What I love about this song in particular is that it reminds me of something very important. Patience in life is crucial. Most of us just don't want to deal with it. Especially when going through something difficult or painful. We live in a world where we can get access to most of what we want the minute we want it, or at least that is how we think it should be. That definitely has not built our characters to be good at waiting.
I remember almost a year ago when out of desperation I decided to try an extremely restricted diet to see if that would help my "mystery" illness. The website I was following most closely suggested that you had to stay at that level of the diet for 4-6 weeks minimum. I counted the weeks on my calendar, and I remember thinking, "Well, that will be the whole summer." At the beginning each day felt like an eternity. The pain I was in, the fear, the sleep deprivation...some days I didn't think I could make it through another day in the state I was in. I remember a while later talking on the phone with another person who had Lyme, and she said to me, "Give it time, and I really do believe you will get better." I hoped and prayed that she was right. When I look back over the last year, it has been a very long and hard one, but time has definitely brought great healing and progress. I am proud to say that I am still maintaining the diet, too...4-6 months was nothing! HA! (No, it is not fun or easy, but I am doing it!)
Many of our hurts in life just need patience and time. It is not always easy, but it is so necessary. Time can also give you a much greater perspective...not everything needs to be wrapped up and signed off on immediately. When we rush things sometimes we end up regretting the decisions we made or the way we handled a situation. Plus, the world needs more patience in it. Every night I pray that God helps all of us be more patient and kind with one another...that would go a long way in making life so much better for everyone.
Back to the song... It is perfect for what I have been going through, so I know it will be for so many others as well. Whether it is your health, a relationship, a job, everything! I care, and I hope and pray that you have the strength to do the best you can and wait it out. YOU WILL GET THROUGH IT! And you will be better on the other side of it. Just wait!
Just Wait
(Blues Traveler)
If ever you are feeling like you’re tired
And all your uphill struggles leave you headed downhill
If you realize your wildest dreams can hurt you
And your appetite for pain has drinken its fill
I ask of you a very simple question
Did you think for one minute that you are alone
And is your suffering a privilege you share only
Or did you think that everybody else feels completely at home
Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come
If you think I’ve given up on you you’re crazy
And if you think I don’t love you well then you’re just wrong
In time you just might take to feeling better
Time is the beauty of the road being long
I know that now you feel no consolation
But maybe if I told you and informed you out loud
I say this without fear of hesitation
I can honestly tell you that you make me proud
Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come
Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come
If anything I might have just said has helped you
If anything I might have just said helped you just carry on
Your rise uphill may no longer seem a struggle
And your appetite for pain may all but be gone
I hope for you and cannot stop at hoping
Until that smile has once again returned to your face
There’s no such thing as a failure who keeps trying
Coasting to the bottom is the only disgrace
Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come
Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come
Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come
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