How Good Is God : Exploring His Goodness Beyond Our Bandwidth

How Good Is God : Exploring His Goodness Beyond Our Bandwidth

What drives someone to seek a life beyond addiction’s chaos and into God’s goodness? This conversation on *Sober on Purpose* leans straight into that question, especially for Christian women carrying the weight of a loved one’s addiction. Host Tanya Gioia sits down again with author and pastor Kristen Wambach to chat about Kristen’s new book, *How Good Is God! Beyond the Gates of Hell to Truly Experience Heaven*.

The tone stays relaxed and story-rich, with Tanya asking the questions many weary, faith-filled women are thinking but don’t always dare to say out loud.

Kristen shares a striking moment of encouragement: after years of hard work on her book and feeling completely drained, she walks out of a restaurant with her husband and spots a vintage cinema sign bearing a poem about a book lifting someone “up, up, up.” For her, that perfectly timed message was God saying, “This is how I feel about your dreams. And this is how good I am.” From there, things get real.

Kristen talks about yelling at Jesus, wrestling with anger, and insisting she didn’t want “one more spiritual gift” unless it showed up in everyday life. Her phrase, “God is gooder than our current bandwidth about him,” becomes a running theme as she describes learning to believe what Jesus shows and tells, even in grief, confusion and spiritual darkness.

The episode is especially relevant for women in recovery or living with someone’s addiction who feel stuck in shame, exhaustion or endless fixing. You’ll hear practical spiritual encouragement like asking, “God, how good are you in this situation?” and being honest about feelings rather than stuffing them down. By the end, Kristen prays for “life” rather than just healing, inviting listeners to stretch out their arms and let God’s goodness meet them right where they are.

If you’re craving both sobriety and a bigger view of God’s kindness, this one might give your faith a much-needed lift. So, where might God be better than you’ve dared to imagine?