Discovering God’s Unique Recipe For Our Lives: Chefs Aarti Sequeira & Darnell Ferguson
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 12 October 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In a big world, we might feel a little lost in the mix, like there’s nothing really special about us. But much like a chef skillfully combines ingredients to create the perfect recipe, God uses challenges, experiences, and talents to give us all a one-of-a-kind design. This week, Food Network personality and author Aarti Sequeira shares how cooking as a hobby turned into a sacred place for her, and how the conversations she would have with God in the kitchen led to a deep and meaningful relationship with Him, and with others who came to dine at her table. Chef Darnell Ferguson came from a place in the inner city where he couldn’t find much to believe in—much less himself. It took a special teacher to see the spark of talent he had, and though he would continue to struggle with feeling forgotten and alone, an encounter with God at church turned his world around. After we hear Aarti’s and Darnell’s stories, be sure to stay with us until the end of the show for a special reading from Reba McEntire herself, straight from her new audiobook, Not That Fancy.
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Interview Quotes:
“Growing up in Dubai, I was like, well, I'm not Arab, I'm not English, I've always felt like I don't quite fit in here. But the beautiful thing about that is that I think it put in me this heart of wanting to connect with people, finding something in common with them so that we could feel connected.” - Aarti Sequeira
“I started to feel really worthless because my identity was so wrapped up in achieving professionally and being a journalist. Once that was taken away from me, who even was I anymore? I felt like a failure.” - Aarti Sequeira
“I felt like God would teach me and meet me in the slicing of the vegetables, the sizzling of the garlic and those things. He would just remind me, ‘I am Creator and you are made in my image, and so when you are cooking, this is you acting out of Me.’” - Aarti Sequeira
“When I cooked, the kitchen became this place of real sanctuary for me, a place where the chaos of my life could turn into order, where I could take a mess of ingredients and turn them into something beautiful, nourishing, helpful, purposeful. It really sort of took me over.” - Aarti Sequeira
“I want people to recognize that when they are in any way impressed by anything I'm saying or doing or cooking or creating, it's not me. If you knew who I was before the Lord took me, I was unremarkable.” - Aarti Sequeira
“The very basic nature of sitting elbow to elbow with someone and talking to them face to face is something that our soul is actually aching for.” - Aarti Sequeira
“I feel so, so grateful that I have this filter of Jesus through which I look at the whole world. I look at every person through it, and I just have so much compassion for people because of that.” - Aarti Sequeira
“I had to learn the hard way. And it also made me understand how much I need forgiveness, how much I need grace, because I know where I came from and I know where a lot of people are at today.” - Darnell Ferguson
“If you can attach yourself to the truth about what God says about who you are, it will change your entire life. You can do way more than you ever imagined.” - Darnell Ferguson
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| 0:00.0 | With more than 40 million copies sold, |
| 0:02.6 | the original classic edition of Jesus Calling |
| 0:05.5 | is your daily guide to living a more peaceful life. |
| 0:08.7 | Its price and size also make it the perfect gift |
| 0:11.9 | for anyone who needs encouragement. |
| 0:14.2 | Find Jesus Calling wherever you buy books. |
| 0:20.0 | What we do in the kitchen is important to God. |
| 0:22.9 | Jesus says that he's preparing a table for us in heaven |
| 0:27.2 | and just think about what that feast will look like. |
| 0:30.4 | I think God wants to communicate to us that |
| 0:33.0 | as vital as food and drink feels to us, |
| 0:37.2 | he's even more vital to us. |
| 0:40.0 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. |
| 0:42.4 | In a big world, we might feel a little lost in the mix, |
| 0:45.8 | like there's nothing really special about us, |
| 0:48.0 | but much like a chef skillfully combines ingredients |
| 0:51.3 | to create the perfect recipe. |
| 0:53.2 | God uses challenges, experiences, and talents |
| 0:56.6 | to give us all a one-of-a-kind design. |
| 1:01.9 | This week, Food Network personality and author, |
| 1:04.2 | Artie Sequira shares how cooking as a hobby |
| 1:06.8 | turned into a sacred place for her |
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