🌱 The Waiting Game: What If It's You?
Hey sister,
Have you ever felt like you’re stuck in that awkward space between frustration and exhaustion? You started this season of waiting with a surrendered heart — dedicated, hopeful, and full of perseverance. You gave it to God… only to pick it back up when the waiting felt too long. Suddenly, anger bubbled over, patience wore thin, and maybe you’ve shed a few tired tears.
You pray for the person or situation to change. You read the Bible, search for verses that apply, and ask God to move — because, clearly, they’re the problem, right? Surely this person just needs a heart shift, a mind shift. Surely God needs to work in them.
But sister… what if God is also waiting?
What if He’s waiting on you? Waiting for you to slow down, quiet your heart, and recognize the work He’s doing in you? What if this season of waiting is an invitation — not just for someone else to change, but for you to be reshaped, refined, and reshuffled by the hand of the Father?
🌷 Consider the Stories
Think about Sarah, waiting for the child God promised. The long wait exposed her doubt and impatience, but it also shaped her heart and deepened her trust in a faithful God.
Think about Joseph, thrown into a pit and later a prison. The wait felt unfair, long, and lonely, but God used it to build character, resilience, and obedience.
Think about David, anointed long before he ever became king. The wait taught him to lean fully on God, to serve faithfully, and to lead humbly.
Each of these moments was a space for God to do deep heart work — to build strength, obedience, and intimacy. Sometimes the delays aren’t about the person or the circumstance. Sometimes, you are the one God is reshaping. Sometimes He is doing holy work in that quiet space, making you more like Jesus.
✨ Reflection Questions:
What part of your waiting feels the heaviest right now?
Have you been focusing more on someone else’s change than on the work God might be doing in you?
What character or heart shift might God be calling you to surrender?
How can you lean into this “quiet space” of waiting and trust that it has a holy purpose?
What biblical example can you draw strength from (Sarah, Joseph, David)? What do you admire about their wait?
What one prayer can you pray this week to invite God to work deeply in you?
🙏 Short Prayer:
“Lord, open my heart to the work You’re doing within me. When I’m tired of the wait, help me remember that every moment has a purpose. Refine me, teach me, and shape me to be more like You — so that when the answer arrives, I’ll be rooted and ready. Amen.”
Rooted in the Ordinary
Key Verse:
Zechariah 4:10 (NLT)
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin…”
Devotional Message:
There’s a sacred rhythm to motherhood that no one claps for. It’s found in sock-matching and lunch-packing, in 2 a.m. rocking and late-night laundry. It’s hidden in the carpool lines, grocery aisles, and whispered prayers while you stir spaghetti and stop a tantrum mid-boil.
It feels unseen—because it often is.
But not by God.
Scripture reminds us that nothing is too small for Him to notice. He sees your faithfulness in the mundane. He meets you in the repetition, in the moments that feel like you're pouring from an empty cup. When you're wiping tears—your child’s or your own—He’s there. When your prayers feel more like sighs, He hears those too.
This space—The Grove—is a gathering of moms in every season, choosing to believe that the unseen parts of our lives are still holy ground. You’re not just getting through the day. You are growing deep roots in faith, even when it doesn't feel like it.
God isn’t waiting for the big, bold moments. He’s already in the car ride, the bedtime routine, the mess, the ache, and the joy. And He’s proud of the quiet strength you carry.
Reflection Questions:
Where in your daily routine do you feel most unseen or unnoticed?
How might God be present in that exact moment?
What would it look like to invite Him into one “mundane” part of your day this week?
Prayer:
God, meet me in the middle of my ordinary. Remind me that You see every dish, every diaper, every deep breath I take to try again. Help me recognize Your presence in the small things, and let Your love anchor me as I grow roots in this season. Amen.