The Light

After 20 years of being cheated, manipulated, and used, Jacob finally starts to see God's hand in it all. Dr. John Neufeld traces how years of setbacks and disappointment forged in Jacob a faith he never had before — one that could endure because it had already been tested. A hopeful message for anyone who feels stuck, wondering if God is really in their hardship at all.

Amazing Promises to Dysfunctional People: In this 20-message series, Dr. John Neufeld walks through the dysfunctional family of Abraham found in Genesis 25-36, uncovering the relational brokenness at its core. Sin leaves human relationships fractured—we long for connection, yet find ourselves divided in so many ways. Listen in, and be challenged to live with integrity even when the world around you feels like it's falling apart.

Are you feeling worn out from constantly overthinking, trying to fix the people around you, or attempting to figure out every detail of your future? In this episode, hosts Kaley Olson and Cailah Garcia sit down with Proverbs 31 Ministries President Lysa TerKeurst for an exclusive preview of her book Making Peace with What I Can't Control. Together, they unpack an unexpected aspect in the story of Judas in Matthew 26, revealing how a subtle desire to force immediate relief can lead us to take control into our own hands rather than trust God. Listen in to discover how making one foundational shift in perspective can help you release the weight you were never meant to carry and bring true rest to your heart today.

You’ll learn:

• How Judas’ story highlights our own tendency to try to control the details when God doesn't move on our timeline.
• Practical ways to stop wasting mental energy on managing other people's choices and circumstances that are out of your hands.
• How to shift from a high-pressure control mindset to a healthy stewardship mindset that surrenders ultimate outcomes to God.

Resources From This Episode:

• Preorder Lysa TerKeurst's new book, Making Peace with What I Can't Control, download a free resource on control, and more here!
• Listen to the Therapy & Theology podcast with Lysa TerKeurst, Jim Cress, and Dr. Joel Muddamalle on all podcast platforms, or watch on the Proverbs 31 Ministries YouTube Channel.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31
• Download a copy of the transcript here. 

Want More on This Topic? 

• Watch this clip from Therapy & Theology where Lysa TerKeurst unpacks why we have the urge to solve someone else's problem.

As important as love is to a marriage, grace is even more so. Grace can transform your marriage and turn your home into a place of security, acceptance, and encouragement.

Who is Jesus Christ? That’s one of the most important questions anyone could ask. Join John MacArthur as he continues his study called The Gospel According to God and see what an Old Testament passage—Isaiah 53—clearly reveals about who Jesus is and what He did for sinners like you and me.

Pastor Chuck Swindoll examines the “counsel” from Bildad plus Job’s response in Job 8–10.

From the Series: Job: A Man of Heroic Endurance

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Friendship can be easy when life is convenient, but biblical friendship calls us to something deeper: loyalty, intentionality, vulnerability, and sacrificial love. The relationship between Ruth and Naomi offers a powerful picture of faithful friendship rooted in a shared devotion to God. In this devotional, Emily Rose Massey explores how Ruth’s commitment to Naomi reflects the kind of steadfast love and loyalty Christians are called to demonstrate.

Jesus gives us the ultimate example of faithful friendship. He invested His time, attention, affection, and ultimately His life in His friends, showing that genuine love is active and sacrificial. As we pursue Christ and allow His love to shape us, our friendships can become opportunities to encourage others, grow in faith, and point one another toward God.

Highlights

• Discover what Ruth’s loyalty to Naomi teaches us about biblical friendship.
• Understand how loving God enables us to love others more intentionally.
• Explore why apathy—not hatred—can be one of the greatest obstacles to meaningful friendship.
• Learn how Scripture’s “one another” commands help us grow in Christlike relationships.
• Find practical ways to deepen friendships through conversation, shared activities, meals, and studying Scripture together.
• See how Jesus modeled sacrificial, selfless, and faithful friendship with His disciples.
• Consider how your friendships can ultimately glorify God and point others toward Christ.

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Full Transcript Below:

Becoming a Faithful Friend like Jesus

By: Emily Rose Massey

Bible Reading:

“But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you” (Ruth 1:16-17).

“Biblical friendship exists when two or more people, bound together by a common faith in Jesus Christ, pursue him and his Kingdom with intentionality and vulnerability. Rather than serving as an end in itself, biblical friendship serves primarily to bring glory to Christ, w

We are so naturally worldly in our thinking, both about Jesus and his mission, and about ourselves and our discipleship. While we would like to imagine that being a Christian will lead to worldly glory and comfort, Jesus calls us to see the centrality of the cross to his mission – and to understand the call of discipleship, to deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow him.

Move beyond a faith that claims Jesus as "Savior" but doesn't embrace Him as Lord.

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