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Have you ever experienced a season when God felt distant, while your heart was aching to hear from him? Friends, you are not alone. Today, Stasi Eldredge is joined by Karen Christakis and Amber Sales – from the Wild at Heart Women’s Team – for an honest and encouraging conversation about what his silence might mean, why it happens, and how it might actually be a sign of His good and deeper work in you. Join us as we share from the scriptures and our own experiences of what we’ve learned living through silent seasons about our own hearts and the heart of our faithful God.
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VERSES:
Psalm 27:14 (NIV) — Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
Job 30:20 (NIV) — I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer; I stand up, but you merely look at me.
Psalm 28:1 (NIV) — To you, Lord, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Psalm 83:1 (NIV) — O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God.
Psalm 22:1–2 (NIV) — My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.
Psalm 42:1–2 (NIV) — As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?
Exodus 20:3 (NIV) — You shall have no other gods before me.
Genesis 1:1–2 (NIV) — In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Psalm 19:1 (NIV) — The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Romans 1:20 (NIV) — For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
Ephesians 1:18 (NIV) — I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
Isaiah 49:15 (NIV) — Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
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RESOURCES:
Big Idea Inspiration from Mark Comer Teachings: The Dark Night of the Soul – Naming Your Stage of Apprenticeship E6 https://wahe.art/4eE4WE1
Pause App: https://www.pauseapp.com/
Quote: from A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis – “God has not been trying an experiment on my faith or love in order to find out their quality. He knew it already. It was I who didn't.”
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Creators and Guests
Host
Producer
Stacey Burton
Stacey Burton has been a grateful part of the Wild at Heart team for over 10 years wearing many hats, including the Producer of Stasi Eldredge’s Captivated podcast and the ministry's Resources Manager. Stacey is continually learning what it means to fully rest in God’s grace and provision, enjoying nothing more than meeting with him in the boundless, quiet beauty of the outdoors. A native to Colorado, Stacey and her husband Eric anticipate becoming empty nesters as their kids, Jake and Riley, prepare to step out into their own adventure.
Composer
Tim & Laurie Thornton
The intro and outro music for the Captivated podcast is composed by Tim and Laurie Thornton, who have a passion to empower God’s people as they seek the kingdom and live into their destiny as a worshiping family that makes disciples and extends the dominion of God wherever they go.
What is Captivated?
Hosted by Stasi Eldredge, her desire for this podcast is for the revelation of the Love of God to so engulf the listener that they become exquisitely captivated by Jesus. Stasi wants to invite listeners to respond to the reality that they are the purpose of His pursuit, the desire of His heart, the intent of the Larger Story and the prize of Heaven. The King is captivated by them.
Episodes will be flavored with humor, passion, perspective, honesty, and personal stories both from Stasi and from guests that highlight the shared experiences of women living in these extraordinary days with hearts captured by Jesus.
Stasi Eldredge is a New York Times bestselling author, and her books have sold nearly 3 million copies and changed women’s lives all over the world. A teacher and conference speaker, Stasi is the director of the women’s ministry at Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God’s love, and learn to live in God’s kingdom. Her passion is to see lives transformed by the beauty of the gospel.