I Will Wait.

Confession: I was kind of a hipster when it came to Mumford & Sons. I was late getting on the Mumford & Sons bandwagon, so I decided to just not join it at all because everyone liked them, so I was too cool for them. The truth is... I really like their music. I saw them perform "I Will Wait" on the Grammy's last week and really liked it. And then their album won Album of the Year so I decided to give it a shot. And I'm now officially a fan.

Let me give you a little backstory...

I recently ended a relationship with a guy I really liked because he didn't love Jesus. Loving Jesus is number one on the list, and I thought this guy was going to get there, but things became apparent that he wasn't... so I had to end it. I was angry. Angry at myself for letting it get that far. Angry at God for bringing this guy into my life (when really it was my fault for letting him in my life in the first place.) Angry at God for not providing me a guy who loves Him. Angry at God for his timing... the list goes on. I was angry.

And then I heard their song "I Will Wait." I will wait. Wait: "to stay in place with expectation of." This is what I want and need to be doing. Sure, I need to "wait on the perfect man for me to come along." But more importantly, I need to wait on God. I need to wait for His plan... His timing. I just need to relax and wait. These lyrics are pretty stinkin' powerful and they brought me to this place where I'm trying to be content in the waiting. We are all waiting on something. A job, a baby, a husband, a grandchild, a house... This is a song that brings you comfort and strength in the waiting. At least it did for me... Who would have thought such a gem could be found on popular radio... Not I.



I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

And I came home
Like a stone
And I fell heavy into your arms
These days of darkness
Which we've known
Will blow away with this new sun

And I'll kneel down
Wait for now
And I'll kneel down
Know my ground

And I will wait, I will wait for you

So break my step
And relent
You forgave and I won't forget
Know what we've seen
And him with less
Now in some way
Shake the excess

But I will wait, I will wait for you

So I'll be bold

As well as strong

And use my head alongside my heart

So tame my flesh

And fix my eyes

That tethered mind free form the lies

But I'll kneel down

Wait for now

I'll kneel down

Know my ground

Raise my hands

Paint my spirit gold

And bow my head

Keep my heart slow

Cause I will wait, I will wait for you