When Faith Is Tested: Surrender, Hope, and Finding God in the Waiting

What happens when life doesn't unfold the way we prayed it would?In this episode of Elsplend Realities, we sit down with Cathy Colver Garland—author, speaker, mentor, business strategist, and co-author of Revelationship: Transformative Intimacy With Christ for a deeply personal conversation about faith, surrender, heartbreak, waiting, and discovering hope in the middle of uncertainty.Cathy's journey has taken her through divorce, heartbreak, pregnancy loss, a serious car accident, and a long season of waiting before becoming a mother. Yet these experiences didn't simply test her faith—they transformed it, leading her toward a deeper understanding of surrender, God's presence, and what it means to trust when life doesn't make sense.We explore what surrender really looks like, how questioning can strengthen faith, how to recognize God's guidance, and what the idea of *El Roi—the God who sees us—*can mean during seasons of grief and disappointment.We also talk about the difference between simply knowing about God and cultivating a genuine relationship with Him, and what it means to begin again when shame, failure, or heartbreak make us feel like we've gone too far.If you're walking through a season of waiting, uncertainty, or unanswered questions, this conversation offers a gentle reminder:Faith isn't the absence of hardship. Sometimes, it's learning to recognize God's presence in the middle of it.🎙️ Listen in and ask yourself: What am I still trying to control that might be inviting me to trust more deeply?#ElsplendRealities #Faith #Surrender #Hope #SpiritualGrowth #Resilience #Purpose #TrustGod