EP. 74: Purpose in Waiting (with Heather Thompson Day)

What is something you’re waiting for? A career? A significant other? A good friend? In every season of life, we feel like we’re waiting for something. On this episode of God Hears Her, Eryn Eddy and Elisa Morgan talk to Dr. Heather Thompson Day about what we can do while we’re waiting. They also learn more about Heather and her experiences with waiting.

About Our Guest:

Dr. Heather Thompson Day is an associate professor of communication at Andrews University, and an interdenominational speaker and contributor for Religion News Service, Newsweek, and the Barna Group. She runs an online community called I’m That Wife and is the author of seven books, including It’s Not Your Turn. She currently lives in Michigan with her husband and their three children.

Notes and Quotes: 

• “I think we’ve lost the beauty of resting in our purpose.”
• “We are the answer to other people’s prayers.”
• “I think we miss out because we’re waiting for some big sign and sometimes, I think almost all the time, it’s these little stirrings from the Holy Spirit saying, ‘Go talk to them. Go sit down. Go see how you can be helpful.’”
• “I think I thought faith was something I built, but it’s really something God gives us, because our faith is actually us acknowledging the answers to the prayers and the experiences that He gives us. So I say all the time, ‘God, build my faith.’”
• “When you feel like you have nothing, that’s actually the perfect place to start.”
• “God says that the way to the kingdom of heaven is to realize that this relationship was never about what you will give Him. It has always been about what He will give you.”
• “Any Christian worth his [or her] salt will read their Bible cover to cover every single year.” —J. I. Packer
• “God answers a bitter woman’s prayer. You can show up however you feel.”

Links: 

• God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/
• God Hears Her Newsletter Sign-Up: https://www.godhearsher.org/signup
• Rate and review the podcast: go.odb.org/ghh-applemusic
• Heather Thompson Day: heatherthompsonday.com/
• It’s Not Your Turn by Heather Thompson Day
• Elisa’s Instagram: elisamorganauthor
• Eryn’s Instagram: eryneddy

Verses: 

• Matthew 5–7: Sermon on the Mount by Jesus 
• Matthew 28:18: “Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.’”
• 1 Samuel 2: Hannah’s Prayer
• Ruth 1:20: Naomi changing her name to Mara