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Healing Through Disappointment: Trusting God When You're Still Waiting · Purpose of Heart Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to Purpose of Heart, the podcast, where real stories meet God's promises.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Priscilla Allman, and every week we dive into powerful conversations about purpose in the pressure, through caregiving, illness, grief, addiction, and more.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hello.
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  SPEAKER_00: And welcome back to Purpose of Heart, the podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm your host, Priscilla Alman, and today I want to talk about a very real place that many believers quietly experience, but don't necessarily talk about openly.
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  SPEAKER_00: The place of waiting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not just waiting, but waiting while watching others receive the very things you've been praying for.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe you've prayed faithfully.
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  SPEAKER_00: You've worked hard.
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  SPEAKER_00: You've tried to walk in obedience, and it seems like the answer hasn't arrived yet.
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  SPEAKER_00: Meanwhile, you look around and see others stepping into blessings you hoped would come to you.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if we're honest, that can stir up emotions we're not always sure what to deal with.
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  SPEAKER_00: Disappointment, confusion, and sometimes even discouragement.
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  SPEAKER_00: And today I want to talk to us about healing through that place of disappointment while learning how to trust God in the waiting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because waiting seasons can feel heavy, but they're not empty.
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  SPEAKER_00: God is still working even when the answer hasn't appeared yet.
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  SPEAKER_00: Waiting on God can be one of the most spiritually refining experiences we go through.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because waiting tests something deeper than patience.
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  SPEAKER_00: It tests our trust.
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  SPEAKER_00: When we see others receiving blessings, opportunities, breakthroughs, doors opening, it can be easy to wonder, God, did you forget about me?
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  SPEAKER_00: But scripture reminds us that God's timing is never random.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ecclesiastes 3.11 tells us he has made everything beautiful in its time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice that phrase in its time, not our time, not the timeline we imagined, but God's perfect timing.
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  SPEAKER_00: And sometimes the hardest part of faith is trusting that God's timing is still good, even when it feels delayed.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the most powerful examples of waiting through disappointment is found in the story of Hannah.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hannah longed deeply for a child.
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  SPEAKER_00: She prayed.
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  SPEAKER_00: She wept.
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  SPEAKER_00: She carried a burden that seemed unanswered for years.
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  SPEAKER_00: And what made her pain even more difficult was that others around her was experiencing the very blessing she desired.
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  SPEAKER_00: First Samuel 1:6 tells us, and her rival also provoked her severely to make her miserable.
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  SPEAKER_00: Imagine the emotional weight of that.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not only waiting, but watching others have what your heart longs for.
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  SPEAKER_00: That kind of season can feel incredibly isolating.
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  SPEAKER_00: But Hannah teaches us something powerful about bringing our disappointment before God.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hannah didn't hide her pain.
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  SPEAKER_00: She brought it to God, and that is where healing begins.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the enemy's greatest lies during waiting seasons is convincing us that our prayers are unnoticed.
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  SPEAKER_00: But scripture tells us something very different.
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  SPEAKER_00: 1 Samuel 1.19 says, Then they rose early in the morning and worshipped before the Lord, and the Lord remembered her.
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  SPEAKER_00: That phrase is powerful.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Lord remembered her.
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  SPEAKER_00: God had not forgotten, he had not overlooked her prayers.
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  SPEAKER_00: The waiting was not rejection, it was preparation.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in time, Hannah received the answer she had been praying for.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the hardest parts of waiting today is the constant opportunity to compare.
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  SPEAKER_00: We see announcements, milestones, celebrations, and if we're not careful, comparison can quietly erode our peace.
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  SPEAKER_00: We begin measuring our lives against someone else's timeline.
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  SPEAKER_00: But comparison distorts perception, perspective.
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  SPEAKER_00: God never asked us to measure our journey against someone else's.
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  SPEAKER_00: He asked us to trust him with the path he designed for us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Galatians 6.4 reminds us, but let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone and not in another.
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  SPEAKER_00: In other words, your story is not meant to mirror someone else's.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your journey is uniquely shaped by the purpose God has placed on your life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Another misconception about waiting seasons is that nothing is happening.
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  SPEAKER_00: But God is often doing his deepest work in us during those quiet places.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's strengthening our character, deepening our faith, aligning our hearts with his purpose.
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  SPEAKER_00: Isaiah 40, 31 reminds us, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice that waiting on God doesn't weaken us, it renews us.
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  SPEAKER_00: The waiting season becomes the place where God prepares us for what we are praying for.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because sometimes the blessing requires a version of us that has been refined through waiting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Healing through disappointment also requires something important.
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  SPEAKER_00: Surrender.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not surrendering the desire, but surrendering the timeline.
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  SPEAKER_00: Trusting that God's wisdom sees what we cannot.
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  SPEAKER_00: Psalm 27, 14 says, wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wait, I say, on the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: That encouragement is repeated twice in that verse.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wait on the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because God understands that waiting requires courage.
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  SPEAKER_00: It takes courage to keep believing when the answer hasn't arrived yet.
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  SPEAKER_00: It takes courage to keep praying when others are already celebrating their breakthroughs.
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  SPEAKER_00: But God promises something in that verse: strength.
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  SPEAKER_00: He strengthens the heart of those who continue trusting Him.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're in a waiting season right now, I want to encourage you with this truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your story is not behind.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your story is not forgotten.
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  SPEAKER_00: And your prayers are not unheard.
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  SPEAKER_00: God is still writing the story.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes the chapters that fuel the slowest become the chapters that reveal God's faithfulness most clearly.
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  SPEAKER_00: And one day, when you look back, you may discover that the waiting shaped your faith in ways the blessing alone never could.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're walking through disappointment right now, especially while watching others receive the things you've been praying for, I want you to remember something.
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  SPEAKER_00: God has not overlooked you.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's not forgotten your prayers, and his goodness toward your life has not expired.
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  SPEAKER_00: The same God who opened doors for others is still able to open the door meant for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: But his timing carries wisdom beyond what we can see today.
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  SPEAKER_00: So keep praying.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep trusting, keep believing that God is working even in the waiting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because sometimes the most beautiful blessings arrive not only at the right place, but at the right time.
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  SPEAKER_00: But waiting seasons can also deepen your trust in God who never forgets his promises.
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  SPEAKER_00: Until next time, my friends, I'll see you soon.
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