{"podcast":{"title":"MY Devotional: Daily Biblical Encouragement & Prayer from Leading The Way","slug":"my-devotional-daily-biblical-encouragement-prayer-from-leading-the-way-5638402","podcast_index_feed_id":5638402,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Yzqhsql7","website_url":"https://my-devotional-with-dr-michael-youssef.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/67c5ed8a-c020-4251-a2e6-25253a45ffab/5fd62611-c464-43dd-ba46-4c2440c403ab/3000x3000/mydevo-podcast-update-1080x1080.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef","episode_count":600,"summary":"Uncompromising Truth for Everyday Faith. MY Devotional is a daily 5-minute (or less) audio devotional and prayer from Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef. Each episode offers Scripture-based encouragement and a short prayer to help you abide in Christ, renew your mind, and walk in God's truth—especially in seasons of anxiety, temptation, and spiritual battle. New episodes every day.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-27T12:22:40.722133+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-devotional-daily-biblical-encouragement-prayer-from-leading-the-way-5638402"},"episode":{"title":"How God Uses Suffering for Good","slug":"how-god-uses-suffering-for-good","published_at":"2026-09-27T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-devotional-daily-biblical-encouragement-prayer-from-leading-the-way-5638402/how-god-uses-suffering-for-good","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-devotional-daily-biblical-encouragement-prayer-from-leading-the-way-5638402","url":"https://my-devotional-with-dr-michael-youssef.simplecast.com/episodes/how-god-uses-suffering-for-good-zhEUFqdT","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/7848c6cd-8100-4c42-a929-a38db6b7dc5c/570ed64b-105f-408c-8be3-a6ff17ea14be/episodes/audio/group/8263643e-2180-47ac-8068-bc935ae28641/group-item/c6f43292-e54b-40b8-aa29-eb97342a8fd5/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Yzqhsql7","summary":"Suffering is not always evidence of God’s judgment—in the hands of a sovereign God, it can purify faith, deepen dependence, cultivate compassion, and strengthen our testimony. Dr. Michael Youssef explains how Jesus corrected false assumptions about suffering while calling every person to repentance and faith in Him.","meta_description":"Suffering is not always evidence of God’s judgment—in the hands of a sovereign God, it can purify faith, deepen dependence, cultivate compassion, and stre…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":202,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-devotional-daily-biblical-encouragement-prayer-from-leading-the-way-5638402/episodes/how-god-uses-suffering-for-good/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-devotional-daily-biblical-encouragement-prayer-from-leading-the-way-5638402/how-god-uses-suffering-for-good.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}