meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Spiritually Hungry

217. Lessons From a War: How to Awaken Certainty in Chaos

Spiritually Hungry

Monica Berg and Michael Berg

Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Growth, Selfimprovement, Fulfillment, Parenting, Love, Anxierty, Reincarnation, Relationships, Fear, Society & Culture, Manifest, Mental Health, Life-changing, Lifes Purpose, Well-being, Improve Life, Spirituality, Wellness, Wisdom, Inspirational, Transformation, Self-help, Education, Culture, Kabbalah, Happiness, Society

4.8617 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

We’ve all heard the phrase, “You make plans and God laughs.” In this episode, we explore the deeper spiritual meaning behind life’s unpredictability. What if the twists and turns we didn’t plan are actually unfolding perfectly? Discover how to cultivate true certainty—not by controlling every outcome, but by trusting in the Creator and embracing flexibility. We’ll talk about the peace that comes from living purposefully and how spirituality can help us stay grounded, even when things don’t go as planned.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

When it's like, okay, we're talking about life and death here, that's when you really

0:11.6

see where your certainty is, where you really believe I'm exactly where I need to be.

0:20.8

Welcome to spiritually hungry summer snack edition.

0:23.8

Yes, we have been away for a few weeks.

0:27.1

The jet lag's real.

0:28.5

We were actually, I was fine.

0:30.2

I actually love the jet lag coming from east to New York, like further east to New York,

0:39.5

and go to a bit at seven, wake up at 435, part of the 5 a.m. club, like, I'm crushing it, love it. And then last three days. And then

0:46.4

inevitably, you have like, oh, I'll just do this one more thing because we're used to pushing

0:51.5

ourselves here to the limit. And then last night, our sweet, sweet dog had a little digestive track issue. And so it was like having a newborn all over again. He was up, what, every half hour, I think until about four. No, until like 5.30, I think it was. So now, I don't know if it's jet lag, but we're just tired.

1:12.4

I've had two cups of coffee.

1:14.6

Two cups of coffee and two macho white chocolate chip cookies.

1:18.2

And, yeah, the dips back.

1:20.2

I'm tired.

1:21.7

Well, but we are also at the same time.

1:24.3

I'm so excited to be here.

1:24.5

Very exciting to be sharing some of what we learned in our journeys in the past few weeks.

1:31.4

Yes, we learned many things.

1:33.0

I think that what we want to start with is that I never really liked this.

1:38.7

You know, don't bury the lead.

1:41.3

I'm sorry, you're interrupting me.

2:02.6

I just wanted to tell the story. I think it's an interesting story. I'm not going to, you didn't even know, what did you think I was going to say? I don't know. Exactly. The lesson. Ooh, I was going to say that I never liked the saying, but it's appropriate right now. We make plans and God laughs. But in fact, I don't think God's laughing. I think that we make plans and we think we know why and how and when and where, when really we never really know. All you do know or you can

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Monica Berg and Michael Berg, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Monica Berg and Michael Berg and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.