424: [Formed.] Finding God in Desolation: Pastor Loren Covarrubias on Spiritual Growth
Win Today: Your Roadmap to Wholeness
Christopher Cook
4.9 • 528 Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
This week, we're diving deep into the theme of spiritual maturity with someone who has profoundly shaped my life: Pastor Loren Covarrubias. Pastor Loren has been a mentor and guide to me since I was a young boy, making this conversation incredibly personal and meaningful.
In this episode, we explore:
- Why people don't mature and the obstacles that hold them back.
- How to develop spiritual perception to navigate life's complexities.
- The dangers of mishandling the prophetic and its impact on spiritual growth.
- Why seasons of desolation are often where the Lord does His greatest work in transforming our hearts.
If you've ever felt stuck in your faith or wondered how God works during life's most challenging seasons, this conversation will provide clarity, encouragement, and hope.
Episode Links
- Show Notes
- Buy my NEW BOOK "Healing What You Can't Erase" here!
- Invite me to speak at your church or event.
- Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, a quick question before we hop into this week's episode. |
| 0:03.1 | What can you get for $13? |
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| 0:27.4 | Listen, this isn't just another self-help book. |
| 0:29.7 | It's a practical roadmap to break free from burnout, fear, and past wounds so you can |
| 0:35.7 | finally experience the clarity, confidence, and peace |
| 0:39.2 | you've been looking for and the tools to walk in maturity as an overcomer in life. |
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| 1:09.6 | The Art of Leadership Network. That's why we can go through this trial and feel like an utter failure, and that doesn't mean that we're not getting the good thing that God's doing because it isn't a matter of passing or failing. It's a matter of being refined. |
| 1:35.8 | Helping you design your roadmap to wholeness from the inside out. |
| 1:38.1 | This is Win Today. |
| 1:42.5 | And now, here's your host, Christopher Cook. |
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