Like TerKeurst and Beth Moore, she sometimes explain s a verse by choosing a particular word in it, stating the word in the original language, and then stating its dictionary definition.

Pope quotes from nine Bible translations, including The Message. įor me, however, the Bible exposition in Wait and See was un helpful. The book is encouraging, and its “bloom where you’re planted” message is good. Dozens of readers have posted five-star reviews of Wait and See on Amazon and Goodreads. P roverbs 31 Ministries offered an online Bible study based on the book in 2016. Pope writes, “David is an excellent example of how to prepare while we wait for what God has planned for our lives.” Each chapter conclude s with a “Digging Deeper with David” section based on a Davidic psalm. The book includes stories of seasons of waiting in the lives of ordinary Christians, including Pope and her family, and questions for reflection.

Her writing style is informal and confidential, and the book is sprinkled with stat ements like these: “This is stinkin’ thinkin’, and it has got to go!” and, “Instead of the depressing turning dramatic, she was determin ed to find laughter in the yuck, ” and, “Whoa! I just blew my own mind.” Pope seems to have written this book for the same audience of “Jesus girls” that has made Lysa TerKeurst of P roverbs 31 Ministries a popular author and speaker. Pope draws on the story of King David, who was anointed king nearly twenty years before he took his throne.” In Wait and See, Wendy Pope guides readers to focus on the person of their faith rather than the object of their wait. The publisher’s overview of Wait and See states, “Every woman struggles with times of waiting – for a spouse, a child, a job.

Wait and See: Finding Peace in God’s Pauses and Plans Today she is on the team of speakers at Proverbs 31 Ministries. She served in her church and honed her writing skills. But t here was no demand for her as a speaker, and she ended up working for 12 years at the office s of P roverbs 31 Ministries (“God moved me to an office chair in a gray cubicle. She then attended a She Speaks conference hosted by Proverbs 31 Ministries, and God confirmed her calling in “ways only God could arrange.”įor weeks after the She Speaks conference, Pope “lived and breathed nothing but b io sheets, messages, headshots, and marketing.” Her related expenses went over her family’ s budget. Wendy Pope writes that she was minding her business in the early 2000s when God called her to teach the Bible and be active in women’s ministry.

Wait and See by Wendy Pope