Wait For It...Don't Wait For It!

“Wait for it… and Don’t Wait for it.”

There’s a tension in transformation that most people miss.

On one side: “Wait for it.”
It’s not just a meme or a dramatic pause in a viral video — it’s a mindset of trusting the process. Every worthy pursuit requires it. Whether you’re training for a marathon, learning to play the guitar, working on your marriage, or building a business — you have to stay in it long enough to see results.

I see this truth every April in northwest New Jersey. The trees look dead. The grass is dull. Then suddenly — BOOM — life. Ten days of nature erupting into green, color, and beauty. It happens every year… but never overnight. You wait for it.

But then there’s the other side: “Don’t wait for it.”

Don’t wait to start. Don’t wait to sign up for the race. Don’t wait for the perfect time to reach out to someone. Don’t wait to read the Word or have that difficult conversation. Don’t wait to begin. Because if you don’t start, there will be nothing to wait for later. And that’s the great tragedy — so many people “wait” their way into regret.

You don’t get to enjoy the fruit of spring without planting in winter. You don’t get transformation without day-one decisions. If you always wait until you feel “ready,” you’ll never move. Because readiness doesn’t come first — movement does.

Here’s the key:
➡ Don’t wait to start. Then wait for the result.
That’s the rhythm of progress.

So what can you do today — in the next 24 hours — to put something in the ground? A prayer? A phone call? A plan? A commitment? Because every bloom begins with a buried seed.

Yes, anything is possible. But only if you act. Only if you dare to begin. And only if you stay long enough to watch it come to life.

So… wait for it.
But don’t wait to start.