#11 How to get Closer to God in the Waiting

Episodes, Faith, Patience, Prayer

November 23, 2020

I am so excited to introduce you guys to Caroline Schandel. Caroline is a brilliant speaker, Bible teacher, writer, and podcaster on her show “The Breathing Room” where she uses the word of the Bible and encourages women to experience God in their everyday. She is the author of two books: Live Here, Love Now, an E-book you can download, and Good Things Come that just released in 2019. I LOVE THAT. In today’s episode we’re talking about waiting. We talk about navigating through the tension of hoping something will happen that hasn’t, choosing to invest ourselves to grow into the women we are created to be, and trusting that God is in the middle of it all even when we are uncertain of the outcome. Friends, if you’re waiting on something today — a spouse, a move, a positive pregnancy test, a change — this episode is for you. God is taking care of us and I’m praying that you walk away from this episode believing that more than ever.

get ready to learn about:

How to find peace in a season of waiting
Encouragement to use the voice that God has given you to speak truth to others
Things you can do when you’re in the middle of waiting
The power and importance of prayer

links from this episode:

Caroline’s free e-book Live Here. Love Now.
Caroline’s book Good Things Come
Caroline’s podcast “Breathing Room“
Maverick City Music
Studio McGee

quotes mentioned:

“Waiting was an invitation that I could change and become more of who God made me to be, whether the thing I really wanted to have happen had yet or not.”

“I don’t need anyone to give me permission to do the thing that God has called me to do, and if I just leaned in and did this with God, that would be such a powerful journey with Him versus waiting on someone else to say it was my time.”

“I can see how waiting is something we can allow to keep us from doing what God has led us to do or it can draw us in to do it in the middle of where we are.”

“Forget the circumstances, forget the situation — if God has placed you somewhere and put a dream in you and is saying it’s time — go for it and don’t wait for everything else to get into place to be who God has made you to be or do what He’s calling you to do.”

“Areas of struggle often become really powerful parts of our story.”

“The more that you make those small choices to lean into confidence and be bold with what you know God’s asking you to speak, the more it flows.”

“If God is anywhere, God is right here in the now with me, so if I can engage with God where I am right now, then this right here is okay because where I am is where God is with me.”

“The only way that I have known to effectively move past disappointment in my life is to press into blessing.”