{"podcast":{"title":"God’s Power Stories | Finding God’s Lead, How God Shows Up, Bible and Everyday Life Stories, Approaching God with Boldness","slug":"god-s-power-stories-finding-god-s-lead-how-god-shows-up-bible-and-everyday-life-stories-approaching-god-with-boldness-7102580","podcast_index_feed_id":7102580,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/gods-power-stories/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.annamoorebradfield.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/gods-power-stories/podcast_cover.png","author":"Anna Moore Bradfield - Author, Facilitator, Speaker, and Prayer Warrior","episode_count":102,"summary":"Your mom, your grandpa, somebody in your life whom you love and admire said that the Bible holds the answers to every question or problem you’d ever have. Wow. Think of it. After all, you have questions! You’ve been known to have a problem or two. It would be great if you could find the answers you’re looking for. You crack open that Bible a couple of times but just as quickly shut it. You want to love digging into Scripture. Instead, you find it intimidating, judgmental, and maybe even unbelievable. Let’s change that. Hi! I’m Anna Moore Bradfield, an award-winning and bestselling author, Christian speaker, and facilitator of workshops and events. I’ve been where you are. Plenty of times. I’ve questioned if God cared at all about what I was going through. Did he even have a plan for my life? When I got up the guts to tell him to his face, I found that he had very broad shoulders and that he could take anything I dished out. Then he began revealing himself to me. In this podcast, we’ll share: • Stories from the Bible that reveal God’s interactions with His people, confirming His desire for intimate, consistent, and loving relationships. • Stories from everyday life that testify to…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:21:47.747384+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/god-s-power-stories-finding-god-s-lead-how-god-shows-up-bible-and-everyday-life-stories-approaching-god-with-boldness-7102580"},"episode":{"title":"085 | “One Yielded, One Defended”: Samuel Reveals the Single Difference That Shaped Two Legacies","slug":"085-one-yielded-one-defended-samuel-reveals-the-single-difference-that-shaped-two-legacies","published_at":"2026-03-31T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/god-s-power-stories-finding-god-s-lead-how-god-shows-up-bible-and-everyday-life-stories-approaching-god-with-boldness-7102580/085-one-yielded-one-defended-samuel-reveals-the-single-difference-that-shaped-two-legacies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/god-s-power-stories-finding-god-s-lead-how-god-shows-up-bible-and-everyday-life-stories-approaching-god-with-boldness-7102580","url":"https://godspowerstories.podbean.com/e/when-obedience-costs-the-saul-samuel-reckoning/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tezjjp3s4wiq7nim/085_The_Voice_Before_the_Fall_An_Interview_with_the_Prophet_Samuel6y7q5-iqy9jd-Optimized.mp3","summary":"What's the difference between a king who falls and a king after God's own heart? According to the prophet Samuel—the man who anointed them both—it comes down to a single response: one yielded, one defended. In this steady, authoritative Faith Through Fiction interview, Samuel—judge of Israel, voice of God to a nation, mentor to kings—reveals why obedience isn't complicated, just costly, and why Saul's kingdom crumbled while David's endured. \"Partial obedience is not obedience. It is preference disguised as submission.\" From the sacrifice at Gilgal where Saul feared the people more than God, to the Amalekite battle where he kept what he deemed valuable and called it obedience, to the haunting final encounter at Endor where truth stood unchanged—Samuel walks us through the anatomy of spiritual failure. He explains why disobedience rarely announces itself but begins quietly beneath success, how Saul's strength was broad but shallow, and why repentance requires more than words—it demands surrender. \"There is a season for obedience and a season for consequence. Saul had crossed from one into the other.\" But this isn't just about Saul's failure—it's about David's difference. When confronted, David yielded. When confronted, Saul defended. That single distinction shaped two legacies. Samuel's message is direct: don't confuse calling with surrender, don't mistake activity for obedience, and don't assume time will correct what only repentance can. Because truth doesn't change just because time has passed. If you've ever justified partial obedience as \"good enough,\" if you've offered explanations when God asked for surrender, if you're leading with strength but without yielding—Samuel's voice cuts through the noise with prophetic clarity. The question isn't whether you've heard G…","meta_description":"What's the difference between a king who falls and a king after God's own heart? 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