Daily Radio Program with Charles Stanley - In Touch Ministries Brokenness: The Promise
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Oct 27, 2025 Discover how brokenness can be a pathway to deeper faith and connection with Christ. Charles Stanley explores Paul’s struggles, revealing that true strength comes from embracing weakness. Learn how God’s love uses brokenness to foster humility and surrender. The podcast discusses the difference between brokenness and punishment, and how affliction can lead to eternal significance. Reflect on God's patient presence during trials and the transformative potential of surrendering to His will for spiritual victory.
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Brokenness Targets The Self-Life
- Charles Stanley explains brokenness as God's method to remove our self-life and bring areas of our life into submission to His will.
- Brokenness targets deep emotional and spiritual levels so people surrender control and cease depending on their own strength.
Paul’s Admission Of Helplessness
- Charles Stanley uses the Apostle Paul to illustrate needing to admit "I cannot" and stop relying on personal strength to live the Christian life.
- He says Paul realized he couldn't live by his own determination and had to be driven to helpless dependence on God.
Paul’s Thorn And God’s Purpose
- Stanley recounts Paul's 'thorn in the flesh' that kept him from exalting himself despite repeated prayers for relief.
- Paul concluded, "when I'm weak, then the power of Christ may dwell in me," embracing weakness as the path to Christ's power.