Removing the Obstacles to True Devotion

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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this urgent message, Dr. Michael Youssef exposes the subtle barriers that cool a believer’s love for Christ. Drawing from the inerrant Word of God, he identifies three dangers that hinder deep intimacy with Jesus: refusing godly correction, resisting Spirit‑led change, and mistaking this temporary world for our eternal home. Dr. Youssef reminds us that genuine repentance and humble self‑examination are essential if we are to love the Lord Jesus—fully God and our only Savior—with an undivided heart. As the culture grows colder and distractions multiply, this episode calls every believer to intercede, to surrender pride, and to return to the passionate, transforming love that Christ alone deserves. If today’s teaching stirred a question, burden, or need for prayer, you don’t have to walk through it alone. 🙏 Pastoral Care & Prayer Teams Our trained prayer partners and pastoral care team are available to pray with you and offer Biblical support. https://ltw.org/care 💬 Receive personal answers to your faith questions—anytime, day or night—at: https://myfaithassistant.com If you’ve been blessed by this podcast, please consider a tax-deductible donation to help extend this ministry—so another person can be encouraged, prayed for, and pointed to Christ. ❤️ Support Leading The Way: https://www.ltw.org/donate

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0:00.0	Listen to these wise words from Dr. Michael Youssef to help you identify the obstacles in your life to loving Jesus more deeply, more intimately, as he begins this episode of leading the way.
0:16.0	First, it's the inability to accept correction. And secondly, it is the unwillingness to change and grow in Christ.
0:28.4	And thirdly, it is a temptation of confusing the journey for the destination.
0:34.3	Let's unpack them together.
0:37.6	Thank you for making time in your day for leading the way audio.
0:42.6	In just a moment, Dr. Michael Youssef tackles common hindrances to growth in your love for and your walk with Christ.
0:50.7	This message is part of his series, To Know Jesus is to Love Him.
0:55.3	So listen with me now as Dr. Michael Youssef begins today's teaching.
1:01.4	A young boy was leading his little sister on a mountain track.
1:08.3	And when they reached a steep hill, the climb has become difficult and hard because of the
1:17.0	rocks along the way. The little girl became exhausted from climbing and from and exasperated
1:25.1	with these rocks. So she yelled at her brother, this is not a good path at all.
1:31.3	It is rocky and bumpy.
1:33.3	And her brother said, sure.
1:36.3	But these are the rocks and the bumps that you step on to climb higher.
1:43.3	If you are growing in intimacy with Jesus, if you're growing in your
1:49.9	love for Jesus, you will encounter obstacles and difficulties along the way. That you may, but you
1:57.6	will. You will face barriers and derailments along the way. You will. You will meet
2:05.3	distractions and sidetracks all the time. But the question is this, do these obstacles
2:14.2	detract us from our love for Jesus and growing in intimacy with him, or do we see
2:21.0	them as stepping stones for climbing higher and growing deeper with Christ? Most often when we see these
2:30.7	rocks and bumps along the way, we let them cool our love for Jesus. We allow them
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