{"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":"088 | When Obedience Doesn't Remove Grief: Paltiel on Loving Deeply and Letting Go Anyway","slug":"088-when-obedience-doesn-t-remove-grief-paltiel-on-loving-deeply-and-letting-go-anyway","published_at":"2026-04-21T05:00:00+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-7102580/088-when-obedience-doesn-t-remove-grief-paltiel-on-loving-deeply-and-letting-go-anyway","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/paltiels-quiet-faith-loving-without-possessing/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e7rs9ij8kq47sq2n/088_In_the_Waiting_An_Interview_with_Paltiel7grfh-3j628u-Optimized.mp3","summary":"What if love isn’t measured by what you hold onto… but by what you remain faithful to—even when you have to let it go? In this quietly powerful Faith Through Fiction interview, Paltiel—a man mentioned only briefly in Scripture—reveals one of the most overlooked portraits of love in the Bible: a love that protects, honors, and releases without claiming ownership. “She was never mine to keep,” he says. “Only mine to care for.” From a life marked by steadiness and attentiveness to God, to being given Michal—Saul’s daughter and David’s former wife—Paltiel steps into a role not of possession, but of protection. “I did not pursue her because she was available,” he explains. “I pursued her because I believed I was being asked to.” What unfolds is not a story of romantic pursuit, but of intentional, chosen love—expressed through restraint, consistency, and quiet faithfulness. He creates space instead of pressure. Presence instead of demand. Safety instead of control. “Love is not proven in how strongly it is felt,” Paltiel says, “but in how faithfully it is kept.” Together, they build a life marked by peace—not the absence of the past, but the absence of fear. A home shaped by consistency. A relationship defined not by urgency, but by care. Until the moment everything changes. When Michal is taken back, Paltiel follows—grieving, weeping—before ultimately turning back in obedience. “Obedience does not remove grief.” This episode explores a form of love we rarely talk about: love without possession, without guarantee, without outcome. Love that remains faithful even when it cannot remain present. If you’ve ever loved deeply and had to let go… if you’ve obeyed God and still felt the ache of loss… if you’ve wondered whether something was worth it when it didn’t last—Paltiel’s stor…","meta_description":"What if love isn’t measured by what you hold onto… but by what you remain faithful to—even when you have to let it go? 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