<p>What if the seasons where you feel like life is delayed or not going the way you planned are actually the seasons where God is preparing your heart for something bigger?</p><p>In Part 2 of Lori’s story, we talk about what it looks like to wait on God and trust His timing, even when it feels like everyone else’s life is moving forward.</p><p>During her college years, Lori wrestled with difficult relationships, unanswered prayers, and the painful feeling of being left behind while others stepped into marriage and new seasons. It was a time when she had to learn the difference between knowing God in her head and truly trusting Him with her life.</p><p>As a wife and mom, waiting seasons like the one Lori discusses in this episode are sometimes spiritual preparation for motherhood, parenting, and the responsibilities God will later place in your life.</p><p>So many moms find themselves asking questions like:</p><ul><li>Why is God making me wait?</li><li>How do I trust God’s timing when life feels uncertain?</li><li>What does it look like to have faith during hard seasons of life and motherhood?</li><li>How does God use waiting seasons to shape our hearts as women and mothers?</li></ul><p>If you’re in a season of waiting on God, struggling to trust His plan, or feeling overwhelmed by motherhood and parenting, this conversation will remind you that God is always working, even when His timing feels confusing.</p><p>Sometimes the seasons where we feel forgotten are the very seasons where God is building the faith, patience, and surrender we will need later in motherhood and family life.</p><p>God’s timing isn’t random. It’s preparation.</p><p>And the lessons He teaches us in the waiting often become the very wisdom we rely on when raising our children and leading our families.</p><p></p><p><strong>Resources</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://rss.com/podcasts/miracles-in-the-madness/2586168">When Faith Feels Complicated: Growing Up a Preacher’s Kid, Grief, and Learning Not to Assume Tomorrow (Part 1)</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://occ.edu/">Ozark Christian College</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AqQ47L628/?mibextid=wwXIfr">Miracles in the Madness Community</a></p>