Lying awake at night worrying about every symptom, test result, or diagnosis? In this episode, discover how God holds every day of your life in His hands, and how to trust Him with the body He gave you when health anxiety takes over.

Did you notice a strange symptom this week and, within minutes, convince yourself it's the worst possible thing?

Health anxiety has a way of consuming every waking thought. A headache becomes a tumor. A pain becomes a disease. A delayed test result becomes a death sentence, at least in your mind. The internet makes it worse, offering a thousand worst-case scenarios for every search. And before long, you're not just worried about your health—you're tormented by it.

In this episode, we look at the story of Trip Lee, a young pastor and rapper who was at the top of his game, touring, recording, preaching, and leading, when his body started to fail. A chronic illness forced him to step back from nearly everything. Suddenly, his world became doctors' offices and long stretches in bed, with every new symptom feeding the anxiety. His plans fell apart, and the questions came fast: "Will I get better? Can I still serve God? Is my life going to look like anything I planned?"

Through his story and Psalm 139:16, you'll see that God saw you before you were born and recorded every day of your life in His book before one of them came to pass. Not one diagnosis will surprise Him. Not one test result will catch Him off guard. Trusting God with your health isn't about having certainty—it's about resting in the One who already holds every day you've been given.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. Why health anxiety preys on our deepest fear of losing control, and what Scripture says about who actually holds your days
2. The difference between being responsible with your health and being tormented by worry about your health
3. How Psalm 139 can become your anchor when symptoms, test results, or diagnoses try to consume your thoughts

God holds your days in His hands, and not one of them will be lost. You can trust Him with the body He gave you.

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Heartbroken over a child, spouse, or friend who's turned their back on God? In this episode, discover how God relentlessly pursues the ones who wander, and how you can keep loving, praying, and holding the door open while you wait.

Have you ever watched someone you love walk away from the faith and felt completely powerless to bring them back?

Few things cut deeper than seeing a child, spouse, sibling, or close friend reject the God you hold dear. The guilt, the questions, the desperate prayers that seem to go unanswered, the weight of it can feel unbearable. You wonder what you did wrong. You wonder if you could have said something different. And underneath it all is a helplessness that keeps you up at night, because you know you can't force someone to believe.

In this episode, we look at the story of Billy and Ruth Graham, whose son Franklin spent years drinking, smoking, and living recklessly, rejecting everything his parents had raised him to believe. Billy was preaching the gospel to millions around the world, but back home, his own son wanted nothing to do with the faith. Ruth spent sleepless nights crying out to God for a child who was running in the opposite direction. They never stopped loving him, never gave up praying, and never tried to force him back. But the waiting was agonizing.

Through their story and the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15:20, you'll see that a person's spiritual journey doesn't end because they've wandered. The father in Luke 15 was still watching the road. Billy and Ruth were still praying after years. And God is still relentlessly pursuing the one you love. Your role isn't to play the Holy Spirit. It's to keep loving, keep praying, and keep the door open.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. Why your loved one's wandering is not necessarily your failure, and how to release the guilt you may be carrying
2. What the prodigal son's father teaches us about waiting with open arms instead of chasing with control
3. Three practical commitments you can make this week to love, pray for, and entrust your wandering loved one to God

God hasn't given up on them. And neither should you.

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Has your marriage slowly drifted from deep connection to just managing life together? In this episode, discover how small, intentional steps can rebuild spiritual and emotional intimacy and invite God back to the center of your marriage.

Have you ever looked across the table at your spouse and realized you're sharing a house but not really sharing your hearts?

It doesn't happen overnight. There's no dramatic moment where you decide to stop connecting. It's the slow erosion of a thousand small choices, too tired to talk, defaulting to screens, replacing prayer with separate routines, letting logistics take over every conversation. Before you know it, you're functioning as co-managers of a household instead of two souls walking through life together.

In this episode, we look at the story of Gary and Barb Rosberg, a couple who had drifted into coexistence. The painful irony? Gary is a marriage counselor who spent his days helping other couples reconnect while his own marriage was running on autopilot. Instead of waiting for a crisis, they got honest with each other and began rebuilding with small, intentional steps, daily check-ins, praying together before bed, and scheduling time to talk without an agenda.

Through their story and Ecclesiastes 4:9–10, you'll see that God designed marriage to be more than proximity; it's meant to reflect His covenant love, deep, pursuing, and intentional. Reconnecting doesn't start with a vacation or a vow renewal. It starts with one honest conversation, praying together, and choosing your spouse over your schedule. And it's never too late to invite God back to the center.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. Why the slow drift from intimacy to coexistence is so common, and so dangerous
2. How small, daily acts of turning toward each other can rebuild what years of busyness have eroded
3. Three simple practices you can start this week to reconnect spiritually and emotionally with your spouse

God designed marriage to reflect His love, deep, pursuing, and intentional. It doesn't coast, but it's never too late to rebuild.

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