Lori Ferguson was going to church.

In fact, she was working at a church, but in her heart she knew that wasn't enough to be right with God.

I had a tearful conversation with my pastor at that point, who was my boss, and I said, you can fire me if you want, but this is where I am.

I don't think God is good, and if he's good, he's not good to me.

And if he's not good to me, I don't want to serve a God like that.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast for Thursday, July 14, 2016.

Can you imagine hearing a recording of a sermon and then picking up and moving all the way across

country because you're so desperate to know the truth that you heard in that message?

Well, that is exactly what Lori Ferguson-Wilbert did.

Today we'll hear why she would take such a drastic step on her quest to know the

truth of the gospel. You know, in the Gospels, Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a treasure

hidden in a field. He described selling everything you have to buy that field. And Lori's story is a

reminder to all of us that we need Jesus more than we need anything

else in this life. So anything that holds us back from knowing him needs to be left behind

so we can make sure that we have the treasure of knowing him. For Lori, that meant quitting her

job, leaving home, and traveling from New York State to Texas on a quest

to genuinely know Jesus. Now, your calling will probably have different specific details.

But as you listen to today's story, ask yourself, do I truly know Jesus? And am I willing to give up

everything and anything for the sake of the treasure of knowing him?

Now let's listen to the story of Lori Ferguson Wilbert.

I was born and raised outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in a large family.

And it seemed to be a really healthy family in some ways and just as I got

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