UPPERROOM Dallas Podcast ► Sorrow Pt.3 - What or Who | Matt 19:16-26 || Michael Miller
Mar 23, 2026
Giovanna Sherrington, women's pastor who walked through years of infertility and loss, shares a personal testimony of surrender and ministry fruit. She discusses grief shaping calling. Conversation contrasts clinging to possessions with seeking relationship with Jesus. Prayer and pastoral reflection frame how sorrow can deepen faith and lead to service.
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Sorrow As A Fork In The Road
- Lupe is a weighty, lingering sorrow that shapes heart posture and choices.
- Michael Miller contrasts sorrow that strengthens (David, Jesus) with sorrow that crushes (two-thirds who couldn't fight at Ziklag).
Godly Sorrow Versus Worldly Sorrow
- God-ordained sorrow can produce repentance leading to salvation, while worldly sorrow produces death.
- Michael Miller cites 2 Corinthians 7:10 to show sorrow's outcome depends on how it's stewarded.
Sorrow From Lack Of Surrender
- The rich young ruler grieved because he wouldn't surrender his possessions when Jesus asked him to follow.
- Michael Miller argues many people carry sorrow from loving 'whats' instead of the 'who'—their possessions overshadow relationship with God.