AI OVERVIEW: Waiting on God often reveals what we worship and how we respond when God seems silent. In Matthew 15:21–28, a Canaanite woman pleads for her daughter, and Jesus initially remains quiet, testing his disciples' assumptions about who is worthy of God's help. When the woman persists, the disciples urge dismissal, and Jesus uses a harsh metaphor about bread for children and dogs to expose their self-centeredness; she answers with bold faith, and Jesus commends her, healing her daughter. The passage invites believers to ask, 'Is there a way you want me to respond?'—demonstrating faith, persistence, and small acts of love that shape character, not just outcomes.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: --- Why does God sometimes make us wait for something we’ve asked him for again and again? Jesus tells us to keep praying, asking, seeking, and knocking. Yet the silence can be difficult to understand, especially when someone we love needs help. John Ortberg explores that tension...
