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b'Waiting is the worst. Or maybe I\\u2019m just the worst at waiting. Especially in the high school years, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153real\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d life seems far away and dreams look distant. It\\u2019s easy to think about what we want to do for God in the future; it\\u2019s way harder to live that out now.\\nA few years ago, I saw a need at my school and decided that no matter how small my platform, I\\u2019d let God work through me to meet that need. It was amazing to see God work as I stood on a literal stage (the smallest stage on campus!) and used the talents He had given me to point my peers to Jesus. I\\u2019d never felt more humbled to be used by the Creator.\\nPaul found himself in a similar situation in Acts 17. He\\u2019d reached Athens and was waiting for his friends (Acts 17:16). In other words, even Paul, one of the most famous men of the New Testament, knew what it was like to wait!\\nBut, rather than just sit around, the chapter says Paul used the marketplace to tell people about Jesus. He was waiting actively.\\nYeah, sometimes waiting is hard. But even in the waiting, God is working. Waiting actively means living for Jesus no matter where we are or what season we\\u2019re in\\u2014trusting that He is working even when we don\\u2019t see it.\\nNo matter what you\\u2019re waiting on, you can serve Jesus right where you are. You can use the crumbly floor of your cafeteria, the gravely road as you wait for the bus, and even the carpet of your living room.\\nWhatever season God has you in, wait actively. Know that you can serve God right now. In Jesus\\u2019 kingdom, you never know what He\\u2019ll do through you! \\n\\u2022 What are you waiting on in this season? How is your view of God shown in how you wait? \\n\\u2022 How would this season change if you actually lived like you believed Jesus is working during the waiting? \\n\\u2022 It\\u2019s easy for anxiety to creep up as we wait. Read Matthew 6:25-34, Philippians 4:4-7, and 1 Peter 5:7. What do these verses show about Jesus and His faithfulness? \\nFor everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nActs 17:16-20'