24/01/2022
WAITING RIGHT
Author: SaneProf
I don’t know if you know about this quote, “Good things come to those who wait”. They do come but sometimes they come too late if you don’t know how to wait. Are you waiting for something? Are you hoping to achieve something good? Do not just sit and expect it to come and meet you, you need to do some things to attract it to you. When they say those who wait, it doesn't mean they just sit and support their cheeks with their palms expecting it. There are things they must have done, even while waiting they must have run a race. If you are waiting, learn to wait right.
First off, let me make it clear to you the difference between “standing” and “waiting”. When you stand, you maintain an upright posture for a period of time, while waiting is an act of being expectant, which is our theme for this article. You might be standing and not waiting, also you don’t need to stand while waiting. You can be waiting while running, jogging, singing, standing, sitting, simply put, while doing anything at all. Waiting is not a physical gesture, it is a psychological and abstract activity, it is an act of hope.
Now, you are asking, how then can I wait right? You see, waiting is different from waiting right; when you just wait, you seem to maintain a static mental mentality, you don’t progress, you just want to have dominance without claiming. On the other hand, when you wait right, you progress, you attract and you claim, you gain an unquestionable dominance. Let me digress a bit and give you a practical illustration of waiting and waiting right.
Let’s assume I take a magnet and place it on a point A, then set another iron bar on another point B which is 20m away from point A. Now, I take 2g of iron fillings and pour it 2cm around each points, what do you think will happen? Point A will attract the iron fillings and make it itself, while point B will just leave the fillings where they are. That’s exactly how it is, when you wait, you will be like point B, but when you wait right, you will be like point A.
HOW CAN I WAIT RIGHT?
• Be Steadfast: If you want to wait right, you need to maintain your position; I don’t mean standing. Maintaining your position in the sense that, you keep your mind focused on a particular expectation, you don’t deviate, you don’t sway, you just want to achieve it or nothing. When you don’t get it early or at the desired time, you don’t just quit and choose a new focus, no, you continue to give it all it takes. That’s steadfastness.
• Be Attractive: Look at the illustration of the magnet and the iron bar for example, the magnet was able to attract the fillings because of its attractive nature. Don’t just be like the iron bar, make yourself attractive. You see, if you keep waiting, you might get it too late or never get it, therefore move out of your comfort zone, pursue it! Remember that heaven help those who help themselves. Now you might be asking yourself, “how do I go out of my comfort zone without loosing my steadfastness?” Here is an answer, if I want to become a popular writer and speaker, and I want to make myself attractive, I can’t just sit in my room and write an eighty leaves book, or record my voices and keep it on my computer, no! No one will notice me at all! What I need to do is to publish it and let it get to as much as possible people. In fact, perfecting the podcasts is not easy but, I just have to do them to be attractive, that’s exactly what the point is. Walk and work in line with your goal, let it be known about you, be humble and kind to people, that way you will attract the right people to yourself.
• Be Confident and Hopeful: Even when the going gets tough, remain confident in yourself that you are aiming for something big and it doesn’t usually come easy. Look at Abraham for example, he waited for couple of years and didn’t lose hope or change his path, he maintained focus and remained confident in the Lord. See, being expectant is not easy, people will mock you, say sorts of things to discourage you, can you handle the blasphemies? Just believe in yourself and trust the process, it’s part of the challenges attached to waiting right.
• Do it the right way: Yeah, for everything that can be done right, there is always a wrong way too, which can be referred to as a “shortcut”. Like the popular saying, “there is no shortcut to success”, you have to duly observe the protocols. Well, if you do it wrong today and get it right, can you defend it when the need arises? Is it money you want to have and you leave the right path for the wrong? My dear, time will tell. Everything is a test of time. If you have anything to do, do it right! What is worth doing at all is worth doing well. A lot of people will insult you for doing the right thing, they will want to drag you into their wrongs too, let your conscience handle the steering at that time. If your conscience is telling you that it’s not going to worth it, my brother, don’t go into it. Something good does not come with guilt and condemnation of heart.
Brother, Sister, I am not promising you a storm-free wait, what I am emphasizing on is that; if you are steadfast and persistent, attractive, confident and hopeful, and doing the right thing, you will overcome. Just keep the faith and trust the process. No one will help you on this, it is something you have to undergo yourself, and when the result comes out, you will become a champion.
Good things come to those who don’t just wait, but to those who wait right.
