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Resilient Truths
Dr. Bell continues teaching with scriptures about living with the power of God even amidst lack. She explains that God can allow a famine in the land, but it does not have to affect believers. God can bless His people even while others struggle due to the...
20:31•3 Jun 2024
Famine, Lack and God’s Protection: Dr. Theresa M Bell on Spiritual and Practical Drought
Episode Overview
- Famine, lack and disaster may affect some while others are spared, and obedience to God is presented as a key difference.
- A spiritual famine, where God’s word is rarely heard, is described as more serious than physical hunger or thirst.
- Hard seasons are framed as times to ask God, "What’s my lesson?" rather than only seeking quick relief.
- Acts of giving and sharing with those in need are linked to storing up treasure in heaven instead of clinging to possessions.
- Unresolved hurt, grief from the pandemic and church hurt are highlighted as issues churches need to address more honestly.
“"Just because somebody going through something don't mean you got to go through it, as long as you walking in the obedience of God."”
What can we learn from those who have battled seasons of lack and kept trusting God anyway? This teaching session from **Resilient Truths** follows Dr. Theresa M Bell as she wraps up a series on famine, lack and the power of the Holy Ghost, speaking to people who feel both spiritually and practically stretched. Dr.
Bell walks through passages in Amos, Matthew and Luke to show how God can "take a famine and bless you" – sending rain on one field and not another – and uses this to challenge believers to check their obedience rather than just their circumstances. She points out that hard times might be a lesson or a warning, saying the first question in any crisis should be, "Okay, Lord, what's my lesson?" A key theme is spiritual famine.
Drawing on Amos 8:11, she warns that the most serious drought is "not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord." She shares a recent spell where her internet failed for weeks, leaving her without TV or online comforts, and how that pushed her back into Scripture and teaching: "I got in the word because I ain't had nothing else to do." Toward the end, Dr.
Bell turns to unaddressed pain in churches, especially after the pandemic. She raises concern that many people are grieving multiple losses, dealing with church hurt and can’t afford therapy, yet still only hear "feel-good messages" on Sundays. Her aim is clear: use this platform to talk honestly about hurt, obedience and hope, and to remind people that God can protect and sustain them even when everything around them feels like it’s falling apart.
If you’ve ever wondered whether your current struggle is punishment, pruning or protection, this teaching gives plenty to think about and pray over.
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