299 | Escaping Sedation, Meeting Jesus in Your Pain, and Sharing Fresh Jesus Stories (John Eldredge)

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John Eldredge recently returned from a sabbatical where he discovered deeper truths about God’s love and plans for us. Now, he’s imparting his wisdom about how to experience healing, joy, and adventure amid the challenges of life.

Key Takeaways

• The world is focused on distraction and sedation.
• Walk daily into the center of your pain, linger, and Jesus will meet you there.
• You need help receiving the love of God.
• Invite others into God’s love by telling fresh, current Jesus stories.
• The enemy whispers to the good man, “You’re not enough.”

John Eldredge

John Eldredge is an author, counselor, teacher, and the president of Wild at Heart. He and his wife, Stasi, have three sons and are proud grandparents. John loves all things beauty, nature, adventure, and more.

Key Quotes

• 11:47 - "Think about all those people in countries where they can't get to a therapist, they can get to a healing prayer ministry. They're not left out. The simple thing is, as your soul presents stuff, your fear, your rage, your lust, whatever it is, Jesus says, walk into the center of it and invite Me there And I will meet you there and restore your soul."
• 18:26- "Chesterton described the Christian life as furious opposites. There's beauty, goodness, joy, laughter, play, adventure. There's so much adventure with God. And there is heartache, trauma, loss, evil in the world. It's both. And if you can accept that, you can navigate it. But if you only insist on the happy, the hard's going to really take you out."

Links from Today’s Conversation

• SAVE THE DATE: October 19, 2023 at 7pm CT - Episode 300 Live Event: 30 Voices, 90 Takeaways
• Happy Summer! Blog Post
• 30 Days to Resilient in the One Minute Pause App
• Wild At Heart by John Eldredge
• The Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

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