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The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Episode 230 - God’s Sovereignty in Our Darkest Moments with Greg and Cathy Buffkin

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Summary

It can be so hard to see, let alone accept the hand of God in the middle of our deepest pain. How can you learn to trust God's sovereignty in your darkest moments? For Greg and Cathy Buffkin, that was no small feat. After losing their adult son Ryan to suicide, it was difficult to accept their loss and find the strength to move forward after so much pain. Living every parent's greatest fear, the Buffkins found themselves wrestling with difficult emotions and yet, managed to find the Lord in the most heart wrenching loss they had ever endured. From their pain, they have a new found purpose as they've sought to equip others as they navigate walking alongside someone who has lost a child. In this episode, Davey sits down with Greg and Cathy to talk about what it looks like to experience God's sovereignty in grief, the best ways to support someone who has lost a child, and the difference between healthy and unhealthy ways of healing after loss. Grief is an inevitable part of our lives this side of heaven, which is why this conversation is so important for all of us as we come face to face with pains we never imagined. Whether or not you've endured the loss of a child, this episode will give you important insight into what it means to choose healing when grief threatens to overwhelm.   Website: https://www.emptychairendeavor.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmptyChairEndeavor/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, nothing is wasted family before we dive into this podcast episode.

0:03.6

I just want to make an announcement that I'm super excited about.

0:07.3

We are finally going to Israel, and I want to invite you to come with us.

0:11.7

Christine, I would love to an extended invitation for you to come with us to Israel.

0:15.2

We were supposed to go back in October of 2020, and we all know what happened there.

0:21.1

And we have delayed this trip for some time because of all the travel restrictions.

0:25.6

But the good news is as of March of this past year, all the travel restrictions were lifted

0:31.4

for Israel, all of the requirements, vaccination requirements, all of that sort of thing.

0:36.1

We're completely lifted.

0:37.2

So we're going to go to Israel in May of 2023.

0:41.3

The trip is May 29th through June 6th of 2023.

0:45.6

If you want to find out more information about that, you've got nothing is wasted.com slash Israel.

0:50.6

But let me just say this.

0:51.6

There are frequently people will ask me questions about when was the turning point

0:57.2

in my healing journey.

0:58.8

And six months after my late wife was killed, I was invited on a trip to Israel with a church

1:05.2

that's really surrounded me during that season.

1:08.0

And that is I can look back on.

1:10.3

That is the major critical turning point of my healing journey.

1:14.8

For the first time, color was beginning to come back into my life.

1:19.0

And I can't necessarily explain all the reasons why.

1:22.7

But I think I had something to do with walking in the places that Jesus walked,

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