
What To Do When God Says "Wait"
From Welcoming God by Sarah Haykel
January 20, 2026 · 13 min · Season 4 · Episode 2
About this episode
This episode discusses how to respond when God asks us to wait and the importance of finding peace in periods of inactivity.
What do we do when God's call for us is to "wait." How do we listen? And, why? What's truly important about heeding God's call? In this episode of Welcoming God, I talk about this and share a funny story about ice cream that led to an important realization about accepting when "not much is going on" in my life as a source of peace instead of boredom and an attempt to escape from loneliness. Thank you for listening and please share this podcast with a friend! Visi...
People in this episode
Host: Sarah Haykel
Topics covered
- waiting on God
- listening to God
- acceptance
- peace
- loneliness
- spiritual growth
Keywords
- God
- waiting
- listening
- peace
- loneliness
- spirituality
- acceptance
- ice cream
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