This is the podcast of Jonathan David and Melissa Helser.

In this episode, Melissa shares on why she began to sing and reflects on walking

with the Lord through seasons of suffering. I just want to start with a bit of my story.

Next week I'm going to teach on sustainability and it's going to be

amazing.

Because it's the burning message of my heart, but it's hard to get into your life

message if no one knows your life.

You know what I'm saying?

It's hard to get into the things that you live and breathe for

when no one really knows the journey to how you actually got to that point.

I've been talking to the Lord a lot. to how you actually got to that point.

I've been talking to the Lord a lot lately about seasons.

And because my journey has been a bit of an intense one.

And I just want to really want to open up my heart

and let you into that space, that cleft.

I love where you brought this morning, that place where I found the Lord, you know?

It's so easy to get in these moments and see people on a stage and just think they were born like that.

But nobody was.

And to come to a point of actual authority in leadership, whatever you're doing,

if you ever have the time to sit down with leaders

that you really respect,

ask them the story of their life.

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