Love That Costs You

Love That Costs You

From The Estherpreneur by Edna Harding

May 29, 2026 · 37 min · Season 12 · Episode 208

About this episode

This episode explores the challenges of loving those who have hurt you in a leadership context, particularly for Christian entrepreneurs.

What do you do when the people who hurt you are the same people God calls you to love ? In this episode of The Estherpreneur Podcast , we step into one of the most uncomfortable tensions Christian leaders face in the marketplace . Every entrepreneur eventually encounters it—the betrayal , the opposition , the quiet wounds that form when trust is broken in places where you were trying to build something meaningful. Moments like these don’t just test your strategy or your leadership skills. They reveal something deeper about the heart behind how you lead. This conversation opens a deeper question about justice , forgiveness , and the kind of maturity Kingdom leadership quietly requires. Because the real test of leadership isn’t just what you build when things are going well, it’s who you become when people don’t treat you fairly . If you're a Christian founder, CEO, or entrepreneur navigating the complexity of leading people while guarding your heart, this episode invites you into a conversation many leaders avoid… but every Kingdom builder eventually has to face. The Estherpreneur Podcast is for CEOs, founders, and faith-driven entrepreneurs who are growing—but something feels…

People in this episode

Host: Edna Harding

Topics covered

  • leadership
  • forgiveness
  • Christian entrepreneurship
  • trust
  • justice
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • leadership
  • forgiveness
  • Christianity
  • entrepreneurship
  • trust
  • betrayal
  • personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Ugly Side of Sales 2.0

Places: Kingdom

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