All Roads Allow U-Turns

ALL ROADS ALLOW U-TURNS The Dirt Road with Jansen, Roads Series, Episode 2 How do you let go of your past? Especially when the past has darkness in it. Or hurt. Or pain you would rather not look at. In this episode, I take you down another road. The road to Damascus. In Acts chapter 9, a brilliant, educated man named Saul is hunting down the followers of Jesus, with letters in his hand that give him permission to do it. Then a light stops him cold, and Jesus asks him one question. "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" That question was an invitation. And Paul said yes. Here is what I love about Paul. He never tries to erase his past. He brings it up again and again in his letters. Not to relive it. To point to the mercy that met him in it. IN THIS EPISODE • Why the word persecute carries two ideas, and what that shows us about the heart • What a demon is really doing when it clocks in for work in the morning (1 Timothy 4:1) • Why every question from Jesus is an invitation, not a command • How Paul saw Ananias coming while he was still blind • Why letting go of your past is about receiving mercy, not working harder • How to receive grace on purpose at Mass and in confession SCRIPTURE Acts 9:1 to 19 1 Timothy 4:1 1 Timothy 1:13 and 14 FREE COMPANION GUIDE Want to go deeper? Download the free guide for this episode, with questions to take with you this week, at thedirtroadwithjansen.com DISCIPLESHIP DELIVERANCE I call my approach Discipleship Deliverance. Heavy on the discipleship part. It is not about naming a demon and casting it out. It is about learning to see your story the way the Holy Spirit sees it. Learn more at DiscipleshipDeliverance.com OUR SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Expect Great Things. Gifts that actually mean something. Canvas totes with saints and wall hangings that are perfect for baptisms and confirmations. https://linktr.ee/expectgreatthings Keep walking. You are not walking this one alone. I'll see you on the dirt road. Jansen