Why Do We Resist?

The Ministering Angel Podcast encourages listeners to deepen their connection with Jesus Christ by overcoming resistance to divine guidance. Ronald and various hosts discuss the reasons behind our resistance, such as fear, pride, and comfort, which hinder spiritual growth. They emphasize the importance of trusting God's plan and surrendering to His will, as true freedom and abundant life lie on the other side of obedience. The episode closes with a call to stop resisting and fully trust in God's unwavering faithfulness and love.

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Introduction: The Question of Resistance

 Welcome to the Ministering Angel Podcast, where you'll deepen your connection with Jesus Christ. Whether new or returning this podcast is your guide to unlocking potential and overcoming challenges. Ronald, along with various hosts, shares divine messages that inspire strength, wisdom, and resilience.

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Why Do We Resist?

Why do we resist?

It’s a question we’ve wrestled with more times than we care to admit. We can feel the prompting of God’s Spirit — the quiet yet persistent call to move, to act, to surrender — and yet something inside us pulls back. Sometimes our resistance is loud, obvious, and undeniable. Other times, it’s so subtle we don’t even recognize it until much later. It shows up as hesitation, procrastination, excuses, or endless analyzing. Deep down, we know the voice. We recognize the pull. Yet still, we resist.

Why?

The Role of Fear in Resistance

Often, it’s fear. Fear that if we fully let go, we’ll lose something important. Fear that if we step into what God is calling us toward, we’ll find ourselves vulnerable, stretched too thin, or standing in unknown territory without a safety net. Fear convinces us that the familiar—even if it is stagnant or uncomfortable—is somehow safer than the uncertainty that comes with obedience. Fear whispers, "At least here, you know what to expect."

Pride and Its Subtle Influence

Then there’s pride. We don’t like to think of ourselves as prideful, but it's there. Pride quietly insists that we know best, that our plans are safer, that our timing is wiser. We organize, strategize, and rationalize — and when God nudges us to shift or surrender, pride stiffens our necks. Even though Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us to trust in the Lord with all our hearts and lean not on our own understanding, trusting someone else's plan — even God's — can feel risky.

Comfort Zones and Spiritual Apathy

Comfort also plays its role. Our comfort zones are warm, predictable, and easy. Within them, there’s little risk of embarrassment, failure, or pain. But comfort can deceive us. It can lull us into spiritual apathy, making us forget that God calls us to walk by faith, not by sight. Growth almost always demands discomfort. Faith almost always demands movement. Staying where we are feels easier in the moment, but it often leaves us stuck, longing for the life we were meant to live but too afraid to step into it.

Unconscious Resistance and Self-Protection

Sometimes, resistance isn’t even conscious. It’s reflexive — a habit formed from years of self-protection and mistrust. Before we even process what God is asking, something in us recoils. "Protect yourself," it says. "Don’t be vulnerable. Don’t trust too quickly." It feels like wisdom, but really, it’s fear dressed up in logic.

Trusting God's Faithfulness

When we really stop and reflect, it becomes clear: resistance is often a sign that we don’t fully trust God’s heart toward us.

And that realization humbles us.

Because when we look back, when we remember the times we did obey, when we chose surrender over fear, when we trusted Him even when it made no sense — every single time, God proved Himself faithful. Every single time, He came through. He never led us into something pointless. He never took anything away without intending to replace it with something better. His ways have always been higher, His plans always greater than anything we could imagine.

Isaiah 55:8-9 reminds us that His thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways. We don't have to understand everything He is doing; we simply have to trust the One who does.

The Call to Surrender and Obedience

Even Jesus, facing the cross, prayed, "Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done" (Luke 22:42). He showed us that true strength is found in surrender. Obedience is not weakness — it is love in action.

The truth is, our resistance has never served us well. It has only delayed our healing, prolonged our breakthroughs, and robbed us of deeper intimacy with God. Every time we resist, we choose fear over faith, control over surrender. And we are tired of living like that.

James 4:7 tells us, "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." We realize now that resistance isn’t bad — it just has to be aimed in the right direction. We are called to resist the enemy, not the One who loves us more than life itself. We are called to submit to God, trusting that His leading is for our good and His glory.

Choosing Trust Over Resistance

So today, we make a new choice.

We choose to trust His hand, even when it leads us into the unfamiliar.

We choose to surrender, even when it costs us our comfort.

We choose to resist fear, doubt, and pride — not Him.

Because on the other side of resistance is release.

On the other side of surrender is freedom.

On the other side of obedience is abundant life.

Conclusion: Embracing Faith and Surrender

Why do we resist?

Maybe the better question is: why would we keep resisting when He has never failed us yet?

We are ready to lay it all down.

We are ready to step into everything He has for us.

We are ready to trust — fully, completely, and joyfully.

Today, we stop resisting.

Today, we say yes.

 Thank you for joining the Ministering Angel Podcast. Stay connected, stay inspired, and continue growing in faith. Until next time, be blessed and keep shining your light.