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Episode 44: While You Wait, Remember His Faithfulness · Women At The Well: REJOICE

• 0:10
  SPEAKER_00: Grand rising sisters.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: What a blessed day this is.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_00: God has blessed us to see another Wednesday.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_00: I'm Rose, your host, and welcome to Women at the Well Rejoice.
• 0:31
  SPEAKER_00: As we close our October theme, holding on while waiting for God, let's talk about remembering his faithfulness.
• 0:41
  SPEAKER_00: You see, we have talked about waiting, pouring out our hearts, and taking the next faithful step.
• 0:50
  SPEAKER_00: But what can encourage us when we have taken that step and are still waiting?
• 0:58
  SPEAKER_00: Grab your Bible and your favorite drink and come sit with me at the well.
• 1:07
  SPEAKER_00: Let us pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father, thank you for this blessed morning, this new day that you've allowed us to see.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for the breath that you've placed in our lungs.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for opening our eyes.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father, as we go forth during this day, be our guide.
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  SPEAKER_00: Be this small voice in our ear.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father, help us to remember your mercy as we open your word this morning.
• 1:38
  SPEAKER_00: Encourage every sister who feels weary.
• 1:42
  SPEAKER_00: Give us honest hearts and renew hope in you.
• 1:46
  SPEAKER_00: Father, teach us in the way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not to lose our hope, not to lose our faith.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father, help us walk by faith and not by sight.
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  SPEAKER_00: Holy Spirit, you are welcome in this place this morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Jesus' name, Lord, we thank you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen and amen.
• 2:12
  SPEAKER_00: Sister, sometimes we pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Read our Bibles, study our Bibles, and we pray some more.
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  SPEAKER_00: We do what we can and still face the same unanswered questions.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nothing has changed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lord, do you see my situation?
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  SPEAKER_00: Another morning comes, and the situation still remains the same.
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  SPEAKER_00: We may wonder how long, Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: But in Psalms 13, it shows us that we can bring that question to God.
• 2:50
  SPEAKER_00: God's faithfulness does not require us to hide our disappointment.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can acknowledge what hurts while recalling reasons to trust him.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Psalms 13, 1 through 6, David talks to God and asks God.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I'm reading from the King James Version, Psalms 13, 1 through 6.
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  SPEAKER_00: Verse 13, how long will thy forgive me, O Lord?
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  SPEAKER_00: Forever?
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  SPEAKER_00: How long will I hide thy face from me?
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  SPEAKER_00: How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily?
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  SPEAKER_00: How long shall my enemies be exalted over me?
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  SPEAKER_00: Consider and hear me, O Lord my God.
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  SPEAKER_00: Light my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, lest my enemies say I have prevailed against him, and those that trouble me rejoice when I move.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I have trusted in thy mercy.
• 4:02
  SPEAKER_00: My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
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  SPEAKER_00: I will sing unto the Lord, because he had dealt bountifully with me.
• 4:13
  SPEAKER_00: If you look at this real carefully, you see verse 6 states, I will sing unto the Lord, because he had dealt bountifully with me.
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  SPEAKER_00: You see, this Psalms does not tell us David's circumstances or if his circumstances were resolved.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yet David remembers God's goodness.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, we may still have questions today, but we can bring those questions to God and remember the provision, the protection, the covering for our families, the healing, and all the in-between times that God has already provided.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we have received it.
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  SPEAKER_00: So we know that God provides because He's done it before and we received it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we can place our remembrance upon those past times when we were going through, yet God delivered us.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm asking you this morning, during your daytime, take some time to reflect upon all the things that God has done for you in the past.
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  SPEAKER_00: And whatever you're going through, remember he brought you through the last situation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lamentations 3, 21, 24 reads.
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  SPEAKER_00: Therefore have I hope.
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  SPEAKER_00: Great is thy faithfulness.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Lord is my portion, said my soul.
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  SPEAKER_00: Therefore will I hope in him.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, remembering may be something we need to do deliberately.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can write down a scripture.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or write down a prayer.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember a time you did pray and God answered you.
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  SPEAKER_00: I thank God for someone who helped us through the season.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or someone you know God brought them through their season.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just give God the glory.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember his faithfulness.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Hebrews 13, 15 through 16, we are encouraged to offer a sacrifice of praise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not just because all is well, not just because everything is going in our favor.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hebrews chapter 13, verses 15 through 16 state.
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  SPEAKER_00: By him.
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  SPEAKER_00: Therefore, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name.
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  SPEAKER_00: But to do good and to communicate, forget not.
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  SPEAKER_00: For with such sacrifices, God is well pleased.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, while we wait, we can thank God and care for one another.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep your faith.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember, God is faithful.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're gonna have a little rejoicing moment now.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I love to rejoice.
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  SPEAKER_00: I love being thankful.
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  SPEAKER_00: It makes you feel so good.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, sometimes when you're down and out, just get the praising God.
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  SPEAKER_00: And things just need to turn around.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe your situation doesn't, but your mindset changes.
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  SPEAKER_00: How you feel within your spirit, within your soul.
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  SPEAKER_00: It changes.
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  SPEAKER_00: So we can rejoice because we may have an answer proud.
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  SPEAKER_00: But God is so good.
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  SPEAKER_00: We thank him for his mercy.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can remember his compassion for night.
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  SPEAKER_00: Great is his faithfulness.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can rejoice because he woke us up this morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can rejoice because we can come to him with tears in our eyes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And have a heavy burden.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yet, he still hears us.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we can say thank you, Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: And yet, he still will deliver us in his time.
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  SPEAKER_00: His upon the time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father God, we thank you for your mercy.
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  SPEAKER_00: We thank you for your kindness that you have given us.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the strength that you give us for today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for leading us throughout this month as we have learned about holding on to you while waiting for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father, you know every man of support and every bird in each sister county.
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  SPEAKER_00: Help us to remember your mercy when discouragement makes it difficult to see beyond our circumstances.
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  SPEAKER_00: Teach us to pray honestly.
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  SPEAKER_00: Receive support and recognize the care you provide through your word and for the others.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father will remember this painful.
• 10:01
  SPEAKER_00: Meet us with the pastor.
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  SPEAKER_00: Help us out to praise with the story.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give us opportunities to do good.
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  SPEAKER_00: And give us another sister.
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  SPEAKER_00: We entrust our knees and our honor surprise to you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give us women for this day.
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  SPEAKER_00: And hope as we continue waiting.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Jesus' precious name.
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  SPEAKER_00: Life gives up its ups and downs.
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  SPEAKER_00: But we have a Savior that is an expert in life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hold on.
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  SPEAKER_00: While waiting for God, He is faithful.
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  SPEAKER_00: He will hear you when you call.
• 10:39
  SPEAKER_00: I'm Rose.
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  SPEAKER_00: I have been your host.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for joining me.
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  SPEAKER_00: And woman at the well, rejoice.
• 10:46
  SPEAKER_00: And remember, this water is living, and this well will never, ever run dry.
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  SPEAKER_00: Be blessed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have a wonderful day.