A flower late(?) in blooming...waiting

A flower late(?) in blooming....waiting

In October, over two months ago, a friend gave me an amaryllis bulb for my birthday...I also bought 6 to grow and give away at the same time...the six promptly popped out, grew, bloomed for thanksgiving, Christmas and are gone....  I gave them all away to various people ...but here sat the first, a green leaf tip poking out until January 1... Then poof,it grew and grew and now January 19th, almost three months later, it burst forth into beautiful blooms, all by itself,not part of the "group", to be enjoyed singly on its own....so was it "late" or just waiting to shine on its own or just on time??....

It reminds me of the Samaritan woman, who coming to the well alone, found Jesus alone...to find his glory and ran to tell others... To bloom, as it were....where she was planted...she was waiting as well...for the Saviour.....as were others...

Or waiting for the perfect time...waiting

I heard a quote a long time ago, that there are more "waits" in the
Bible than "goes".   Not sure if that is so,   But it is hard sometimes to wait...and wait ...and wait...many times alone...for that go signal .....

Expectantly...
Strong...
Taking heart...
In hope...
Still...
Patiently...

Knowing at sometime there will be an answer....in His timing....so that it is glorious, beautiful, honoring, glorifying, right....

Thank YOU, for the waiting....even when I don't want to wait...I want to go ahead....
You have a purpose for the wait that is so much better thank can even imagine...in the waiting....



Psalm 5:3
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.

Psalm 27:14
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

Psalm 33:20
We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.

Psalm 37:7a
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; ...

Psalm 38:15
Lord, I wait for you; you will answer, Lord my God.

Psalm 119:166
I wait for your salvation, Lord, and I follow your commands.

Psalm 130:5
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.

Psalm 130:6
I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.

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