12 Oct 2026
Serving Well in the in-between: Being faithful where God has placed you
What does it mean to serve God well when you’re in a season you didn’t choose?
In this episode of Faithful and Flourishing, we explore how to remain faithful in the in-between—the season between where you are and where you hoped to be. Whether you’re navigating an unfulfilling job, an unexpected delay, a hidden season, singleness, motherhood, caregiving, relocation or uncertainty about what comes next, God has not forgotten you.
We’ll talk about trusting God’s plan, working with excellence, serving the people in front of us and being faithful with what is already in our hands. Through Scriptures including Colossians 3:23–24, Esther 4:14, Romans 8:28, 1 Corinthians 15:58 and Galatians 6:9, we’ll be reminded that ordinary work matters to God and that our labour in Him is never wasted.
You may not be where you want to be, but you can still serve well where you are. This episode will encourage you to trust God with the present, remain faithful in the hidden places and believe that He is working in the in-between.
Scriptures:
Romans 8:28 (NIV): “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Psalm 37:23 (NIV): “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him.”
Esther 4:14 (NIV): “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV): “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’”
Genesis 50:20 (NIV): “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.”
Proverbs 3:5–6 (NIV): “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Colossians 3:23–24 (NIV): “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV): “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.”
Ephesians 2:10 (NIV): “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Matthew 25:21 (NIV): “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’”
1 Peter 4:10 (NIV): “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
Galatians 6:9 (NIV): “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Isaiah 55:8–9 (NIV): “‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.’”
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