319. How Christian Caregivers can know What Faithful Caregiving Requires When Theology Isn’t the Problem

You can know Scripture well and still feel completely stuck in dementia caregiving.

In this episode of Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians, Lizette Cloete addresses a quiet but common struggle among Christian caregivers: when theology is not the problem, but action still feels impossible.

This conversation is not about fixing dementia or reducing suffering. It is about wisdom, stewardship, and discerning what faithful caregiving requires when burdens are heavy, conversations are tense, decisions feel risky, and emotions interfere with obedience.

This episode brings biblical clarity to real caregiving problems without offering false hope, formulas, or outcome-driven promises.

Topics Covered:

• Why strong theology does not automatically create caregiving clarity
• The difference between knowing biblical truth and applying wisdom
• How Christian caregivers misidentify their real problem and stay stuck
• Four caregiving problem categories that require different responses
• Why not deciding is still a decision
• The role of wise counsel in faithful caregiving
• Stewardship, limits, and responsibility in dementia care

Episode Highlights

00:00 Theology is clear but caregiving still feels unclear
05:22 Theology versus wisdom in real dementia decisions
09:31 The four caregiving problems Christian caregivers face
18:47 Why good theology alone does not fix caregiving stuckness
20:21 Wisdom as applied truth under real constraints
30:05 What faithful caregiving actually requires

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