I don’t know about you, but I tend to think waiting is something to survive.
I tell myself, Once this season is over...then I’ll breathe. Then I’ll feel settled. Then I’ll know what God is doing.
But the more conversations I have on the podcast, the more I’m realizing that maybe waiting was never the point. Maybe becoming was.
This week’s conversation with Kim Mosiman reminded me of that over and over again.
Kim shared how God has continued to reshape her life—even in seasons when she thought she had already figured it all out. After raising children, beginning a new career later in life, and navigating changing family responsibilities, she found herself learning something many of us spend years resisting: We don’t actually have to have everything under control.
Honestly, that part hit me harder than I expected. Control has a funny way of disguising itself as responsibility. We tell ourselves we’re just planning ahead. Being prepared. Thinking through every possible outcome. Staying productive.
But if we’re honest, sometimes we’re simply trying to avoid trusting God with the unknown.
One moment from our conversation has stayed with me. I shared a story about sitting on an airplane recently while talking with the Lord about something that’s been causing me a lot of anxiety. In that quiet moment, I sensed Him asking a simple question: “Why haven’t you prayed about it?”
My immediate answer surprised me. “Because I thought I had it.” Then came another thought I couldn’t shake. If I truly handed it to Him...I wouldn’t be in control anymore.
Isn’t that how so many of us live? We say we trust God, but when it comes to the things that matter most, we keep one hand wrapped tightly around them just in case. We pray for wisdom. We pray for direction. We pray for open doors.
But sometimes we stop short of surrender because surrender means releasing the outcome.
Kim said something that I think so many of us needed to hear. She talked about intentionally changing her mornings—not because she wanted to check off another spiritual habit, but because she realized she wasn’t making space to actually hear God’s voice.
She journals first to clear the mental clutter. Then she reads Scripture. Then she journals again to process what God is showing her.
I loved that. Not because it’s a magic formula, but because it creates margin. And if you’re anything like me, your brain doesn’t naturally create margin. It creates grocery lists. Work projects. Emails you forgot to send. Things you need to remember before lunch.
Sometimes we aren’t struggling to hear God because He isn’t speaking. We’re struggling because our minds never slow down long enough to listen.
One thing I’ve been learning this season is that hearing God’s voice isn’t usually a gift people are born with. It’s a relationship that’s practiced. The more time we spend with Him, the more familiar His voice becomes.
Just like you recognize a loved one’s voice across a crowded room, we begin recognizing His through consistency—not perfection.
That’s encouraging because it means none of us have to have it all figured out. We just have to keep showing up.
Kim also reminded me that waiting isn’t one-size-fits-all. Sometimes waiting looks active. You send the email. Apply for the job. Take the next faithful step. Other times, waiting looks quiet. You pray. Journal. Rest. Listen.
Neither is more spiritual than the other. The question isn’t whether you’re moving. The question is whether you’re trusting.
Maybe that’s what God has been trying to teach me all along.
Waiting isn’t wasted because God isn’t waiting. He’s forming. Stretching. Refining. Building trust one surrendered prayer at a time.
Friend, if you’re in an in-between season today, I hope you’ll remember this: You don’t have to know the whole plan to take the next faithful step. You don’t have to control tomorrow to trust God today. And you don’t have to become someone else before God can use you.
He’s already working. Even here. Even now. Even in the waiting. Because you were never just waiting. You’ve been becoming all along.
- Reanna
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