Surrender-In The Waiting

Send us Fan MailEpisode 25 is here!  The Growing Together Podcast has covered a lot of ground this year, but we still have a long way to go in 2026.  Not to worry, Nic & Dale have your back, and will see to it that the rest of your year is filled with plenty of encouragement, guidance, and good laughs.  The America 250 celebrations are in full swing as we head into July, and we hope to have some exciting shows planned to put our own personal stamp on it.  Stay tuned, keep listening, and keep on sharing!This week, Nic & Dale discuss a topic that all of us can relate to.  If there is anything in life we can all agree on, it's that we do not like to be told we have to wait.  Whether it's on the phone with a sales representative, in line at the grocery store, or waiting for that raise you have been promised, waiting is not something we can find a lot of joy in doing.  Our society continues to grow on the very idea that everything we do must be done faster, information must be received the second it happens, and those that wait are way behind schedule.  We expect God to move when we say go, and like little children, we have a hard time accepting a different circumstance.To surrender to God's will, and be patient in the waiting, is a crucial part of our spiritual growth.  Surrender sounds like a bad word in our society, but when taken in the context of God's control in our lives, we can find strength and poise in giving it all up to Him.  There is inner peace when we allow God to work out the plan he has for our lives, which is a big deal, but also allowing him to tackle the small things gives us even more clarity to ensure we leave nothing untouched by his hand.  As Tom Petty once said, the waiting is the hardest part, but it doesn't have to be.  Learn to let it go, just this once, and you may be surprised just how much God can do if you get out of the way!