Waiting Time Isn’t Wasted Time: Knowing God’s Voice, Daily Bible Study, Daily Devotional

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🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Waiting Time Isn’t Wasted Time: Knowing God’s Voice, Daily Bible Study, Daily Devotional In this episode, Rachael explores the story of Anna, a prophetess who exemplified unwavering faith and worship during a long period of waiting for God's promise. Through Anna's life, Rachael emphasizes the importance of worship in the waiting, recognizing God's presence, and remaining faithful even in silence. The episode highlights how Anna's dedication and spiritual sensitivity allowed her to recognize Jesus when he arrived, serving as a powerful reminder of the significance of staying connected to God amidst life's challenges. This podcast devotional is a companion to Knowing God’s Voice, Grab Your Printed Copy Here! Show Information: ☆Have a question for Rachael? Ask it here: Ask Rachael a Question ☆Join Rachael for Bible Study Live in Rome this fall: BibleStudyLive.org ☆Join Rachael for Knowing Jesus Live this October: Knowing Jesus Live ☆Get Ad-Free Episodes, Bonus Content, and more here: ⁠ patreon.com/HearingJesus⁠ ☆To Learn More About Sponsoring a Child, check out Compassion International here: ➤ Sponsor a Child ☆Schedule Spiritual Direction or Life Coaching with Rachael here: https://www.rachaelgroll.com/coaching ☆If you would like to give to Hearing Jesus and financially support the podcast, you can do so here ! ➤ Give Here ☆Connect further with Rachael ! ☆Facebook ➤https://www.facebook.com/SheHears.org/ ☆Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/rachael.d.groll/ ☆Website ➤ Hearing Jesus Takeaways Anna's story illustrates the importance of worship during waiting periods. The silence of God does not equate to inactivity; He is working behind the scenes. Anna was a prophetess, the only woman explicitly given that title in the New Testament. Worship can transform our waiting into a holy experience. Faithfulness in the everyday prepares us to recognize God's promises. God sees and honors our tears and struggles during waiting. Anna's life challenges societal norms about women's roles in faith. Recognizing Jesus requires spiritual sensitivity developed through worship. Waiting is not wasted time; it is a time of preparation. We should cultivate a posture of expectation for God's promises. Sound bites "She was part of that faithful remnant." "God sees your tears. He sees that ache." "Your waiting is not wasted time." Chapters 00:00 The Silence of God and the Waiting Period 05:55 Worship in the Waiting 11:25 The Power of a Life of Worship 17:38 God's Timing and Our Expectations 23:11 Conclusion: Staying Faithful in the Waiting Bible, Bible Study, Devotions, Devotional, Daily Devotional, Prayer, Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, Spiritual Growth, hearing God’s voice, Hearing God, Hearing Jesus, Praying, Pray, God’s Word, Scriptures Hearing Jesus, Knowing God's Voice, Female Prophets, Bible Study, Spiritual Growth, Christian Podcast, Faith Journey, Obedience, God's Communication, Personal Reflections, prophecy, faith, surrender, spiritual gifts, women's ministry, Christian podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey friends, I'm Rachel Grohl and I'm your host for the Hearing Jesus podcast, where I help you to know God and to make him known.
0:12.6	What do you do when it feels like God has gone quiet? When years stretch into decades and the promise still feels like it's not coming.
0:23.2	Well, today we're moving on to a woman named Anna who didn't just wait.
0:28.7	She worshipped.
0:30.2	And her faith positioned her to be one of the first witnesses of Jesus.
0:35.7	We're going to be reading from Luke chapter 2 verses 36 through 40.
0:41.1	It says there was also a prophet Anna, the daughter of Penuel of the tribe of Asher. She was very
0:47.3	old. She had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage and then was a widow until
0:52.6	she was 84. She never left the temple but worshipped
0:56.2	night and day, fasting and praying. Coming up to them, at that very moment, she gave thanks to God
1:02.0	and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
1:08.1	When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned
1:13.0	to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
1:16.7	And the child grew and became strong.
1:19.3	He was filled with wisdom and the grace of God was on him.
1:24.2	So we're transitioning from Haldes' story into the story of Anna. And if you're just joining me,
1:30.0	I'm actually going through my latest book. It's called Knowing God's Voice. And it is a guide to
1:35.7	helping you understand and trust and obey the voice of the Lord based off of these female prophets
1:42.6	in scripture that we see. Anna is one of them. It's important to
1:47.8	understand the gap between the lifetime of Hilda, who we just got done studying, and Anna, and what
1:55.2	happened in Israel during that time. So Haldah, as we talked about earlier this week, was a prophetess during the reign
2:02.3	of King Josiah. And that was a season of Israel's history that was really marked by the national
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