Struggles Speak!

This episode discusses the spiritual significance of difficulties, encouraging listeners to see them as divine messages and opportunities for growth. The podcast highlights biblical examples, emphasizes the redemptive power of pain, and encourages a mindset shift from seeking immediate relief to understanding and embracing divine purpose in hardships.

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Introduction: Embracing Struggles

 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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 There’s a message buried in every hardship you face. A lesson wrapped in every tear, every disappointment, every season of waiting. Most people run from their struggles, numb them, silence them, or try to pray them away. But what if the very thing you’re asking God to remove is the very thing He’s using to prepare you for your calling?

Don’t ignore your struggles. They speak. And when you listen closely, you’ll hear them declaring your identity, shaping your character, and refining your vision. Struggles speak of purpose.

God Never Wastes Pain

Romans 8:28 reminds us that “for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.” That means everything, even the parts of life we didn’t ask for. Even the betrayal. Even the season of lack. Even the failure you swore would end you. God is not the author of evil, but He is the Redeemer of all things. He doesn’t waste pain. He repurposes it.

You may not see it now, but God is weaving your trials into your testimony. What broke you yesterday could be the very thing that builds others tomorrow. If God allowed it, He intends to use it.

Struggles Are Spiritual Signals

Struggles aren’t just interruptions to a peaceful life. They are signals. Divine alerts that something deeper is happening within you. That your comfort is being shaken to awaken your calling.

Think about Moses. He was rejected by his people and ran into the wilderness, only to return years later as their deliverer. Or Joseph, who was betrayed, falsely accused, imprisoned, and forgotten, yet positioned for purpose in the palace. Their struggles were not obstacles, they were indicators.

You may feel stuck, overlooked, or broken. But don’t be fooled. You are in training. Heaven sees you. And your struggle is not the end. It is a setup for divine purpose.

Ask God What He’s Saying

Instead of always asking God to take the struggle away, start asking, “God, what are You showing me through this?” There’s something He wants you to see, something He’s trying to say.

Struggles are often where clarity is born. In our brokenness, we quiet down. We become still enough to listen. That’s where the Spirit begins to speak louder than the pain. It’s not about glorifying the struggle, it’s about tuning your ear to what the struggle is revealing.

Pain Has a Voice. Suffering Has a Story.

Pain isn’t silent. It speaks. Loudly. It tells the story of where you’ve been and what you’ve overcome. And when surrendered to God, it becomes your platform instead of your prison.

The enemy wants your struggle to define you in shame. But God wants it to define you in testimony. Scripture says in 2 Corinthians 4:17, “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” That means your pain is doing something. It’s preparing you. Forming something eternal within you.

Your suffering is not pointless. It's part of a larger story, one that leads to strength, authority, and impact.

The Refining Process

Isaiah 48:10 declares, “Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.” That furnace isn’t to destroy, it’s to purify. There are some things in you that can only come out through heat.

It’s easy to praise God when everything is smooth. But refinement happens in the crushing. The pressure. The discomfort. It’s there that pride is stripped, faith is fortified, and purity is produced.

You don’t get anointing without crushing. You don’t get clarity without fire. You don’t get power without pruning.

So if you’re in the middle of heat, know this—it’s not punishment, it’s preparation. God is doing a work in you before He does a work through you.

Purpose Isn’t Always Wrapped in Comfort

We often think our calling will feel good. But most times, it won’t. Not at first. It feels like dying to self. Like letting go. Like trusting God when nothing makes sense.

Jesus Himself was perfectly in God’s will—and yet He suffered. So why do we expect that doing what God called us to do will always feel easy or pain-free?

Purpose will stretch you. It will cost you. But it will also fulfill you in ways comfort never could.

The struggle is proof that you’re growing. It means you’re pressing into something beyond your strength. And that’s right where God wants you.

Lean In: Don’t Rush Past It

Our natural instinct is to avoid pain. But spiritually, we’re invited to lean in. To listen. To press into God’s presence in the middle of the chaos.

James 1:2–4 says, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” In other words, let the trial do its work.

Don’t silence your pain. Don’t distract yourself with noise. Don’t try to numb the process. Let it speak. Let it teach. Let it transform.

Because when you do, you’ll emerge not just healed, but hardened in the right ways. You’ll walk differently. Think differently. And you’ll carry something eternal.

They Are Speaking Loudly To Your Purpose

The voices of your struggles aren’t random echoes. They’re divine messages.
They speak to the part of you that was made for impact. They expose the areas that need surrender. They point to the ministry that will come out of your story.

Don’t rush past this season. Don’t curse the storm. Don’t pray away what God is trying to use to grow you. If you listen closely, your pain is declaring, “You were made for more.” Your tears are saying, “You’re not forgotten.” Your battle is shouting, “This is not the end.”

Final Words

Don’t ignore your struggles. Don’t pretend they don’t matter. Don’t cover them in fake strength or religious clichés.

Lean in. Ask God what He’s revealing. Listen for His voice in the storm. Because hidden in the hardship is something holy, something precious, something tied directly to your purpose. You are being refined, not rejected. Prepared, not punished. Called, not cast away.

Your struggles are not your shame. They are your signal. Struggles speak. Are you listening?

 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.