DUNAMIS_ YOKED WITH BAD DECISIONS

DUNAMIS_ YOKED WITH BAD DECISIONS

What can we learn from those who have battled addiction? This Bible study-style episode of Resilient Truths brings that question to life through the story of Apostle Paul, shipwrecks, and the messy reality of being "yoked" to other people’s choices. Dr. Theresa M Bell speaks to a small group about dunamis – the power of the Holy Ghost – and how it relates to everyday decisions, finances, business partnerships, and even church connections.

She links 2 Corinthians 11 and Acts 27 to show Paul’s relentless hardship: beatings, prisons, robberies, hunger, and constant danger, yet he still kept caring "daily" for the churches. As she puts it, "When we walking for Christ for real, you know, it ain't going to be smooth sailing all the time." Using Paul’s storm-tossed journey to Rome, Dr. Bell talks about what happens when people ignore godly warning and chase "ching, ching, ching" instead of wisdom.

The ship becomes a picture of our environment: jobs, ministries, relationships and business deals where we're tied to other people’s decisions, good or bad. She challenges the group to ask whether they’re "equally yoked" before getting into any covenant, whether marriage or work: "If we already bickering and arguing before we get into contract, why would I go and marry you then?" There’s plenty of humour mixed in with hard truths. Dr.

Bell jokes about dodging federal penitentiary, maxed-out credit cards, and being "food for the whole" ocean if she jumps ship too soon. Yet the heart of the message stays serious: storms may be allowed by God to correct us, instruct us or lift us to another level, and sometimes the safest place is the broken ship God has chosen rather than the lifeboat that looks easier.

For anyone wrestling with unstable relationships, risky decisions, or recovery from destructive patterns, this episode asks a simple but searching question: who – and what – are you choosing to be yoked with?