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What If Your Desert Season Is Actually Preparation?
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Have you ever made a decision you felt God was leading you toward, only to find yourself questioning everything when the path didn't unfold as expected? That's exactly where I found myself after five years of entrepreneurship, facing the humbling reality of taking a job at a fast-food restaurant to make ends meet.
The question that kept haunting me was simple yet profound: "Did I really hear God correctly?" After leaving my stable career in December 2019 to pursue speaking, coaching, and mentorship full-time, I never imagined I'd be wiping tables and mopping floors in year six of my journey. Yet this unexpected turn revealed a powerful truth about what trust actually means.
Trust isn't about understanding God's timeline or having everything work out according to our plans. It's about total reliance on spiritual timing and recognizing that what appears to be a detour might actually be divine direction. Through this experience, God opened doors to minister to young people I might never have reached otherwise, deepened my spiritual intimacy through necessity, and revealed areas in my heart that needed refinement. The daily dying to self became preparation for something greater.
Whatever unexpected path you find yourself walking today, remember that nothing God does or allows is wasted. Your current circumstances are merely a dot in your journey, not your destination. If you're struggling with trusting God through a difficult season, I encourage you to ask: "What lesson is He teaching me? How is He preparing me for what's next?" When we can't trace His hand, we must trust His heart. Join me in this vulnerable conversation about finding purpose in unexpected places, and discover how God works in the desert seasons of our lives.
May this episode encourage you to trust God in the waiting process.
Colette’s Bio
Colette Lawrence is an author, dynamic motivator, life coach, and personal development Trainer. She is the author of the book Positioned for Purpose: The Journey and its accompanying devotional and Journal.
She dived headfirst into her passion and purpose of impacting women's lives through
motivation, empowerment, and encouragement. She believes in using the gifts God has given her to help women be who God has called them to be, to see God in their story, and to live their life's purpose.
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Chapters
1. Introduction: Returning and Trusting (00:00:00)
2. Questioning God's Direction (00:03:09)
3. Taking On A New Job (00:06:19)
4. Learning Through Detours (00:10:02)
5. Finding God In Desert Places (00:13:06)
6. Prayer and Closing Encouragement (00:17:05)
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