Coming in October, an all-new 365-day prayer devotional from Sarah Young,

scripture-based daily prayers to bring you closer to him, free sample at jesuscalling.com.

This episode contains domestic abuse content and suicidal thoughts that may be disturbing for some

listeners. You have not just a right but a responsibility to yourself and to who God

made you to set boundaries with people who do not respect you or treat you with dignity.

And that goes not just in spousal relationships, that's also in friendships,

it's with co-workers, it's with other family members. You are not just allowed to set boundaries,

you have a right to do it. Welcome to the jesuscalling podcast. When we find ourselves in a

difficult season of our lives, we may ask ourselves the question, how did I get here?

And when we aren't able to figure it out right away, we may turn on ourselves for the blame,

bringing on deep feelings of regret and shame. Psalm 145 reminds us that when we seek the Lord,

He will answer us and deliver us from all our fears. It also says, those who look to Him are radiant,

and their faces shall never be ashamed. Our guests this week dealt with really tough circumstances,

ones that caused them to question deeply who they were and where they would end up.

CNN anchor Christy Paul dealt with an abusive spouse and didn't know where to turn until she was

at the end of her rope and a verse from Proverbs brought her hope that she could trust God to find a way out.

Travel blogger, Glowaton though, was in another country when she became very ill and had to have

major surgery that set her back for months. As she wondered how she would recover physically,

emotionally and financially, a caring nurse gave her a copy of Jesus calling,

where she was able to find a bit of hope to see beyond the place where she was in.

We'll start off with Christy's story.

My name is Christy Paul. I am an anchor for CNN New Day Weekend. I'm a mom, a wife,

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