Episode 365 - Waiting Isn’t a Waste with Mark Vroegop
The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast
Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
How do we navigate those long and difficult seasons of waiting? What do we do when we don't know what to do or how to move forward in life?
Author and pastor Mark Vroegop doesn't love waiting. But it has been in those moments when life wasn't going as expected or plans weren't unfolding as he anticipated that he experienced a different kind of connection with God. Learning to wait, he says, is a crucial part of every believer's spiritual journey. As he studied what the Bible has to say about waiting and as he waited for things in his own life, Mark began to see the incredible fruitfulness that those seasons of uncertainty can produce. In his latest book,Waiting Isn’t a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life, he shows readers how to wait on God and what God can do through those times when life feels unsettled.
In this insightful episode, Davey and Mark discuss what true Biblical waiting looks like, how to reconcile God's goodness in seasons of waiting, and the collective waiting that we often face together with other believers.
If you're in a place where your life feels uncertain, this conversation will help you see that even in these times when it seems like nothing is happening, God is working and your waiting is never a waste.
Website:https://www.markvroegop.com/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/vroegopmark/?hl=en
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/markdvroegop
Other: Mark’s Previous Episode: #99https://www.nothingiswasted.com/podcast1/episode-99
Book: Waiting Isn’t a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Lifehttps://a.co/d/9x7aRCm
Church and Ministry Leaders: Join us for The Healing Leader Roundtable on March 6, 2025 in Indianapolis. Bring your whole team and get equipped with a holistic approach to healing your church — from the leadership to the lay people.:www.nothingiswasted.com/roundtable
Get your copy of When It Hurts: Comforting Promises for Hard Times here:generationclaimed.com/when-it-hurts
Are you looking for the perfect study for your small group? Check out the Nothing is Wasted Video Series:https://www.nothingiswasted.com/bookstudy
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, Davey here. Before we dive into this conversation, I just want to let everyone know that |
| 0:04.3 | nothing is wasted is coming to Indianapolis, which is such a weird thing to say because we're stationed |
| 0:10.5 | here. We're headquartered here in Indianapolis. But what I mean by that is we're hosting the |
| 0:14.2 | Healing Leader Roundtable for the first time in Indianapolis this March, March 6th. The Healing Leader |
| 0:19.8 | Roundtable is a one-day event for pastors, ministry leaders, lay leaders, counselors, therapists, non-profit leaders, where we dive deeper into how to create environments where people can heal, environments that are biblically centered, spirit-filled, and trauma-informed. We think all three of those components are critical. You see, we found ourselves |
| 0:39.5 | at a critical time in church history, anxiety, depression, mental and health, it's at an all-time high. |
| 0:46.4 | An unaddressed pain and trauma has the potential to paralyze the Big C church and its leaders more |
| 0:50.9 | than anything else. And I'm telling you, we see it all over as we're working |
| 0:54.6 | with churches, as we're working with ministry leaders, the enemy is doing everything he can to leverage |
| 0:59.2 | pain and trauma against the church. I mean, how many times have you seen people in your congregation |
| 1:05.0 | or organization begin to get on mission and move into their purpose? And then something happens in their |
| 1:10.3 | life, knocks them off course. |
| 1:13.2 | We'd love to invite you, if you're a pastor, a ministry leader, counselor, nonprofit leader, |
| 1:18.2 | and your entire team to a one-day roundtable event designed to equip you with a holistic approach |
| 1:24.1 | to healing your organization, all the way from the leadership to the lay |
| 1:27.9 | people. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the pressing needs in your congregation or the emotional |
| 1:32.5 | toll that it takes on you personally, we'd love to have you join us for this special event. |
| 1:37.1 | You can find out more information and register it. Nothing is Wasted.com slash roundtable. |
| 1:41.7 | Again, nothing is wasted.com slash roundtable, but jump on this quick because there's an early bird rate that ends in the middle of |
| 1:47.5 | February. |
| 1:48.0 | Nothing is Wasted.com slash roundtable. |
| 1:49.6 | Now, if you're not a ministry leader, I know we've got a lot of you guys podcast listeners |
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