Girls Night #200: What to do When You’re Angry at the Church or God (or Both!)
IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
What to do if your faith feels messy and you’re unsure about basically everything
What to do if you feel distant from God
What to do if there are things happening within your church leadership that you don’t agree with
What to do if you’re feeling totally lost in your faith and are angry at God or angry at the church
How to heal from church hurt
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!
Today’s conversation is a heavier topic, but a really important one. Today we’re talking about what to do when you’re angry at the Church or God (or both!).
We’ve had conversations on the podcast before about wrestling with doubts or what to do when your faith is not feeling like it used to. But this time we’re taking it a step further.
Today’s episode is for the woman who feels totally lost in her faith. It’s for the woman who feels angry with the Church or with God and honestly isn’t sure what to do or if there’s a place for her anymore. It’s also for the woman who needs to be reminded that she’s not alone in feeling this way.
Our guest for today’s episode is my dear friend, Caroline Schandel. Caroline is an Associate Pastor at an incredible church in Atlanta. And, she’s one of my favorite mentors and friends in my life. She’s so kind and wise and wonderful and I’m so grateful for the voice she’s been in my life over the years.
Here are just a few of the questions I’ll be asking Caroline during the episode:
Is there still a place for us in the Church if we’re messy and unsure about basically everything?
If we’re feeling distant from God is that our fault? Like, is it because we haven’t been trying hard enough?
Do we need to agree with our pastors about everything in order to go to a particular church? And what do we do if there are things happening within our churches or church leadership that we don’t agree with?
If we’re feeling totally lost in our faith and angry at God or angry at the church, what do we do? Is it okay for us to feel these things?
How do we heal from church hurt and how do we talk to God about those things?
And so much more!
Friends, these are really tricky questions that we don’t have all of the answers to, but Caroline truly handles them like a champ and has some amazing wisdom to share with us. I hope you leave this conversation knowing that you’re not alone and feeling a little more peace and comfort where you are today.
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LINKS FROM THE SHOW
Steph’s book, The Lipstick Gospel (here’s a paperback copy and here’s a free digital download!)
Steph’s prayer journals, Every Single Moment and The Between Places
Caroline’s book: Good Things Come: Encountering God in Seasons Between Promises Given and Promises
Caroline’s Podcast: Breathing Room
Past episodes with Caroline:
Girls Night #45: What to do When You Don't Get What You Want
Girls Night #79: How to Trust God When What You’re Hoping For Just Isn’t Happening
Quotes to highlight:
"You can't push God out of your life to a point that He no longer wants to be with you" - Caroline
"There is no place that God walks away" - Caroline
"People fail, but God will not" - Caroline
"In Jesus we have great discernment." - Caroline
Scripture mentioned:
Acts 1
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