Podcast: "The Way" through The Sacred Gap (Part 12), Ep. 32

Starting With The End In Mind: The Reward of Calling

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven.” — Matthew 5:11–12

In this final episode of The Way Through the Sacred Gap, Aric and Tyler reach the crescendo of Jesus’ Kingdom vision in the Beatitudes — a vision utterly different from anything the world has to offer and an invitation so profound it compels us to grasp a glimpse of a freedom so complete that we can become the kind of person that can truly rejoice in the face of persecution and rejection.

Looking back over the journey from inner healing to Kingdom calling, they explore how every movement of transformation leads here: to the freedom of living free of the never ending hustle for worth. When the “second story” of striving, control, and fear finally breaks, what emerges is a new kind of human — one who lives entirely from the first, true story God has been telling all along. The story that you are loved, you belong, you are chosen, and you have nothing to prove.

Through conversation and reflection, they trace how this freedom allows us to stand unshaken in the face of hatred, to love in a world that resists love, and to live as those who have expelled the serpent’s lie from their own story. This is the reward of full Kingdom participation — a return home to our original purpose, to rule and reign with God in love.

About the Series: The Way Through the Sacred Gap

Over these twelve episodes, Aric and Tyler have followed Jesus’ opening vision from the Sermon on the Mount — the Beatitudes — as a roadmap for transformation. From poverty of spirit to persecution, the Way through the Sacred Gap has revealed the process of healing, mercy, and restored purpose that leads us out of our shadow stories and into the true story of the Kingdom.

Now, as this journey concludes, the invitation remains: to live as those who are deeply loved, who belong, who are chosen — and who have nothing to prove. This is the way of freedom. This is the way of the Kingdom.

To connect with Aric and learn more about The Intentional Dad, visit www.theintentionaldad.org.