Give and Get Joy By Asking for Help: Nazareth and Michele Cushatt
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🗓️ 23 March 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Are you one of those people who finds it hard to ask others for help? Though we might find ourselves facing things alone or maybe we just want to tough it out and not burden anyone else with our problems, we should remember when we ask for help—including help from God—we honor those in whom we place our trust—giving them a chance to joyfully give of themselves to support us in whatever we’re facing.
Our guests this week each had moments in their life where they had to face that they couldn’t rely only on their own strength, they needed help to overcome the problems in front of them. Nazareth is a Christian comedian who actively looks to bring laughter to places all over the world that need it most. Michele Cushatt is an author and speaker who knows the lonely places of suffering and is passionate about sharing ways to find joy on the other side.
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“I'm going, Wow, I didn't know I can push myself to do that. And I asked myself the question, What do I want to do in life that if I never get paid for it, I will still do it to the best of my ability? I loved seeing people laugh. So I said, ‘This is what I want to do.’” - Nazareth
“I sat there [in church] and I don't know what the message was about, but I heard that God loves me. I can come as I am. I don't have to fix myself. And that He has a plan for my life.” - Nazareth
“The Holy Spirit gave me the go-ahead to become an evangelist, to bring people to Christ through comedy, to encourage believers.” - Nazareth
“I started going to places where it's going to be a tough audience. Prison would be a tough audience. How about IRS agents? How about homeless shelters? I want to go where laughter is needed.” - Nazareth
“The doctors told me clearly, ‘We threw everything but the kitchen sink at you in the hopes of maybe saving your life.’ But in the process, I almost died.“ - Michele Cushatt
“Honestly I didn't know a human being could endure that much physical suffering and still survive.” - Michele Cushatt
“What do you do with your faith in a God who doesn't always behave the way that you expect Him to?” - Michele Cushatt
“He takes the things that look like our biggest devastation and somehow, by some miracle of grace, He goes, ‘I know you think this is going to destroy you. I'm actually going to use it to save you.’” - Michele Cushatt
“I cannot deny how many sweet moments and sweet conversations and sweet experiences and relationships have come not in spite of my suffering, but as a direct result of it.” - Michele Cushatt
“Lament is as much a part of worship as praise is.” - Michele Cushatt
“Even if you have nothing to give, God still has everything to give you. He didn't come and save you because you were so strong and faithful. He came and saved you because He loves you, and that's enough.“ - Michele Cushatt
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| 0:00.0 | Join us on YouTube for the Jesus Listens' stories of prayer web series hosted by Susie McIntyre Eden. |
| 0:06.7 | This series features interviews with guests sharing how prayer made an impact in their lives. |
| 0:11.6 | Subscribe on YouTube now! |
| 0:15.4 | One time I was doing an event and after the show this really old lady came up to me and she goes, |
| 0:22.4 | Honey, I've fought with cancer for five years. I've been taking chemo in the last two hours. |
| 0:30.0 | I forgot about my pain. I forgot about my cancer and I just laughed and I feel so good. I'm like, |
| 0:36.9 | this is exactly what I'm doing this. |
| 0:40.6 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. Are you one of those people who finds it hard to ask others |
| 0:45.6 | for help? Though we might find ourselves facing things alone or maybe we just want to tough it out |
| 0:50.7 | and not burden anyone else with our problems, we should remember. When we ask for help, |
| 0:55.8 | including help from God, we honor those in whom we place our trust, giving them a chance to joyfully |
| 1:02.0 | give of themselves to support us and whatever we're facing. Our guests this week each had moments |
| 1:08.3 | in their lives where they had to face that they couldn't rely on their own strength. They needed |
| 1:12.9 | help to overcome the problems in front of them. Nazareth is a Christian comedian who actively looks |
| 1:18.8 | to bring laughter to places all over the world that need it most. Michelle Kushat is an author and |
| 1:24.3 | speaker who knows the lonely places of suffering and is passionate about sharing ways to find joy |
| 1:29.4 | on the other side. Let's start with Nazareth's story. My name is Nazareth. I was born in the Holy Land |
| 1:37.5 | in Nazareth, Israel and grew up in Kuwait and moved to the US and I'm a professional comedian |
| 1:46.4 | and I use my comedy to encourage believers but also to turn people's heart to Christ. |
| 2:00.0 | When I was three years old, my family moved to Kuwait to find a better living. I grew up in a |
| 2:07.2 | nominal Greek Orthodox Christian family. My parents only went to church probably Easter or Christmas. |
| 2:14.5 | That's a kind of upbringing I had. Good family, good morals, but Christ was not in the picture at all. |
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