Show Notes
Today Andy and Cath are chatting with friend, pastor and author; Andy Robinson. They chat together about the real issue of suffering… not a fluffy topic by any means! Like many of you we know God can heal and change lives, He can redeem, fix and mend any problem and situation – yet what do we do when He doesn’t seem to be healing or answering our prayers and we are still suffering? Andy R shares his personal story of living with pain and how God has been doing a much deeper work of healing. He is very honest about the suffering and the desperation he can feel but how when He reaches out to others and God from that reality, it is the place where God meets him. We pray this episode will encourage and lift up the hearts of those who are suffering in very real situations and you will know you aren’t being punished by God or left alone to suffer in silence. God cares deeply and passionately about you and He wants to be there in the day to day of your life.
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