thing is a lot of people have faith for a moment, but have the patience to know something is going to happen

and God is going to do something, even if we cannot see it right now. Faith, patience, and obedience,

I think that those are key words if we know that we have a calling, and if we're not in full time. But I know if you're

here in the podcast also that you have a calling and can feel the Holy Spirit touching some people

who are thinking God spoke about something but it never happened. And the thing is, you know,

sometimes it's patience what we need. God spoke about having a son for Abraham.

He has to wait 25 years to see this promiseful field.

So I think sometimes it's about patience and not stop believing.

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Welcome back to the Coffee and Bible Time podcast. I'm Ellen, your host, and today we're talking

about what it really looks like to walk in God's calling.

Last year, Taylor and I attended the Beyond a Billion Conference with You version. They were celebrating the incredible milestone of one billion downloads of the Bible app

from people all over the world. And while I was there, I ended up sitting

next to a pastor who had come all the way from Germany to Oklahoma City for the celebration.

And we just started talking. And as I listened to his story, I remember thinking, oh my goodness, I need to share this on the

podcast. So today I am so excited to introduce you to Franz Lutman. He is a pastor and ministry leader in Germany, and he's going to share what it really

looks like to walk in God's calling and how understanding God's heart as a father changes everything.

Franz, welcome. Thank you so much, Helen. What an honor to be here with you. And it's so, so nice to see you again. Yes, it's so good to see you again. I'm glad that we were really able to set this up. And I know sometimes you talk to all kinds of people at those types of events and nothing transpires. But here we are, Franz. I'm so grateful for this

opportunity. Why don't you just start out by introducing yourself a little bit to our listeners.

And tell us what does your everyday life look like in Germany? Yes. Well, my name is Franz Lutmann.

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