Setbacks

Amen Podcast

Alex Wilson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

What Do You Do When You Reject God? | Song of Solomon 5:2-6:3 | Amen Podcast

Welcome back to Amen Podcast! 🌺 Join Alex and Lokelani as they continue their deep dive through the Song of Solomon, exploring one of the most challenging aspects of our relationship with God - what happens when WE are the ones causing setbacks.

📖 What We Cover:

Scripture: Song of Solomon 5:2 - 6:3 (ESV)

In this powerful episode, we dive into:

* Why we sometimes reject God's call for intimacy (even as believers)

* The silly excuses we make when Jesus is knocking at our hearts

* How our guilt and shame "beat us up" when we turn away from Him

* What God does when we reject Him (spoiler: He doesn't abandon us!)

* The beautiful role of Christian community in restoration

* How reflecting on God's character draws us back to repentance

🌊 Key Takeaways:

✨ God knew what He was getting when He chose you - your sin doesn't surprise Him ✨ When we reject God, He goes to "work" - showing grace and pursuing us ✨ The church should help restore, not condemn, those returning to God ✨ "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine" - His love never leaves us

💭 After the Amen Q&A:

We close with our signature "After the Amen" segment where we share what stood out to us most and invite YOU to share your thoughts in the comments!

🏝️ About Amen Podcast:

Broadcasting from beautiful Kauai, Hawaii, Alex (pastor of House Church) and Lokelani believe the gospel changes everything. We're committed to expository preaching through God's Word with practical application for everyday life.

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0:00.0	What's up everyone? Welcome back to the podcast, Alex and Lockelaani. Here we are right in front of the beach. You'll hear the waves a little bit faintly if you listen closely. And it's a beautiful day, very sunny day. We tried to find any shade we could get. Thus, that's why we're not in a very pretty area. We'll try to color grade it and make it look a little better. But it's a very dry, hot area, but we did get some shade.
0:24.6	Thank God. Every time we get shade, I always think about
0:28.6	all the times in the book of Psalms where God is referred to as our shade.
0:32.6	And in the Hebrew culture, that was a big deal because it got hot
0:36.6	in Jerusalem and Israel and stuff.
0:38.6	So we got a little bit of shade and we're ready to go.
0:42.1	We are passing that middle mark of Song of Solomon.
0:47.3	They just had their wedding.
0:48.8	And today they're married and they're living together.
0:53.2	Life is great.
0:56.0	But they have a setback. And we're going to look at setbacks in relationships,
0:59.0	romantic relationships, but most importantly,
1:00.0	we're going to look at our setbacks and our walk with God,
1:03.0	because if we are the bride in the Song of Solomon,
1:05.0	and Solomon is a picture of Jesus,
1:07.0	that means in our relationship with Jesus, he's the one that's perfect. He's
1:12.5	the perfect husband, but we are the bride that often causes setbacks. And so what do we do?
1:19.3	When there's a setback in our relationship with God, how do we respond? How do we get back up
1:23.1	and start walking with him again? We're going to talk about all that and more today.
1:27.7	And God bless you. Thanks for being here. It's going to talk about all that and more today. And God bless you.
1:28.6	Thanks for being here.
1:29.4	It's going to be great.
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