Episode 12 (1 of 2): A Leader Faces The ’S’ Word (Suffering)

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Dust and Paul have a conversation about suffering, on Wednesday of “Holy Week” (the week before Easter that includes Maunday Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday). Our leader knows the destination, but we don’t always see it clearly. The challenge is walking with Him and letting Him direct our walk. Paul shares a story from his youth about trying to avoid suffering. “If you could go back to that 15 year-old Paul, what would you say to him?” I would be there, listen, look for connections between faith and suffering, encourage him to “keep walking.” The mark of a real leader: Face your suffering, don’t go around it, go through it, with Him. Psalm 139 as a “way-sign” for the walk as a suffering leader. “God knows, and He still loves me.” Suffering can be like a scalpel in the hands of the Great Surgeon to help repair me. Question to Grow: “What is the suffering in my life today?"