Episode Summary

After loss, betrayal, or a major life transition, enjoying life again can feel almost impossible. In this episode, Tom and Paul talk honestly about what joy really looks like after everything has fallen apart. This is not about forcing happiness or pretending the pain never happened. It’s about discovering how God gently restores joy through healing, worship, mindset renewal, and learning to live again with purpose.

Drawing from Scripture, personal experience, and insights from Starting Over | Life 2.0 With God, this conversation reminds listeners that joy doesn’t return all at once. It comes quietly, moment by moment, as God rebuilds what was broken.

What You’ll Hear

• Why joy feels foreign after deep pain and why that’s normal
• The difference between temporary happiness and biblical joy
• How worship and gratitude help reopen the door to joy
• Why guilt often blocks joy and how to release it
• How daily rhythms and mindset shifts support emotional healing
• Why joy is part of healing, not a reward for being healed
• How helping others can unexpectedly restore your own joy
• The connection between hope, peace, and joy in Scripture
• Why joy doesn’t erase the past but changes how you carry it
• How God restores joy without rushing the healing process

Why You Should Listen

If you’ve survived something painful but feel emotionally flat, disconnected, or unsure whether joy is even possible again, this episode speaks directly to where you are. Tom and Paul don’t offer clichés or quick fixes. They offer real encouragement, grounded in faith and lived experience, for anyone who wants more than survival. This episode helps listeners understand that enjoying life again isn’t a betrayal of their pain. It’s part of God’s restoration.

Why This Episode Matters

Many people rebuild their lives outwardly but remain stuck internally, believing joy is no longer meant for them. This episode challenges that belief with biblical truth, compassion, and hope. It reframes joy as something God desires for His people, even after heartbreak, and shows how joy can return gently, honestly, and without denial. For anyone starting over, this conversation reminds them that God never intended them to just survive life. He created them to live it.

Share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that they’re not alone. Let’s inspire hope and show that with God’s grace, even the most broken seasons can lead to a beautiful new beginning.

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This episode wraps up the 6-phase journey outlined in Starting Over | Life 2.0 With God, bringing us into one of the most important—but often most difficult—steps: trusting God with the future. If you've been through loss, betrayal, or massive life changes, trusting again—yourself, others, and especially God—can feel like walking on shaky ground. But in this episode, we talk about how trust isn’t just something we stumble into when we run out of strength—it’s a posture we choose daily. You’ll hear what it means to surrender, to walk forward without a full map, and to hold on to God’s promises even when everything else still feels uncertain.

• Why trust is more about surrender than effort
• How to move forward when you don’t have all the answers
• The difference between trusting God and trusting people
• How delays and setbacks shape your faith
• How to let go of control without giving up hope

If you’re stuck between healing and moving ahead… this episode is for you. It will speak directly to your heart if you’ve ever felt like trusting God is a risk—especially after disappointment. You’ll hear practical encouragement, biblical truth, and real talk about what it takes to lean into God's faithfulness.

This final phase—It’s Time to Trust—is not about fixing yourself. It’s about learning how to rest in the One who never changes. When everything around you has shifted, God remains steady. Trusting Him is the bridge between where you’ve been… and the beautiful future He’s still writing for you.

• Nahum 1:7 — “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.”

• Psalm 112:7 — “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.”

• Proverbs 3:5–6 — “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding…”



If today’s episode encouraged you, take the next step by visiting www.newlifewithgodpodcast.com. There, you’ll find additional resources and tools to help you navigate life’s challenges and rebuild with faith and purpose.

Share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that they’re not alone. Let’s inspire hope and show that with God’s grace, even the most broken seasons can lead to a beautiful new beginning.

Like the Podcast? Go deeper with the book on Amazon- HERE

Be on the weekly encouraging email list: https://subscribepage.io/QoLunB

Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your trust in Him with a simple prayer of faith HERE.

If you’ve been walking through pain, confusion, and the hard work of healing, you’ve likely reached a new crossroad—one that whispers, “It’s time to move forward.” But what does that even mean when you’re still tired, unsure, and carrying scars from the past? In this episode, Tom breaks down what forward movement really looks like after devastation. Not a leap. Not a sprint. Just one small, intentional step at a time.

This episode is part of the Starting Over | Life 2.0 With God series and falls within Phase 5: Move of the six-part framework (Pray, Worship, Heal, Hope, Move, Trust). Tom explores how to create new routines, guard your healing, rebuild with purpose, and trust God to show you the next step—even when the path feels shaky. If you're wondering how to step into life again, this is your episode.

• Why moving forward doesn’t have to be dramatic—just deliberate
• How to set realistic goals that match your current emotional and spiritual season
• What it means to live with uncertainty and still walk in faith
• How to guard your healing with boundaries and the right community
• Encouragement for letting go of guilt and trusting God for your next right step

You’ll walk away from this episode with practical tools and spiritual encouragement to keep going—especially when it feels like you’re still wobbling. Whether you’re starting over after divorce, grief, betrayal, or burnout, this conversation gives you real steps to take and reminds you: you’re not rebuilding alone.

Too many people stay stuck after healing begins because they’re afraid to move. This episode helps you take that next brave step, reminding you that forward motion doesn’t require perfection—it just requires willingness. You’ll hear Scripture, book quotes, and wisdom from Tom’s personal journey that will meet you right where you are and push you gently into what’s next.

If today’s episode encouraged you, take the next step by visiting www.newlifewithgodpodcast.com. There, you’ll find additional resources and tools to help you navigate life’s challenges and rebuild with faith and purpose.

Share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that they’re not alone. Let’s inspire hope and show that with God’s grace, even the most broken seasons can lead to a beautiful new beginning.

Like the Podcast? Go deeper with the book on Amazon- HERE

Be on the weekly encouraging email list: https://subscribepage.io/QoLunB

Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your trust in Him with a simple prayer of faith HERE.