I can't tell you how many people ask me, how in the world can you possibly believe that God exists after all that you've gone through?

How can you still hang on to him?

And that's a very complex, multi-layered answer, but I can tell you it's a combination of nothing but God's mercy.

I think he's hung on to me, Tiger, than I've hung on to him.

You're listening to God Hears Her, a podcast for women, where we explore the stunning

truth that God hears you, he sees you, and he loves you because you are his. Find out how

these realities free you today on God Here's Her.

Welcome to God Here's Her.

I'm Elisa Morgan.

And I'm Aaron Atkins.

And happy New Year.

We are officially in 2024.

And we wanted to start the year off right by learning about some spiritual practices we

can start to lean into for those potential New Year's resolutions.

Michelle Kashat is a dear friend of mine who's faced severe suffering, but in the midst of it,

she's learned how truly faithful and merciful God is. Michelle has insight on unique spiritual practices

that do more to strengthen the foundation of our faith. I can't wait to learn about them,

but let's start by getting to know Michelle during this conversation on God hears her.

If we go back in time, my parents became Christians when I was

only about five, six months old. And so even though my parents were brand new to faith,

I've really never known life without faith being a part of it. And so that's one of the gifts for

me. But at the same time, it comes with its own challenges, right? And so for the

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