In this episode, Haley and Dustin sit down with Faith Eury Cho, author of Experiencing Friendship with God and Deepen Your Friendship with God, a new devotional.

Faith shares her hope story of how the Lord was faithful to provide for her and her family when they planted a church in the midst of the 2020 pandemic. It’s an encouraging story of God’s faithfulness and nearness during seasons of hardship and confusion. We also discuss what it means to be friends with the Lord, common obstacles to experiencing closeness with God, and how to deepen our friendship with Jesus.

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So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything.

Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.

Listen in to learn more :

(03:21) Overcoming Challenges Through Faith and Prayer 

(07:25) Building Faith Through Adversity

(11:53) Authentic Friendship With God

(16:56) Friendship With God in Scripture 

(20:17) Friendship as Modeled by Jesus 

(25:57) Understanding God as Our Friend 

(31:17) Unveiling the Mystery of Friendship 

(36:35) Faith in Face of Death 

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Helpful links and resources

Learn more about Faith Eury Cho: https://www.faitheurycho.com/

Get Faith’s new devotional, Deepen Your Friendship with God: https://tinyurl.com/32s3xj4u

Get Faith’s book, Experiencing Friendship with God: https://tinyurl.com/3b6zae5n

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Hope for the Heart resources

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Want to talk with June Hunt on Hope in the Night about a difficult life issue? Schedule a time here: https://resource.hopefortheheart.org/talk-with-june-hope-in-the-night

God’s plan for you: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/gods-plan-for-you/

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Learn about our summer event on Mental Health and the Church: https://resource.hopefortheheart.org/mental-health-and-the-church

Sign up for our fall Hope Together conference: https://hopetogether.com/ 

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Bible verses mentioned in this episode

Exodus 33:11 – “The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.”

Psalm 25:14 – “The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.”

John 15:15 – “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.”