Kairos – ancient Greek word meaning “the right or opportune moment”

I”m in a season of waiting right now. I have put a petition with prayer and thanksgiving before the Lord and now I wait.  During prayer this morning I was reminded of a moment in my life where waiting paid off big time.

The year was 2001, my daughter was in the 6th grade, I was new to being a housewife with my second husband and I signed up to volunteer at her school during lunch to sell candy every Monday.  This particular Monday my usual partner was replaced by a mom I had never met. As we set up the candy shop she spilled her confusing life story to me while I listened in shock. She was in so much pain – she was divorced but still in love with him. On the weekends that he was to have visitation he would stay at her house and she would have love for that time and then he would return to his new family who was unaware that his visitation was more than fatherly. Do you understand? This poor woman was ashamed of how she was still controlled by her emotions and felt her son was ashamed of her as well.  I listened without words to give her. The crowds were split into several groups so we had peaks and valleys in the candy chaos. My daughter’s shift came and went when she came up for candy she was proud to see me there and I was proud that she was proud.  The crowd left, during the down time this mother became nervous, she was truly uncomfortable. His group came in, got their food, ate and then our candy shop filled up.  I could see her heart sinking as he did not come to buy candy.  He did not even come up to see her.  I silently prayed for God to give me something, anything to say to her. His shift was over, all the children lined up to leave the lunch room.

In faith, I turned to her

“Keep your eyes on him, he will look at you before he leaves.”

She did not believe me, but she did it anyway.  It seemed like forever and I sat there silently begging God to show up and back my play on this…………. she told me that I was wrong and I told her to keep her eyes on him and wait for it….. just wait…….the lunch line started moving, slowly, then he turned and looked right at her just as I believed he would. God backed me up and it changed her world. It still brings tears to my eyes remembering how much it meant to her.

One moment. 

One look from the most important person in her life changed her completely.

 As we packed up she was so happy, she talked about making changes and how she really did need to stop letting his father use and control her.  I gave her no advice I just listened.  I never saw her again but the moment in time we shared was “God inspired and annointed” I just know it. There are times when God shows up and changes everything.

Sometimes we have to wait for it.