If only time could pass us by...

Sometimes it feels like the main thing we do in life is wait.
As kids we wait to grow up, in school we wait to graduate, as adults we wait to buy houses, start families, and have the career we think we want.
Waiting isn't a bad thing, and it definitely teaches us many good life lessons. There is a pitfall, however, that can come with obsessing over waiting. If all we think about is what is yet to come, then we are missing out on bright amazing parts of our lives. Abraham waited hopefully, in a good way:

"When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, ¹⁴ saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”^{[d] 15} And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised." --Hebrews 6:13-15

Here, God Himself swore that he would give Abraham children. Abraham had a hard time waiting, his wife Sarah certainly did too, but in the end the Word of God says that Abraham waited paitently. If waiting was easy, God wouldn't use it to refine us. There's nothing wrong in admitting that waiting for something good is one of the hardest things you will ever do. Abraham tried different ways to get an heir. Sarah laughed when she heard about bearing a child, but still, their faith and trust in God is a beautiful example to us all. Abraham didn't waste those years waiting for Isaac. He built up an inheritance for him.

Instead of focusing on waiting, I think we should be preparing ourselves to receive God's promises. This means delighting in our time now, while preparing for the future. After all, there will always be things worth waiting for, but the present is here today and gone tomorrow.