![Perspectives Into Practice: How to Walk with God in Real Life: Faith in Practice & Spiritual Growth podcast logo](https://res.cloudinary.com/guidedsteps/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1770692402/perspectivesintopractice/podcast/93c1f77c54c8d7a9.jpg) Perspectives Into Practice Podcast July 28, 2026 Season 2, Episode 3000:36:21Published July 28, 2026 # Trusting God Through Delayed Healing, Surrender, and Recovery | Finding God's Presence in the Process ![Podcast episode artwork for Trusting God Through Delayed Healing, Surrender, and Recovery | Finding God's Presence in the Process](https://res.cloudinary.com/guidedsteps/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1785207604/perspectivesintopractice/episode/14f3346d27d58acc.jpg) Listen Now Click play to start listening Your browser does not support the audio element. [Listen or download audio](https://episodes.castos.com/67919520171485-95710309/2421593/c1e-83jj3svvxqgbr32x2-rko3901ztz37-m04wkh.mp3) ![Podcast episode artwork for Trusting God Through Delayed Healing, Surrender, and Recovery | Finding God's Presence in the Process](https://res.cloudinary.com/guidedsteps/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1785207604/perspectivesintopractice/episode/14f3346d27d58acc.jpg) [Browse All Episodes](/podcast) Share This Episode Share episode on social media [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Trusting%20God%20Through%20Delayed%20Healing%2C%20Surrender%2C%20and%20Recovery%20%7C%20Finding%20God's%20Presence%20in%20the%20Process&url=undefined%2Fpodcast%2Ftrusting-god-through-delayed-healing-surrender-and-recovery)[Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=undefined%2Fpodcast%2Ftrusting-god-through-delayed-healing-surrender-and-recovery)[Share on WhatsApp](https://wa.me/?text=Trusting%20God%20Through%20Delayed%20Healing%2C%20Surrender%2C%20and%20Recovery%20%7C%20Finding%20God's%20Presence%20in%20the%20Process%20undefined%2Fpodcast%2Ftrusting-god-through-delayed-healing-surrender-and-recovery) ## About This Episode What do you do when God doesn't answer your prayers the way you expected? How do you keep trusting Him when healing is slow, life changes overnight, and every day feels like another step into the unknown? In this episode of _Perspectives Into Practice_, I sit down with my new friend Stephanie for a powerful conversation about trusting God through delayed healing, unexpected suffering, and learning to surrender one day at a time. After surviving an aggressive battle with breast cancer years earlier, Stephanie experienced another life-altering medical crisis when her heart suddenly stopped during a routine doctor's appointment. Following nearly an hour of CPR, weeks in intensive care, multiple surgeries, and months of rehabilitation, she found herself learning to walk, breathe, speak, and live differently than before. But this conversation isn't just about physical healing. It's about what God teaches us when healing is slow. Together, we talk about why delayed healing doesn't mean God is absent, how surrender often begins where our strength ends, and why our worth can never be measured by productivity or performance. Stephanie vulnerably shares how God has been teaching her to stop striving, embrace stillness, celebrate small victories, and trust His character even when life unfolds differently than she hoped. If you're walking through chronic illness, recovering from trauma, waiting on God to answer a prayer, or simply feeling discouraged by a season that seems to last longer than expected, this episode will remind you that God is just as present in the process as He is in the miracle. ### In this episode, we discuss: - Trusting God through delayed healing and long recovery - Finding hope during chronic illness and medical uncertainty - Why God is present in the process, not just the miracle - Learning to surrender control one day at a time - The difference between striving and resting in God's presence - Finding your identity beyond productivity and performance - Celebrating small victories during difficult seasons - How God uses weakness to reveal His strength - Patient endurance and trusting God's timing - Practical ways to remain anchored in Scripture during hard seasons Friend, if you've been asking God why healing feels slow, I hope this conversation reminds you that His silence is not His absence. Even when progress feels small, He is faithfully working beneath the surface. Healing often happens little by little, and God wastes nothing when we choose to trust Him one surrendered step at a time. If this episode encouraged you, I'd love for you to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs hope today. Do you have a story in your own life weighing heavy on your heart to share? If so, I'd love to hear it. Visit **PerspectivesIntoPractice.com** to learn more about becoming a guest on the podcast. And if you're looking for a place to keep growing in your faith beyond the podcast, I'd love to invite you to join us inside **The Story Haven**. It's a free online community where women gather to encourage one another, share what God is doing in their lives, pray together, dive deeper into Scripture, and continue putting our faith into practice every day. You can learn more and join us at **TheStoryHaven.net**. 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