Why Your Not Seeing God's Power in Your Life

About this episode

Jerrad reflects on the importance of surrendering control to see God's power in our lives.

Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear Sometimes the only way to see God do what only He can do is to stop trying to control the outcome. In this episode, Jerrad reflects on Elijah’s showdown with the prophets of Baal and the bold moment when Elijah poured water over the altar before asking God to send fire. For dads who feel the pull to manage, manipulate, or quietly “shuffle the deck,” this is an invitation to real surrender. What would it look like to give God the wet wood and trust Him to be the fire?

People in this episode

Host: Jerrad Lopes

Topics covered

• God's power
• surrender
• faith
• parenting
• trust
• spirituality

Keywords

• God's power
• surrender
• Elijah
• faith
• parenting
• spirituality
• trust

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Elijah’s showdown with the prophets of Baal

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