My iMessage says "waiting for activation"

I turned off iMessage in hope that it would fix the outage for myself, but unfortunately now it's stuck on "Waiting for activation"
Will this message go away once the servers go back up?
Thanks!

Servers are down.
Current
iCloud: iMessage - Users Affected: Some
11/18/2012 13:34 PST
Users are unable to use iMessage. Normal service will be restored ASAP.
iCloud: FaceTime - Users Affected: Some
11/18/2012 13:33 PST
Users may be unable to place FaceTime calls. Normal service will be restored ASAP.
Apple - Support - iCloud - System Status

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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!
It sounds like the Messages app is stuck in actiavtion. Take a look at these steps from this article:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4268
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Go to Settings > FaceTime, tap your Apple ID, and select Sign Out.
Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, tap your Apple ID, and select Sign Out.
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