What difference does the hope of heaven make when life hurts right now?
In this episode, Haley and Dustin welcome Sheila Walsh back to the podcast for an honest conversation about depression, disappointment, unanswered prayers, and the hope we have in Christ. Sheila shares about a recent difficult season in her own mental health journey and how Hebrews 12 led her to a fresh perspective on eternity.
Drawing from her book The Hope of Heaven, Sheila explores what Scripture says about heaven, why our longing for something more points us toward eternity, and how keeping our eyes on our future in heaven can change the way we live today.
If life hasn’t turned out the way you hoped, this conversation is a beautiful reminder: this is not the end of your story. There is so much hope waiting for you.
Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit.
So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means
everything.
Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.
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Bible verses mentioned in this episode
1 Peter 3:15 — "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have."
Hebrews 12:1–2 — "...let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross..."
Luke 23:43 — "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise."
Matthew 11:3, 6 — "Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"... "Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me."
2 Corinthians 4:17 — "For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all."
2 Corinthians 12:2–4 — "...caught up to the third heaven... caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things..."
John 3:16 — "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
Colossians 3:1–2 — "Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is... Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things."
Revelation 21:3–4 — "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."