A Time to Wait, I Do Not Want To

The Call to Women in Faith Podcast · Jun 23, 2026 · 3m

I prayed. I fasted for three days on liquids only. I told God I was ready to hear from Him loud and clear. And all I got back was crickets, and the unmistakable feeling of being Vizzini from "The Princess Bride," standing there saying "I am waiting" while life moved on without me. Then a Bible verse on waiting showed up. Then a video quoting a different verse on waiting showed up. Then a book chapter on waiting showed up. At some point you have to take a hint. In this episode we get honest about the irony of writing an entire article on prayer and waiting and then immediately being asked to…