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God Is Not Absent is a podcast that explores the presence of God in the lives of young people today.

Every episode, a new interviewee shared experiences they’ve had with God, and how their relationship with Him has shaped them.

26/07/2023

“Back in high school I didn’t understand why I needed Jesus…I always felt like I was a good person. I knew I was a sinner, but I didn’t understand what that meant. Understanding my need for Jesus grew my faith.”

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26/07/2023

“In my head I was like yeah I trust God, He’s in control…But it’s not until you literally have no control…This year has really forced me to ask ‘Physically, God, I really need your help here.’”

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25/07/2023

“I felt really lonely in my faith, I felt like God almost abandoned me…But He was there with me the whole entire time. Like I can look back and think of things that happened that were kind of scary…Knowing that I’m here now where I’ve been able to study nursing and hope to be a mental health nurse, I know that God’s really had his hand on me all my life.”

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25/07/2023

“I love Catholicism, the way I feel it compasses Christianity, it’s the fullness of Christianity in my opinion…Just the depth and how everything fits together. That’s the Christian faith in general, how it just fits together so well…You see how it’s all connected through Jesus and the Church.”

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24/07/2023

“There’s definitely been times where God has felt absent, or my relationship with God wasn’t at its strongest…It was a lot of the time last year when I didn’t have people around me to remind me and I couldn’t see my prayers being answered...Which is funny because they were all answered this year. I’m overwhelmed by all of the blessings he’s put on me.”

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24/07/2023

“What do you think is the next step in your faith?”

“To not look for the next thing. I’ve had a lot of struggles throughout my life…But now I’m in a really good place, and God’s just like, now you gotta rest in me…The struggle is over, just be with me.”

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23/07/2023

“This was the only time I genuinely doubted that God was there for me…I thought, if God can’t answer this little thing, how could I expect him to deal with big things in my life? That’s the only time I’ve ever not trusted in God.”

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23/07/2023

“I really resonate with people who haven’t had that moment, where they’ve just felt like they’re in awe…There are moments where God showed up and I didn’t know until I looked back two or three weeks later.”

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22/07/2023

“There’s something incredibly seductive about the non-christian life…Feeling as if you don’t have any rules you need to follow…But I knew in the back of my mind this wasn’t perfect peace…There was always a longing and a yearning to get back, but for many years I ignored it. ”

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21/07/2023

“The biggest thing is realising every time you screw up all you have to do is come back to Jesus and he’s eager to forgive you…That’s such a freeing thing. When you realise that there’s grace and at the end of your life you’re going to be answering to Jesus and Jesus alone, nothing else really matters.”

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20/07/2023

“We need that deep heart change, deeper than we can reach. I was praying for that…And slowly started to see the result of that heart change in me.”

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19/07/2023

“Sometimes I joke that Lydia is sort of the beauty person and I’m the truth person…Lydia loves sitting in worship and understanding God in the way he touches her heart…I like to read books on theology and that’s how I feel close to God…There are different ways of understanding God and that’s part of what makes us a good balance."

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18/07/2023

"If I’m the only Christian they know, then who’s going to tell them? Who’s going to reach out to them? That’s a fire in my heart that’s been there most of my life.”

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17/07/2023

"God is continually teaching me that I can trust Him in all things...If I try and do things out of a desire to please Him...I've been able to have confidence and trust God that, whatever it is, even if I've made the wrong decision, He'll work it for His good, for my good and His glory ultimately".

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16/07/2023

"Growing up I always sought a place to belong...That became a huge foundation for my faith."

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15/07/2023

"Even before I became a Christian, God had me...He was at work long before I even knew it."

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14/07/2023

"I definitely have had real big challenges and some real big trials of who I am as a person and what I believe. What I found in Christianity was a place of belonging and a place of understanding of who I was and what life was really about. When I fell away from my faith there was always a part of me that knew there was something better out there."

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13/07/2023

"Praying for my friend who was dying, that just made it so real to me. This is literally life or death, this isn't a theological argument I'm trying to win with my friend, which I think sometimes in high school we can get stuck on. I think for me I was like, this has eternal consequences for my friend, who I care so much about."

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12/07/2023

"Lots of people create imaginary situations to try and stumble you. At the end of the day, I can say 'Hey, I don't know, I'll look into that and see what the bible says,' but at the same time, I'll often just ask them 'That's a great question, but what situation are YOU in?'"

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11/07/2023

"I remember her asking not for physical sight for me, but for spiritual insight and...I reckon that was probably the prayer that worked the most, cause after that, I had my eyes open to what sort of things He could do and what sort of things He had done."

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23/06/2023

"What were your prayers to God like?"

"A lot of my prayers looked like 'God I feel like you've put me here and I don't even know if you're real, I don't know what I'm supposed to do right now...Is this where I'm supposed to be, are you real, is this right, do you exist?' It kind of looked like all those questions I was asking people around me, I was also asking God."

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20/06/2023

"So what brought you back to Christianity?"

"There was a moment there where I think God got involved in my life, where I started to look inward and see the sin that was present in myself as well, and that I wasn't immune to being sinful. This lead me to opening up the bible and really digging into it...That's where I read about the story of Jesus and it just really clicked with me, it's a beautiful story."

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16/06/2023

"Though he brings grief he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love." ~ Lamentations 3:32

"While I was in this time of frustration and grieving...That verse was encouraging...Although I didn't feel that at the time, I knew that it would come and that I could just sit and be uncomfortable in this space, but God was there...And when I look back on that now I see that so clearly and God revealing that passage to me at that time was a way of him showing up."

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26/05/2023

“When did you become a christian?”

“There’s a certain point where you start to think for yourself, a real crunch period where a decision comes, you’re 15, 16 when you start questioning things…For me that was my faith. I wanted to know; is it valid, is it true, can I back it up…I did a lot of research and reading to see if it was wrong or not.”

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23/05/2023

“Where do you get your hope from?”

“Sometimes stuff just sucks, there are things that are really hard going on in the world. I even think about New Zealand in the context of the Māori population, and like I am Māori myself, I see that there’s a lot of injustice that’s happened against Māori in the past, and I feel really sad about that. And I don’t know what the solution is, but one thing that really reassures me is that God is real and He cares. He sees the hurt that exists in the lives of people and He wants to do something about it…You know, I don’t know when that time is or how it’s gonna happen, but I trust that God will be working towards that, and using people to get there.”

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20/05/2023

“Sport is quite fickle. I’m an injury away from it being taken away…At the big Paralympic games and World Champs, those performances depend a lot on your funding and everything. One small mistake can really take it away…Having my faith, which is a rock to me, that can’t be taken away…That’s pretty huge.”

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16/05/2023

“Do you still struggle?”

“I do still struggle with things, I’ve had a lot of mental health battles for many many years…There are still moments when I’m affected by those things, but you learn that through God there is healing and there is a way to be at peace, when it feels like the world is crumbling beneath you.”

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11/09/2022

Vanessa Ye’s faith journey starts with her parents, who grew up Buddhist, but decided to take Vanessa to church to instil her with good values. Vanessa wasn’t a “bad” kid growing up, so it was hard for her to understand why she needed Jesus. But Vanessa shares the brokenness within her and genuine desire for God that she realised at university. She shares what it’s been like to know Jesus, who isn’t some distant, unrelatable, ancient figure to her, but a friend, a father, a teacher and more.

Find this episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or the PlainsFM website. Links in pinned post above! New episodes are released every fortnight on 96.9 FM radio at 12:30 PM on Sundays!

22/08/2022

This week we hear from Ellie Whitaker, who talks about growing up in Kapiti coast, and moving to Christchurch for uni! Ellie also shares some of her hardest battles, including being an anti-vaxxer in covid times. While I myself am pro-vaccine, I was inspired seeing how God showed up in the many challenges that Ellie faced. This is an episode you’ll want to hear, whatever your political beliefs.

Find this episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and the PlainsFM website. Links in the pinned post above ❤️

07/08/2022

Join us as Judi Aitken shares her life with us, from her years being a competitive gymnast, to life as a teenager, to moving to Christchurch to pursue nursing. Judi also talks about what it’s been like to be married to Jeremy, and the fun, joyful God moments she’s had recently. Judi’s life is interwoven with God’s touch, and it’s awesome to see it come together as one beautiful, unfinished story.

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