About this episode

Marcus Staley discusses the assurance of God's presence through Psalm 139 and the challenges of understanding life's difficulties.

Continuing our summer series "One Three Nine," guest speaker Marcus Staley dives into Psalm 139:6–8 to remind us of the powerful promise that God's Spirit is always with us. When life feels too overwhelming or great to understand, Marcus uses the illustration of pointillism art to show how we often get stuck zooming in on a single, difficult moment while God is painting a beautiful, larger masterpiece. Even when we experience seasons of lament or try to run away like Jonah, we cannot escape H...

People in this episode

Host: Jim Ellis

Guest: Marcus Staley

Topics covered

• God's presence
• spirituality
• overcoming challenges
• art illustration
• faith
• lament

Keywords

• God's Spirit
• pointillism
• masterpiece
• seasons of lament
• faith
• spiritual challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psalm 139

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