We answer listener questions about choosing a career, feeling exhausted by family, and responding when a church celebrates what Scripture calls sin. We talk about seeking God’s will with a Kingdom mindset, paying attention to your gifts, working hard, and learning to recognize both open and closed doors. We also explore healthy rhythms in family relationships, the difference between normal exhaustion and deeper dysfunction, and why believers are called to love people deeply without compromising biblical truth.

QUESTIONS

1. How can you tell the difference between a good opportunity and a God-led opportunity?
2. What might be at the root of your exhaustion with the people closest to you, and what healthy rhythm or heart change could help?
3. How can you respond with both conviction and compassion when something grieves you because it conflicts with God’s Word?

READ MORE ABOUT

· Seeking first the Kingdom of God in Matthew 6:33

· Presenting yourself to God and discerning His will in Romans 12:1–2

· Seeking wisdom and counsel in Proverbs 11:14 and James 1:5

· Jesus withdrawing to pray and be with the Father in Luke 5:16

· Putting away bitterness, anger, harsh words, and slander in Ephesians 4:30–32

· Speaking the truth in love in Ephesians 4:15

We answer a painful question about rebuilding a marriage after years of betrayal and unfaithfulness. We talk about confronting sin honestly, removing influences that keep sexual sin and fantasy alive, surrounding your marriage with godly community, and getting biblical help when the hurt runs deep. Healing does not come from “falling back in love” but from choosing love, forgiveness, repentance, and obedience to God’s design. Even when a marriage feels dead, God can breathe life into what looks beyond repair.

QUESTIONS

1. What needs to be confessed, removed, or changed in order for healing to begin in your marriage?
2. How does defining love as a choice rather than a feeling change the way you respond to hurt, disappointment, or betrayal?
3. What would it look like to surround your marriage with the church, wise counsel, and other supports instead of trying to heal alone?

READ MORE ABOUT

• The enemy seeking to steal, kill, and destroy in John 10:10
• Confessing sin and receiving God’s forgiveness and cleansing in 1 John 1:9
• Love as patient, kind, selfless, forgiving, hopeful, and enduring in 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
• Guarding against adultery and sexual sin in Proverbs 5–7
• Forgiving others as God has forgiven us in Ephesians 4:31–32 and Colossians 3:13
• The importance of gathering with and being strengthened by the Church in Hebrews 10:24–25

We talk about the reality of spiritual darkness and why Christians cannot afford to ignore the spiritual battle happening around us. Mental illness, trauma, and human brokenness are real, but Scripture also teaches that evil, demonic oppression, temptation, and spiritual strongholds are real. We explore how unrepentant sin can give the enemy a foothold, why believers must avoid both obsessing over darkness and pretending it does not exist, and how God equips us to fight through His Word, prayer, repentance, and the power of the Holy Spirit. Darkness is real, but Jesus is stronger.

QUESTIONS:
- Where might you be dismissing a spiritual battle as purely physical, emotional, or circumstantial?
- Is there any unconfessed sin, bitterness, anger, or other area of your life that could be giving the enemy a foothold?
- What would it look like for you to “armor up” and actively fight darkness with the tools God has given you?

READ MORE:
- The strong man and the One who is stronger in Luke 11:21–22
- The devil prowling like a roaring lion in 1 Peter 5:8–9
- Putting on the full armor of God in Ephesians 6:10–18
- Not giving the devil a foothold in Ephesians 4:26–27
- Taking every thought captive and tearing down strongholds in 2 Corinthians 10:3–5
- Jesus confronting demonic oppression and healing in Luke 13:10–16