When Control Slips Away We Finally Hear Christ

About this episode

The episode discusses the pain of slander while trying to love others, emphasizing the importance of prayer, gratitude, and obedience in Christian faith.

Getting slandered while you’re still trying to love people is a special kind of pain and Psalm 109 doesn’t sanitize it. We start with that exact tension: hateful words, false claims, and the choice to keep praying instead of turning your heart into a courtroom. From there we move into a straightforward prayer for listeners, families, and leaders, plus a reminder that gratitude and obedience are not “nice extras” in Christian faith, they’re daily practices that reshape how we respond when life...

People in this episode

Host: Jesse

Topics covered

• faith
• prayer
• gratitude
• obedience
• Christianity
• love
• pain

Keywords

• slander
• love
• prayer
• gratitude
• obedience
• Christian faith
• Psalm 109

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psalm 109

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