God, You, and The Lonely Chapters (Part 1)
Part 2 will be coming out on Friday (9/5/25). When the video is live, you can find it here: youtu.be/_6dA4mIqTcc
Video Description: Anyone who wants their life to change in a dramatic way has to go through “the lonely chapters.” To receive what God wants to give you, you often need to let go of what you have. You then need to travel alone for a bit to transform into the person who can receive the treasures God wants you to steward. So let me ask you:
•Are you tired of getting into short-term relationships that start out hopeful but always seem to end with more tears?
•Do you want to meet a godly man or woman that you can share the rest of your life with?
•Is your current friend group dragging you down and tempting you into sin?
•Do you feel empty inside, like you just want more out of life than you are currently getting?
•Do you worry you’re wasting your life but you want to leave a legacy behind you, but you don’t know how to get there?
If this is you, it’s highly likely God is leading you into the lonely chapters of your story. Matthew 16:24-25, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.”
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