How to Wait Meaningfully

Apr 24, 2011 by Elisa Choi

Waiting for a lover. Waiting for a friend. Waiting for a call. Waiting for a prayer request. I could not count how many times I have waited. Sometimes I could only just sit and wait for something to happen. Sometimes I hope that God will listen to me right now and answer my prayers.

How do you wait?

Waiting is a test of patience. You never know when it will end. The agony of waiting is that, oftentimes it brings pessimism in the mind. Time is slow while everything seems to be moving ahead. While waiting, our mind should be filled with beautiful distractions that can somehow speed the time and make the waiting moments as if to happen now. Suddenly, my mind is shrouded with ideas, with dreams to achieve, and things to try. I cannot wait to stand up and seize that time. I don’t want to wait any longer.

Waiting for inspiration = Nothing

A motivational website—that’s our (my beau and I) sole purpose of creating a website in the first place. However, I am being “ambitious” because I thought of why not create a personal website that caters to my arts? That idea was a good one. But that idea was so last year. In fact it did not happen. You know why? I simply do nothing while waiting for inspiration to come so that I can start with my work. That moment did not come because I was just waiting.

To wait = To Act

“Waiting for what?” That question hit me. We can’t wait for forever. It says rightly in the Gospel of Matthew 7:7, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” I realize that if I know how to wait, I should know how to act. Despite my fear, my urge to work on my website is fearless. I worked very hard on Harmony Thoughts to come alive. I thank God and the people (my brother, my beau, my friends, loved ones, and inspiration from artists) who have helped me in this journey of working on one of my most challenging dreams. I started on February 1 2011 and finished on April 23 2011. It is truly in our actions that we can experience what lies beyond.

True Meaning of Waiting

The beauty in waiting is letting go and letting God. We submit our worries and problems to Him who listens. We do our part by toiling the ground and bringing hay home. God sees our resolve and He will surely give us what we deserve.

Happy Easter Sunday everyone! God bless us all!

Tags: beautiful distractions, harmony thoughts, How to be patient, How to Wait, letting go and letting God, Matthew 7:7, waiting for inspiration is nothing

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dan April 24, 2011 at 6:45 pm

Great website lis. Look forward to more posts
Very true words today.

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- Elisa Choi April 24, 2011 at 7:27 pm
  
  Thank you so much Dan for your wonderful comment and appreciation.
  
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Jonats April 24, 2011 at 7:36 pm

Right. Inspiration relives your goal. God strengthens your resolve. But the result will be always your own.
Congratulations on your first post! May there be many more posts in art, photography, and inspiration to come.

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- Elisa Choi April 24, 2011 at 8:04 pm
  
  Thank you so much jonats! I surely will.
  
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Aaron April 24, 2011 at 8:15 pm

A great site! May the good Lord bless u and keep u.

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- Elisa Choi April 24, 2011 at 9:29 pm
  
  Thank you very much Aaron! That means a lot to me:) God bless you and your family!
  
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hansel April 27, 2011 at 2:54 am

Inspirational indeed! Keep it up! looking forward for more posts! yey!!

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- Elisa Choi May 1, 2011 at 11:50 am
  
  Thank you Hansel.
  
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Felecia April 27, 2011 at 10:04 am

It is a beautiful website Lis! I will be checking back regularly. Thank you for sharing it with us. Love what you wrote about meaningful waiting.

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Roger April 28, 2011 at 11:14 am

great site Lis, look forward to seeing more
Bless you

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Felecia April 29, 2011 at 11:33 am

Wonderful website Lis. Love this post about meaningful waiting. Sometimes when waiting, we need to just start.
I look forward to more harmony thoughts.
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- Elisa Choi May 1, 2011 at 11:51 am
  
  Feby, thanks so much for your appreciation. Waiting is hard when we just sit and wait and yes.. definitely starting is the first gear towards something meaningful. Thanks a lot for the motivation.
  
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roger April 29, 2011 at 11:04 pm

Fantastic Lis
A beautiful first entry, I love it

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- Elisa Choi May 1, 2011 at 11:52 am
  
  Roger, thank you for your time and appreciation.
  
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Allen May 4, 2011 at 1:04 pm

Hi Lis, congratulations! Great first entry too. Hoping to read more inspirational and thoughtful posts here. (will add to google reader)

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- Elisa Choi May 4, 2011 at 2:39 pm
  
  Thank you very much Allen! I am challenging myself to write more and draw and capture more.
  
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Crumpylicious May 5, 2011 at 4:45 pm

Interesting post. I can relate to exactly what you mean. Sometimes, I get stuck waiting too. Congratulations to the end of your waiting and the beginning of your endeavors.

http://crumpyliciousblog.blogspot.com/

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- Elisa Choi May 6, 2011 at 11:08 am
  
  Thank you very much for your kind words. I think we will always have those moments just waiting .. for nothing. But we should not fret or worry so much because we have a lot of work to do.
  
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Bowdy May 16, 2011 at 10:31 pm

I enjoyed reading this!

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Bowdy May 16, 2011 at 10:33 pm

i enjoyed reading this!

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- Elisa Choi May 20, 2011 at 5:07 pm
  
  I’m glad you enjoyed.. I hope you learn something too.. Thanks!
  
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