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Jacob finally gets the family he wanted — and finds it's nothing like he imagined. Dr. John Neufeld walks through the rivalry, manipulation, and heartbreak between Leah, Rachel, and their husband, showing how God's greatest work often unfolds in the middle of our most painful, disappointing years. It's a message of hope for anyone whose life has turned out very differently than planned: God's purposes can't be derailed, even by our own dysfunction.

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.

We’ve all been wronged, but keeping a list of the wrongs only makes things worse. The best way to recover is to forgive.

The cross has been called the mightiest display of God’s glory and the very center of the Christian faith. But how much do you know about what really happened at Calvary? Are you missing details that could enhance your worship Sunday after Sunday? Find out as John MacArthur continues his series called The Gospel According to God.

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It is not possible to engage with Jesus Christ and to make no response to him. Some will respond with skepticism; some will respond with questions, but a desire to know more; others will see him for who he is, and confess that he is the Christ, the Son of the living God. How will you respond to him?

When life feels too heavy to handle, it can be tempting to believe we need to pull ourselves together and figure everything out on our own. But Psalm 61 gives us a different path. Sarah Frazer reminds us that when we are overwhelmed, weary, or facing a storm beyond our ability to control, we can cry out to God and trust Him to be our refuge.

David’s prayer points us toward the “rock that is higher” than ourselves—a place of safety we cannot reach through our own strength. Like Peter walking on the water, we may become overwhelmed when we focus on the storm instead of Jesus. Yet Christ remains our strong tower and our hope, even when the waves continue to crash around us.

Highlights

• Why we don’t have to pretend that everything is okay when life feels overwhelming
• What Psalm 61 teaches us about crying out to God in the middle of a storm
• Why David describes God as the “rock that is higher” than himself
• How remembering God’s past faithfulness can strengthen our faith during new trials
• What Peter’s experience walking on water teaches us about keeping our eyes on Jesus
• How Jesus offers refuge when we simply cannot rescue ourselves
• Why God invites us to stop striving and trust Him with what is too big for us

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Full Transcript Below:

When You Can’t Pull Yourself Together

By Sarah Frazer

Bible Reading:
“... lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” - Psalm 61:2

No one likes to admit they can’t do something. In a world filled with social media, fake news, AI images, and doctored photos, who is really telling the truth about how hard life can be? Yes, we have this sense of transparency from some people online, but we know, deep down, we don’t have the full story. No one shows all of their cares or reveals all of their struggles, sorrow, and grief. Even if these people share their sorrow, there is little hope for us who suffer silently.

What if we can’t pull ourselves together? 

The place I have found to be completely honest, but also provide complete hope, is the Book of Psalms. In Psalm 61, we read an honest prayer, filled with heart-wrenching troubles, but it doesn’t end there. David, the author, gives us a path forward. As