What If God Wants You to Come Closer? with Stasi Eldredge

What if God isn't asking you to work harder for Him—but inviting you to come closer and know His Heart?

In this episode, Bethany sits down with author Stasi Eldredge to talk about her new book, The Ladder of Love, and the invitation to move beyond simply knowing about God into a deeper, more personal relationship with Him.

Stasi shares how her own hunger for more of God led her on a decades-long journey of discovering the many ways He reveals Himself to us. Through the picture of a "ladder of love," she explains how God continually invites us into greater intimacy with Him—not through striving, performing, or checking spiritual boxes, but through experiencing His love and learning to recognize His voice.

Together, Bethany and Stasi talk honestly about hearing God in everyday life, bringing Him into the small moments of motherhood, and finding freedom from the shame that tells us to hide. They also explore what it means to believe that God delights in us, that our identity remains secure even when we fail, and that His invitation remains the same: come closer.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Why knowing facts about God isn't the same as personally knowing and experiencing HimHow The Ladder of Love can help you understand the different ways God invites you into deeper intimacyHow to begin recognizing God's voice when so many other voices are competing for your attentionWhy God cares about the ordinary details of motherhood and wants to meet you thereHow Scripture helps you discern whether what you're hearing truly reflects God's HeartWhy shame pushes you away from God while His conviction draws you closerHow to live from the security of knowing you are deeply loved—even on the days you feel like you've failed

You don't have to perform your way into a deeper relationship with God. He is already inviting you to know Him, hear His voice, and experience His love in the middle of your everyday life.

Stop striving. Draw near. Know His Heart.

FOLLOW STASI ELDREDGE

Wild at Heart: https://wildatheart.org

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stasieldredge/

Book — The Ladder of Love : https://wildatheart.org/the-ladder-of-love