THE LONG WAY HOME - EPISODE 15 SAMEKH - WHEN YOUR HEART IS DIVIDED

THE LONG WAY HOME Episode 15: Samekh — “When Your Heart Is Divided” Psalm 119:113–120 What happens when you want God—but you also want control, comfort, approval, certainty, and your own way? In Episode 15 of Beyond Belief: The Long Way Home, we enter Samekh, exploring Psalm 119:113–120 and one of the most challenging realities of the spiritual life: the divided heart. We can say, “I trust God,” while still trying to control the outcome. We can pray for God’s will while secretly insisting on our own. We can desire surrender while keeping a backup plan. The Psalmist presents a powerful alternative: “You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.” This episode explores what it means to move from divided loyalty toward wholehearted trust—and why spiritual maturity begins when we stop negotiating with competing loyalties and choose where our trust truly belongs. We’ll explore: • Why a divided heart produces a distracted life  • The connection between attention, allegiance, and spiritual direction  • What we run to when we are anxious, afraid, lonely, or insecure  • Why control can become a substitute for trust  • What it means for God to be our refuge and shield  • The hidden “rooms” of our hearts that we struggle to surrender  • How to recognize where our hearts are divided  • A practical Heart Audit to help identify what receives our attention, emotional energy, fear, and trust • Why surrender is not always a one-time decision, but a daily practice • How a whole heart can still experience doubt, fear, and struggle One of the central truths of this episode is: “Whatever consistently gets your attention will eventually get your allegiance.” And perhaps the deeper invitation is this: You don't need to control your whole life when you know who holds it. If you have ever struggled between trusting God and trying to control everything yourself, this episode is an invitation to stop negotiating—and come home with your whole heart. QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER What gets most of your attention? What gets most of your emotional energy? What are you most afraid of losing? What do you struggle most to surrender? Where do you run when life gets difficult? And perhaps most importantly: Where is your heart divided? Listen to Episode 15 of Beyond Belief: The Long Way Home — Samekh: When Your Heart Is Divided, and discover what it means to find refuge, release control, and return to the centre. Keep walking. Keep surrendering. And when the heart becomes divided, come back to the centre. God is your refuge. LISTEN TO BEYOND BELIEF Podcast Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561036 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UYxxzqTBEjnjZdMP1ijBC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-belief/id1857192043 True Fans: https://truefans.fm/beyond-belief Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585831259171 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@harduspretorius?si=qHOmxEcdZaM2Z_hs CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Send us Fan Mail: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561036/fan_mail/new Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561036/support MUSIC CREDIT Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100394 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Send us Fan Mail Support the show