Trusting God in the Waiting

What do you do when your prayers haven't been answered the way you hoped — and you're still waiting? In this episode of the iRefresh Podcast, authors Danny and Carrie Kittinger open up about Danny's new book, Dead Ends, Detours, and a World of Wonders, a five-year labor of love born out of decades of walking with God through both mystery and miracle. Danny and Carrie get honest about the tension every believer faces: trusting a God who has "never failed" while still carrying real, unanswered questions. They dive into the book of Job, the honesty of David's Psalms, the pain of being misunderstood, the discipline of letting go, and one of the hardest topics in faith — church hurt, and how believers on both sides of the pulpit can move toward healing. They also unpack the theme of waiting, using the metaphor of farming and the seasons to explain why some of life's deepest breakthroughs come only after long seasons of anticipation. This conversation doesn't offer easy answers — it offers something better: permission to sit in the mystery of faith while still trusting the character of God. 00:00 Introduction: Trusting God When We Can't See the Answer 00:30 The Five-Year Journey: Writing About Prayer 02:40 The Mystery of Prayer: Communing With an Invisible God 04:45 Why Lord Do You Stand Far Off: Wrestling With Unanswered Prayer 06:27 Where Else Can We Go: Clinging to God in the Questions 10:36 Job's Suffering and God's Mysterious Ways 11:42 The Wonder of It All: When God Opens Our Eyes 17:30 Letting Go and Facing Church Hurt 26:33 Waiting: The Hardest and Most Necessary Season 31:23 Distractions and Staying Focused on What Matters 35:38 Healing Church Hurt: Grace, Family, and Unity 43:29 Closing: Finding Hope and Getting the Book Website: https://www.irefresh.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/irefresh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irefreshministry/