Trusting Love (#1020)
"To have faith is to trust love," which is where the bulk of Wayne and Kyle's conversation goes this week as they come through the mailbag. There are comments about relational community, how prayer changes as trust grows, and the McDonald's Toy Syndrome. They finish with one email that talks about the importance of trusting God's love and not knowledge alone. While human love can be weak and conditional, God's love is the strongest force in the universe and opens people to truth and reality. Those who desire love will recognize him when he comes; those who desire knowledge will see him as a threat.
Podcast Notes:
- The video version of this podcast
- Beyond Sundays
- Just Love, referred to in this podcast, is a book Wayne is writing with Tobie van der Westhuizen from South Africa. We hope to have it available in February 2026.
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It is easier for me to trust love on an eternal scale than a temporal one. Will God’s love get me through the day-to-day challenges which become more and more difficult as time goes on? Will God’s love which has carried me to this point, continue to provide in the future? I try not to doubt, but given the enemy’s tactics, trusting God’s love becomes more imperative. It is hard work.
Ron, this is the journey, and he is faithful to help us face whatever challenges come. And I suspect it is harder work at the beginning to lean into trust instead of fear, but in time trust becomes eaiser and fear grows silent. Those are good days…
Love Your work Wayne and have benefitted greatly from listening and reading your insights . Gentle question here regarding Richard Rohr , do have any concerns about his theology ? Do you see him as a safe source of spiritual wisdom ?
Thanks, Wade. I appreciate your concern and questions. Yes, I have concerns with some of Rohr’s theology, but I also have an appreciation for other aspects of his theology. We probably look at this very differently when you ask if he is a “safe source” of wisdom. Are you asking if I can trust everything he says? Because that would be a “No.” But, I wouldn’t give that place to anyone that I can think of. The Spirit is my “guide into all truth.” I don’t look for “safe sources,” because I test and try anything that I hear, even from close friendships I have. We all know in part and see in part, so I’m looking for the part that someone else reflects of God’s wisdom and glory. I wouldn’t follow anything because Richard Rohr said it, or John Eldridge, or Wayne Jacobsen. In whatever I’m reading or hearing, I’m looking for the affirmation of the Spirit that this adds to my journey. There are lots of things I hear or read that I dismiss out of hand. I hope that makes sense.
Great thoughts ! All Truth is God ‘s truth is what i hear you say and we should ” tune it to that ” . Thanks for the reply and it gives me fresh perspective for those on the edges .