Wild at Heart E896 | The Ladder of Love - Part 2
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Oct 5, 2026 
Stasi Eldredge, author and speaker on spiritual formation and healing, explores the many ways people can experience intimacy with God. She discusses resistance to deeper communion, life under the care of the Good Shepherd, healing distorted father relationships, and discovering Jesus as elder brother and friend. A reflective conversation about identity, belonging, spiritual maturity, and the courage to pursue a deeper relationship with God.
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Why Souls Resist Closeness With God
- People may resist intimacy because wounds, busyness, or spiritual opposition have taught them that closeness with God is unsafe or unavailable.
- John Eldredge compares this resistance to avoiding a friend, only to discover joy once the relationship receives attention.
Do Not Surrender Communion With God
- Refuse to surrender deep communion with God, even when life, culture, or inner resistance pushes it aside.
- Treat time with God as nourishment and life, not another optional religious activity.
Blessing The Uniqueness God Created
- Stasi Eldredge describes the clay stage as both purification and recognition that God intentionally fashioned each person as his masterpiece.
- John Eldredge recalls Dan learning to bless his Eastern European Jewish features after years of shame about his face.
