Hey friend, welcome to Job with Julie. I'm your host, Julie Slattery, and this is the listener

supported podcast, an outreach of authentic intimacy, which is a ministry dedicated to reclaiming

God's design for sexuality. Well, off and on Job with Julie, I get to interview experts,

but I think just as informative and sometimes even more compelling are my conversations with people

who are on the journey of navigating their own sexual integrity.

Honestly, these are some of my favorite job with Julie conversations because they flesh out

the real life challenges of surrendering our sexuality to the Lord's healing and love.

Well, today's episode is a pretty special one because it features a member of our own team,

Julia Mitchell.

Julia graciously brings us into her own journey, sharing how she's still very much in process,

but also talks through how her struggles and wrestlings have caused her

to encounter a God merciful, kind, and willing to walk with us through even our messes.

Friend, I don't know the challenges, questions, or fears that you might currently be walking

through, but I'm confident that somewhere along the way you'll find yourself in

Julia's story. The truth is that if we're honest, Julia's story is at some level the story of every

believer, feeling lost, feeling like a disappointment, and having God's hand reach in and pull us out.

Let's head to the coffee shop for my conversation with Julia Mitchell.

Well, I get the opportunity today to introduce many of our listeners to somebody who has been

part of authentic intimacy for the last couple years. And Julia, some people already know you,

and people that know you love you. I don't know

if you realize that. You do remind me of that a lot. I think I need that reminder sometimes.

I hear it all the time. Oh, I love Julia. And there's probably those of you listening who have had

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