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What do you do when you've prayed and nothing has changed?

You go again.

In week 5 of our summer series, Christine Caine takes us to Elijah on the summit of Carmel: face between his knees, praying in the dark, sending his servant back to the horizon seven times before a cloud the size of a man's hand finally appears. Most of us go once. Maybe twice. Maybe three times. But the fourth, fifth, sixth time — that's where most people stop. That's where faith gets tested not by what we see, but by what we don't.

Elijah heard the sound of rain before a single drop fell. That gap, between what you hear in the spirit and what you can see in the natural, is what Christine Caine calls the faith zone. And it's where every one of us will be asked to live.

We've committed to the direction. Now comes the test: what do you do when you keep going and it's still hard? Resilience isn't the absence of exhaustion. It's the willingness to eat the bread God puts in front of you and get up one more time.

✨ If you've ever asked questions like…

✅ I've been praying for the same thing for years and nothing has changed — should I keep going?

✅ How do I pray with faith and expectation when I'm exhausted and discouraged?

✅ What do I do when God feels silent and I can't see anything happening?

✅ How do I hold onto peace without ignoring the reality of what I'm facing?

✅ What does persistent prayer actually look like in everyday life?

✅ Is it okay to feel like giving up — and what do I do when I get there?

✅ How do I keep believing for a miracle when I've seen nothing for so long?

…then this is your episode.

What you'll learn:

→ Why going again — in prayer, in faith, in hope — is not desperation but biblical precedent, and how Elijah's seven trips to the summit reframe every season of unanswered prayer you've ever walked through.

→ What the faith zone is and how to stay anchored there — in the gap between what God has promised and what you can currently see — without losing hope or getting stuck in despair.

→ How to practically bring anxiety, discouragement, and the weight of waiting to God in prayer so you are not overwhelmed by what you cannot yet see.

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New here? Christine Caine is a speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and activist who has been serving the local church globally for over 30 years. She and her husband, Nick, founded the anti-human trafficking organization, The A21 Campaign, which works at the local, domestic, and international level to end modern-day slavery. They also founded Equip & Empower, a ministry that is mobilizing people everywhere to live on mission for Jesus. Propel Women is an initiative of the ministry dedicated to coming alongside women around the globe to activate their God-given purpose. You can tune in to her weekly Equip and Empower Podcast to be encouraged by the hope of Jesus wherever you are. Christine holds a Master’s Degree in Evangelism and Leadership from Wheaton College.

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