Summary: Are you feeling overwhelmed by a difficult season or struggling to find the motivation to keep pushing forward? You are not alone. In this episode of Grace Waves, we dive into what it truly means to step out of our comfort zones and do the hard things for God's Kingdom.

When the busyness of life and our personal problems threaten to hold us back, it can be tempting to give up or take the easy road out. However, as 2 Corinthians 5 reminds us, the love of Christ compels us to live for a greater purpose. Join us for a candid and encouraging devotional about laying aside our excuses, running the race with endurance, and trusting that God is equipping us to do whatever it takes.

In this episode, we explore:

• Counting the Cost: Understanding the divine assignment God has placed on your life and stewarding it well.
• Pushing Past Resistance: How to keep showing up for your calling even when you don't feel like it.
• The Compelling Love of Christ: Shifting our focus to live a life of purpose that goes beyond our day-to-day survival and comfort.
• Endurance in the Faith: Drawing strength from the Word to ensure we do not lose heart during challenging times.

Key Scripture References:

• 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, 17
• 2 Corinthians 4:1, 16
• Hebrews 12:1-2
• Hebrews 13:5

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Colossians 4:6 KJV Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

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Grace Waves Episode 471: Making Room in Namibia – Faith, Patience, and Provision

In this very special episode of Grace Waves, our host, Pastor Gerold Joubert, is joined in the studio by his wife, Grietjie Joubert, making her first-ever appearance as a co-host! Together, they sit down with Pastor O'Brien and Thloki Britz to discuss their incredible three-year missionary journey in Namibia.

Listen as Pastor O'Brien and Thloki share the beautiful and sometimes challenging realities of planting a church and living on the mission field. They open up about the hurdles of securing permits and finding affordable accommodation in Windhoek, and how God consistently showed up to provide for their needs—whether through a miraculously cleared tax debt or a perfectly timed plate of food from a neighbor.

Episode Highlights:

• Hearing the Call: How a gradual persuasion and specific scriptures (like Ephesians 3:17 and Isaiah 54:2) confirmed their calling to minister in Namibia.
• Divine Appointments: Incredible testimonies of God’s perfect timing, including a surprise encounter in Botswana and a life-changing connection made simply by stopping for ice cream.
• The Vision for the Future: Spying out the land in the town of Rehoboth, the deep hunger for the Word of God among the conservative Namibian culture, and the overarching vision to establish a four-year, national Bible school.
• Joining the Work: Practical advice for aspiring missionaries from those who have walked the walk.
• How to Help: Discover how believers can support the ministry through prayer and finances, or even by taking a trip to visit the team and enjoy some authentic Namibian Kapana!

Tune in for a deeply encouraging reminder that whether you are called to go out into the world or called to stay, we are all partakers in the exact same work of God.

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Colossians 4:6 KJV Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

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Feeling lost, like life is random and your struggles are meaningless? There IS hope! In the concluding episode of our Hope series, "Your Pain Isn't Pointless: Unlocking Hope Through God's Purpose" (Part 3), Pastor Gerold reveals how understanding God's divine plan brings profound and lasting hope.

Discover how God, in His sovereignty (Romans 8:28), weaves even your pain, confusion, and what seem like random circumstances into His good and redemptive purpose. You were fearfully and wonderfully made for a purpose (Ephesians 2:10, Jeremiah 29:11)! Learn to trust His bigger picture when suffering hits and find the deep meaning that fuels unshakeable hope. Pastor Gerold recaps how remembering God's Love, His Promises, AND His Purpose forms the ultimate anchor for your soul, giving you every reason to have hope today.

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Colossians 4:6 KJV Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

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