Summary
Waiting for Love: What the Bible Says About Marriage & Jesus' Return
Welcome back to another episode of Amen Podcast! Alex and Lokelani are broadcasting from the beautiful North Shore of Kauai, Hawaii, at the Hawaii Leadership Residency.
Episode Overview
In this powerful message, we dive deep into Song of Songs 2:8-13 to explore the biblical perspective on waiting - both for marriage and for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. If you're in a season of waiting and wondering what's next, this episode is for you.
What We Cover:
🔹 What Waiting Looks Like (verses 8-9)
* The balance between bounding over obstacles and respecting boundaries
* How Jesus jumped over mountains to reach us while still being a gentleman
🔹 Why Waiting Is Hard (verses 10-11)
* The importance of "beholding" - recognizing the signs of your season
* Not getting stuck in navel-gazing but looking up to see God's timing
🔹 How to Wait Well (verses 12-13)
* Looking for blossoming in your life and relationships
* Trusting God's perfect timing in all seasons
Key Takeaways:
✅ Healthy desire for your future spouse is actually a GOOD sign ✅ Jesus calls us at the "springtime of our soul" - His timing is perfect ✅ Being around godly married couples helps singles wait well ✅ Don't isolate yourself from church community during difficult seasons
Practical Application:
We end with our "After the Event" segment where we ask: Are you trusting His timing? Listen as Alex and Lokman share personal applications and practical advice for waiting well.
About Hawaii Leadership Residency
Want to spend a few months in Hawaii growing in your faith? Check out the Hawaii Leadership Residency program where you can:
* Attend house church teachings from various teachers
* Serve the local Kauai community
* Work with local kids through camp programs
* Grow in community with other believers
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Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome from Kauai 01:17 - Introduction to waiting for marriage & Jesus' return03:01 - Song of Songs 2:8-13 reading 04:06 - What waiting looks like: Bounding & Boundaries 08:26 - Jesus stands at the door and knocks (Rev 3:20) 11:12 - Why waiting is hard: The importance of beholding 16:42 - How to wait: Looking for blossoming 18:32 - Jesus as the gardener of our souls 24:47 - After the Event Q&A segment
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| 0:00.0 | I met. What's going on, guys, Alex and Lockelaani here back with another episode. Welcome back. And we are in a |
| 0:06.8 | special place today. We are in the North Shore of our island at the McConnellani internship house, |
| 0:13.8 | formerly called Hawaii Leadership Residency. And we got to speak here all week, Lockelaani and I. |
| 0:20.7 | And it's been a lot of fun. |
| 0:22.6 | You've probably seen us talk about it a little bit on our story, |
| 0:24.6 | but we'll put it in the description if you want to spend a couple months in Hawaii, |
| 0:28.6 | going to house church and learning about the Lord from different teachers |
| 0:34.6 | and also serving in the local community. A lot of the students that, or a lot of the residents that are part of the program right now, |
| 0:41.7 | they are at a camp with some local kids who live on the island right now. |
| 0:46.5 | So it's been cool to see them, like see them let us pour into them, the Word of God, |
| 0:51.8 | and then also like put it to practice here on the field |
| 0:55.0 | in Kauai. So, uh, but with that said, you may be in a season where you're just kind of waiting |
| 1:00.1 | on what's next. And we're going to talk about that a little bit today in Song of Songs |
| 1:04.2 | chapter 2, 8 through 13, specifically waiting for marriage, waiting for the right time to enter into marriage, |
| 1:13.1 | but also tied into that waiting for the return of our Lord, what that looks like. |
| 1:18.6 | There should be a certain amount of excitement when it comes to waiting for the Lord's return. |
| 1:23.5 | If you don't have that, we're going to help with that today, longing for the return of our Lord. |
| 1:28.0 | Also, waiting to get married should be hard. |
| 1:33.1 | Like it should be wanting to be with your significant other intimately, privately. |
| 1:39.3 | That should be something that's very hard to wait for because healthy desire for each other, |
| 1:45.5 | that's a good sign that you've worked through trauma, you've worked through abuse, |
| 1:51.0 | you've worked, maybe you have a past of struggling with homosexuality, and you've worked through |
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