many don't want to put in the work or the time it takes to get what they want. 

I recall being a child on the 4th of July.  Our family always gathered to eat together, and we usually had BBQ, grilled by my Daddy and Granddaddy.  I remember the delicious smells of the grill making their way to my nostrils, and I wondered if we would ever get to eat.  It seemed to take forever!  In the meantime, Daddy would occasionally have me running errands from the kitchen to the pit, and he'd let me sneak a preview bite once in awhile.  That seemed to make the wait time a little easier to bear.

Waiting on a dream is much like waiting on our favorite, most tantalizing meal.  Oh how tempting it is to complain or to go fill up on junk.  We may stomp our foot and sigh a heavy, frustrated sigh.  We may fill our time and effort with things that don't matter or even please our taste.  All the while our Father is showing us that if we add to the effort, if we contribute more to the task, we will be occupied in the making of the delicacies that we are anticipating.

Let's face it: chicken from the grill is delicious, but when chicken isn't done... YUCK!  Nobody wants it.  Just like a yummy meal from the grill can't be rushed, neither should we try to rush our dreams.  God's timing is perfect.  Our job is to work and wait.  He will finish what He starts in us giving us a satisfying and full life.

Remember, there's nothing wrong with being hungry if that hunger drives you to work hard for good things.  Here's to a satisfying, productive day dreamers! Grace to you as you work and wait.