About this episode
Keneesha Saunders Liddie discusses the importance of self-examination and returning to God for spiritual renewal.
Imagine a life of faithful church attendance, Bible reading, and devoted service — only to one day discover that the works you built were consumed by fire, reduced to ash, because they were constructed on something other than a fully surrendered heart. In this sobering and Spirit-stirring episode, Keneesha Saunders Liddie calls us to do something most of us quietly avoid: look honestly in the mirror. Not just to see what's there, but to do something about it. Because self-examination without repentance and return is just self-awareness — and God calls us to so much more. Drawing from the grief-soaked book of Lamentations, Keneesha points to Jerusalem in ruins — a people whose neglect of God's goodness, whose murmuring and complaining, had left them exposed to judgment and devastation. The haunting question she raises for each of us is this: are we sitting in our comfortable filth longer than we should? The good news is that the same God who allowed Jerusalem's ruin also made a way for its restoration. He is calling us back — to examine our ways, to test our hearts, and to return to Him so He can restore, cleanse, and renew us. Today's Bible Verse "Let us…
People in this episode
Host: Your Daily Prayer
Guest: Keneesha Saunders Liddie
Topics covered
- self-examination
- repentance
- spiritual renewal
- faith
- Lamentations
- God's restoration
Keywords
- self-examination
- repentance
- spirituality
- Lamentations
- faith
- renewal
- God
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Lamentations
Places: Jerusalem
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