Formed in the Desert: Why God Feels Distant | Kyle Strobel

What if God feeling distant isn’t a problem to solve, but part of how He forms us?In this episode, we sit down with Kyle Strobel to explore what is actually happening in seasons where God feels far away. Drawing from his new book, "When God Seems Distant," Kyle helps reframe the desert not as failure, but as formation.We talk about why early spiritual passion fades, the difference between passion and affection, and how God uses dryness to expose what is in our hearts and deepen our love for Him.In this episode:• Why God often feels close early in faith and distant later• Passion vs. affection• How the desert exposes what is in us• Why formation is about love• Praying honestly in seasons of drynessAlso: a drive by jelly bean incident, an unexpected run in with law enforcement, and at least one moment of fighting for the right to party 🎉