Life Is Hard, But God Is Good: Anne Belier and Nancy Hicks
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 12 March 2020
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
God works in mysterious ways. When we have the road mapped out, He can take us in an entirely different direction than where we thought we were headed. Auntie Anne’s Pretzels founder, Anne Beiler, shares how she was striving to keep up the pretense of a perfect life, but when her daughter was tragically killed and Anne was manipulated and abused by someone who should’ve been a counselor, Anne buried herself in secrets. Eventually Anne discovered the power of confession, and she decided to let go of guilt and live with transparency. And today God has taken Anne’s pain and used it to help her lead a life of compassion. Starting her entertainment career as a professional singer, Nancy Hicks felt God pulling her away from music to become a host at QVC, where she ministered to others on and off screen. As her life changed, Nancy felt God guiding her to a life in ministry, and today Nancy’s mission is to share God’s love with the world.
Links, Products and Resources Mentioned:
Lifeway’s $5 Promotion on Jesus Always
Jesus Calling episode, “Women Leading through Forgiveness and Grace: Nona Jones & Alex Seeley”
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels
Anne Beiler’s new book, “The Secret Lies Within: An Inside Out at Overcoming Trauma and Finding Purpose in the Pain
Bible Gateway
Bobcat Equipment
QVC Broadcast Programming
Nancy Hicks’s new book, “Meant to Live: Living in Light of the Good News”
Parsons Institute (Fashion)
FIT in New York (Fashion)
Wheaton College (Chicago, IL)
Mayo Clinic (Colon Cancer)
Interview Quotes:
“Secrets leave you powerless, they keep you in a place of darkness, keep you defeated. These secrets that talk to us inside do not allow us to live in freedom.” - Anne Beiler
“Confession can change the trajectory of your entire life and your family.” - Anne Beiler
“I had to experience all this pain so that I could be compassionate with those who are suffering in our world today. “ - Anne Beiler
“Guilt says, ‘I did something wrong.’ Shame says, ‘I am something wrong.’ So in our pain, we believe lies.” - Anne Beiler
“When I feel decisions are tough, and things don’t always turn out the way I prayed for or believed that they should turn out, that's my go to: Life is hard, God is good. ” - Anne Beiler
“I was like, Where am I going here? At the end of this one event that I was singing at, I sensed the Lord saying, “Continue to use the gift to honor me.” - Nancy Hicks
“If you call yourself a follower of Christ, you don't get to pick whether or not you get to be a minister of the gospel, or whether you're in ministry. Everything is ministry.” - Nancy Hicks
“It didn't matter what time, I was in my car, I'd be praying and saying, “Abba, use me today. Use me in the green room. Use me in the makeup chair. God, use me as light and salt.“ - Nancy Hicks, on ministering while she was at QVC
“I remember holding my arms wide out, tears streaming down my face, and just saying, ‘God, what are we gonna do with the next chapter of this one life? I am all in for the kingdom, and I don't have anything holding me back.’ I just begged God, ‘Spend me. Just spend me.’” - Nancy Hicks
“I think there is no substitute for an authentic relationship which takes time with God.” - Nancy Hicks
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| 0:00.0 | There's an exclusive offer available for Jesus Calling readers at Lifeway. |
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| 0:18.6 | Your shame tells you you are unlovable, unforgivable, and unchangeable. I mean, it's just you are. |
| 0:20.5 | That's shame. |
| 0:21.6 | And so you begin to self-destruct because you don't deserve |
| 0:24.8 | anything good that's the biggest lie out of out of hell I mean that is the biggest lie |
| 0:31.3 | because God values us and you know what this this was |
| 0:36.1 | kind of not a new revelation to me but a new truth that that just grabbed me about not even |
| 0:40.8 | a year ago and you know know, every preacher, every evangelist, |
| 0:44.9 | every pastor will say this to you, |
| 0:46.6 | every, maybe every Sunday in some way |
| 0:48.9 | that Jesus died for your sins. |
| 0:51.4 | Well, Hallelujah, he did die for my sins. I knew that, but he also died |
| 0:56.2 | for my shame. |
| 0:58.2 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. This week's guests have learned that God can take us to places were meant to go and move us out of places we were never meant to be |
| 1:06.8 | founder of Andy Ann's pretzels Ann Biler and |
| 1:09.7 | former Kerv C host Nancy Hicks. |
| 1:16.7 | First up, Anne Biler grew up thinking |
| 1:18.9 | if she did everything right, she'd be loved |
| 1:20.9 | by her family and God. She went about her life being the good girl, |
| 1:24.3 | marrying the right man, and all seemed to be going according to plan until a fateful |
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