Waiting for the Bus
Sometimes life feels like everyone else is catching their bus while you’re still waiting at the stop. Friends land dream jobs. Friends get married. Friends get promoted. And you start wondering if you missed your ride. But maybe life isn’t public transit. Maybe it’s more like an Uber ride. It may seem like everyone else is on a bus with the same route and schedule, but God is writing a personal journey for you—one with its own timing and destination. Are you trusting God’s timing, or comparing your ride to everyone else’s? “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” — Jeremiah 29:11 ESV Are you waiting for a public transit, or for your Uber?
Comic transcript
Waiting for the Bus — Risen Archive comic no. 012.
Panel 1. a boy waits on a bench, checking his watch. Me: I’ve worked so hard and done what I can. I guess the rest is in God’s hands.
Panel 2. the boy sits under a signpost reading GOD’S TIMING. Me: Okay God. I’ll trust your timing.
Panel 3. a bus marked Dream Job Express pulls away. Friend: I got my dream job!
Me: That’s awesome… :)
Panel 4. the boy waits on the bench. Me: Maybe mine is not here yet.
Panel 5. a bus marked Marriage Express passes. Friends: We’re getting married!!!
Me: Wow! Happily ever after!!
Panel 6. the boy waits, deflating. Me: Hhh… another bus, eh?
Panel 7. a bus marked Promotion Express goes by. Even more friends: We’re getting promoted!!!
Panel 8. the boy throws up his arms at the stop. Me: Why does everyone else get their bus except me?!
Panel 9. the boy sits alone under the GOD’S TIMING sign as something red approaches.
Panel 10. Jesus pulls up driving a small red car. Jesus: Everyone has a different story to tell. The timing is part of how it’s written.
Closing card: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” — Jeremiah 29:11 ESV
Are you waiting for a public transit, or for your Uber?