God's Light Amidst Grief's Shadow
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
One of the hardest things about life on this side of eternity is the unexpected. Accidents or unforeseen circumstances can shake our faith and bring up the question of why bad things happen when we serve a good God. In this broadcast, Jonathan Pitts, shares that struggle.
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| 0:00.0 | I was really struggling as we walked through the aftermath. |
| 0:05.0 | It just felt like every day was a struggle. |
| 0:08.5 | It was hard to breathe sometimes. |
| 0:11.0 | It was hard to just function day to day and it was so lonely. |
| 0:15.0 | When Carrie learned of her husband's affair, |
| 0:17.0 | she felt betrayed by God. |
| 0:19.0 | She lost hope until she heard a focus on the family podcast. |
| 0:24.0 | The reason why I listened to it over and over again |
| 0:26.0 | is because it felt like I was sitting down with a friend. |
| 0:29.0 | So, with telling me like, I've been there and it's okay. |
| 0:33.0 | And you can do this and I promise in the end it's going to be worth it. |
| 0:36.0 | And it just broke me in a good way. |
| 0:39.0 | I'm Jim Dele. |
| 0:40.0 | Working together we can heal more broken marriages like Carrie's |
| 0:44.0 | and give family's hope. |
| 0:45.0 | Please call 800 the letter A in the word family. |
| 0:48.0 | That's 800 A family. |
| 0:50.0 | Or donate it. Focus on the family dot com slash hope. |
| 0:54.0 | And your gift will be doubled. |
| 1:00.0 | The whole time I'm walking through like the loss of winter |
| 1:09.0 | and all the family members and walk with my girls. |
| 1:11.0 | Like I never lost my joy. |
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