Seeing God Through My Son's Autism (Part 2 of 2)
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Emily Colson explains how her view of God has changed, through years of struggling to raise an autistic son as a single parent. She describes painful situations she’s encountered in public, where people have been rude or hostile to Max because he is not acting normally. She says “God doesn't want Max to be 'normal', He wants him to be more like Jesus.” (Part 2 of 2)
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| 0:00.0 | Marriage podcasts usually go one of two ways. |
| 0:03.0 | Relatable, but not helpful, or helpful, but totally unrelatable to your marriage. |
| 0:09.1 | The crazy little thing called Marriage Podcast has all the, |
| 0:12.4 | whoa, that's me, marriage stories. |
| 0:14.7 | And wow, I never knew that. |
| 0:16.8 | Clinical wisdom to help your marriage thrive. |
| 0:19.3 | Crazy little thing called marriage will be your favorite lesson of your week. |
| 0:22.6 | An amazing marriage is possible. |
| 0:24.5 | It begins with you. |
| 0:26.3 | Listen on your favorite podcast app. |
| 0:30.2 | I began to see God shine through my son's life, |
| 0:35.8 | not despite the autism, but because of the autism. |
| 0:41.6 | On the last focus on the family broadcast, |
| 0:44.0 | Emily Colson shared how God showed up in her struggles as a single mom to a son who has autism. |
| 0:50.5 | And you'll hear the rest of her story today with focus on the family president, Jim Dele. |
| 0:55.2 | Thanks for joining us. I'm John Fuller. |
| 0:57.3 | That John, what I love about Emily's message is that it's not just about perseverance or about |
| 1:02.8 | God showing up in the hard times, but it's about what our creator intends for people with special needs. |
| 1:09.8 | People made in his image. |
| 1:11.9 | And if you missed part one of Emily's presentation last time, |
| 1:15.6 | get in touch with us. |
| 1:16.8 | We can send you the entire message on CD or an audio download so that you can listen again or maybe |
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