Scattered Moments
Brief reflections on faith, adversity, and the quiet places where grace appears.
Each episode of Scattered Moments is a brief journey through the unexpected classrooms where God does His deepest work — hospital rooms and sanctuaries, seasons of grief and flashes of joy, the ordinary moments where grace shows up and changes everything.
Drawing from over forty years of writing, ministry, and life in the trenches, Matt Tullos weaves together original poetry, hymn stories, Scripture, and honest reflection to remind you that even adversity, you are not alone.
Three Types of Episodes:
Scattered Moments: Brief Reflections on Faith, Adversity and the Quiet Places
Guided Meditations: Opportunities to Encounter God through Meditation
Moments Almanac: Released Every Morning, Reflecting on the Meaning of Each Day,
Take heart, notice the scattered moments, and share the grace.
Scattered Moments
Moving in the Waiting
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Waiting can feel like a prison, a wilderness, a storm, or a silent tomb.
In this reflective episode of Scattered Moments, Matt Tullos explores one of the most difficult realities of the Christian life: trusting God when nothing seems to be happening. Through Scripture, prayer, a classic hymn, and an original spoken-word piece, you'll be reminded that God's delays are not His absence and that hope continues to breathe even in the longest seasons of waiting.
If you find yourself waiting for healing, direction, restoration, or an answer to prayer, this episode is an invitation to pause, breathe deeply, and remember that God is still at work.
Scripture
Psalm 27:13-14 (CSB)
Featured Quote
"To wait on God is the hardest duty in the Christian life."
— George MacDonald
Featured Hymn
Be Still, My Soul
Take a few moments to be still, listen, and discover that even in the waiting, God is moving—and so are you.
Take care. Notice the Scattered Moments and share the grace. 🌅
Hello and welcome to Scattered Moments. These are brief reflections on faith, adversity, and the quiet places where grace appears. My name is Matt Tullis, and this is one of my least favorite subjects. Waiting. Waiting is one of the great themes of scripture, though. We spend much of our lives just waiting, waiting for news, waiting for healing, waiting for direction, waiting for a prayer to be answered, waiting for a relationship to be restored, waiting for God to move. And perhaps the hardest part is that waiting often feels like nothing is happening. The silence convinces us that God has forgotten. The delay tempts us to believe that God is absent. Throughout scripture, God is often doing his deepest work in hidden places, roots grown underground, children grown in the womb. Seeds break open beneath the soil, and souls are shaped in seasons of waiting. You're in a pit and wondering if this is the place you'll die. You must wait. They accuse you and convict you and slam the door. Nothing seems to be happening. You lost your last appeal, and the lawyer wants his money, and you must wait. You are scrubbing the floors in a corrupt palace where money changes hands under the table. It's all a jam. They paint their walls with the blood of the innocent. Nothing has changed. You must wait. You make a mad dash out of the city where you once were prince, and now you're stepping in sheepdung on the backside of the desert. You must wait. You were in the belly of the beast, the din of the lions, the fire of the furnace. You must wait. He took his chair. He wished you nothing but death. But you love him still, with an eye on the horizon, but first you must wait. Forty days in the desert, forty years in the wilderness, perilous hours in the storm, three days in the tomb, nine months in the womb. You must wait. But you move in the waiting. Your lungs have breath. Your pulse continues. The music is there. Hope is in the stuff that keeps you alive. Never-ending nights and arduous days. Most have given up. They've packed it in. They've tapped out on the mat of the threshing floor. But you, faithful servant of the Most High, you must wait. Joseph waited in prison. Moses waited in Midian. David waited in caves. Israel waited in exile. The disciples waited through the darkness of Saturday before the dawn of resurrection. Waiting has never meant abandonment. Waiting has never meant God is absent. Waiting is the workshop where God prepares us for what comes next. You may not feel strong today. You may not understand the delay. You may not see what God is doing, but your heart is still beating. Your lungs are still filling with breath. The music is still playing and God is still writing the story. The waiting is not the end of the story. The waiting is part of the story. Listen to the words of the psalmist. I remain confident of this. I will see the goodness of God in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord. Be strong and let your heart be courageous. Wait for the Lord. George MacDonald puts it this way: To wait on God is the hardest duty in the Christian life. In 1752, Catherine van Schlegel pinned the words we sing today: Be still, my soul. The Lord is on thy side. Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain. Leave to thy God to order and provide. In every change, he, faithful, will remain. Father, many of us find ourselves waiting today, waiting for answers, waiting for healing, waiting for restoration, waiting for wisdom, waiting for open doors, waiting for the morning. Teach us to trust you in the waiting. Help us believe that silence is not absence. Remind us that delay is not denial. Give us courage to keep praying, keep serving, keep loving, and keep hoping. When we cannot see your hand, help us once again to trust your heart and to remain confident that we will see your goodness in the land of the living. Through Jesus Christ, the one worth waiting. Hey, thanks for joining me for this scattered moment. Take care and notice the scattered moments and share the grace.
