10/22/2026
WATCH ME MAKE A WAY!
Wednesday night, we built on something we talked about Sunday morning.
On Sunday, we looked at John the Baptist sitting in prison, hearing about all the miracles Jesus was doing while his own circumstances remained unchanged. And we asked the question, “Can you still trust who Jesus is when you cannot understand what Jesus is doing?”
Wednesday night, we took that a little further.
Can we trust Him when the prison door remains closed and still believe He’s the God who opens prison doors?
I think that’s something we need to wrestle with.
Because sometimes, when we’ve been praying about something for a long time and nothing seems to change, we begin to lower our expectations. We still believe God is able, but if we’re honest, we’ve almost stopped expecting Him to do anything.
Not because we don’t love Jesus or because we’ve stopped believing. Sometimes we’re just tired of waiting and being disappointed.
But here’s what I want us to remember.
Just because God hasn’t moved in the way we expected doesn’t mean He’s finished working.
In Isaiah 43:19, God talks about doing a new thing, making a way in the wilderness and bringing rivers into the desert.
We talked about Paul and Silas in prison, praying and worshipping before anything about their circumstances changed. And then suddenly, God opened the doors.
Now, that doesn’t mean every situation is going to change overnight. We talked about that Sunday. John’s prison door never opened.
But I don’t believe we should allow the things we don’t understand to cause us to stop believing God for the things only He can do.
Ephesians 3:20 reminds us that God is able to do superabundantly more than we could ask or imagine.
And I wonder sometimes whether we’ve allowed our experiences and disappointments to determine what we believe is possible.
I don’t want that for us.
I want us to be a church that continues to pray, continues to believe, and continues to make room for the Holy Spirit to work.
Not because we have everything figured out. Not because we’re guaranteed a particular outcome. But because we know who Jesus is.
And maybe for some of us, the first thing God needs to restore isn’t our circumstances. Maybe it’s our hope.
Maybe we need to begin praying again about something we’ve almost given up on. Maybe we need to lift our eyes beyond what we can see and remember who we’re trusting.
As we continue growing into a house of prayer, a movement of hope, and a place of peace, I want us to be faithful with what God has placed in our hands while remaining open to what He wants to do among us.
We don’t have to manufacture what only God can do. But we can be ready and willing when He leads.
So if you’re in a season of waiting, don’t lose heart.
Keep bringing your questions to Jesus. Keep praying. Keep listening. Keep taking the next step of obedience.
And don’t let the fact that you haven’t seen the answer yet convince you that God isn’t working.
The God who meets us in the waiting is still the God who makes a way.
And I believe that’s worth holding on to.
Isaiah 43:18–19 | Ephesians 3:20 | Romans 15:13
