The New Kitchen Prayer

I have been wanting a new kitchen for three years. It's a big outlay of cash and certainly a big headache while the construction is going on. The cash thing has kept us from doing it, because honestly, we'd rather take another trip to anywhere than face the kitchen remodel. It's so daunting to think about all the little details that go into designing our "perfect" kitchen; from the features to the choice of materials.

And then, of course, there is the mess and disruption associated with a kitchen remodel. After all, we have to keep eating which means either take-out for who-knows-how-long, or backyard bbque, microwaves and refrigerator in the garage.

Then our pastor shared the new kitchen prayer. "Sometimes," he said, "the Lord answers our prayers one appliance at a time."

Wow, could I relate to THAT prayer. Lord, just give me my new kitchen one step at a time. I could deal with that and it would satisfy the desires of my heart without massive headaches. Or would it? It might require even MORE patience on my part to get my new kitchen piece by piece. In fact, the idea sounds kinda crazy. And what if the timing was such that I got my new sink but the cabinet that would hold the sink is another 6 months from arriving, and I had no operable sink that entire time?

Do I have what it takes to pray the new kitchen prayer over all of my life, let alone just that one room in my house? Do I have the faith to say, "Your timing, Lord. Your way."? Hmm, I don't know if I like this new kitchen prayer. I need to meditate on this one. Although, I don't know if I have much of a choice because it's so typical that when I rush into something important or try to figure it out all myself, it never turns out as well, nor am I as blessed, as when I wait on His timing, His way.