Does Peace Feel Unreachable? Here’s Where You Can Find True Reconciliation

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1

• Conflict is universal—but Scripture calls us to reconciliation, not mere peacekeeping.

• The real issue isn’t the other person’s behavior; it’s the heart.

• True biblical reconciliation begins with self-examination—owning your part before God.

Segment 2

• Conflict isn’t caused by personalities—it’s fueled by idolatrous desires that demand control, comfort, or respect.

• Even good desires become sinful when they replace God as the highest priority.

• Real peace comes from surrendering our sinful desires and letting Christ rule the heart.

Segment 3

• Repentance isn’t a one-time event—it’s the daily rhythm of the Christian life.

• True repentance means more than “I’m sorry”; it’s a Spirit-led change of direction.

• Without repentance, conflict festers; with it, relationships are restored stronger than before.

Segment 4

• Forgiveness is the final step to true reconciliation—it mirrors God’s grace toward us.

• To forgive repeatedly takes faith, but remembering how much God has forgiven you makes it possible.

• Forgiveness frees you from the prison of resentment and rebuilds trust in God’s justice.

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0:00.0	Ritchard Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:07.0	Your first mission is to keep yourself happy.
0:11.0	It's living for self that is so exhausting and frustrating
0:14.0	because you were made to live for him.
0:18.0	So when you begin to please him, you begin to thrive. It's not a burden. It's not a duty.
0:24.3	It's a joy. I come alive. This is what I was made for. It's time for Rretched Radio with Todd Friel.
0:30.4	Conflicts. It's never your fault, right? This is Rretched Radio. Hey, MGB Hicks, not Todd Friel. No, we're doing something a bit different.
0:39.1	We're going to be stepping into one of our resources, conflict.
0:42.5	With Todd and Dr. John Street, we're going to dig into what really causes conflict in our lives.
0:48.7	And here's a bit of a spoiler alert.
0:50.4	It's probably not what you think.
0:52.3	Chances are very good in your life.
0:55.1	You have got somebody at this moment with whom you have something of a headbutting
1:00.3	issue going on, a difference of opinion.
1:03.0	We are going to take a look and see what the Bible says about your conflicts.
1:08.4	And I believe that everybody is going to see an experience, wow, that book really
1:14.4	cuts to the heart of the issue and gets to it. And so what you're going to be seeing right now
1:20.1	is basically what I just saw the other day. I sat in on a seminar that you delivered at our church
1:25.7	on peacemaking. Correct? Isn't that what the subject
1:29.5	was about peacemaking? Well, no, no, no, no. It's about reconciliation. That's the battle cry
1:36.5	that we're supposed to be peacemakers. If you go to a counselor, they will bring about peace.
1:42.6	What does biblical counseling, how do they describe conflict resolution?
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