When God Doesn't Answer the Way You Hoped | Kristen Wetherell & Sarah Walton

Have you ever wondered if God is still good when life doesn't unfold the way you hoped?

In this episode of The Redeemed Podcast, Lauren Burns welcomes award-winning authors Kristen Wetherell and Sarah Walton for an honest conversation about doubt, chronic illness, unanswered prayers, parenting through hardship, and discovering Jesus in the middle of suffering.

Through their personal experiences with Lyme disease, family challenges, and years of waiting on God, Kristen and Sarah explain why the Gospels reveal a Savior who understands our pain and meets us with compassion.

Whether you're facing illness, grief, uncertainty, or simply wrestling with your faith, this conversation offers biblical encouragement and practical hope.

⏱ CHAPTERS

00:00 When the miracle doesn't come

04:15 Meet Kristen & Sarah

08:40 Living with chronic Lyme disease

18:20 Parenting through suffering

34:10 Why they wrote Jesus Will Meet You There

40:15 What the Bible teaches about doubt

47:45 Don't keep your doubts in the darkness

58:30 "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief"

1:12:00 Jesus meets us in suffering

1:22:15 How to start reading the Bible

1:35:20 Lauren's encouragement

1:42:30 Closing prayer

📚 Learn more about Lauren Burns and her upcoming memoir, STOLEN: True Story—Kidnapped, Rescued, Redeemed, at LaurenBurns.net.

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