Watching Paint Dry
You know what takes a long time?
Waiting for paint to dry on six chairs. I repainted my kitchen chairs this week because my daughter decided to peel off the old paint leaving a huge hole. So, with some extra paint I had, I went to work to cover it up and ended up painting all of them.
I'm no expert painter even though I have painted my fair share of things. I really dislike the process of painting. I love the finished product, but the process is very frustrating to me. I used to think of myself as a patient person, and maybe I am in certain areas, but when it comes to painting I have none. If anyone has ever painted anything before, you know that you can't just paint one coat on something. There is always two, three, or even four coats even with the best paint out there. Not to mention the primer that you have to put on before hand. Suffice it to say, painting takes patience.
As I was waiting for the paint to dry, I started thinking. Imagine that?! Me thinking, I tend to do that a lot. I started thinking about how I just wish I could put on coat after coat without waiting for the drying process in between. Man, that would be a lot easier. However, the finished product would look awful. It would be clumpy and uneven. It just wouldn't look good. But if I waited the recommended amount of time between coats and took my time making sure every inch is evenly covered, the project would turn out great!
Why can't we just wait patiently? Better yet, why can't we just be happy through the process of waiting? I'll tell you why because we think we know best. We think we need things right here and right now or we won't be able to survive. I keep saying we because I know I'm not the only impatient person out there. If we could just stop and realize that maybe through the waiting we might learn something. The waiting might give us a fresh perspective on something that we just have to have. I remember reading something about if you want to buy something, wait a month before you purchase it. If you still want it at the end of the that month, then you should get it but if you haven't thought twice about it, then it really wasn't that important to you in the first place.
I struggle with waiting. Waiting causes my brain to go through endless amounts of possibilities about the situation I am going through and it often leads me to places I don't want to go. I've tried really hard to stop the overthinking and just be still. My friend reminded me of this verse this week. Just be still and know. Possibly my all time favorite verse because of my anxious heart sometimes. We don't have to know it all, we don't have to understand it all, we just have to trust. Trust the Almighty and know that he is so much wiser and has such bigger plans for all of us than we realize. His plan is perfect and will always work out for good. This I believe with all my heart.
Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
With love,
Tori
Waiting for paint to dry on six chairs. I repainted my kitchen chairs this week because my daughter decided to peel off the old paint leaving a huge hole. So, with some extra paint I had, I went to work to cover it up and ended up painting all of them.
I'm no expert painter even though I have painted my fair share of things. I really dislike the process of painting. I love the finished product, but the process is very frustrating to me. I used to think of myself as a patient person, and maybe I am in certain areas, but when it comes to painting I have none. If anyone has ever painted anything before, you know that you can't just paint one coat on something. There is always two, three, or even four coats even with the best paint out there. Not to mention the primer that you have to put on before hand. Suffice it to say, painting takes patience.
As I was waiting for the paint to dry, I started thinking. Imagine that?! Me thinking, I tend to do that a lot. I started thinking about how I just wish I could put on coat after coat without waiting for the drying process in between. Man, that would be a lot easier. However, the finished product would look awful. It would be clumpy and uneven. It just wouldn't look good. But if I waited the recommended amount of time between coats and took my time making sure every inch is evenly covered, the project would turn out great!
Why can't we just wait patiently? Better yet, why can't we just be happy through the process of waiting? I'll tell you why because we think we know best. We think we need things right here and right now or we won't be able to survive. I keep saying we because I know I'm not the only impatient person out there. If we could just stop and realize that maybe through the waiting we might learn something. The waiting might give us a fresh perspective on something that we just have to have. I remember reading something about if you want to buy something, wait a month before you purchase it. If you still want it at the end of the that month, then you should get it but if you haven't thought twice about it, then it really wasn't that important to you in the first place.
I struggle with waiting. Waiting causes my brain to go through endless amounts of possibilities about the situation I am going through and it often leads me to places I don't want to go. I've tried really hard to stop the overthinking and just be still. My friend reminded me of this verse this week. Just be still and know. Possibly my all time favorite verse because of my anxious heart sometimes. We don't have to know it all, we don't have to understand it all, we just have to trust. Trust the Almighty and know that he is so much wiser and has such bigger plans for all of us than we realize. His plan is perfect and will always work out for good. This I believe with all my heart.
Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
With love,
Tori
I really love the part about how when we just patiently wait between each coat the end product will turn out better/as planned! How perfectly that makes sense in our own life! When we patiently wait between each milestone, each obstacle that life throws at us, or anything for that matter the end product will be so much better/as planned/as He planned! PS...I also have to use Just Be Still and Know often friend!!
ReplyDeleteHis plans will always be so much greater than my own if I will just let go of control and follow.
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