God’s Path To Wholeness and Joy: Anne Lamott and Tabitha Brown
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
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🗓️ 30 September 2021
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Often, when we are in our most desperate, vulnerable state, looking for answers and help, God is our last resort, our final plea when nothing else is working. Psalm 30:2 says, “Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me,” which reminds us that no matter where we’ve turned, how we might’ve fumbled our plans, He will always help us pursue His path to wholeness and joy, because it is never too late for us in His eyes. This week’s guests, author Anne Lamott and actress Tabitha Brown, share their come-to-Jesus moments that guided them away from sickness and put them on a path to healing and wholeness that can only be found in pursuit of the Creator.
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Past interview: Ruth Chou Simons
Upcoming interview: Sarah Young
Dusk Night Dawn: On Revival and Courage
North Carolina School of the Arts
Interview Quotes:
“I remember making that leap of faith, of thinking, If I don't decide for God, I'm so doomed anyway, the world is harsh and ugly and isolating and shaming and competitive, and and I did and I didn't know what that meant, I didn't have a clue what it meant. But I made the leap of faith and I thought, Well, I'll figure it out as we go. And that's what I did. But that was the day my healing began.” - Anne Lamott
“From this crummy rundown church with this Charlie Brown Christmas tree out in front, I walked in, I got that Holy Spirit nudge, and I could hear gospel music, which I've always loved, and I could hear the spiritual anthems I'd grown up on.” - Anne Lamott
“I had no self-love. I believed in God, but I believed in a God who is as disappointed as I was in me.” Anne Lamott
“I can walk around with these glasses, these bad glasses of judgment and seeing everything that really is not working for me, everything that is either annoying or infuriating, or I can put on the good glasses and I can see God's hand everywhere I look.” - Anne Lamott
“I'm like, You know what? God said he had a plan for me. And I know it's not just working a regular nine to five. I know it's not, you know, just living in North Carolina and being content with that life. And so I've been on a pursuit ever since of that voice and of my passion.” - Tabitha Brown
“I thought, Oh my God, what is wrong with me? You know, I was falling apart inside and out and really thought I was going to die. And when doctors can't tell you what's wrong with you, it gets frustrating. My faith wavered. I was scared. I fell into depression, had major anxiety.” - Tabitha Brown
“We should all strive to share without judgment, live our life authentically us and know that we are enough in the process of doing so.” - Tabitha Brown
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| 0:00.0 | Coming in October, an all-new 365-day prayer devotional |
| 0:03.8 | from Sarah Young, scripture-based daily prayers |
| 0:06.5 | to bring you closer to him. |
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| 0:13.4 | Now, remember making that leap of faith |
| 0:15.8 | of thinking if I don't decide for God. |
| 0:20.8 | I'm so doomed anyway, the world is harsh and ugly |
| 0:24.5 | and isolating and shaming and competitive |
| 0:29.2 | and I did and I didn't know what that meant. |
| 0:31.9 | I never clue what it meant, but I made the leap of faith. |
| 0:34.3 | I thought, well, I'll figure it out as we go. |
| 0:36.8 | And that's what I did. |
| 0:38.2 | That was the day my healing began. |
| 0:41.8 | Welcome to the JesusCalling podcast. |
| 0:44.3 | Often when we are in our most desperate, vulnerable state, |
| 0:47.4 | looking for answers and help, God is our last resort. |
| 0:50.6 | Our final plea when nothing else is working. |
| 0:53.2 | Psalm 32 says, Lord, my God, I call to you for help |
| 0:57.6 | and you healed me, which reminds us |
| 0:59.6 | that no matter where we've turned, |
| 1:01.3 | however we might have fumbled our plans, |
| 1:03.4 | he will always help us pursue his path to wholeness and joy |
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