Focus on the Good - Tami Lindsey's story :: [Episode 267]

StoryTellers Live

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

**Disclaimer: Please listen with caution and away from little ears as this story is about suicide and abuse.**

Verse:

Psalm 77:11

I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.

Have you ever felt like everything is falling apart around you? Take heart from our Fairhope storyteller Tami Lindsey: "God will recycle your pain for His purpose."

Tami shares how the Lord's presence got her through years of trauma and tragedy. She will encourage you to focus on the beauty and blessings found in even the hardest of times.

In this episode, you will learn:

— We can choose to see the good in our difficult circumstances.

— The Lord provides His presence and His people when we walk through heartache.

— God knows the big picture, and He has a plan for our lives.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Consider them, you know, focus on the good things.
0:07.0	Just think about all the good things, even if they're small, even if they're tiny small things.
0:12.0	Don't dwell on the bad things.
0:14.0	It doesn't help anything or anybody.
0:17.0	You know, it just makes you miserable.
0:20.0	And God can, he can bring beauty from ashes.
0:24.9	Welcome to the Storytellers Live podcast, where everyday women share stories of hope found in Jesus.
0:30.8	I'm Robin, and I am here with Katie and Lindy, and we are your podcast host. Today, we are
0:35.6	bringing you a story from Fair Hope, Alabama, from Tammy Lindsay.
0:39.6	I do want to tell you Tammy's story is one of tragedy and loss, but it's also one of healing
0:44.7	and hope. And I really think that if you are walking through a difficult season of your life
0:49.9	right now, I think Tammy's story is going to encourage you so much in practicing this idea,
0:56.0	this concept of focusing in on the good in the midst of the heart that you're walking through.
1:01.4	Before we get to her story, I do want to put a disclaimer out that it does include
1:05.5	conversation about suicide and abuse. So if that is something that affects you or you have little ones who might be
1:11.8	listening as you're listening to the story, you just need to be aware of that. We hope that you will be
1:16.3	encouraged by Tammy's story. And I just thought I'd give a reminder as we're entering into April.
1:21.1	I cannot believe it is April 1st, that now is a good time to start planning for summer Bible
1:26.7	studies and small groups.
1:28.7	Also, you might be coming off of a winter Bible study in your small group.
1:32.5	And so we just want to encourage you to check out our Bible study page on our website.
1:37.1	We've linked it in the show notes.
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