Facing Storms & Finding Solace in God: Kelley Earnhardt Miller & Hayley Arceneaux
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 3 November 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,” sings the Psalmist, “I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (NKJV) This is not just beautiful poetry. These were the fervent prayers of David (Psalm 23) as he tended to his father Jesse’s sheep. At any moment, a lion or wolf could attack. Within the line, “I will fear no evil,” there’s a cry for help and a statement of faith. We can all go to this prayer, just as David did, when the storms of life threaten us—filling us with fear for our lives and our future.
Our two guests this week faced such storms and found solace that God was comforting them through their most desperate times. Kelley Earnhardt Miller lost both of her parents prematurely: her father—the famous NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Sr.—died in a car crash, and her mother from cancer. Through it all, she kept God at the center and found her calling in her caring for her little brother, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., not only as a troubled teen but as a successful adult. Hayley Arceneaux's childhood was hijacked by a cancer diagnosis, yet she found inspiration from the medical professionals at St. Jude's Children's Hospital where she was being treated. Her decision to become a physician assistant not only saw her return to St. Jude's to work with leukemia and lymphoma patients, but she also became the youngest American ever to orbit the earth. Both Kelley and Hayley found ways to dig deep into their relationship with God to fight through the hard times.
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Interview Quotes:
"I'm so thankful for having faith because I had a place to put my questions and lay that with God, and just have a peace and comfort about it that you can feel." - Kelley Earnhardt Miller
“God is the center of everything.” - Kelley Earnhardt Miller
“I have just a lot of great people, a lot of great Christians in my world. I think that's important to keep your faith intact as we go through this earthly world, because those people inspire me and they continue to push me to grow as a Christian.” - Kelley Earnhardt Miller
“I kept screaming, ‘I don't want to die. I don't want to die.’ And I looked at my mom and I said, ‘God must hate me.’ Because I thought, Why else would this be happening? And she said, ‘No, God loves you.’" - Hayley Arceneaux
“Those days going through cancer treatment, especially at such a young age, I had some really difficult days. But when I look back at that year, I just remember the beautiful moments and the good times and the other patient families and the staff that really felt like my family.” - Hayley Arceneaux
“It was just wonderful being around these really supportive adults because it helped me focus on something that was beyond just my own sickness and my own pain. They really encouraged me to feel like I had a purpose there and to be able to give back and show gratitude instead of just feeling like the sick one.” - Hayley Arceneaux
“It was about eight months from when I initially got the call to go to space before we launched, and I said a lot of prayers in those eight months for training, for my safety, and definitely for the space travel itself. And having faith, I think, really helped bring so much peace.” - Hayley Arceneaux
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| 0:00.0 | Join us on YouTube for the Jesus Listens, |
| 0:02.5 | Stories of Prayer Web Series, hosted by Susie McIntyre Eden. |
| 0:06.7 | This series features interviews with guests |
| 0:09.0 | sharing how prayer made an impact in their lives. |
| 0:11.7 | Subscribe on YouTube now. |
| 0:16.6 | All of us have to be able to move forward in the world |
| 0:20.8 | and have the job you have or have the family |
| 0:22.9 | or whatever it is because you have to have this trust in God |
| 0:27.0 | and you have to have this peace that he is leading what you're doing. |
| 0:31.5 | And so I have to be reminded that I'm not always the one in control. |
| 0:37.0 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. |
| 0:39.5 | Yay, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, |
| 0:42.4 | sing the Psalmist. |
| 0:43.7 | I will fear no evil for you are with me. |
| 0:46.5 | Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. |
| 0:49.8 | This is not just beautiful poetry. |
| 0:52.2 | These were the fervent prayers of David |
| 0:53.8 | as he tended to his father, Jesse's sheep. |
| 0:56.6 | At any moment, a lion or wolf could attack. |
| 0:59.7 | Within the line, I will fear no evil. |
| 1:02.4 | There's a cry for help and a statement of faith. |
| 1:05.1 | We can all go to this prayer just as David did |
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