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About the Episode
In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Mark Vroegop on his latest book, Waiting Isn’t a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are:
• Why do we seem to have a natural aversion to waiting?
• How do the Scriptures help us build a robust understanding of what “waiting” is?
• What are some unhelpful ways we might respond to situations that require us to wait?
• What are six aspects of waiting that are helpful for believers to reflect deeply upon?
• What are biblical four principals we can apply when we find ourselves in a situation that requires us to wait?
• What role do our expectations have in our struggles with impatience?
• In what ways does viewing our waiting as an intentional choice benefit us and honor the Lord?
• How does the gospel offer encouragement to someone who feels like their waiting is a waste of time?
About the Guest
Mark Vroegop (MDiv, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary) is the lead pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis and the author of the ECPA 2020 Christian Book of the Year Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament. He’s married to Sarah, and they have four children and three daughters-in-law.
About the Book
Waiting Isn’t a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life
Throughout our lives, we experience countless periods of waiting. Some moments are mere nuisances—others are daunting seasons filled with intense worry and doubt. We grow impatient by immovable traffic or crave an impending answer to a medical condition. Whatever our current circumstances, our innate response is to take action rather than stay still.
In Waiting Isn’t a Waste, author Mark Vroegop calls believers to resist the human urge for control and lean on Christ for comfort while we wait for the uncertainties of life to unfold. Vroegop explores what it means to wait on God through 6 important characteristics—waiting is hard, common, biblical, slow, commanded, and relational. This book not only teaches readers how to wait on God but inspires them to embrace waiting—for it prompts wisdom from God and brings invaluable peace to the present.
