Letting God’s Yes Be Enough When You Don’t Understand the Why with Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins (Pt. 1) – Episode 1031

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

You may know Thomas Rhett from his incredible country music career or Lauren from her beloved Live in Love podcast or book, but I want you to get to know (and hear) their deep faith today. When they called me and said, “We want to tell the story of what God did in our lives last year,” I knew we had to share it. As we talk about prayer this month, I want you to hear what perseverance and obedience in prayer looked like in their lives through this story. Last year, they spent 6 weeks living in Uganda after sensing God telling them that’s what they were supposed to do, and it wasn’t the trip they imagined. At all. You’re going to hear the entire story along with their journey over the last couple years of trying to figure out if they should grow their family (spoiler alert: Lauren is due any minute with their 5th!). In these two episodes, you'll hear the power of prayer, the way God speaks when we make space to listen for His voice, the reminder that we’re never alone, and the reality that obedience to God is never promised to be easy. You’re not going to want to miss part 2 coming your way on Thursday. And remember, head over to spirituallystronger.com today where we’re processing what perseverance and obedience in prayer looks like in our lives. View the show notes here . . . . Thank you to our sponsors! ELIC: Visit elic.org/thatsoundsfun to learn more! WayFair: Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. Our Place: Visit fromourplace.com/TSF and use code TSF for 10% off sitewide. This show is sponsored by BetterHelp: Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at Shopify.com/soundsfun⁠. Capstone Wellness: Learn more at capstonewellness.com/thatsoundsfun. NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of popular Christian podcast, That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends. Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, friends, welcome to another episode of That Sounds Fun, spiritually stronger. I'm your host,
0:16.0	Annie F. Downs. I'm so happy to be here with you today for a really special two-part episode.
0:21.9	When two of my friends called and said, we want to tell the story of what God did in our lives last year,
0:26.8	I knew we had to share it.
0:28.8	And as we were talking about prayer this month, I wanted you to hear what perseverance and obedience and prayer looked like in their lives through this story.
0:38.0	Sure, the circumstances that they are walking through and have walked through will likely
0:42.4	be different from what you or I walk through.
0:44.7	But I bet you've had seasons of constantly praying and not understanding what God's doing.
0:49.0	Me too.
0:49.9	It's why I wanted you to hear this story this week.
0:51.8	I couldn't, I didn't know the story before they called me.
0:54.1	And when they called and said, we want to share this. I was like, this fits
0:57.6	perfectly with us talking about prayer. So today on the show, I get to talk with my friends,
1:03.4	Thomas Wrette and Lauren Aikins. You may know TR from his incredible country music career or Lauren
1:09.3	from her beloved Live and Love podcast or the book.
1:12.8	But I want you get to know and hear their deep faith today.
1:16.7	Last year, they got to spend six weeks living in Uganda after sensing God telling them that
1:21.5	that's what they were supposed to do.
1:23.2	And it wasn't the trip they imagined at all.
1:25.8	You're going to hear the entire story along with their journey over the last year of trying to figure out if they should grow their
1:31.3	family. Spoiler alert, Lauren is due any minute with their fifth child. And over these two
1:36.8	episodes, today and Thursday, you're going to hear the power of prayer, the way God speaks
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