457: When God Feels Silent. Evan Craft on The Hardest Questions We Rarely Ask (But Need To), Fighting Cynicism, Charlie Kirk's Death, The Necessity of Desperation in Faith, Serving the Lord in Anonymity, and What We Receive in the Dark Night of the Soul
Win Today: Your Roadmap to Wholeness
Christopher Cook
4.9 • 528 Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
What if the deepest work God does in us happens when no one sees? When we feel forgotten, disillusioned, or unsure if our faith is still intact? Most of us would rather skip the wilderness. But what if the desert isn't punishment—it's preparation? This week on Win Today, international recording artist Evan Craft joins us for a raw and honest conversation about faith in the silence, finding God in the dark night of the soul, and what it means to serve when no one applauds. Together, we confront the cynicism that creeps in when life feels unfair, the pressure to perform for spiritual approval, and the questions we rarely admit we're asking, especially when God doesn't move how we expected. If you've ever felt forgotten by God or frustrated with the silence, this episode is for you.
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| 0:00.0 | The Art of Leadership Network. |
| 0:03.2 | And so I think there's a really important principle of consistency. |
| 0:07.2 | Even though I may not receive what I think I need right now, |
| 0:10.7 | I'm going to continue working out is the same thing. |
| 0:14.0 | A lot of really good things in our lives, |
| 0:16.6 | they require this consistency that does not have an immediate return. |
| 0:22.6 | Helping you design your roadmap to wholeness from the inside out. |
| 0:27.6 | This is Win Today. |
| 0:30.5 | And now, here's your host, Christopher Cook. |
| 0:35.0 | Hey, you guys, welcome to the podcast. |
| 0:36.9 | Thanks so much for joining me this week. I'm just going to say it at the outset. |
| 0:41.2 | It's easy to have faith when the story makes sense. When the timeline works out, when you can see the pieces fitting together. |
| 0:49.7 | You know, like when the doors open, when the prayers are answered, when your path is clear. But what about when |
| 0:54.4 | the Lord feels absolutely silent? What about when your body is shaking in panic? Your anger has risen |
| 1:01.7 | to a fever pitch level of rage? Or when the doors stay closed and you're left with nothing but |
| 1:08.4 | your own desperation. What do you do? Well, this week, |
| 1:12.6 | international recording artist Evan Kraft is here. He joins me for a deeply honest conversation |
| 1:17.9 | about exactly that spiritual disillusionment, the pressure to perform. You know, we get into |
| 1:22.8 | these Christian calisthenics, like we've got to get God's attention and why the wilderness isn't a punishment |
| 1:28.7 | it is a place of preparation hear me say that again the wilderness though it feels lonely and obscure |
| 1:36.0 | and so confusing it is not a place of punishment it is the greatest place of your preparation. |
| 1:45.3 | So listen, if you ever wondered where the Lord is in your silence, what to do with the cynicism rising in your heart, I want you to lean in. |
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