For Such a Time as This

Roots and Refuge Podcast

Jessica Sowards

Home & Garden, Leisure

5 • 646 Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Hey, y'all! Welcome to episode 71 of the Roots and Refuge Podcast.

This podcast episode is a bit different than my usual episodes. I find the podcast is a space where I can process my thoughts more intimately than on some of my other platforms, so today's episode is my first preaching podcast (similar to my devotional youtube videos). As a Christian, I believe in spreading love and empowering others to take responsibility for themselves, even if they hold different viewpoints. I value diverse opinions and hold my core values firmly, letting my actions reflect them. Regardless of your religion or worldview, know that you are loved and welcomed here. I hope you'll gain something from today's episode.

Am I a prepper? Yes, but at this stage of my life we're prepared out of wisdom, not fear. Initially, fear drove me to prepare, but I learned to trust in the Lord's plan, shifting my motivation to wisdom. This shift allowed us to thrive, not just survive.

Before the COVID pandemic, I prayed and heard a call from the Lord "When everyone else prays for it to pass over, I want you to pray for it to go deeper." I prayed for Covid to expose as much as it needed to expose and to bring freedom. In general I avoid political stances as they often bring division rather than solutions. Our world is broken, filled with addiction, trauma, and conflict, but we were designed for peace and love. The Lord has shown me this in how my mission to lead people to the garden and teach them to grow food has sown seeds of life in people all over the world.

I believe in creating a better culture, rooted in a relationship with the earth and with one another. Living in harmony with nature brings healing and hope, believing that God uses all things for good.

Hopelessness and complacency build nothing. We were born for this time. As Tolkien said, "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." We must live out our convictions, even when it costs us. Our purpose goes beyond our broken culture. Rooted in love, we can face any hate and carry hope, solutions, and deep relationships.

YOU WERE BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS. Reflect on your beliefs and let your home tell your story. The garden of your heart is ready for this time, if you tend to it.

Thanks for listening! Let's live out our purpose and build a better world together. 🌱

If you’d like to join our Patreon page, you can get early access to all our podcast episodes and monthly live Q&As with Miah and Jess (including past lives). Visit our Patreon Page to learn more and check out past episodes of the podcast on the website.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey there, darlings, welcome back to the Roots and Refuge podcast. I'm your host, Jessica Sowers.
0:11.8	My friends call me Jess, and I hope you will too. And here on my podcast, we talk about all
0:16.2	things homesteading, growing food by raising animals, growing gardens, preserving, preparing, and
0:22.0	enjoying that food, as well as just trying to live a little more mindfully in relationship with
0:26.9	each other and with the earth. I am here today by myself, ready to chat with you guys about
0:34.9	something that I had a little bit bit a different plan for this topic.
0:39.8	I intended on sitting down and filming this conversation as I guess sort of a devotional video
0:48.2	of sorts and I may still end up doing that and that may be a little more developed honestly I view the
0:57.8	podcast is a lot more of an intimate conversation because obviously I have more time to flesh out
1:03.8	thoughts here without having to worry about changing angles and moving around in videos and since I
1:09.7	started podcasting I've found that a lot of times I kind of
1:14.8	I kind of get to verbally process I guess here a little bit more and then the more polished version
1:21.1	ends up on the video so maybe this is just the best way for it to be I was going to shoot a video
1:25.4	but it's 100 degrees outside today and my
1:28.5	children are at home so there's nowhere indoor quiet to shoot and there's no more nowhere outdoor
1:34.3	very bearable um to sit and film as it is I think I'm going to be waking up at about 530 in the
1:41.3	morning to be out as soon as there's enough light to film a garden tour.
1:46.3	I was planning on doing that this evening, but it's going to be 96 degrees at 8 p.m.
1:51.6	So that is, that is not, it's not it for me.
1:58.5	I worked in the garden last night for about two hours and when I came in I literally just
2:04.8	collapsed on our big ottoman in the living room underneath the ceiling fan and it took me about
2:09.3	15 minutes for my heart to start beating stop beating out of my chest it's it's a trying time of
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jessica Sowards, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Jessica Sowards and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.