Waiting

I have had a new revelation with the word "waiting". It seems like many times when we say we are going to wait on something, it usually means that we are being lazy and standing by for something to occur. True meaning of "waiting" in our lives should take on the meaning of being patient and being proactive. I don't think that Jesus meant for us to just stand around and wait for Him to return and not work in the process. I have had the mindset of "I'm going to wait for that right girl to come along" but the truth is that if you are not making yourself available, meeting people, or living in a bomb shelter then you shouldn't expect to meet the person you will fall in love with and marry. The principle is the same with anything else in your life. You probably won't get the job promotion if you are "waiting" for it to come your way. You have to work your ass off in the process. You have to have something to show while you are patiently waiting for something to happen/occur in your life. You can't wait(be lazy) and expect everything to be given to you on a silver platter. I think a lot of things in life are about building your patience because of the storms and trials that we must endure and go through. We have to have the soldier's mentality and fight for patience. All of this reminds me of the scene in Forgetting Sarah Marshall when Russell Brand is singing "we've gotta do something" when in actuality he is just singing about other people doing something. We must be the ones proactive in making change occur. Moral of the story is that when you are telling someone that you are waiting, you should make sure that you are active in doing what you think is right and to not stand still and do nothing.