Be Still Bonus Episode: Between Heartbreak and Hallelujah: There Is Holiness in the Waiting
There are seasons when life no longer looks the way we imagined. The diagnosis comes. The relationship changes. The waiting stretches on. The prayers seem unanswered. We find ourselves asking, God, what are You doing? Can I still trust You?
In this bonus episode of Be Still, Lisa explores what Scripture reveals about the "Land Between"—the wilderness where the Israelites lived between Egypt and the Promised Land. While we long for quick answers and immediate resolution, God often does some of His deepest work in the waiting.
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Drawing from the Exodus story, Numbers 11, and Isaiah 40, Lisa reflects on what it means to trust God's character when we cannot understand His timing. She explores the difference between lament and complaint, the illusion of control, and why the wilderness becomes "trust school" for every believer.
If you're living between heartbreak and hallelujah, this episode is a reminder that you are not forgotten. God has not stopped being God. He is still at work—and if He is in the waiting, then even the waiting is holy.
Journaling Questions
1. Where do I find myself in the "Land Between" today?
Is there an unanswered prayer, a painful waiting, or an uncertain future where God is inviting me to trust Him? As you pray, ask the Lord to reveal whether your heart has been moving toward lament that keeps you close to Him—or complaint that is quietly pulling you away.
2. What burden am I still carrying with clenched fists?
Spend a few moments picturing yourself opening your hands before the Lord. What is He inviting you to release into His care today? Ask Him for the grace to trust His character, even when you cannot understand His timing.
Key Scriptures
Exodus 12:37–38. The Israelites set out from Rameses for Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, not counting the children. A crowd of mixed ancestry also went up with them, with livestock in great abundance, both flocks and herds.
Numbers 11:4-23
Isaiah 40:31. They that hope in the Lord will
