HeyJaredNot Just Waiting
Not Just Waiting is a space for the in-between—the wrestlings, the wonderings, and the steps of faith before the next right thing.
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Hi, I’m a Person Too (opens the original)
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Disclaimer from a very real person No. 10Do you ever have an interaction with another human that makes you question your value as a human being?Maybe you’re at a doctor’s appointment and the doctor spends approximately seven minutes in the room with you—most of which is spent logging into the computer. Maybe someone hands you a baby (that is not yours) to watch while their parents complete the task you were also invited to participate in. Maybe you get to a restaurant only to realize you can eat
What Does This Season Make Possible? (opens the original)
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Lately, I’ve been thinking about how often I want a season of my life to be over before I’ve even really lived it.I’m not sure I love admitting that.There’s something about waiting that makes me want to look ahead. I want to know what’s next. I want to know when the thing I’ve been praying about is finally going to happen. I want the answer, the clarity, the open door, the next chapter.And sometimes I get so focused on what I’m waiting for that I forget to pay attention to what’s happening right
Can I Trust Jesus and Still Have Anxiety? (opens the original)
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I feel like my anxiety is gnawing on my sternum. And my xiphoid process. Because apparently anxiety has decided to get anatomically specific.Anxiety and I have had a really long relationship. Almost twenty years, actually. I’ve done counseling and medication. I want to start journaling. I’ve done legs-up-the-wall, read calming books, and attempted to create routines so things feel predictable. But, alas, my body’s literal chemistry won’t give it up.Yes, I love Jesus. And I still have massive anx
What If You’re Not Stuck? (opens the original)
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What if the season you keep calling “waiting” is actually a season of becoming?I think we tend to imagine waiting as a pause between the important parts of our lives. There’s what happened before, there’s what we’re hoping will happen next, and then there’s this strange space in the middle where it feels like nothing is really happening at all.But what if something is?That was one of the questions I kept coming back to after my conversation with Jessica L. Morris on the Not Just Waiting podcast.
Maybe I Don’t Have an Expectation Problem (opens the original)
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Vol. 9 of Disclaimers from a Very Real Person: Holidays freak me out a little.Here’s the deal: I really have an expectation problem.I expect family-focused events to go a certain way, and then I get my feelings hurt when the “vibes” aren’t there—or worse, when my expectations aren’t met in the slightest.I love a holiday. Any major holiday or birthday, I will be there with bells on.However, I might also have a mini meltdown on the couch later.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="htt
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