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Waiting on God: What to do when God does nothing

We wait at red lights, in long lines, and for a people to change. Life is full of waiting. But the most difficult part?

Waiting on God.

What do you do when the life God has promised you looks nothing like the life he has given you? We want to know God’s plan so that we can trust the plan—but often God hides his plan so that we will trust Him. What can we do in the meantime while we wait for an answer to prayer, a change of heart, or a miracle of provision?

We live in an instantaneous age. Everything is now—or it’s late. We get frustrated when our hopes go on hold or God seems like he’s taking his sweet time. Wayne Stiles reminds us from the story of Joseph that our prayers aren’t on wifi. God has his own schedule and an agenda better than our own.

MICHAEL HYATT
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PLATFORM: GET NOTICED IN A NOISY WORLD

Retelling the wonderful Old Testament story of Joseph, Wayne Stiles shows you how to find comfort and purpose in the waiting, revealing the startling truth that sometimes when we think we are waiting on God, he is actually waiting on us.

If you find yourself waiting on God—or if you don’t know what God wants you to do next—this book offers a wise and practical guide to finding hope and peace in life’s difficult pauses.

“Waiting on the Lord” can sound like an irritating pause-button on life—until it gets back to being more exciting. But in this remarkable new book, Wayne Stiles debunks that myth, sharing how active and engaging waiting on God can be. Just a few chapters, and you’ll be convinced!

Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni and Friends International Disability Center
  • We have all experienced a disconnect between God’s promises to us and our everyday reality.
  • We wait, without understanding why.
  • We want to know God’s plan so that we can trust it—but God often hides His plan so that we will trust Him.
  • What can we do in the meantime as we are waiting for an answer, a change, or a miracle?

With deep compassion, Wayne Stiles helps readers understand why God makes us wait.

Unpacking the Old Testament story of Joseph, Wayne shows readers how to find comfort and opportunity in the time between God’s promises and His answers. He reveals the perspective-altering truth that sometimes when we think we are waiting on God, He is actually waiting on us.

Wayne Stiles gives a down-to-earth approach to why God puts us through periods of waiting. During that time, we learn more about trust, tolerance, faith, and sovereignty . . . and in the learning, we grow up. Wayne has chosen the biblical life of Joseph to teach us what God is doing, and why! And in the reading, we get a clear picture of the value of putting confidence in God, rather than putting hope in our preferred plan.

Luci Swindoll
Author/Speaker

Walking in the footsteps of Jesus: a Journey through the lands and lessons of Christ

Imagine following Jesus along the road, listening in on His conversations, and gleaning the insights He taught in the holy places He traveled.

This book will take you there.

Experience the life of Jesus as you never have before, journeying in the land of Israel where He lived. Written in an easy, devotional style, Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus takes you on a journey through the life and lessons of Christ.

  • You’ll travel to Bethlehem . . . Capernaum . . . the Sea of Galilee . . . Jerusalem—and more!
  • Enjoy an engaging, inspiring, and humorous travelogue that mingles the life-changing truths of Jesus with a walking tour of the Holy Land.

As you experience the Holy Land through the sights, sounds, and tastes of this personal travelogue, you’ll not only discover more about these sacred places, but you’ll also see how they influenced the lessons Jesus taught His earliest listeners.

What’s more, you will discover the lessons Jesus has for you.

I’ll be candid with you: I didn’t expect this book to be this good. Don’t get me wrong, I thought it would be an interesting read, but I found it to be absolutely captivating. I have been privileged to travel to Israel three times—but I’ve never gone with Wayne Stiles. After reading his book, I felt that Wayne had taken me on a fourth.

Steve Farrar
Bestselling Author

What you'll experience in this book

By retracing the windswept roads Jesus walked during His life and ministry, you will encounter Him in a fresh, authentic way. You will:

  • Sit with Jesus beside a well with a desperate and lonely woman in Samaria.
  • Meet in with a Jerusalem Pharisee searching for truth.
  • Return with Jesus to a hometown ready to reject the invitation to His kingdom.
  • Travel with a group of fishermen with a sea of false expectations.

If you’ve never had the opportunity to visit Israel, this book will take you there. . . . The greatest accomplishment of this book is that through the backdrop of Jesus’ home and humanity, you will see the mission and the glory of the suffering Savior who walked this earth in places we can still touch today.

Greg Laurie
Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship

An engaging Travelogue where Jesus' life intersects with yours

This book is a travelogue. It follows the life of Jesus, step by step.

  • Through the lens of personal experiences, you will witness His life, His lands, and the lessons He taught there.
  • Through the lens of personal experiences, you will witness His life, His lands, and the lessons He taught there.

As you take this journey, you will get a general and orderly grasp of Jesus' life and ministry. But more importantly, you'll better appreciate His unusual method of transforming the lives of those who follow Him.

Including your own.

Going places with God: a devotional journey through the lands of the Bible.

These 90 devotional readings, each based on a specific place in the lands of the Bible, invite you to embark on your own spiritual journey.

  • Pertinent Scripture, practical quotes, photographs, maps, and a daily prayer will help you apply the truths of each devotional to your daily journey of faith.
  • Through visiting these exciting places in the pages of this book, you will grow to understand how God is leading you to the places of His choosing.
  • As the spectacular, geographical backdrop of the Bible unfolds, you’ll gain insights on how the lives of those in the Bible were shaped by the places in which they lived.

In understanding how the land shaped its God’s people, you will gain tremendous insight into understanding Scripture. Even more, it will provide you with a glimpse as to why God has placed you where you are today.

Going Places with God finds its roots in places God chose—literally. The lands of the Bible offer more than a backdrop for the stories of the Bible. These places played an integral role in shaping the lives of those who lived there. God designed it so.

Discover anew how God wants you to trust in His love, protection, and provision through this devotional armchair travelogue.

You cannot go places with God and ever be the same!

Page after page, you will see the sights, hear the sounds and feel the pulse of this ancient land of the Bible as you retrace the steps of Jesus. Not only that, but Wayne’s personal insights will help you begin each day with an attitude of prayer, centeredness and thanksgiving.

Mary Graham
former President, Women of Faith

What this devotional will do for you

Through visiting these holy places in the pages of this devotional, you will:

  • Discover anew how God teaches you to trust in His love, protection, and provision for our lives.
  • Grasp a wider “context” of the Bible and understanding of Scripture.
  • Grow spiritually as you understand why God has placed you where you are today.

The places of God's choosing

Where does God want you to walk? What path should take?

As the spectacular backdrop of biblical lands unfolds, you will gain insights on how the lives of those in the Bible were shaped and influenced by the contours of the places they lived in.

Going Places with God finds its roots in places God chose—literally.

The lands of the Bible offer more than a backdrop for the stories of the Bible. These places played an integral role in shaping the lives of those who lived there.

God designed it so.

Discover anew how God wants you to trust in His love, protection, and provision through this devotional armchair travelogue.

You cannot go places with God and ever be the same!

Looking at how God shaped the lives of His people through the places He took them offers us tremendous insight into our own spiritual journey. Wayne Stiles has given us more than an inspiring and refreshing look at the lands of the Bible . . . he has given us strength for the journey home.

Joseph M. Stowell
Teaching Pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel, Former President, Moody Bible Institute.