How You Wait Is an Act of Faith is a part of a quote I read in The 10 Best Decisions a Single Mom Can Make, and I’m pondering it with you today.

For Lent 2025, I’ll be writing new blog posts every day. I’m writing for just five unedited minutes on a quote of the day to deepen our faith in this Lenten season.

Day 35 of Lent 2025 – April 8

I bought this book because my good friend Pam Farrel is one of the writers. I appreciated its wisdom in the past three years of being a single mom.

Here’s the quote in context:

Then the Lord spoke: How you wait is an act of faith. Do you want to wait in unbelief and doubt? Or do you want to continue to sing praises as strongly to my name today as you will when the blessings find you?

It’s difficult to wait this way. Since my whole life has been marked by abuse and trauma, I am not accustomed to looking forward with any hope. I was in survival mode for decades, and in that mode hope is too expensive. But I’m learning to apply this quote because I don’t want to stay stuck.

My counselor told me that when good things happen while I’m waiting in faith, I need to jump up and down with joy. He said I should praise God while I do that. The muscle memory will help me in my trauma recovery process.

So, I use my mini trampoline to do just that. Last week a client gave me an idea for a solution that will save me loads of time. I went straight to my trampoline and jumped while praising God. When I reflect on that moment, I pull up the muscle memory, and let it sink further into my psyche for greater healing.

Singing praise songs also helps heal me. They help me remember God’s unchanging character. They sometimes express my prayers in words I can’t form myself. Sometimes I combine the singing with the jumping for joy, and that supercharges my healing.

I want to wait well, and this book reminds me to do so. It also offers many practical ideas for single moms that are too numerous to mention. Get your copy of the book or gift it to a single mom you know HERE.

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