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Waiting Well: Meeting God in the Silent Seasons

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December 1, 2025

Can I be honest, y’all? Winter is not my favorite season. Give me the brightness of spring, the bloom of color, the promise of warm days ahead. I’ll even take the hot, sticky dog days of summer.  But winter? It feels still. Quiet. Bare. Like the world is holding its breath.

And maybe that’s the point.

Waiting seasons feel like winter. You look around and everything feels paused. Hopes that haven’t budded. Prayers that haven’t been answered. Longings buried under layers of silence.

This time of year, the world wraps itself in twinkle lights and celebration, but for some of us, December brings more ache than joy. More questions than clarity. And that’s where Psalm 27:14 meets us: “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”

Waiting in scripture was never passive. Hannah wept and prayed. Simeon watched and trusted. Anna worshiped and fasted. Even the wise virgins in Jesus’ parable stayed ready with oil in their lamps. Each of them waited with hope tethered to God’s faithfulness, not their circumstances.

And Advent? Still waiting. There were centuries of silence before the birth of Christ. A reminder that even when heaven seems still, God is always working behind the scenes.

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I’ve had my own winters… seasons where the days felt long and heaven seemed quiet. Where I kept showing up to my Bible with wet eyes and a mustard seed of faith. But I’ve learned this: God meets us in the stillness. 

To wait well is to lean in when we want to pull back. It’s to light our lamps with trust and faithfulness. It’s to keep our hearts open, our hands obedient, and our eyes on the horizon.

So if you’re in a waiting season right now, whether it’s for healing, direction, provision, or just a sense of peace, take heart. 

God is not wasting your winter. He is growing something beneath the surface. And in His time, in His way, the spring will come.

This month, let’s wait well. Not in despair, but with expectation. Not with frustration, but with faith. Let the stillness teach you. Let the quiet draw you nearer to Him. And remember: those who wait on the Lord will never be put to shame.

Take Care,

Sabrian Enoch
Sabrian Enoch

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