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When God Says Wait · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Good morning and welcome to Half-Faith, Let It Begin. I'm your host, Angel Santana.
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  And today I want to talk to you about something that every one of us has faced.
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  That in-between space between a prayer and an answer.
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  That uncomfortable, quiet season where we ask, God, when? It's called waiting.
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  And if we're honest, none of us like it. I can remember a time when I was praying.
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  Praying for something so hard, it felt like I was knocking on heaven's door. day after day.
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  It could have been a job, healing for a loved one, or even direction for the next step in ministry.
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  And when the days turned into weeks and the weeks turned into months,
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  I started wondering, God, did you forget about me?
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  You ever been there when it feels like heaven's gone quiet?
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  In Isaiah chapter 40 verse 31, it says, but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.
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  They shall mount up with wings as eagles.
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  Notice that doesn't say if you wait, but when you wait.
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  That's what always throws me off because waiting isn't a punishment. It's a preparation.
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  Maybe God's saying, not yet, because the blessing isn't ready.
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  Or maybe you're not ready for the blessings.
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  I think about Joseph, betrayed, imprisoned, forgotten, yet all that waiting
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  was shaping him for leadership.
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  Or even Abraham, waiting for a promise that seemed impossible.
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  God wasn't withholding the promise. He was building the person.
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  So when you're in a season of waiting, remember, God's silence doesn't mean his absence.
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  Sometimes he's just working behind the scenes.
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  There was a time, I'll never forget this, when I was waiting for clarity in my life.
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  I felt like God had forgotten. Well, more like I felt like God had given me
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  a dream, right? but the doors weren't opening.
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  And in that waiting, I got frustrated. I tried to force things to happen my way.
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  And every time it fell apart.
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  And it wasn't until I stopped striving and started surrendering that I realized
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  waiting isn't wasted when you trust the one you're waiting on.
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  When I finally let go and I said, Lord, your will, not mine,
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  everything started to change.
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  Not because God moved faster, but because my heart slowed down long enough to listen.
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  So maybe you're listening today, and you're waiting on healing,
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  waiting on a new beginning, waiting for the pain to make sense.
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  I want you to know, God hasn't forgotten you. He's not late. He's on time.
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  His time. Waiting isn't easy, but you're not waiting alone.
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  The God who parted the sea, the God who raised the dead, is the same God who's
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  holding your tomorrow and working all things for your good, even when you can't see it yet.
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  Think about that today. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, thank you for the reminder
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  that waiting isn't wasted.
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  Help us to trust you, even when we don't understand your timing.
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  Renew our strength today. for the listeners who feels weary, give them peace.
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  For the ones who feels forgotten, remind them you're near.
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  We place our plans, our dreams, and our hearts in your hands.
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  In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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  So my half-faith letter begin family, don't rush the process.
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  The wait might just be the place where God is doing his best work with you and work within you.
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  And always, as always, never forget the importance of the fact that you matter and never forget.
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  Have faith. Let it begin.
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  Have faith.
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  Let it begin.