{"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":"087 | I Was Given, Taken, and Given Again: Michal's Story of Identity, Control, and the Search to Be Chosen","slug":"087-i-was-given-taken-and-given-again-michal-s-story-of-identity-control-and-the-search-to-be-chosen","published_at":"2026-04-14T05:00:00+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-7102580/087-i-was-given-taken-and-given-again-michal-s-story-of-identity-control-and-the-search-to-be-chosen","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/i-was-given-taken-and-given-again-michals-hidden-story/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kiput55numfd4eai/087_Loosed_An_Interview_with_Michal_Daughter_of_Saul7xm5q-4y8ht3-Optimized.mp3","summary":"What happens when your life is shaped more by other people's decisions than your own? When you're loved, but not chosen… placed, but not seen… given, taken, and given again? In this deeply moving Faith Through Fiction interview, Michal—daughter of King Saul, first wife of David, a woman whose story has long been told in fragments—finally speaks in her own voice. “I was given and taken and given again,” she says. “And somewhere in between, I stopped knowing if I was ever truly chosen.” From growing up in a palace where safety depended on reading the room before it shifted, to loving a man who represented freedom but not understanding, to being used as a political tool in her father’s pursuit of control—Michal’s early life was defined by survival, performance, and invisibility. “You learn quickly where to stand, what to say, when to be invisible,” she reflects. “After a while, you don’t even realize how much of yourself you’ve hidden… just to remain acceptable.” She loved David. Chose him. Saved his life. But even that love was entangled in something larger than herself. “My heart had chosen him,” she says, “but I knew I had been assigned to him. Love does not always mean you are chosen.” Then everything changed. Given to another man—Palti—Michal entered a life she never expected. Not one of fear, but of space. Not one of performance, but of presence. “For the first time in my life, I did not have to earn kindness,” she reveals. “I wasn’t managed or positioned. I was considered.” This is not just a story about love. It’s a story about identity—what happens when it’s shaped by control, and what it takes to reclaim it. About the difference between being needed and being seen. About the quiet, unfamiliar experience of safety when you’ve only known survival. And ultimately,…","meta_description":"What happens when your life is shaped more by other people's decisions than your own? 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