Trusting God When You Don’t Understand | Toni Nieuwhof & Riley Kehoe

In this episode, Rebekah welcomes author, speaker, and family law mediator Toni Nieuwhof, as well as speaker and author Riley Kehoe, for a deep dive into what it looks like to hold nothing back from God, whether that's our grief, our doubts or our unanswered prayers.
The conversation centers on Honest to God: Daring to Trust When You Don't Understand, a collaborative book inspired by testimonies from many people who have wrestled with trusting God through suffering. Built on the framework of Moses leaning into God with his questions in Exodus 33, the book invites us to be as honest as David was in the Psalms. Rebekah, Toni and Riley share their own stories: a Down syndrome diagnosis in the NICU, a decades-long sun allergy that hasn't been healed, a concussion that changed a prayer life, and a lonely night that became an invitation to lament. Riley puts the reframe simply: doubt can be the labor pains of greater faith.
Whether you're carrying grief you've never said out loud to God or waiting on a prayer that hasn't been answered, this conversation offers simple, practical rhythms for turning your face toward Jesus.
In this episode, you'll hear:
David as the Example: Find inspiration for how to express hurt to God in David’s willingness to hold nothing back in the Psalms.
The Consequence of Holding Grief: Hear how two decades of hiding her feelings from God showed up in Riley’s body, and how she finally reached a place of honesty from that.
Man of Sorrows: Be encouraged by Jesus’ personal experience with grief that allows us to be heard and understood by him in our hurt.
Waiting For Healing: Learn about Toni’s health struggles, the prayers she’s prayed, and why she continues to turn to God for healing after decades of crying out.
The Breath Prayer: Discover a form of prayer that permanently changed Toni’s prayer life, and has continued to bring her to a place of peace.
Resources:
Buy Honest to God: https://shop.honesttogodbook.com
Toni Nieuwhof's website: toninieuwhof.com
Riley Kehoe's website: rileywithcourage.com
Follow Riley on Instagram: @rileywithcourage
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