# Waiting Is the Hardest Part

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Podcast: [Ask Pastor John](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-pastor-john-938111)
Published: 2026-02-19T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/17279163/waiting-is-the-hardest-part
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Duration seconds: 756

## Resource

What is God doing while we wait in a painful place? Pastor John shows how God uses waiting to produce a new security, a new song, and a new significance.

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