My friend Sarah Walton and her family suffered a series of trials over a period of years, more than a decade in fact.

There were chronic health challenges, job difficulties, and parenting problems.

All of it combined affected Sarah's emotions, at times in some serious ways.

It just started to feel like, what is there to enjoy in life?

Lord, you've taken it all.

I mean, how am I supposed to walk through life and have what you call joy

if you've taken everything I enjoy?

I was struggling to grapple with those things.

But now, a little further down the road, Sarah's perspective has changed.

This is the road God has chosen for me.

He's called me to walk it, and he promises to give me the grace and the strength to walk

down it.

Not because I'm strong enough, but because my weakness makes me lean into his strength, and

my grief makes me lean into his comfort.

Today we'll hear how we can move from the place of, Lord, I'm feeling joyless to, Lord, I'm trusting you. Stay with us.

Welcome to the Reviver Hearts podcast for October 23, 2023. Our host is the co-author of You Can Trust God to Write Your Story, Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth.

Suffering is never something we would choose for ourselves. But today we're going to hear how God can use the hard things in our

lives to grow us, change us, and shape us. Sarah Walton and her husband, Jeff, originally from

the Chicago area, now live in Colorado Springs. They have four children. And I want you to listen

to this list of just some of the challenges they've faced.

An ongoing battle with chronic illness, Lyme disease for Sarah and the kids. A neurological

disorder and mental health challenges in their oldest son have affected everyone in the family.

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