Living by Faith: The Shocking Cost of Being a Disciple

Are you desperately crying out for God to fix your painful circumstances, yet meeting nothing but silence? The painful truth is that many Christians are chasing an alternative gospel of comfort rather than laying down their lives in absolute surrender. In this raw message from The Old Lost Trail, Michael Chriswell shares his personal testimony of losing his family, wealth, and ministry to reveal what it truly means to find God’s help in suffering. If you are struggling with hearing God's voice or living by faith in the middle of a broken marriage, betrayal, or financial devastation, this video exposes how modern false teaching has hidden the true cost of being a disciple of Jesus. By unpacking Luke 7 and Matthew 16, we look at the foundational barrier keeping you from deep intimacy with Christ and explain how giving up the "self-life" is the only pathway to experiencing true resurrection power over spiritual death. Welcome to The Old Lost Trail—if this message challenged your walk with Christ and brought conviction to your heart, please subscribe and leave a comment below sharing your journey. Chapters / Timestamps • 0:00 - Intro: The Painful Reality of a Broken Life • 0:08:55 - Finding God’s Help in Suffering and Storms • 0:17:15 - Conformed to His Image: Relationship vs. Religion • 0:23:15 - The True Cost of Being a Disciple of Jesus • 0:34:52 - Exposing Modern False Teaching and the "Easy Jesus" • 0:41:09 - The Ring from a Previous Lover: Loving the World • 0:55:01 - Why You Struggle to Surrender (Luke 7:47 Explained) • 1:13:57 - The John 7:17 Challenge: Living by Faith Today #TotalSurrender #WalkingWithGod #FaithInSuffering #ChristianDiscipleship #TheOldLostTrail