The Relentless Heart Podcast

By Michael Chriswell

Fight the good fight, finish the race, keep the faith. - 2 Tim 4:7

My name is Michael Chriswell. If your life as a Christian hasn’t turned out like you expected, this podcast is for you. If

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The podcast currently has 328 episodes available.

The Relentless Heart Podcast episodes:

November 08, 2019 Trusting God in the Wilderness - 72
Confused about two widows and God shows me to stay put
Wrestling with my desire to make a huge difference for the Lord and my fear of making my life too complicated
Come across two previous employers in two days and one offers me a job when I need the money the most
God is showing me 919 and 525 to show me to stay put and not move ahead with a woman
God encouraging me not to stagger at His promise for a wife, but to keep the faith and wait
God teaching me to overcome evil with good in my relationship with my mother
My children begin asking great questions about God and Christians
My mother responds positively to my humility
Satan interferes with my teaching the children about God
Children open up more about the verbal abuse coming from their grandfather
Praying for my enemies and asking God to be merciful to them and to give me wisdom on how to respond
Chelsea opens up to me about how her mom and parents are slandering me
Crying out to God for His presence
God allowing me to be tempted again in order to strengthen me
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58min
November 08, 2019 Trusting God in the Wilderness - 71
God tells me not to contact the other widow I was introduced to
God continues to warn me that Satan will attack me
Frustrations with my mom come back as she goes back to her old ways
Realizing how much God has strengenthed me IN the STORM of adverse circumstances in my life
Realizing I'm not "THERE" yet and I need more disciplining
Pleading with God to provide child support but realizing the Lord may be allowing this because they keep taking me back to court
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14min
November 08, 2019 Trusting God in the Wilderness - 70
Completely AMAZED how God is using numbers to guide me and how He uses them
Fully realizing that God is not testing me like this for any small reason, but that He is going to bring Himself glory through all of this
Finally realizing and walking in what the TRUE Christian life is really about
Revelations on Obedience to and Love for God
Another encounter with the woman I believe is my future wife
Deuteronomy 8:01 - God is really trying and testing my faith and I wonder if there will ever be "good" days ahead
The suffering of sitting still and waiting on God, feeling ineffective
God is stretching me more and more and it is so painful
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50min
November 08, 2019 Trusting God in the Wilderness - 69
See 10:10 followed by my first rattlesnake on the mountain
Wrestling with whether or not I'm supposed to appear in court in Florida because God hasn't provided the money for me to go.
Wrestling with my pastor's request to set down the daily videos for 3 months
Struggling in many ways as I work on the teachings of Christ, especially in my sinus/allergy health
Not accepting money from my parents to go to court in FL
God shows me the number 301 and two verses to teach me about how He is using "war" in my life to strengthen me
Anxious thoughts about my future wife and God shows me Number 9:19
Satan continues to harass me with the woman I "sinned" with.
Praising God that I've been able to endure as long as I have through such financial lack, with God's help
My faith is being strengthened so much through the difficult circumstances
Introduced to another godly widow and feel temptation to consider her
Wondering if God is using "the one He showed me" as a distraction from other women until He gets THE One ready
My mother kisses me and tells me how much she appreciates what God did by bringing me into the house
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1h 1min
November 08, 2019 Trusting God in the Wilderness - 68
Anxious thoughts about my finances yet resolving to trust God
Faith is a muscle that consistently needs to be exercised to keep it
The Lord confirms He is still with me financially
Learning not to put the 2nd greatest commandment ahead of the first
Being tempted to take a job because my finances are so bleak
Praying God will cancel the court hearing against me from my ex-wife
When God led me to start teaching the teachings of Jesus Christ
Terrible dream my ex-wife was attacking me and being held down in my bed
Why I no longer defend my faith with apologetics like I used to
Struggling to keep waiting for my future wife. Hope deferred makes the heart grow sick
Transitioning from thinking I am sinning against a "rule book" to sinning against a "person", the Lord
The need to change our expectations about what the "Christian" life entails
Great spiritual oppression coming as I press into the teachings of Christ
My pastor asks me to set down the ministry for a few weeks after I admit that I fell into sin
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58min
November 08, 2019 Trusting God in the Wilderness - 67
Seeing God's grace in spite of my huge sin failure
A difficult call with the IRS, trusting God to provide
My son Tyler opens up about seeing demons and says he can see hate in his mother's eyes
The beauty and absolute need for embracing brokenness
A call to absolute surrender of your life and will to Christ
The most important voice in your life is God's not your pastor or godly friend
Sad call with children as parental alienation increases
Resolved to trust God to defend myself and the children against parental alienation instead of keeping a record of the wrongs for court
The peace that comes from knowing the Lord is with me in my troubles
More attacks from Satan using the woman I fell into sin with at Starbucks while I'm doing the Lord's work
Feeling pressure from my mom's friend to contact the woman I believe is to be my wife
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1h 6min
November 07, 2019 Trusting God in the Wilderness - 66
The story of when, how, and why God allowed me to fall into a terrible sin
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52min
November 07, 2019 Trusting God in the Wilderness - 65
Small humbling financial blessings
My heart contradicts my circumstances
Ginny Souther testimonial comes in via email
Asking the Lord to promote the ministry in the face of so few results
Remembering how hard it was to learn how to trust God
Being TOTALLY 100% dependent upon the Lord
God answers my prayer to promote the ministry with a radio interview in Orlando
Revelations about those who have really strong faith vs. those who put God to the test
Putting together a meeting of those local people I'm ministering to
God tells me in advance that He has delivered me financially and then He gives me a free car
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56min
November 07, 2019 Trusting God in the Wilderness - 64
Chance meeting with ex-girlfriend in woods which leads to peaceful closure.
A gloriously encouraging day for the ministry
Another revelation about what "Church" means
Praying for God to give my custody of the children
God blesses me right after I start doing the daily videos
My personal circumstances contradict that God is with me and for me
Emulating George Muller's "cliffhanger" faith as my financial needs continue to grow
I should have QUIT by now, but by God's grace I keep going and I am in total peace in the face of great need
Revelations on Biblical "Secrets"
Revelation about speaking in tongues and praying in the Spirit
Realizing how much God has grown my faith and how much I can now believe Him for
God's work on earth is done through our prayers, not through our self-willed hard work
Lessons I'm learning from living by faith
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56min
November 07, 2019 Trusting God in the Wilderness - 63
Everyone wants to know how will I "monetize" my ministry work and have my financial needs met?
God giving me specific guidance about trusting Him for my finances
God bringing me into the lonely place of TOTAL dependence on Him for Everything
Praying that Father always keeps me where I am dependent on Him for something
Asking people if they have evidence of their faith beyond just the paper it's written on in the Bible?
The happiest day I've had in 3 years! February 28th, 2013 The first fruit in the ministry...the first SALVATION
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27min

FAQs about The Relentless Heart Podcast:

How many episodes does The Relentless Heart Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 328 episodes available.