Dear Friend,
More than likely you’re probably still fighting battles no one sees and no one knows about. Plus although you’ve been encouraged to know how God is working and that He is working, YOU have been holding on, to your faith, but you might be tired of waiting on God, whether it be a job offer, the healing, the restoration, the open door that just won’t seem to come. It might seem like you’ve been stuck in the same place doing the same old thing over and over again, for what seems like forever, and no matter what you do, what you pray, or what you say to God, it might still seem to get no better, breakthroughs aren’t showing up, and it could still feel like you are “stuck”, in park unable to go forward!
You may have even cried in secret. Prayed about the same thing over and over again and more than likely you still don’t see any results. So right about now you may have no more words to pray ~Cause you might think, well I keep praying, yet everything remain the same. What is up with this?
If you’re like most folks, you’ve hoped—and been let down—more times than you can count. YOU’VE looked for your prayers to be answered, and been let down. Or YOU’VE done everything you know to do, and the breakthrough you want or need still hasn’t shown up.
Maybe you’re still in the middle of it right now. Bills piling up, relationships falling apart, dreams fading, faith hanging by a thread. You feel stuck, unseen, like you’re doing everything “right,” yet nothing is working.
If that’s you, here’s what you need to know upfront:
You are not crazy for feeling disappointed. You are not unspiritual for feeling weary. And you are not wrong for wanting more from life.
You’re human. And you’re allowed to want breakthrough.
When Everything Looks Wrong, God Is Still Working
It often seems like breakthroughs show up wearing the disguise of disaster. They ride in on the tail end of heartbreak, betrayal, and seasons that make no sense.
Why does God do it this way?
Because our lowest points often become the launching pads for God’s greatest work in us.
Think of David, just a forgotten shepherd boy in the field. He was anointed king, yes—but then went back to the sheep. Overlooked. Alone. Yet in that field, God was forming a king. David’s delay wasn’t denial; it was development.
Or look at Esther—an orphan girl thrown into a royal palace filled with danger and manipulation. But God used her in that exact position to save an entire nation. What looked like a trap was actually a setup for triumph.
Job lost everything—his wealth, his family, his health. But in the end, God restored him double for all he had endured.
And Mary, a young virgin, engaged but not yet married, suddenly found herself pregnant with the Son of God. Talk about a circumstance that could ruin your reputation! But from that scandal came the Savior of the world.
See the pattern?
Your darkest days could be hiding your destiny. Your worst trials could be the wrapping paper around your next triumph.
God’s Word Is Your Anchor in Unstable Seasons
When life unravels, your feelings may shift—but God’s promises do not.
“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.” —Romans 8:28 (NIV)
God is not punishing you. He is preparing you. He knows exactly how to take your jagged-edge pain and craft it into a breakthrough with precision.
That thing you thought was a detour? It’s actually the road God mapped out to take you right where you need to be.
You Will Not Be Denied
Hear this: What God has for you cannot be lost, missed, or denied—if you stay faithful.
Your disappointment is not a dead-end. It’s a divine delay.
Your discouragement is not the end of the story. It’s just a hard chapter before the breakthrough climax.
God is still writing. And He doesn’t waste ink on meaningless pain.
He is aligning people, positioning resources, moving mountains you can’t even see—all for your breakthrough.
5 Next Steps to Help You Wait Well
While you wait for your breakthrough, here are five simple, Spirit-led steps to help you endure the process with peace:
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Pause and Praise
Take five minutes daily to worship God, even when you don’t feel like it. Praise disrupts despair. -
Pray with Purpose
Don’t just vent—listen. Ask God what He’s saying in this season. Write it down. -
Plug Into His Word
Read one chapter of Psalms or Proverbs daily. Let God’s truth reshape your inner narrative. -
Partner with Believers
Join a small group or call a faith-filled friend weekly. Don’t isolate yourself. -
Plant Seeds of Kindness
Encourage someone else, even in your pain. God often blesses those who bless others in their waiting.
2 things YOU should Ask God in Prayer
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“Lord, show me what You want me to learn in this season.”
This opens the door to divine revelation and alignment. -
“Father, reveal to me what steps I must take to align with Your breakthrough for my life.”
Sometimes, it’s not about doing more, but being more surrendered.
You’re not alone. And you’re not forgotten.
God sees your pain. And He’s using it.
Every delay, every disappointment, every dead-end has been woven into a master plan—a setup for a breakthrough so tailored, so profound, you’ll look back and thank God for the nights you thought would destroy you.
Your breakthrough is not late.
It’s on time.
And it’s on the way.
A Prayer for You:
Heavenly Father,
I come to You feeling weary and worn down by the weight of waiting. But I choose to trust You. I choose to believe that You are working in the silence, shaping something beautiful out of these ashes. Help me to be patient and not anxious, to walk by faith and not by sight. Teach me to see beyond my pain and into Your purpose. Remind me daily that Your timing is perfect, that You do not forget Your promises, and that no good thing will be withheld from those who walk uprightly. I release my worry and take hold of Your peace. Thank You in advance for the breakthrough You are preparing for me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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With hope and love,
WIN International Ministries team
