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GRACE FOUND ME Sometimes grace shows up when you’ve run out of strength. Sometimes grace finds you in places you never expected. And sometimes grace reminds you that your story isn’t over. This is a special bonus release from my upcoming gospel project. No message today. Just music. I pray this song encourages you, uplifts you, and...

Have you ever felt exhausted from always being the strong one? The person everyone depends on. The one who keeps showing up. The one carrying responsibilities, worries, and burdens that nobody else seems to see. In this episode of The Guided Words, we’re having an honest conversation about what happens when you’re tired of being strong. Together,...

In this episode, we dive into the powerful truth that you don’t have to earn your place—you already belong. If you’ve ever felt like an outsider, doubted your worth, or questioned your position in life, this message is for you. Through relatable insights and a grounding scripture, we explore how to embrace who you are...

Sometimes life forces us into silence—but that doesn’t mean we’ve quit. In this powerful episode, Benel opens up about taking a break due to losing his voice and the internal battle that came with it. Through relatable reflection and scripture-inspired insight, this episode reminds listeners that silence is not failure—it’s preparation. Scripture Reference: Ecclesiastes 3:7Key...

In this episode of The Guided Words Podcast, Benel explores the pressure of perfection and the quiet lie that we are never “enough.” Through relatable reflections and scripture-inspired wisdom, this episode encourages listeners to stop waiting for perfect conditions and start embracing progress, purpose, and growth right where they are. Scripture references: Ecclesiastes 11:4, Philippians...

In this episode of The Guided Words Podcast, Benel unpacks the idea that fear isn’t a stop sign — it’s often a signal that growth is near. Inspired by 2 Timothy 1:7 and Psalm 56:3, this conversation challenges listeners to stop waiting for fear to disappear and start moving with trust anyway. If you’ve been...

In today’s episode of The Guided Words, we talk about something many of us are living but rarely say out loud — carrying joy and grief at the same time. What happens when you’re thankful, yet still hurting? Blessed, yet still healing? This conversation dives into the tension between gratitude and grief, faith and confusion,...

In Part 3 of Why I Am Mad at God, Benel goes deeper into the emotions many people are afraid to admit—spiritual exhaustion, unanswered prayers, and the pain of feeling like heaven is silent. This episode is a raw, honest conversation about what happens when faith feels heavy, waiting feels endless, and frustration with God...

In Part 2 of Why I Am Mad at God, we explore the pain of unanswered prayers and the emotional weight of God’s silence. This episode speaks to anyone who has prayed earnestly and felt ignored, forgotten, or overlooked. Through raw reflection and scripture-inspired insight, we unpack what silence really means—and how it may be...

What happens when faith hurts? In this deeply honest episode of The Guided Words, Benel opens up about the part of faith we don’t talk about enough—anger, disappointment, and silence. Pulled from his book Why I Am Mad at God, this episode explores what it feels like to pray with expectation and still feel unheard....