Pure Inspiration Milestone

Good Monday Morning, Friend.

I am nervous and honored to be featured today as a Guest Blogger on “Triad Moms on Main” website, my first time as a Guest Blogger. Triad Moms on Main is the premier online resource for wives and moms for the Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Burlington, NC area and beyond.

I pray this blog encourages wives, moms AND husbands everywhere, from a single woman’s perspective, and helps us all focus on the true Reason for the Season. Please share the article and spread the love.

Also, today is the last day to qualify for one of two $25 Target Gift Cards for answering questions/comments on last week’s “Rushing the Sunrise” post. Winners will be announced tomorrow on Transformational Tuesday.

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Gratefully Yours,

Danya

Rushing the Sunrise, Post #6

I hurry. The world hurries, especially this time of the year. Do we want to wait on anything anymore? We instant message, sod grass, FedEx packages and can hardly wait for our computers to boot up.

I used to hate to wait. Waiting, though, is part of life; it’s Biblical. I read one statistic that the average person reluctantly waits more than three years of life before turning 70 years old. What are we doing during that time?

No matter what stage of life we are in, we are waiting on some dream, someone, some thing, or some day. It seems as if so much of my life has been waiting–on seasons to change; waiting on dreams; waiting on true, Godly love and marriage; gulp….even waiting for my wedding night before having sex (which certainly ain’t easy)!

For 12 years, it has been on my heart to write a book on waiting since I struggle with it so much. Perhaps by writing about it, we can discover together how to optimize it more and find true contentment.

Within the rough draft pages of my first book lie authentic stories on wading through my impatience; ideas on purity and other revelations; and hilarious, sometimes painful, mistakes I’ve made. Each chapter right now ends with “heavy wait” reflective questions, and “Light” wait answers of scripture as we seek and wait inwardly, outwardly, and upwardly. Let’s not rush the sunrise. Savor every moment. I know it will be worth the wait.

I need your help in crafting the book’s hottest content and its impact. Please forward this Post to as many friends as possible to comment on this blog post. By answering any or all of the following questions as a blog comment, I will give away two $25 Target Gift Cards this week to two random people who comment by Monday, December 16^th. Your comments may also be included in the book when it gets published.

Reflect:

1) What are you waiting for?

2) How do you deal with waiting?

3) Why does waiting bother you?

4) What has been worth the wait?

5) How have you/your faith grown from waiting?

6) Do you tend to rush the sunrise?

7) Any other advice or thoughts about waiting?

Renew:

“For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” –Habakkuk 2:3 (NIV 1984)
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.” –Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

Recharge:

In the Advent season, how will you savor the moments more as we wait for Christmas?