So, I finally finished off the final chapter in the big ol’ book of Daniel. (YAH for me as there is a grand total of 12 whole chapters to tackle.) 🙂

And I will be honest — I really didn’t think there would be much in those final 13 verses, but you know GOD and you know me and you KNOW I usually land in a pile of HUMILITY. 😉 And, yup, there I go again, totally shown that “Nope,” GOD has got something to say RIGHT to me, all the way to the bitter end of the book … again. LOL!

And there it was in the FINAL few bits of Daniel 12:11-13. Yup, those verses that ended off a chapter that was all about “things to come” (aka promises). 🙂 And whoa!! Right there, it so clearly states that there will be some serious tough times coming, like 1,290 days to be specific (verse 11). Which, let’s be honest, sounds like a seriously long time. Agree?? 

But the very next verse holds a very cool concept, and that is this:

The power of the FAITHFUL WAIT-ER.

Because “Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the END of the 1,335 days.”

Yes, the soul that is so willing to WAIT, willing to hold tightly to the promise GOD has said, well, that person, they make it to the END of all that DESOLATION (verse 11). And, yes, at exactly 1,335 days (punching through that final 45 days of dilemma), they DO reach a whole other level of life:

One full of REST and INHERITANCE (verse 13b).

And if I know anything, the way REST and INHERITANCE are described by ME is gonna be way different than when described by GOD. And I am just betting HIS is a way bigger and better description and deal.

‘Cause my kinda REST is like a 2-hour nap. 🙂

But HIS kinda REST is one of my soul, for the REST of my LIFE. And, trust me, if you have ever been in a season of stress, anxiety, panic or pain, having HIS rest in your heart and head??? THAT is worth its weight in gold.

And so, I now know I want to grow into a woman who is OK to be waiting, but only because I am full-on trusting HIM to keep (with His oh-so-sure-to-be-there consistency) PROMISE to fulfil HIS end of the deal when I reach “the END.”

Not “the END” as I want it to be … or when I think it will be … or how I say it will be.

But when HE looks in my heart and can say, “We finishED the mission.” And maybe that is today, maybe that is tomorrow, maybe it is 1,335 days from now.

But I will wait, and I will get there and gain a REAL INHERITANCE I am sure I never knew I really truly needed.

Thank GOD for being the guy who cared enough to TEACH me another TRUTH — even when tucked away in the final verses of the final chapter — about the power of the FAITHFUL WAITING Woman.

Hope you learnt a thing … or two. 😉

Till next time….

Be bold, be brave, be a beautiful Waiting Woman of GOD.

Carol 🙂