SPEAKER_00: Today, as we pray together, we are going to ask God to change our perspective on seasons of waiting.
SPEAKER_00: Maybe you're in a season of waiting right now, waiting for a job, a miracle, a spouse, a word from God.
SPEAKER_00: Seasons of waiting can feel long and discouraging.
SPEAKER_00: Yet God invites us to hold on to joy while we wait, trusting that He is working behind the scenes.
SPEAKER_00: Listen to Romans 12, 12 as an invitation.
SPEAKER_00: Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
SPEAKER_00: Now take 20 seconds and thank God for the hope that sustains you even while answers feel delayed.
SPEAKER_00: Lay everything out to him as if you are talking to a father figure.
SPEAKER_00: How would you say it?
SPEAKER_00: In a quiet voice, say it out loud.
SPEAKER_00: Now I want you to ask him to help you remain joyful and faithful in the middle of it.
SPEAKER_00: Steady, calm, and alive.
SPEAKER_00: Pray for someone who you know is waiting for a breakthrough.
SPEAKER_00: Believe and contend for them as you are for yourself.
SPEAKER_00: Ask God to fill their waiting with joy and hope.
SPEAKER_00: We trust your timing and rejoice in you.
SPEAKER_00: Amen.