Become New with John Ortberg

7. What To Do When You Feel Defeated


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What do you do when life crushes you?
 When failure is public, shame feels loud, and condemnation (external or internal) won’t let up?

In this episode, we explore an unexpected truth: God often does His deepest work through difficulty, humiliation, and exposure. Drawing on the craft of a master violin maker, the wisdom of the Psalms, and reflections echoed by Dallas Willard, we consider how the “rough conditions” of life can produce the most beautiful sound.

Through stories of biblical figures who were humbled—and transformed—we discover why those who experience humiliation often become the least condemning people of all. And why Jesus, the most condemned person in the Gospels, became the most compassionate.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your failures disqualify you, this episode offers a bracing and hopeful answer: no condemnation doesn’t mean no pain—but it does mean pain isn’t the end.


Today's Resources:

Martin Schleske, author of The Sound of Life’s Unspeakable Beauty 

Thomas Keating, Divine Therapy & Addiction 



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