Lisa + Friends: Dr. Curt Thompson on the Connection Between Suffering, Purpose, and Imagination

Jesus Over Everything

Lisa Whittle: Author, Speaker, Founder of Lisa Whittle Ministries, LLC

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4.8 • 719 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

If we’re honest, we all want our lives to be free from pain and suffering. In fact, the world often tells us that being pain-free is the ultimate goal. But… what if suffering actually serves a different purpose and goal? Lisa talks with Dr. Curt Thompson, psychiatrist, speaker, and author, about his most recent book, The Deepest Place, about suffering as the key to changing our brain and reshaping our imagination. In a world of disappointments and hurts, this conversation offers much-needed hope and perspective! Links Preorder Your God Knows Subscribe to Ministry Strong Podcast Connect with Lisa Website Lisa Whittle - Instagram Lisa Whittle - Facebook Jesus Over Everything - Instagram Connect with Dr. Curt Thompson Website Dr. Curt Thompson - Instagram Dr. Curt Thompson - Facebook Dr. Curt Thompson - YouTube Dr. Curt Thompson - Twitter The Deepest Place Book

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0:00.0	I'm told by Amazon and Google and Cosmopolitan and the Sports Illustrated SwimSuit Edition and all the things,
0:08.2	that there is a particular life that is supposed to be happening and any and all kind of darkness and suffering and so forth,
0:14.1	like it just shouldn't be. So we're going to find all kinds of ways to not pay attention to that or pretend it doesn't exist.
0:18.9	And that's psychosis at its best.
0:26.5	All of us have tough questions.
0:28.3	We wish we could ask God sometimes.
0:30.4	Life is hard and we wonder, does God know what I'm going through?
0:34.3	Throughout history, God has said to his people,
0:36.8	I see you, I know you, and I will make
0:39.3	this right. This is a crucial message for women today as we so deeply need to rest in an all-knowing
0:45.5	God who can handle what is happening in the world and in our lives. Releasing October 3rd, my new
0:51.4	Bible study, Your God knows, draws on Scripture throughout the Old and New
0:55.5	Testaments as I help answer six critical questions for our times.
1:00.0	Am I forgotten?
1:02.0	How does good come from bad?
1:04.0	Do my desires and dreams matter?
1:06.0	Am I generationally blessed or cursed?
1:08.0	Will God make wrong things right?
1:10.0	And will I be okay? This sixth
1:13.6	session interactive video-based companion to my book God knows explores Nahum, a rarely studied
1:19.7	collection of prophetic poems to remind us that God is ever present and always working, even when we
1:25.8	feel alone or discouraged. If you want to know deep in your
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