Our Resolute Hope Podcast

The Lonely Path of Pain – Setting Our Minds

Our minds can be battlegrounds.  And pain can make us vulnerable to the enemy’s lies.  Cementing our minds on the truth about ourselves, our circumstances, and our God is key.  Like David, we must choose to say, “I will trust in you”.

The Lonely Path of Pain – The Agony of Faith

Trusting God while overwhelmed by pain can seem impossible to do.  Frank and John discuss 1 Timothy 1:6 – our need to fight (agonize) the good fight (agony) of faith and to trust God in our sufferings.

The Lonely Path of Pain – Freedom in the Fire

Often, we feel that we’re alone in our pain.  But as Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah learned (Daniel 3), they were never alone, even in the furnace.  And in that fire, they found their freedom.

The Lonely Path of Pain – The Faithless Facade

Most believers don’t understand pain’s purpose in their lives.  Meet Susie, who dared to meet God in her pain.  And there she found freedom.  She found God in a way she never knew Him.

The Lonely Path of Pain – A Radical Response to Pain

Pain can shatter our life into what seems like an unfixable mess.  When this happens, many paths are open to us.  But only one works … to sit down in our pain and invite God to meet us there.

The Lonely Path of Pain – A Purpose to Our Pain

God allows pain into our lives for a reason … so that we, like Apostle Paul, might acknowledge and accept our weakness and allow Jesus’ life to be manifest in us (2 Corinthians 4:8-10).

The Lonely Path of Pain – Combating the Enemy’s Lies

In the midst of our pain, our enemy will offer us lies about God, ourselves, and our circumstances.  Frank and John discuss these in light of Jesus’ promise that knowing the truth shall make us free.

The Lonely Path of Pain – Where is God in My Pain?

If I’m His child, why does He allow it?  He’s God, so why doesn’t He stop it?  We discuss these difficult questions, focusing on our Savior and how He was made perfect through His sufferings.

The Lonely Path of Pain – Dealing With Our Pain

We deal with pain in lots of ways, some helpful and others not.  From a practical foundation, Frank and John discuss the need for understanding, empathy, and above all compassion.

The Lonely Path of Pain – Getting Through What You Can’t Get Over

Pain doesn’t have to be the last word in your life.  God can make a way through what you can’t seem to get over.  Join us as we explore Jesus’ mission to bind up the brokenhearted and to comfort all who mourn.