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Episode 018: Surrendering to the Process of Becoming: Trusting God in the Waiting Season
Published: June 23, 2026 | Category: Christian Health and Wellness | Length: 16 minutes
The waiting seasons of life can feel frustrating, especially when we know God has placed something on our hearts but we cannot yet see how or when it will unfold. But those seasons are often where God does some of His deepest work—refining us, strengthening us, and preparing us for what comes next.
🔎Episode Summary
Welcome to Episode 018 of the Wellness God’s Way Podcast! Have you ever wondered why God hasn’t opened the door yet, answered the prayer yet, or brought you into the next season you’ve been hoping for? In this episod, Kathy explores the process of becoming and why God often works in us before He works through us.
Through the stories of Joseph and Noah, we’ll look at how God uses seasons of waiting, refining, and preparation to develop the discipline, faith, character, and surrender needed for the next level. Because the process isn’t God withholding from us—it’s God preparing us.
This episode is an invitation to stop viewing your wilderness as a delay and start embracing your odyssey of becoming.
💛 What You'll Learn in this Episode:
Why God is often more concerned with who we are becoming than where we are going
The difference between simply waiting on God and surrendering to the process He is using to transform us
Why almost everyone in Scripture experienced a season of preparation before stepping into their calling
Why the obstacles we face may actually be the very things God is using to grow us
How discipline, perseverance, and surrender prepare us to steward what God has for us
Why God sometimes needs to “break our understanding” before expanding it
How God can use our growth to transform every area of our lives—not just one specific circumstance
Why boundaries can become part of our becoming as we protect the work God is doing within us
How to embrace your season of growth instead of rushing through it
🌿 The Process of Becoming: God Doesn't Waste the Waiting
Have you ever found yourself wondering why God hasn’t moved yet? Why the door hasn’t opened, the prayer hasn’t been answered, or the dream He placed on your heart hasn’t come to pass?
Waiting seasons can be difficult because they require something we often struggle with: surrender. We want to know the timeline. We want to understand the plan. We want to see proof that we are moving in the right direction.
But what if the season you are trying to rush through is actually the season God is using to prepare you?
Throughout Scripture, we see that God often works in us before He works through us. Joseph had a dream from God, but there was a process between the dream and the fulfillment. Noah built an ark before there was evidence of rain. In both stories, the waiting was not wasted—it was preparation.
The same is true in our lives. Sometimes the very things we view as obstacles are the things God is using to develop the discipline, faith, endurance, and trust we will need for what comes next.
This is why I love the idea of an odyssey. An odyssey is not just about reaching a destination; it is about how the journey transforms the person walking through it. God is not simply preparing us for the next thing He has for us. He is preparing us to become the person who can steward it.
Sometimes that requires God to break our understanding before He expands it. We can become so focused on our own timeline or our own picture of how things should happen that we miss the possibility that God’s plan is far greater than we imagined. As Ephesians 3:20 reminds us, He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.
God does not waste anything. The discipline, healing, wisdom, and faith He develops in us during one season will continue to impact every season that follows.
And sometimes that growth requires boundaries. As God changes us, we may find that not everyone understands the person we are becoming. Boundaries are not about shutting people out; they are about stewardship and protecting the work God is doing within us.
So if you find yourself in a waiting season, maybe the question is not, “Why is this taking so long?” Maybe the question is:
“Who is God creating me to become through this?”
Because the next level is not just about receiving something new.
It is about becoming someone new.
📖 Scripture Referenced:
Ephesians 3:20 — God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think
Jeremiah 18:1-6 — The potter and the clay
Genesis 6-9 — Noah’s obedience and the ark
Genesis 37-50 — Joseph’s journey from the pit to the palace
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