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God never said, "Hurry up." He said, "Wait."

And most of us are terrible at it.

In week seven of our summer series, Christine Caine speaks into the season most of us are trying to get through as fast as possible — the waiting room. The season between the promise and the fulfillment. The gap between what God said and what you can currently see. Most of us treat that gap as a problem to be solved or a delay to be endured. Christine Caine makes clear it's neither. It is the place where the deepest roots get formed.

She takes us through David's journey, not to show us how he arrived, but to show us what happened in between. Because David didn't just wait. He became. Every stage of the process taught him something he could not have learned any other way. The sheep. The palace. The cave. The wilderness. None of it was wasted. All of it was preparation.

Waiting on God is not passive. It is the most active, faith-filled posture you can take.

✨ If you've ever asked questions like…

✅ I feel called and gifted — so why does it feel like nothing is happening?

✅ How do I stay faithful in a season that feels pointless or beneath me?

✅ What do I do when life feels genuinely unfair and God hasn't explained why?

✅ How do I trust God's timing when I'm watching less qualified people get ahead?

✅ Is the hard season I'm in actually preparing me for something or have I missed my moment?

✅ What's the difference between being anointed and being appointed — and what happens in between?

✅ How do I keep turning up when I've been overlooked, misunderstood, or treated unjustly?

…then this is your episode.

What you'll learn:

→ Why the waiting room is not wasted time — and how David's journey from shepherd boy to king shows that every stage of the process, including the ones you resent most, is forming something in you that cannot be shortcut.

→ How to navigate the "this isn't fair" tension without becoming bitter or trying to force what only God can bring and why making what Jesus did for you bigger than what people did to you is the only way through that actually works.

→ What it means to stop waiting to be discovered and start submitting to the process of being developed and why open, receiving hands are the first posture of a flourishing life.

SUMMER SERIES: A Summer of Faith to Flourish — new episodes every Monday.

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New here? Christine Caine is a speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and activist who has been serving the local church globally for over 30 years. She and her husband, Nick, founded the anti-human trafficking organization, The A21 Campaign, which works at the local, domestic, and international level to end modern-day slavery. They also founded Equip & Empower, a ministry that is mobilizing people everywhere to live on mission for Jesus. Propel Women is an initiative of the ministry dedicated to coming alongside women around the globe to activate their God-given purpose. You can tune in to her weekly Equip and Empower Podcast to be encouraged by the hope of Jesus wherever you are. Christine holds a Master’s Degree in Evangelism and Leadership from Wheaton College.

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Jaime unpacks the subtle lies of the enemy that convince us our difficulties are either too monumental to conquer or too unspiritual for God's attention. Likening our burdens to fragile idols, she discusses how easily our biggest fears can be visualized as thick smoke blown away by the wind, or as little wax figurines melting away in the radiant, burning presence of the Almighty. Sharing her own transparent reflections as a parent, Jaime encourages us to intentionally bring every sorrow, question, and workplace complaint to a loving Heavenly Father who never measures or dismisses our pain.

Just as the ancient world looked to the towering, imposing peaks of Mount Bashan—a symbol of spiritual rebellion—we are reminded that God often works in an "upside-down kingdom." He chose the humbler, smaller mountain of Zion for His holy abode, proving that our blessings and His presence don't rely on human definitions of greatness.

Come ready to evaluate your own spiritual burdens—the deeply personal pain, the exhausting situational frustrations, and the looming giants standing in your way. Let this episode remind you that God is always waiting with open arms to carry your heavy load and give rest to the weary. Because He is a victorious God who rides through the deserts, who acts as a father to the fatherless, and whose immense power can melt away even the most intimidating strongholds in our lives.

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