While I am in this 'relationship' with that word utilized quite loosely with a man I met online. We have not defined our status and we have not met in person yet. Often I wonder if I am being crazy for wanting to date and officially be the girlfriend of this individual. While I ponder and over think as many of us do, it tends to get me down. This will then justify a call to a friend of mine who is the endlessly and without fail the most romantic person I know. She is in love with love and I adore her spirit. Even in the worst of circumstances she has never given up on love.
I will call her Angela, to change her name in this post. Angela and I have known each other since high school. We got to know each other in college and became incredibly close friends. We share a passion for the show, 'Sex and the City'. During our conversations about this show we have discovered we hold some characteristics to the characters in the show. With this realization we have occasionally called each other by the names from the series, I am "Carrie" where she is a blend of "Charlotte" and "Miranda". Angela definitely holds the spirit of Charlotte when it comes to finding love.
During a recent conversation regarding this online dating situation I was feeling discouraged. I have not met him yet and don't have any idea of when I will meet him if I will at all. I told her I felt like I was putting the cart before the horse & I wasn't even sure if the horse was in the barn yet. In her bold and loving spirit she replied, "then get up there and wheel that cart around"
She is right. Sometimes we have to put in the effort and take the chance and not sit back and watch the world go by. We have to go into that barn, get the halter and lead rope, walk out to the pasture and catch the horse. Once it is caught we lead it back to the barn, brush it, groom it, pick out the hooves and then harness it up. Once it is ready to go, then we can go get that cart and wheel it around.
That is life. Once in a while we have to go get that horse and prepare it for the carriage ride. We cannot always sit idly by and wait for what is meant for us to come. We need to get busy preparing for what is waiting for us, what our hearts desire. If you believe in the Lord you know He has perfect timing. While we may wait impatiently and are willing to give up, He is working on our character and preparing us for what is to come.
Allow the time to pass to prepare the horse to pull the wagon. After all, even if you do wheel the cart around, if you haven't groomed the horse, picked his or her hooves, that isn't preparing it to be able to wear the harness or pull the cart comfortably. If you don't pick out the hooves, you could end up with a lame horse. If you don't thoroughly groom the horse, it can end up with sores from the harness rubbing. Once the horse is groomed then you can put on the harness making sure it is secured properly. If you don't harness it correctly it can cause your horse discomfort and it won't want to pull the cart. It is only after all that effort of preparation you can walk the horse to the cart, hook up and drive off to the sunset for what you have been waiting for in life.
Don't be afraid to let the good Lord above prepare you for what you have waiting. We are not the most patient individuals, trust me I am most certainly not always as patient as I need to be. However, if we believe and keep the faith, you will see God move mountains.
After all, nothing is impossible with the grace of God.
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