Helping Others Restore Personal Worship & Connection with God | An Interview with John Eldredge

John Eldredge is a bestselling author and counselor. He is also
president of Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people
discover the heart of God and recover their own hearts in God’s
love. John and his wife, Stasi, live near Colorado Springs,
Colorado. Highlights 2:00 Introduction and updates with Wild at
Heart. 4:30 We are now in the after effects of the pandemic. How do
we recover? 6:00 One of the after effects of the pandemic is that
many people are walking away from traditional religion. They are
going to other places to try and find relief. They are walking away
from the source of their rescue and recovery. 8:50 The Edens in our
life. The things that we long for. Instead of finding replenishment
in God we go on vacations, we scroll our phones, etc. to find
relief. 10:00 We are dealing with the traumatic aftermath of the
pandemic. John explains how it has changed us and our ability to
deal with everyday life. The classic trauma symptoms are: Mental
fragmentation A loss of a sense of time The exhaustion The lack of
grace for irritating people 12:30 We are struggling to go to church
after the pandemic. We are exhausted, dealing with trauma, and our
reserves are gone. 15:20 Advice for leaders trying to help people
find Jesus in their Sunday meetings. You design opportunities for
quiet and prayer. You don’t have to fill every moment. 21:00
Spiritual warfare creeps in. It’s not always a big, traumatic
event. The adversary wants us to give up on God. 23:20 Notice how
you react when someone gets in the way of your “Eden agenda.” 25:10
How leaders can help people reconnect with God. We need to recast
the vision. 28:30 Kurt shares his own personal experience of
connecting to God in a new way. His running routine has become a
spiritual experience. 29:45 Nature heals as opposed to technology.
First thing in the morning don’t look at your phone or listen to
the news. Give a quiet moment to God. 31:00 John unpacks the
meaning of the shallows, the midlands, and the depths. 35:20 How do
we get our hearts out of the shallows? We begin by loving God and
expressing gratitude. If we expect results and fixes from God then
we are just going to be frustrated and disappointed. 38:00 How do
we love God? It’s more of just keeping the commandments. 41:15
Written prayers can help us articulate things in a way that maybe
we couldn’t do on our own. 44:00 John talks about his app called
One Minute Pause. 46:50 The pressure of leadership is having to
come through for people. They don’t need you. They need God. You
are there to help them get to God. 48:15 Invite people to be a part
of the larger story that God has for them. God’s story puts
everything into perspective. Human beings use stories to make sense
of reality. Links Resilient: Restoring Your Weary Soul in These
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