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So often, especially as believers, we feel pressure to recover quickly, move on quietly, and prove that our pain didn’t really affect us. But what happens when healing isn’t linear? What happens when you still feel grief, disappointment, anger, or exhaustion long after everyone else expects you to be “better”?
In this new episode, I’m having an honest and deeply healing conversation with Charaia Rush. We talk about forgiveness, suffering, disappointment, and the tension of holding on to hope when life feels heavy. We also unpack why the “soft life” may not actually be promised to believers and what it looks like to follow Jesus through seasons that are painful, confusing, and stretching.
If you’ve been sitting in the ashes of heartbreak, grief, disappointment, or delayed healing, this conversation will remind you that God still meets us there.
What We Talk About
* Why “bouncing back” is not always the goal
* The pressure to heal quickly and move on
* What keeps us sitting in the ashes of disappointment
* The relationship between forgiveness and healing
* Why suffering is not evidence that God has abandoned you
* The tension between faith and hard seasons
* How social media has shaped unrealistic expectations of healing
* Why the “soft life” may not be the promise believers think it is
* Holding on to hope when it feels distant or fragile
* Learning to trust God even when life doesn’t make sense
Keep Up With Charaia Rush
🌐 Website — https://www.charaiarush.com
📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/charaiarush
📚 Buy The Myth of Bouncing Back — https://amzn.to/4dti4gC
Keep Up With Me
📸 Instagram: @blkgrltheology
📩 Email: ashtyn.washington@gmail.com
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