More Than You Bargained For: Following Jesus When It Gets Hard| 345

Dad Tired

Jerrad Lopes

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jerrad shares what happened when he said yes to something that seemed simple and ended up with more than he expected. He reflects on a small coaching job that turned into a heavy load and how that experience mirrors the call to follow Jesus. Over time, what starts with excitement often turns into something harder and holier. Jerrad walks through the life of Peter and how Jesus kept asking one question, even when things got tough.

Tune in to hear why following Jesus means saying yes again especially when it's not easy.

What You’ll Hear:

The surprising cost of small commitments
Why Jesus kept asking Peter, “Are you still in?”
How tiredness can impact your faith and decisions
The link between physical exhaustion and spiritual drift
Why God doesn’t just want your belief, but your whole life
What sanctification really means in everyday life
How to protect your mind and heart when you’re worn out
The difference between being saved and being surrendered

Episode Resources:

Classical Conversations – https://classicalconversations.com/dadtired
John 6 and John 21 referenced in the teaching
Dad Tired Q&A Mixtape
Invite Jerrad to speak – https://www.jerradlopes.com
Read The Dad Tired Book – https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey guys, welcome back to the Dad Tired podcast. I was just traveling this week. I've been traveling all over the country the last several weeks, but I was just in Washington, D.C.
0:08.2	And I ran into some dads who are homeschooling their family through a program called classical conversations. And we use classical conversations in our family to homeschool our kids. It was just cool. There was immediately like this camaraderie among us that we are kind of
0:22.5	in it together, even though they were strangers. I had never met them before. It felt like we were
0:26.1	like-minded in this way. And I know there's a huge growing community of parents who are like,
0:32.5	they're considering homeschooling for the first time for all kinds of reasons, but maybe that's you.
0:37.2	Maybe you're like,
0:37.8	I've never been open to the conversation before, but now I'm actually interested in learning more
0:42.8	about what homeschooling looks like. If that's you, I highly recommend that you check out
0:48.6	classical conversations to give your child a well-rounded education. You understand the
0:53.7	importance of positive socialization. You want to give them child a well-rounded education. You understand the importance of positive socialization.
0:56.7	You want to give them opportunities to succeed in life.
0:59.4	You're thinking through what does this look like in the homeschooling realm?
1:03.1	I can't recommend highly enough that you consider joining a classical conversations community
1:08.2	and homeschooling alongside of other local families.
1:12.0	These are led by trained licensed directors where families can learn through classical
1:16.8	conversations, proven Christ-centered curriculum together in community together.
1:21.8	And that's a huge part of it.
1:22.8	You're not on your own.
1:23.8	You've got a community of other parents and families who are journeying alongside you and your
1:28.7	kids to help know God and make them known. They have locations in all 50 states, even 50 different
1:34.5	countries around the world. There's bound to be a community near you. If you want to learn more about it,
1:39.3	go to classicalconversations.com forward slash dad tired. We've got a page set up for you. Again, that's classicalconversations.com forward slash dad tired. We've got a page set up for you. Again, that's
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