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Kirby Kelly: Why God Allows Suffering & Finding Hope in Pain | The Jesus People Podcast Episode 69
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- Apr 21, 2026
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Summary
What you focus on shapes your life. Choose gratitude, change everything. Reset your mindset with gratitude: The Gratitude Reset https://books.thejesuspeoplemovement.com/ Your pain isn’t wasted. God is already turning it into purpose. Get Kirby Kelly’s new book: The Fabric of Hope: How God Brings Redemption into Every Season https://a.co/d/02WTRqSd In this deeply honest episode, Kirby Kelly opens up about grief, trauma, and the hardest question many believers face: Why does a good God allow suffering? From losing both parents to addiction, to walking through pain, redemption, and now stepping into motherhood, Kirby shares a powerful lived theology of suffering. This conversation goes beyond theory and into real-life faith tested in the fire. Together, we wrestle with the problem of evil, God’s sovereignty, human free will, and the tension between pain and hope—revealing how God weaves redemption even in life’s darkest moments. If you are in a season of grief, confusion, or questioning God’s goodness, this episode will meet you there and point you back to hope in Jesus. Key Highlights: The problem of evil: why does God allow suffering? Grieving with hope vs grieving without God How trauma shapes faith and intimacy with God Free will, brokenness, and a fallen world explained Biblical perspective on suffering through Joseph and Jesus Why suffering can deepen your relationship with God The power of lament and honest prayer Choosing joy and faith in the middle of pain Redemption: how God turns wounds into purpose Living with eternal perspective in a broken world If you feel stuck in pain, questioning God, or battling internal struggles, you do not have to walk through it alone. For Christian life coaching rooted in identity in Christ https://www.sharethestruggle.org/coaching…