Why Obedience to God Is Hard (And Why It Matters) // The Gathering Place Podcast with Blessed is She

The Gathering Place, a Podcast from Blessed is She

Blessed is She

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 833 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In the spiritual life, following Jesus often means walking the narrow way. It's the path of humility, surrender, and obedience.

In this conversation, Jenna and Beth reflect on what it means to lay down our lives with Christ, not only in big moments, but in the small, daily “deaths” that shape our hearts to become more like Him.

They talk about how God lovingly reveals our weaknesses, not to shame us, but to invite us into deeper transformation. When we begin to see our sins, limitations, and struggles more clearly, it can actually be a sign that the Lord is working in our hearts.

Jenna and Beth also reflect on the beauty of obedience: how choosing God’s will over our own can feel costly, but ultimately leads to freedom, healing, and new life. Jesus shows us that the path to resurrection always passes through surrender.

If you’ve ever struggled with vanity, pride, weakness, forgiveness, or the call to surrender more deeply to God, this conversation is for you. The Lord meets us exactly where we are and gently leads us forward on the path that leads to life. ✨

Transcript

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0:00.0	Obedience is a big deal. Every choice we make affects people for good or for bad.
0:06.1	These little deaths, these painful deaths to self. It's really Jesus asking,
0:12.3	will you lay down your life for me? Not for nothing. To be more like him. And that is a death
0:18.9	worth dying.
0:26.8	He will plant seeds in the place of our own depth and woundedness and depravity to bring life there.
0:28.1	So in every place that we do feel the depth of our sin, there will be new life.
0:34.5	The joy of seeing my profound weakness.
0:39.7	Well.
0:40.4	And feeling excited for the more of God there.
0:48.4	Hi.
0:52.5	Hi, friends.
0:53.8	Blessed Holy Week to you.
0:55.2	Blessed Tuesday of Holy Week.
0:58.0	Or Friday.
0:59.7	Or Friday.
1:00.7	Or if you're here with us live in the member community, connect.
1:04.1	comnect.blessedashid.net.
1:06.1	Blessed Tuesday.
1:07.0	If you're watching this a couple days later on the tube or Spotify or podcasts, Blessed Good Friday.
1:15.9	Happy Good Friday. Happy? I like saying happy good Friday. I don't think that's a thing.
1:21.3	It is happy because at the Easter Vigil, we sing the, what's it called? That's two days later.
1:28.4	You know what I'm saying.
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