Provision Episodes
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Dec. 4, 2023
Wearing The Eeyore Hat: How Chaos, Suffering & Hardship Shape Our Faith
We want to put this right up front: the string of car wrecks, stolen cars, busted engines and garage doors we endured this summer wasn’t God’s judgment on us — it was the crushing, pressing-in of a broken world that ultimately drew us deeper into dependence on him. In this episode, we catch you up on why we’ve been radio silent since April, the new email list and newsletter on theprodigaljourney.com, and the messy, expensive, strangely providential season we just lived through. We walk through Job and Isaiah 53 to show how Scripture helps us hold the tension that God doesn’t always answer “why” the way we want, but he joins us in suffering and promises a bigger, eternal answer. Dawn shares honestly about grief, insensitive people, and how pain grabs all your attention, while I confess how easy it is for me to slip into old ways of blaming or trying to manipulate God. We also share the practical fruit of the season — better cars, a smarter garage door, and a fresh perspective that some…