Closeness with God: Walking by Faith Like Noah

The Compelled Podcast with Emma Mae

Emma Mae McDaniel

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Education

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In this powerful episode of the Compelled podcast, Emma Mae McDaniel invites listeners to rediscover the wonder and relevance of God's Word through the familiar story of Noah and the Ark. Though many of us know this story from childhood, Emma uncovers fresh insight into what it truly means to walk by faith amid uncertainty. With heartfelt encouragement, she emphasizes that the secret to Noah's obedience wasn’t fearlessness or perfection—it was his closeness with God. As Emma reflects on Genesis 6 and 7, she challenges us to cultivate a daily walk with the Lord, reminding us that it is in our abiding relationship with Him that we find strength, guidance, and peace in the unknown. Whether you're navigating big life changes or struggling with fear of the future, this episode will inspire you to stay near to God and live a life compelled by His presence and love. - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, what's up? Incredible, loved, and valued people. My name is M.M.A. And I am just so grateful for your life. Welcome to the compelled podcast. We are together we are being thoroughly equipped to boldly live out our faith in Jesus. You know something
0:22.5	that I love about God's Word? I love so many things about His Word, but something that I love is
0:29.1	that even though I've read it from cover to cover, I am still discovering things in it that I've never seen before. It's as though
0:41.8	the familiarity of it does not take away the awe and the wonder as you read it. Like you're just
0:50.4	constantly learning about who he is because his word is alive and active and he is
0:55.7	still speaking to us today through his word even though it was written years and years and years
1:01.2	ago and even stories that i've read since i was a little girl like little i am reading today
1:10.1	and i'm about to tell you of one of these occasions, I'm reading
1:13.4	today and I'm still seeing things in it that's like, wow, I'm learning about God's character,
1:19.6	and he's meeting me where I'm at, and through his word, he's giving me discernment and
1:25.6	encouragement and hope through the current season that I'm in.
1:28.9	And so I just want to encourage you, friend, to keep going to the word, even in dry seasons,
1:35.9	even whenever it's a struggle, even whenever you don't feel like it. I just want to encourage you
1:41.4	to continue to cultivate the discipline of getting into the Word
1:45.7	and choosing to delight in His Word because He speaks to us through His Word, because He equips us thoroughly through His Word,
1:55.1	because He shows us who He is, and He gives us hope through His Word.
1:59.7	And I've even found myself in really hard moments or in really
2:05.0	trying moments where he brings back scriptures that i haven't sat with in a long time but his spirit
2:12.2	reminds me of the truth um so yeah i just i'm just so thankful that his word continually compels us to be in
2:19.1	awe, even whenever we've read things 100 times over. And one of the things that's really
2:25.4	caused me to dwell on this reality that's so amazing is the story of Noah and the Ark.
2:31.4	Like, this is a story where I think about it every time i see a rainbow in the sky like
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