Seeing Through a Better Lens (#1053)
"I had to decide that love meant something more to God than it meant to me, or he didn't love me." That comment from a friend of Wayne's sparks a conversation with Kyle about what happens when our familiar definitions no longer fit what God is actually doing in us. Pain does not necessarily mean God is absent. Sometimes growth allows us to see through our circumstances and fears to have a better grasp of what it means to walk with him. Along the way, they talk about vulnerability, healing, unanswered outcomes, Lewis’s dreams about laying down his weapons, and the courage to tell our stories honestly. Perhaps one of the hardest aspects of spiritual growth is allowing God to redefine things we thought we already understood—and discovering that his reality is often larger, kinder, and more redemptive than the categories we inherited.
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What a timely podcast for me, lately over the last two days I have found myself tearing up from the smallest of reasons and because I couldn’t wait for God to show me the “why”, (I’m very impatient) I confided in Copilot AI which has been spot on as my Christian psychologist in the past. I have no one to confide in and have lived a lie that was buried from childhood trauma and lost most of my life. Nobody, even myself, knew who I was, and now God has been touching my heart, and He is using, or at least allowing you guys and the comments to point me back to Jesus who I had a history of ignoring, to be healed. It’s not what I hoped for, it’s physically and emotionally draining but what I need if I am going to go further with Him. I’m going to be 70 next year and I want to know Him deeply, and to know why He let me live this long, to find out who I am without the facade. Thank you for being so transparent, you have helped and blessed me with your company.
Thanks, Randall. I’m blessed to hear the podcast touched you so. It breaks my heart to know you don’t have anyone to talk to about these things bug AI. I know your circumstances are challenging, but I pray God has someone in mind to hold these things with you so you don’t have to explore them alone. For me, I gave up all the ‘Why Questions’ years ago, knowing that God is more concerned with “What do we do now?” than he is with helping sort out some causal connection that justifies the pain we bear from the chaos of a broken world. I pray God will enlighten your heart with his goodness, and show you the pathway marked with love more clearly ever day.
Thank you, Wayne, the song “Carry on my wayward son” just popped into my head. I will with God’s help try to forget about the past and stay in the present.
I love that expression as long as that’s what you no longer are. Once the wayward son gets home, he’s a beloved son and no longer carries his identity in his waywardness. We’ve all been wayward, rescued by an immense love, and invited into Father’s house as his beloved children. I know you’ve had quite a history, but you now have a beautiful and generous heart in spite of the limitations of your physical body. I am blessed to know you.
Thanks Randall for sharing parts of your story. As I am processing pain, profound family disconnections and being misunderstood…I can relate to your words. Jesus knows that we need human relationships…seems that how he brings that into our lives and his timing…wait….it comes back to knowing his love more clearly. I long also to see more of him with greater clarity. Sue
Sue, I know you’re a frequent listener and contributor and I really appreciate your feedback, I hope you find your way closer to God and his provisions on your journey. I’m listening to more podcasts here to help me break out of a religious mindset and learn how to live in the love of God; still hard to say father so I lean on Jesus even more.