Midlife can feel like unfamiliar territory, but it might just be the perfect time to rebuild your faith from the inside out.
Scott Asmar opens up about stepping back from church after the pandemic and finding his way back to God through scripture, not structure. He shares how reading a single verse sparked deeper understanding, and how faith, trust, and confidence became the cornerstones of his spiritual growth.
What does it mean to leave your worries at the altar? And how do you build a relationship with God that feels personal, not performative? This episode is an honest reflection and a quiet challenge to begin—or begin again—with intention.
Quotes
- “How do you start a friendship with someone? It’s through communication. How is that communication? How do you do that? You talk with the person. And it's the same way prayer with God can be formal as it is in church, or it can be informal as a conversation.” (04:23 | Scott Asmar)
- “Our Bible is the autobiography of Christ in his life. And that is where we can begin our journey with him. It doesn’t have to be reading three or four chapters. It can just be reading a verse and meditating on that.” (04:47 | Scott Asmar)
- “Trials of life are what build our faith and trust in Christ. It is muscle-building and the faith of believing without seeing.” (06:18 | Scott Asmar)
- “We’d go to church and put all our concerns and pray and put our tray on the altar. And church would end, and we’d go to the altar, and we’d take our tray, and we’d walk outside. And that’s not what God wants us to do. He wants us to leave the tray at the altar.” (07:28 | Scott Asmar)
- “It’s not just so much about going physically to church, but it’s understanding who Christ is through the Bible.” (10:40 | Scott Asmar)
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