Middle.

It's the middle of the semester.

You're halfway to the halfway point! 

I know right now that summer seems like a long ways away, but I promise you it will be here before you know it. 

The middle of the semester seems to be where lots of people hit a wall. 

You're exhausted, school is actually getting hard, and extra curricular's are in full swing. 

If we're not careful, moans of "how much longer" and "is it December yet" will overtake our lives. 

The problem with this mindset is that we are wishing away the "middle". 

The middle is such a big part of life and the Lord gives us middles for a very important reason: waiting.

Boy oh boy, I do NOT like to wait. 

 We're usually impatient not because we necessarily know or want what's coming next, but because we don't like where we're at currently. 

Currently: In school

Waiting: To get out

Next Chance: Christmas Break

Currently: Single

Waiting: To be in a relationship

Next Chance: Random boy that asks you out

Chances are you really aren't excited about Christmas Break or that random boy, but you want out of your current situation, so you start looking to whatever comes next. 

News flash: that's an awful way to live life.

Because life is not perfect, once you get whatever you were waiting for, it will inevitably disappoint you in some way, and you'll start wishing for the next thing. 

On our tombstones, our birth year and our death year are written and the dash in between represents our life. 

Our "middle" is only 90 years long, if we're lucky.

So instead of wishing the middle away on things that are temporary, let's spend the middle making much of Jesus. Because guess what?

The only thing worth waiting for is the return of Jesus Christ. 

Bottom line. End of story. No questions asked. 

So, instead of wishing it was Christmas Break, wait patiently and look at the mission field around you. 

If you have 8 classes a day, and there are 25 people in each class, you have 200 opportunities to show someone the love of Jesus. 

Instead of wishing you had a boyfriend, recognize the unique freedoms you have as a single person, and use those to serve the Lord. 

Waiting patiently doesn't mean you are stagnate, it means you recognize that something else is coming, but you don't let that thing define you or your actions.

So, this week, when you are sick and tired of school and everything around you, stop and be thankful for the middle that you were given.