Uno, Dos, Tres, Catorce . . . ?

- - - - - - - JD Walt reflects on Romans 7’s tension between wanting to do good and repeatedly falling into the same patterns of sin. He describes this disorienting spiritual state as “vertigo”: a place where sincere believers can become stuck in rule-following, self-improvement, shame, and frustration rather than experiencing the transforming grace of Jesus. Using U2’s “Vertigo” and its “one, two, three, fourteen” lyric as a bridge to the Stations of the Cross, he argues that the way forward is not trying harder but returning again and again to kneel with Jesus. The episode closes as a call to consecration and surrender. Through prayer, journal prompts, and a hymn, JD invites listeners to release control of their lives to Jesus—not merely offering partial access, but giving him “the deed.” He encourages anyone who recognizes this struggle to be patient with the process, trusting that freedom and transformation grow through repeated surrender, the way of the cross, and following Jesus day by day. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Awakening to Jesus 03:00 Understanding Romans 7 06:10 The Struggle of Functional Christianity 09:09 The Path to Transformation 12:08 Consecration and Surrender 14:57 Living the Cross Life - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6