Waiting on God’s Timing: Trusting Him When the Answer is ‘Not Yet’
Hey Crosswoven Family, It’s been a while since I’ve written here, and I’ve missed it so much. Life has been busy, but through it all, God has been working—sometimes in ways I don’t understand, and sometimes in ways that feel like a deep ache in my soul. Today, I want to talk about something that has been weighing heavy on my heart: waiting on God’s timing. For as long as I can remember, I have longed to be a mother. This isn’t just a fleeting thought—it’s something that grips my heart so tightly that some nights I cry myself to sleep because the desire is so strong. I’m only 17, and I know logically that now isn’t the right time. But my heart doesn’t always listen to logic. Some days, it feels impossible to breathe through the ache of waiting. I feel unseen, unheard, and like God is giving me a million ‘no’s’ and ‘not yets.’ I’ve wrestled with thoughts that maybe God made me so good with kids because I won’t be able to have my own one day. That fear alone shatters me. It makes me ...