Episode 316 - Even If He Doesn't with Kristen LaValley

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

What do we do with the hard questions that arise from the pain we are feeling? How do we acknowledge our fears and our doubts while holding onto our faith?For author Kristen LaValley, the process of moving from a formulaic faith that believed God wouldn't allow pain if she did all the right things into a genuine, messy belief and understanding of God came through several seasons of suffering. From losing her and her husband's ministry position and faith community to witnessing a murder, the loss of a baby and a very traumatic birth experience with her twins, Kristen had to untangle her belief in a God that neatly healed and fixed every pain into the true nature of who God was and how so often it is His presence that He offers us in our heartbreaks. Now, Kristen and her husband help others walking through questions in their faith and spiritual wounds by giving them the same space to ask and process that they received from others in their journey.In this insightful conversation, Davey talks with Kristen about how what we believe about God shapes how we experience suffering, the way in which suffering shapes who we believe God to be and why wrestling is so important in moving from a transactional relationship with the Lord into a true and authentic one. If you've ever struggled with questions about God's goodness in the seasons of your difficulties, this episode will help normalize the grappling and undoing we all have to do about our beliefs about God in order to learn who He truly is. Website: www.kristenlavalley.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/kristen.lavalley/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/kristenlavalleywrites Book: Even if He Doesn’t: What We Believe About God When Life Doesn’t Make Sense https://a.co/d/hUm6TV5 Do you need a reminder in your pain that God isn't done with your story? Sign up for our free, 7 day devotional delivered straight to your inbox: www.nothingiswasted.com/7-day-devo Life is difficult and pain is real. Join Davey as he helps you move through your pain and on to a life of purpose and meaning in a LIVE Zoom call. www.nothingiswasted.com/starthere Want to see healing and life transformation after the pain you've encountered? Check out the Pain to Purpose course and start the path towards healing today: www.course.nothingiswasted.com

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0:00.0	Hey guys, I just wanted to take a quick moment to connect you with a free resource that I know will be helpful in your pain to purpose journey.
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0:12.0	With this devotional, you'll get seven daily devotions that I
0:15.9	wrote and we'll deliver them directly to your inbox each morning for seven days.
0:20.3	These are adapted from our Pain to Purpose 42 day devotional and are full of
0:25.1	daily scripture readings questions to reflect upon and prayer prompts to
0:29.2	help you focus your heart. If you're looking for some encouragement and
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0:45.0	D.E.V.O. nothing is wasted dot com to sign up for this seven day
0:48.0	devotional.
0:49.0	Now I don't know your story, but what I do know is that God isn't done with it.
0:53.4	Whether you've endured a recent loss, a divorce, an unexpected diagnosis,
0:58.4	or some other painful reality, God wants to give you hope
1:02.1	when it seems like all hope is lost.
1:04.0	Let's take seven days together to find that hope and whatever you're walking through.
1:09.0	Sign up today at devo.
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1:15.0	Welcome to the Nothing is Wasted podcast
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