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"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

We live in a world that is driven by instant gratification. Receiving comments, likes and retweets have fueled this desire to have what we want, when we want it. Simply post something on one of many social media boards and you are guaranteed feedback in mere seconds. TV shows and movies are available at the push of a button, and why go buy a cd or a book when you can download one to your new technologically savvy device. Literally, the world is at our fingertips. This ease and convenience can cause some serious issues when we are faced with a dilemma that can't be solved through the speed of the internet.

I think it is safe to say that as a society we hate to wait. Nothing irritates us more than a Sunday morning driver during Wednesday afternoon traffic, or that one person who ordered dinner for ten in the drive-thru, or having to devote half a work day to getting our picture taken for our driver's license...we have people to see and places to be...enough with waiting! If only we could click our heels three times and be done with all the waiting. Generally, we all think we know what we need and when we need it. I don't think that could be further from the truth.

My life goal was to be married and have a family by the time I was 25...well, I'm six years behind on that one! As someone who loves to plan and set goals, this is one goal that I am thankful that I didn't reach. Yes, I am still a little impatient and want to eventually get there, but in God's timing, not my own. Two verses that God has recently revealed to me are:

• "Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" (Galatians 6:9) 
• "The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time" (Psalm 145:15) 

If you noticed, the words "proper time" are used in both verses.The proper time is HIS time, not mine or societies, but HIS!! Psalm 145 also mentions twice that He will satisfy (16) and fulfill (19) the desires of those who love and follow Him. God has this in the bag! All I need to do is pray and wait patiently for him (Psalm 37:7). I would absolutely hate to think where I would be and what kind of relationship I would be in if I had gotten married at 25. He has used these past years to draw me closer to Him and shape me into the person He intended me to be. My season of singleness isn't about waiting for prince charming, it is about growing in His word. My heart's desire to is to be with a godly man, a godly man deserves a godly woman.

I have faith and trust in Him, that my season will change and I will ushered into a new phase of my life when it is the right time. I know I will grow impatient, and that I have some hard lessons to learn but I will wait for Him because He faithful in His promises (Psalm 145:13).