Faith & Finance with Rob West
“The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.” - Lamentations 3:25 We all make plans, but life doesn’t always go as expected. Missed expectations can be painful, especially when we’ve done everything “right.” But even in the waiting, God is still at work. Sharon Epps joins us today to share how we can wait with faith and walk forward with hope. Sharon Epps is the President of Kingdom Advisors, FaithFi’s parent organization. Kingdom Advisors serves the broad Christian financial industry by educating and equipping professionals to integrate biblical wisdom and financial expertise.

We all make plans, but life doesn’t always go as expected. Missed expectations can be painful, especially when we’ve done everything “right.” But even in the waiting, God is still at work. Sharon Epps joins us today to share how we can wait with faith and walk forward with hope.
Sharon Epps is the President of Kingdom Advisors, FaithFi’s parent organization. Kingdom Advisors serves the broad Christian financial industry by educating and equipping professionals to integrate biblical wisdom and financial expertise.Whether it's the market underperforming, a medical bill that derails your finances, or family tension after a loved one’s passing, unmet expectations can leave us reeling. But the greatest missed expectation in human history was the cross. The disciples expected a triumphant king. Instead, they watched their Savior crucified. In Luke 19:37, they praised Him; days later, they scattered in despair.
In that gap between what we hoped for and what we received, we often wrestle with fear, frustration, or confusion. But it’s there, right in the void, that God meets us.
When our expectations are shattered, our reactions often fall into two extremes:

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Neither path leads to peace. Instead, God offers a different way: waiting, but not the passive, idle kind.
Sometimes, unmet expectations reveal that our desires need to be realigned. Other times, God uses the delay to do work in us or others that couldn’t happen any other way.
Drawing from the book of Habakkuk, here are three practical steps for navigating seasons of waiting:
For those walking through disappointment today, remember that God is not absent in your waiting. He is shaping, teaching, and preparing you for something greater—sometimes in ways you may not yet understand.
And that’s not just a consolation—it’s a promise.
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