Episode 273: We Don't Heal Our Hearts. God Does.

Episode 273: We Don't Heal Our Hearts. God Does.

From Write this Down! with Dot Bowen by Dot Bowen

June 10, 2026 · 30 min

About this episode

Dot and Cara discuss the two kinds of sorrow and how they affect our relationship with God.

There are two kinds of sorrow, and one of them is quietly leading you away from God. In this episode, Dot and Cara sit with 2 Corinthians 7 and get honest about broken hearts, the grief that draws you toward Jesus, and the grief that slowly pulls you away. They look at Peter, at Judas, and at what it actually means to bring your whole hurt to Him, even the parts you're afraid to say out loud. Pull up a chair, grab your Bible, and lean in with us. Got a question about today’s episode or something else you’d like to hear us talk about on the show? Let us know ! Episode Recap Intro (00:00) Write this down: 2 Corinthians 7:6-11, on godly sorrow, repentance, and the kind of grief that leads to life (00:00) Cara gets honest right out of the gate: her heart is actually hurting right now, and this conversation is not just theoretical for her (00:03:58) God does not send a to-do list for healing; He is a deeply personal God who knows your personality, the way you process pain, and exactly how to meet you (00:04:35) Paul describes two kinds of sorrow in his letter to the Corinthians, one that leads to repentance and life and one that leads to death, and he shows us what both looked like in…

People in this episode

Host: Dot Bowen

Guest: Cara

Topics covered

  • sorrow
  • healing
  • grief
  • repentance
  • faith
  • Jesus

Keywords

  • sorrow
  • healing
  • grief
  • repentance
  • faith
  • 2 Corinthians
  • Peter
  • Judas

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 2 Corinthians 7

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