285-When It Feels Like God Is Taking Too Long

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Feeling stuck in a season of waiting? You’re not alone, and you’re not forgotten. In this heartfelt episode, we dive into what it truly means to trust God's timing—in your life, your business, and your motherhood journey. I’m sharing encouragement, scripture, and a personal story of when God made me wait... and why that delay turned out to be divine. 

If you’re wrestling with delay, doubt, or discouragement, this episode is for you. Let’s trust Him together—even in the waiting.

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You Are Not Behind or Overlooked

Speaker 1 0:00

This is for you. You are not behind, you are not overlooked, and you are definitely not too late. Heaven keeps perfecting time and your father, the author of every good thing, is not rushing your stories, he's redefining it. Well, welcome back to the Stuck no More Voices podcast, where we help you find your voice, share your voice and speak your voice From the overflow of your identity. Share your voice and speak your voice from the overflow of your identity, your relationship to God. We help you do that in a podcast, maybe a social stage, or simply in your business a podcast marketing that goes into your tool belt of marketing. So I'm so grateful you are here. Let's talk about waiting to see impact from your kingdom business assignment. So I'm so glad you're here today. Whether you're listening from your car, your kitchen or in the middle of folding laundry oh, I know I don't like that either I want you to know you're seen, you're loved and you are not alone.

Trusting God's Timing in Business

Speaker 1 1:01

Today we're talking about something I think we all wrestle with at some point trusting God's timing. Trusting God's timing in our kingdom entrepreneurial, in our Christian women's business going forward. The timing that can be a hard one, right? Especially when we feel like the clock is ticking. I feel that often because I'm 62, but it's not too late. I tell myself what I'll tell you if you're over 50, your best years are ahead of you. Just put that in. But you may wonder God, what are you waiting for? God, do you hear me? So let me just share a quick story. When I had to wait, there were moments where it felt like my prayers were hitting the ceiling, like no one was listening. But deep down I knew God never stops hearing his children. Some of the way it had to do with my circumstances at the time a lot of judgment, a lot of closed doors, a lot of pushback, a lot of control. A lot of closed doors, a lot of pushback, a lot of control. But I noticed something, even in the midst of the cacophony that put me in action. While I waited for God to open the doors to my dream with my kingdom business, I wonder, friend, what if the waiting isn't a punishment but a preparation?

Speaker 1 2:21

I started my journey back in. 2016 is really when I see a start, because that's when I was learning my identity in God. I'd gone to the Bessel School of Supernatural and the first year they really hammer in identity. A lot of stuff I knew, but a lot of stuff that needed to be solidified my identity. So explaining identity became like fire in my bones to share it, and I did in 2019 went forward out of the sometimes studying your identity moves you forward with content, and I started a how did I say redeem your voice camp? Redeem your voice. We also often just called the voice camp and I had a consistent group, not large, but two times a month I would just pour my heart out in different subjects.

Speaker 1 3:14

That came to a halt when, in 2021, my husband had gotten burned third-degree burns over 30% of his body and diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and he passed away just three years ago. But even there, even after he passed, of course I had to go through healing of my mind that I wasn't good enough, but I still felt a weight that was excruciating. I do understand this. I thought my prayers were falling into silence, but heaven was holding every word like a treasure. Even when God feels quiet, he's never absent, just intentional. What felt like a delay to my dreams was really a divine design. While the doors stayed shut, god was opening the door to my identity. My season of silence became like a sacred classroom. Out of the ashes came the assignment. Out of loss came a louder, clearer voice right here on the Stuck no More Voices podcast.

Speaker 1 4:27

But I know, I know. I know how waiting is not easy, especially in a world where we can get same-day delivery. Come on, amazon, right out our door. Same-day delivery, instant results. But God's timing isn't like ours. It never has been.

Speaker 1 4:44

In the midst of my wait, I often went to familiar verses. One of them, habakkuk 2, verse 3, for the vision is yet for an appointed time, though it lingers. Wait for it. It will certainly come and will not delay. And then Proverbs three, four and five trust in the Lord with all your heart and lay not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him and he shall direct your paths. We could teach on that one verse for another hour, but let's just talk about waiting. Trusting his timing means surrendering our schedule and embracing his purpose. It means believing that even in the silence of delays, god is still working behind the scenes. So can I share just a few things? Why you wait, that I've learned in my waiting seasons and I think they will help you.

Speaker 1 5:42

Number one stay anchored in God's word. Stay anchored in God's presence. Jesus and coffee for me every morning. Open your Bible, even when you don't feel like it. I would also say enter his presence, even when you don't feel like it. Sometimes entering his presence is just sitting there with your cup of coffee and listening to him and letting him talk to you by the Holy Spirit. And then, yeah, open your Bible. Let his promises reframe your perspective and teach you your true identity, who you are and whose you are. Number two, it's real simple Talk to God honestly. He can handle your doubts and your questions.

Speaker 1 6:23

There's a place in YouVersion where you can write your prayers. After, like, this silent time, youversion is a Bible app. By the way, I do it on my iPad and it'll say you know, it'll get to a point where what's bothering you know, write a prayer. I don't write a prayer every morning, but the but I go over the prayers that I've written, so gut, honest. Some of them are prayers, some of our declarations. Some of them are definitions that chad GPT gave about me that I needed to walk in. I know Chad GPT. You're thinking what that's another podcast too? Oh, you can go back a couple of podcasts and I tell you how I use Chad GPT in my podcast, in my Stuck no More Voices Academy. It's an amazing tool. It's not from the devil. You prompt it, so it speaks kingdom to you. Okay, that's another podcast, but listen, listen. Talk to God honestly and then be obedient with what's in front of you, even in those little things.

Speaker 1 7:25

Just because the door hasn't opened yet doesn't mean there aren't small steps to take today. One thing I always remembered, that later on in my marriage, that I didn't want to lose my kids for my diligence to study. And I did lose my kids, but they're back. Restoration is sweet, but the small things that I do that maybe have nothing to do with podcasting, and that's making them a meal every night, loving on them, being an ear they can talk to. Those are small things but they add up and sometimes I really believe those small things start with your family. If you don't have a family, they start in that small connections, speaking life over people. And then, number four, surround yourself with faith-filled voices. Community matters that is one thing we provide in the Stuck no More Voices Academy. Be sure to check the show notes on that.

Speaker 1 8:19

But you know, I used to think having friends was a myth. But I took some steps. I took some counseling, therapy steps, and I realized that's not true. Even if you have one or two, you're blessed. You don't have to have this crowd. So let's talk about this when it's all said and done.

Encouragement: You Are Right on Time

Speaker 1 8:40

Can I encourage you with these words To the kingdom women who wonder if she missed her moment. To the entrepreneur building something sacred between diaper changes, maybe, and deadlines. To the visionary who's poured prayers into a dream that still feels out of reach this is for you. You are not behind, you are not overlooked and you are definitely not too late. Heaven keeps perfecting time and your Father, the author of every good thing, is not rushing your stories. He's redefining it. You are right on time in God's divine unfolding. He sees your quiet obedience, your faithful yes, your unseen labor. He hears the whispered prayers and the weary sighs. He knows that. He knows the vision burning in your heart, because he placed it there and in his perfect timing. What feels delayed will be delivered, what feels paused will be propelled. What feels hidden will be revealed in glory. So breathe, daughter. You're not falling behind. You're being faithfully led. God is never too late. If you remember one thing on this episode God is never too late.

Speaker 1 10:10

Let me pray for you, father, I just thank you. I bless you that we can trust in you with all our heart. I thank you that you know what's in our heart. I thank you for the dreams and designs and the frequencies of heaven that you put in someone listening heart and I. Her faith, her heart and her courage sometimes are struggling, but they keep trusting you, even when it's hard. I thank you for that woman. I thank you for that Christian entrepreneur Reminder today that you're working all things out in perfect timing. Yes, we bless you that the timing is in your hand.

Speaker 1 10:48

I love what King David said in Psalm 31. He said but as for me, I trust in you, o Lord. I say my times are in your hands. You are my God, my times are in your hands. So thank you, father, that you give us strength in the waiting. You give us peace in the process. So give someone that peace in their process. Help her to hold on to hope. Put her hope hat on. It's Jesus.

Speaker 1 11:18

Go out for a walk. When you go out for a walk, science confirms that you release hope molecules. My guest, alana Vanderventer, can explain that a little better, but it's true. Get out and walk with God. Talk to him. Okay, I'm supposed to be praying but I get preaching. Sorry, my prayers turn into preaching, but I love you, lord. Let me just pray that I love you and I thank you. I thank you for the journey. Sometimes the messes God had become my messages. Sometimes my misery because I kept trusting in you, has come out into a destiny. Thank you, lord, that the landmines, explosions everywhere, have turned into landmarks of your faithfulness. I pray that for someone, your landmines are turning into landmarks revealing God's faithfulness to you and able to share that in your business in some way. Thank you, father. Thank you for helping us, heal us so we can speak to the person we once were In Jesus' name. Amen, all right, until next time. Keep trusting, keep building, keep praying and know that God hears you. Yeah, god's got your back.

Speaker 1 12:37

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