Finding God in Our Pain

Danielle Bernock - Trauma and How to Find Healing

Danielle Bernock - Trauma and How to Find Healing 

Are there times when you could really use a hug? Some days even a strangers kind word brings encouragement for a heart that is in trauma mode. My guest Danielle Bernock is known on the internet as the lady who loves you and after my brief time with her I can honestly say I know why. She understands the wounds of trauma, knows how to find healing and more importantly she is willing to love you through the process.

I left our conversation feeling loved-on with a new understanding on several different aspects of trauma. I’m hoping that as you listen in today you feel loved-on, encouraged, and a find new level of freedom to apply to your life. 

Danielle explains what trauma is and what it is not, the difference between self-love for selfishness and the self-love that honors God. We talked about the dangers of unresolved trauma, why we automatically default to negative thinking and the root of why we blame ourselves for the trauma that we’re left with. We discussed Trauma Bonds, and she gave several very practical examples of why it’s important to take care of ourselves and find healing with regard to trauma.

She has a process of healing based on the word self. She uses the word SELF as an acronym to give distinction to the steps and give a shape to the process that she uses to bring healing to those in search of relief and she does it in the most loving way.

When I say loving, I mean humble, kind hearted. You feel a kindred spirit. She knows where you’ve been. She has an idea of what you’re going through and she shows no judgement against anything you may disclose/share.

To me, Danielle represents the heart of God well. To heal the brokenhearted. To bind up their wounds. To restore. Not to its old ways but in newness of life, freedom and peace.

If you can benefit from a new level of freedom, you’re in the right place today!

Lived Loved and Thrive! @A Life of Thrive!

Get Connected to Danielle:
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Free Resources

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Dr. Jonice Webb
What Happened to You - By Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry

Scriptures Referenced:


Matthew 25:14-30


1 John 4:19 

John 6:37

Transcript

Alicia Michelle - Brain Science and the Holy Bible for a Brain Priming Breakthrough

Alicia Michelle - Christian NeuroCoach and Braining Priming

This was such an interesting conversation for me! My guest Alicia Michelle is a Christian NeuroCoach and our conversation today is structured around brain science and the Holy Bible. Don’t go anywhere if you're feeling like you don’t want a science lesson because that's not what you'll hear.

This is a helpful conversation with regard to giving insight into why we may know the word but we have trouble applying it to our lives. We know what God’s word says about our identity, our worth, that we’re loved and we’re enough. We say we believe it but there’s a dissonance between what we know and how we live it out. In short, Alicia equips women with brain and biblically based tools to renew negative thought patterns for more freedom, peace and God-centered confidence.

By talking with Alicia I learned that between the ages of 9-13 we establish our understanding of our identity, worth and how we define love. So based on what our environment is like we create a belief system and an internal dialog that will continue to run throughout our lives until we challenge it. It’s not until we’re faced with a situation, a belief or an experience that causes us to take a second look at our coping skills or our relationship skills. 

Alicia gives a personal example of how she ended up in the hospital with a life threatening medical condition because of her definitions of worthiness/being enough and what made her worthy of being loved. 

As a NeuroCoach Alicia helps her clients peel away the layers to get to the root of their belief system and then she coaches and equips by blending science and biblical truth. To hold science up to the Bible is very interesting to me. I’m always fascinated by how the Bible is revreberated through our natural world. 

Alicia explained how science is the vehicle but God’s word is the medicine. And I believe she gave another example of how neuro science is the IV and God’s promises are the medicine. 

We will always revert to the belief system that we’ve created through our experiences and environment but Alicia teaches how to take those thoughts captive to Christ by doing what is called Brain Priming and literally creating new neuropathways in the brain that override the old ways of thinking. 

Something else that was super exciting to me was when Alicia shared some science research that reveals how the brain, (once thought of being the same from birth to death) the brain is constantly renewing itself. To me, that’s why God says, renew your mind in many scriptures of the Bible. Part of Romans 12:1, be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Ephesians 4:22, be renewed by the spirit of your minds. And there are several more. 

If you have received mixed messages about your worth or if you struggle with feeling like you’re never enough or question if you’re lovable, I hope you find this topic as interesting as I have because you’re about to discover that the negative internal dialog you have running in your mind, impacting your heart can be challenged and rewritten. Permanently. You can live loved and thrive in every situation because with God you’re always the head, never the tail. 

Pull up close to this conversation because I want you to hear all that Alicia has to share! It’s gonna blow your mind, in a life changing way. 

Connect with Alicia:
Christian Mindset Coach for Women at VibrantChristianLiving.com
Certified NeuroCoach™, Life Coach, Writer, Speaker + Bible Teacher
IG + FB: @aliciamichellecoach
Podcast: The Christian Mindset Coach with Alicia Michelle

Transcript: https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/5250eceb2cb64197ba1b202077da9579/edit_v2

 

Sherrie Pilkington - The Good God we Profess and the Reality of Pain and Suffering

Sherrie Pilkington - The Good God we Profess and the Reality of Pain and Suffering

I profess a good God but I'll be honest, sometimes life can feel anything but good. Why would my good God allow such pain and suffering?

This week’s podcast episode is a solo flight. It’s just me. And you of course! The reason I wanted some one-on-one time with you is because I’ve got some exciting news. I stepped into the role of Speaker! I'm a blogger, a podcaster, now a speaker and I have author in my sites. No matter the role I step into, I love to encourage the hearts of women, letting them know that they’re never alone.

With this announcement (of speaker) I want to share one of the messages that I’ve had the privilege to give at various churches and women’s groups. 

It’s based on my personal experience as I moved through the early stages of my grief after unexpectedly loosing my husband, Larry. Going from stunned silence, to anger to surrender.  But before you tune out, feeling like grief is only for the loss of a loved one, I want you to stay tuned because I share what I've discovered…grief is present anytime we’re separated from the things we hold nearing dear to our hearts. Therefore, a grieving process is familiar to all of us.

If there is any beauty to be found when we find ourself in those bottomless free falls of desperation and uncertainty it is discovering God’s presence. Discovering that His word was true.

We can go from knowing things about God through His word to a new level of intimacy because He was proven true in the darkest struggles of our lives.  Only God can reach deep pain. Because to be honest, if you can’t change my circumstance (, you can’t reach/change my pain. But God could and God did.

Knowing scripture is powerful but it’s not everything. I knew Deuteronomy 31:8 (It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed). I knew Psalm 91:4 (He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection) I knew Psalm 23 ….The The Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need….I can do a later episode breaking down how God showed Himself faithful to me using Psalm 23…

But my point is that scripture is only powerful when we engage the author, God.

I knew a lot of scripture but up to that point in my life my faith had never been tested to the degree that it was when I lost Larry. Those words on crinkly pages would have pointless unless I took them to the Fountain Head of Truth, God and begin to process my pain with Him. We’re not safe processing our pain anywhere else.

No matter how traumatic this life can be, God’s heart and mission is to come to us, let us rest in Him, guide us through the pain and give us the beauty of His presence. That’s the only thing I ask for now, His presence.In every situation. When you have the beauty of His presence you get all of Him. 

Knowing what He’d done for me and how He patiently guided me through my grief and questions is why I have no worry for tomorrow. No matter what unexpected twists and turns this life takes, God is writing a bigger love story with me than anything here. 

We’re not going to avoid the pain of this life. It’s not IF something painful happens but rather WHEN something painful happens. So no matter what this life hands you, no matter how painful it might be, keep this close to your heart. You’re not alone and that the good God we profess speaks the most beautiful things in the dark. 

Let’s jump into the message and thank you for stopping by to listen.  I sure hope your heart is encouraged today! 

But before we do, If you can think of someone who would be encouraged by my message then please share this with them. If you think of a church or women's group who could benefit from knowing that they're not alone, especially in their darkest moments, use the Contact link (https://alifeofthrive.com/contact/) to let me know who I can reach out to. I'd love to encourage every heart around the world!

You can Live Loved and Thrive...no matter your circumstance @alifeofthrive.com

Associated Links: Here's How Psalm 23 Showed Me God's Faithfulness

Connect with Sherrie:
Website: ALifeOfThrive.com
Podcast: Finding God in Our Pain - Listen on whatever platform you use or go to my website to listen: https://alifeofthrive.com/finding-god-in-our-pain-podcast/

Transcript: https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/881d522a67854af19c9b0de019ecbaec/edit_v2

 

 

Amy Debrucque - Find Your Brave and Live Loved!

Amy Debrucque - Find Your Brave and Live Loved!

Find your brave! Guest, Amy Debrucque is the Founder of the Life On Purpose Movement and the host of the Life On Purpose Podcast. She has also co-authored a book with her young adult daughter, Blair entitled, Embolden. And that is what our conversation is based on today. What does embolden mean and how can this book, this tool help us to overcome the things that hold us back in life.

On the cover of the book is the definition of Embolden, to give someone the courage or confidence to do something or behave in a certain way. If you struggle with anxiety, fear, worry, or stress then Embolden is a great resource to engage with.  It is a self-help book that will help you find your brave! Amy and Blair have blended together what I would define as a reflective journal with Biblical encouragement.

It’s a soft back book with beautifully saturated colors and images. It takes you through 4 weeks of daily, simplistic steps that focus on 4 areas. Week 1 is fear. Week 2 is kindness. Week 3 is temptation and week 4 is growth. It’s a very thoughtful presentation with regard to the way it’s laid out. It's uncluttered, which I think is so nice if you're dealing with anxiety because it immediately gives you a calm feeling.

The content is easily digestible for both comprehension and engaging the activation steps. Which by the way, I get no financial benefit if you order this book. It's just that I am in love with the process and the presentation. It’s the best tool I’ve seen on living out 2 Corin 10:5 which says, "We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."

So this process of the 4 weeks of focusing on specific areas of our lives will equip us to take what we believe, hold it up to Christ’s word. When we do that we allow God to speak His truths into our beliefs. Because God's truths never fail to overwhelm a lie, we win. What does that mean for us?

We gain victory over the lies we have believed based on the truths of God's word. That’s how we bring our thoughts and beliefs captive to the truth of what God says. We believe God's word and we transform our thought life, our running internal dialog making it obedient (changing our belief patterns) to the truth.

Feel like you need a breakthrough? Want to find your brave?! Check out the process that Embolden lays out. Small incremental steps…which reminds me of Zachariah 4:10 …. “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin." So, small incremental steps and in no time you will have dismantled the fear that was keeping you from living out all that God has created you for! 

As Amy says, “Fear isn't going to go away, but courage can get the final say”

Come on get your breakthrough!

Live Loved and Thrive! @alifeofthrive.com

 

Get Connected with Amy:

Website: https://www.amydebrucque.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amydebrucque/

Interviews/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0iYlgp6mpbl3qx87qmAPca

 

Transcription: https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/0c39950be49549d5af86806eb30d5d26/edit_v2

 

 

 

 

Scott LaPierre - There’s More to Finances Than Money

Scott LaPierre - There's More to Finances Than Money

Since you made it past the title, There’s More to Finances Than Money, I’d like to personally congratulate you because we both know that money is a sensitive subject. It’s vital to life, it is one of the major exchange systems we use and yet it makes people uncomfortable at best and defeated at worst. But my guest, Author and Pastor Scott LaPierre wants to do more than take a look at it he wants to equip us on how to live at peace with our finances through his book and workbook titled, Your Finances God’s Way. 

As a pastor, Scott counsels people through all phases of life and the various challenges that we enter into throughout our life. Based on his experiences, research, and Gods word, Scott has written several books that guide us through some of our most challenging roles. For example marriage, trials (as in pain and suffering), how to work and rest. He has a couple of more books and you can find them on his website (link below).

For me, the conversation with Scott was beneficial because it made me realize that throughout my lifetime as I entered into the various phases and challenges that I’d never faced before, it would have been very beneficial to have some insight into how to navigate this new territory. For example, when you're first married because there is a major shift but especially with regard to marital conflicts or finance issues. Even anxiety because if I'm honest, I didn’t understand how to balance work and rest.

My point being, how do we know what to do when we encounter these things for the first time? We don’t know what to do unless we educate ourselves. Hence the books Scott has authored.  He looks through the lens of God’s word (the Holy Bible) as the foundational piece to life and then leads us into God’s wisdom, knowledge, discernment, and understanding.  We look at how to use God’s word as a compass to make the best decisions possible in every phase of life and in this specific conversation, the context being our finances. 

Here are the two things that solidified the thought that there's more to our finances than money. After hearing them, I couldn’t help but wonder if they’re the two most powerful reasons why we avoid looking at our money. #1) We do not have a money problem, we have a spending problem. #2) To look at our finances, (the way we spend our money), is to look at the value system of our heart.

Today’s conversation with Scott is not a deep dive but his book Your Finances God’s Way, covers so much more than he and I were able to talk about in our brief conversation.
Here are a few of the topics we covered:
*What are some of the ways we overspend? His simple answer made complete sense and for me it's the best place to start when trying to gain control of your money.     *What are some of the heart conditions that plague our spending goals? This one is hard because we need to have the courage to take a look at our own heart.   *Can non-believers benefit from God's principles?   *Is it ever too early or too late to create a financial plan?   *I pointed out that it can’t be all work and no play, so how do we fold that into our financial goals?    *What is need and can we ask God for things? And if so, under what conditions?

We talked about much more, with the focus being practical ways to live without debt and save for retirement but our overall goal is to equip you to live in peace with your money. So how do we live in peace with money? 

Scott made a great distinction about money being neither moral nor immoral, it’s a resource that God has given us. Therefore, we educate ourselves in a way that we take ownership of this resource and we put our money to work for us. I don’t know about you, but true freedom is when I’m not being controlled and especially by a resource that I should be controlling.  

I’m so glad you stopped by today friend, may this conversation add to your desire to understand and live in God’s value system of freedom.

Get connected with Scott:
FREE GIFT WHEN YOU VISIT SCOTT’S WEBSITE: www.scottlapierre.org
Email scott@scottlapierre.org
Podcast: Living God’s Way with Scott LaPierre

Transcript:  https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/c8bec522e72049ac89f0df14bbe11194/edit_v2

 

 

Rosie MaKinney - A Porn Free Marriage is Possible

Rosie MaKinney - A Porn Free Marriage is Possible 

Rosie MaKinney wants you to know that a porn free marriage is possible! Rosie is the founder of Fight for Love Ministries and the author a book titled the same, Fight for Love. She is my guest and if porn is a problem in your marriage, she has some good news for you today!

If there is a lack of intimacy in your marriage, a disconnect that you can’t quite put your finger on then listen to this entire conversation. If your husband struggles with a porn addiction and you’re in need of some answers, clarity, hope and healing, you must listen to this whole conversation. If you’re a women who struggles with porn, Rosie gives you hope and points you toward healing.

Fight For Love Ministries is where Rosie equips and educates women with a baseline of information about the dangers of porn, showing them the way out of addiction because her heart is that every marriage, every woman has a fighting chance. Her book on this same topic, titled Fight for Love, is an amazing resource as well as her website https://fightforloveministries.org/.

We talk mostly about husband’s who are struggling with an addiction to porn but we also talk about the fastest growing user group, women. One third of porn users are female. We talk to them in this conversation and there is a focused portion of Rosie’s book for women who are struggling with a porn addiction. 

Her passion for bringing this sensitive topic to the surface and normalizing an aggressive stance against pornography in marriage was born out of her own personal journey because of her husband, Mark’s porn addiction.

Mark and Rosie now live a porn free marriage, Mark is a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist and Rosie gives hope and healing to other women who find themselves in the same situation she experienced. Loneliness, thinking you’re the only one, fear about speaking up, confusion and misinformation about how you should act/what you should say, and hearing just plain bad advice.

Rosie has created a clear, empowering path of freedom for women to initiate recovery and stay the course. 

Some of the topics we covered: why women blame themselves, misconceptions about porn use, the difference between how men and women interact with porn, the fact that a wife is not simply fighting her husband’s preferences or even another person and Rosie shows us how the battle is an altered chemical state in the brain.

In the opening audio clip, Rosie explains why is it still traumatic for a woman and the relationship even if the husband does not reveal his addiction. Even though the wife may not have concrete evidence, or even an explanation of the disconnect of intimacy there is still a consequence. So that whole way of thinking by a husband of, I’m not going to tell my wife because I want to protect her doesn't work. There’s still an emotional, mental and physical consequence to that way of thinking. 

Something else that was interesting to me, Rosie explained that pornography itself is not the reason for divorce and when she explained her findings it made complete sense. She points out how the attitudes and behaviors that surround porn use as typically being the ultimate destruction of the marriage.

Rosie’s message will set you free because she knows that you don’t have to try harder, you need to educate yourself on what you’re dealing with. Understanding the power position that God has already given you will help you understand the best way to stand in the gap for your husband and bring true, lasting change.

Fight for Love because it’s worth it and a porn free marriage, a porn free life is possible!

Live Loved and Thrive! @alifofthrive.com

Connect with Rosie:
Website: https://fightforloveministries.org/

Book: Fight For Love https://www.rosiemckinney.com/book-1
Resources Mentioned:
The Great Sex Rescue by Sheila Ray Gregory: https://www.christianbook.com/great-rescue-youve-taught-recover-intended/sheila-gregoire/9781540900821/pd/900823
Documentary - 3 part Brain, Heart World by Fight The New Drug: https://brainheartworld.org/

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BIO:
Rosie McKinney is a writer, speaker, and podcaster, who ten years ago entered the fight against her husband’s compulsive porn use. Through her faithful and uncompromising stance and his repentance, counseling, and group work, their marriage is now porn-free. From the very beginning of her journey, Rosie has been bold and relentless about reaching other wives struggling with porn-invaded marriages. There is now a thriving recovery community on the central coast of California, supervised by her husband, Mark, a certified sexual addiction therapist. Rosie is the founder of Fight For Love Ministries, which empowers women with both the facts and the faith to fight against porn addiction and its effects on them, their spouses, and their families. Connect with her at https://fightforloveministries.org/

Transcript: https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/991e103cd40e486a990a095a60d11684/edit_v2

 

 

Kevin Horath - Living with a Hardened Heart

Kevin Horath - Living with a Hardened Heart

Author and Pastor Kevin Horath and I talk about a hardened heart. Not a physical condition but a spiritual one. He’s written several books but the one we focus on is The Pharaoh Factor - Living with a Hardened Heart. If you know the story, Pharaoh hardens his heart toward God, but what does that mean for us today? How does one acquire a hardened heart? How do we know if we have a hardened heart?

Kevin and I both dug around in our own personal stories of what it looked like in each of our specific situations of having a hardened heart. How did we get there and what does recovery look like?  And just as important, we cover the question of how do we keep our hearts soft and teachable so that we don’t return to an isolated, fearful, self-sustaining condition? A condition that I personally know is exhausting, frustrating and it’s definitely lonely. 

I marvel at the contradictions of this life in comparison to the things that have spiritual value, specifically God’s spiritual value. Here are a few examples of what I’m talking about.

When things are the most painful, the beauty of what God has for us on the other side, the healing, it is something that we couldn’t think to ask for. He wastes nothing and He redeems everything.

When we submit ourselves, our situations to God, lay down things, in God’s value system we get better than we had, better than we deserve. It’s not simply restored to what it use to be. Rather we’re given what God Himself has for us. And of course the ultimate example of submission is when Christ said, "It is finished." Sounds like the final conclusion, end of story, it’s over. And yet, it was just the beginning for us. New life, direct access to God, salvation, eternal life, heaven on earth, and so much more.

Another example is when we leave our old self behind (accepting Christ’s work on the cross), we gain direct access to our Creator. Direct access gives us the opportunity to activate an intimate relationship with God and get to discover who God created us to be at our origin, when He knit us together in our Mother’s womb. We get to put on, wear, walk-in God’s original creation for us. We fulfill our purpose, our calling with joy no matter our circumstance. Free to live above the limitations, pain and brokenness of this world. 

My final example….when fear is most terrifying, whatever area that may be, whatever form that takes on … behind that fear is a revelation, a truth about God and therefore a freedom for us to experience. The God of the Holy Bible is not the god of fear. Fear, chaos, confusion that’s the presence of your enemy. 

For example, your fear could actually be blocking knowledge of your gifting or clarity about your purpose. Satan does not want you to make a breakthrough because he can’t afford for you know who you are, for you to bring forth the message God has appointed to you, at this time in your generation.

So my point being, don’t let this brief conversation between Kevin and I, about familiar scriptures, disciplines and God’s truths pass you by. Draw in a little closer and ask Holy Spirit to speak to your heart and reveal any areas of your heart that may be hardened. Ask to reveal His truth so you can experience the freedom that He has for you.

Ezekiel 36:26 is a promise from God to you and I. It says, "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you, your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh."

Why would He make this promise to us? Because, a heart of stone is only as far away as the next painful situation, trigger about past trauma, or when you hear words that strike deep in your heart, when you get what you feel, is an external confirmation of your internal voice. 

When we don’t take the painful places of this life captive to Christ, hold them up to God’s truth and let Him give us clarity with His value system, we will harden our hearts to the things we have no control over, no context for and no understanding of our identity.

Despite the pain of this life, which we all know revolves around family, friends and relationships in general. It all comes back to relationship. It’s the core of our existence because we were created for relationship. For that reason alone, it’s worth being alive to and not dead to it … even though alive. With Christ, He rewrites all the evil this world dishes out, giving our soft tender heart a safe place to thrive despite the presence and in the very midst of pain and suffering. That’s His speciality.

Live Loved and Thrive! @alifeofthrive.com

Connect with Kevin:
IG: thefactorbooks
FB: The Factor Books
Website: TheFactorBooks.com

Bio:
Author Kevin P. Horath is a dynamic speaker and teacher who has served as Associate Pastor for Hillside Bethel Tabernacle since 1997 as well as working as a healthcare human resources executive for over 27 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management from the University of Illinois at Springfield.

Kevin lives in Decatur, Illinois, with his wife, Kathy. They have three children, three grandchildren, two dogs, and one cat. In their free time, Kevin and Kathy love to sail on Lake Decatur.

His goal is to help others find a spiritually healthy approach to life through the realistic, practical application of biblical stories, characters, and principles.

Transcript: https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/e023aefe34da4b418c7c8463937b34d5/edit_v2

 

John Jarman -Broken and Redeemed

John Jarman - Broken and Redeemed

The conversation with my guest today, John Jarman, the Author of Broken and Redeemed was a welcomed reminder of the beauty of redemption.

I can’t think of anyone who has been able to avoid the broken parts of this life. I think we all get it, that at some point we will be handed difficult obstacles, painful life experiences and overwhelming grief. At times, it comes from other people in their brokenness and sometimes it’s our brokenness that affects others. Especially the ones we love most. John is one of us, familiar with how tough life can be, well aware of how this world wants to weigh you down with guilt, shame and lies. 

John is a former football coach and marine. He’s currently a professional fitness coach and discipleship leader. As he and I were talking I took a close look at the contrast of this man’s man partnered with a tender heart for the things of God.

John has given me a short answer to some very tough questions…questions along the line of, "How do I find freedom or a renewed life?" "How can I know truth or find peace? I’m going to answer, abiding….in Christ. John uses that term several times. Abiding means enduring, continuing, unceasing. So abiding in Christ is how we bring heaven to us in the here and now.

Since the ebb and flow of this life is sure to bring pain and suffering then maybe the question we should be asking is, "How do we redeem it?" And I think John’s book Broken and Redeemed is a perfect example of how we can overlay what he’s learned onto our own lives and we too, can walk in intimacy and freedom in Christ.  

John’s story is a reminder for us that when we step through the gate, the door, Christ, (making what he did on the cross personal for us), we get direct access to God Himself. We are positioned to discover directly from our Creator, how He made us in His image when He knit us together in our mother’s womb.

We get to participate in God’s love story with us. We get to experience what being an overcomer is like. We overcome our circumstance, our pain is redeemed, we receive deeper revelation of God’s heart for us, we grow in intimacy with the God, and His truth sets us free. Where there is truth there is freedom, and when we dwell in freedom we receive peace. All the while we’re building trust in God.

You can’t force trust. Trust doesn’t come until there’s a trial. We test God in our pain, and with our questions and confusion and we find Him faithful.  

This life dishes out its weak, temporary value system but when we submit our broken things to God and let Him take over, He restores, heals and makes broken things whole. The beauty of God's restoration vs us pulling up our boot straps and making it happen is that it’s not simply restored to the way it was. It’s restored to the original plan. The plan God had for us before the foundations of the earth were laid, before we were impacted with imperfection and evil.

As you listen to John talk about how he overcame, let the beauty (and by beauty I mean strength and power) of submission and humility be revealed to you in a whole new way.

Lived Loved and Thrive! @alifothrive.com

 

Connect with John:
www.brokenandredeemed.com
https://brokenandredeemed.com/products/broken-redeemed-paper/ (you can get it autographed when you order through John's website)
https://www.facebook.com/BrokenRedeemed
https://twitter.com/broken_redeemed
https://www.instagram.com/john_brokenredeemed

 

BIO:
John Jarman is a professional fitness coach and men’s discipleship leader with a passion for seeing lives changed by Jesus Christ. A former football coach and Marine Corps veteran of Desert Storm, John’s life was radically transformed from a self destructive trajectory to one of life, wholeness, and a dynamic walk with Christ, a story that is told in the pages of Broken and Redeemed. John holds a Master's Degree in Physical Education from Ohio University, and, as of this writing, is close to completing a Master's degree in Theology from Faith Seminary in Tacoma, Washington where he resides.

Transcript: https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/b21b8b1347174007984799c0e6f8cd31/edit_v2