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The Alli Worthington Show

Surviving the Storms with Ruth Schwenk

The Alli Worthington Show

Alli Worthington

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture

4.8634 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Hi friends! We’ve been through a lot over the past year, as people, as communities, as a nation and world. And although there is comfort to be found in suffering through hardships together, what happens to our souls when we’re left suffering privately or by ourselves?   My good friend Ruth Schwenk is joining me on the show today to help us figure that out. Ruth is an author of many wonderful books about parenting, the founder of TheBetterMom.com, and the co-founder of FortheFamily.org.   But what I’m really excited about is her most recent book she co-wrote with her husband Patrick. It’s called In a Boat in the Middle of a Lake: Trusting the God Who Meets Us in Our Storm.    She talks about this new book along with an update on her husband’s health, which inspired the idea of writing about God meeting you in the roughest waters and in the darkest storms.    We also chat about some practical tips on how to take care of yourself right now, even if you’re sitting in the middle of one of those dark, stormy lakes.    Stick around for the whole episode to hear:   Ruth sharing some of the ways God has used suffering and trials to change and teach His people.  How suffering can be a form of education and how God protects us through unanswered prayers. When it’s okay to take a step back from giving of your time and resources (and who you should surround yourself with and why!)   Favorite quotes:   1. When we’re put in the middle of a storm our faith is tested. It exposes what we really believe about God. And honestly that’s where God really grows us and helps us learn because we have no other choice but to cling to him in that.2. The biggest thing he does in our suffering is helps us to turn to him and deeper and grow our faith. 3. It’s ok to sit in your pain. It’s not comfortable. Who wants to sit in their pain? But it’s the day after day, step after step looking towards him that he used to change us. 4. I think in dryness and in burnout, he’s using that to purify our faith and to deepen our faith. He wants us to keep seeking him. Eventually if we keep seeking him day after day we discover that he was there all along waiting for us.    In this episode I answer this question:   1. How should I handle fasting as someone who has a tendency to have an eating disorder? (41:32) Great things we discussed:    1. Ruth Schwenk2. In A Boat InThe Middle Of The Lake  3. Hillsong Young and Free 4. When Calls The Heart 5. The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter 6. Davines Minu Shampoo  7. Nakee Butter   8. Standing Strong Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :) xo, Alli   https://alliworthington.com/ruthschwenk2/

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0:00.0

Hey, hey, this is Allie and welcome to the Allie Worthington show.

0:06.7

It's where we gather, learn, share our stories, and have a great time.

0:10.8

Every week I'll be chatting with a friend who I know, who I like and I respect,

0:15.4

and I want to learn something from.

0:17.3

And after we have that discussion, we are going to have coaching time.

0:20.2

So I'm going to be

0:20.8

answering your questions about life, about faith, and about business. Welcome to the show. I'm with

0:26.6

the wonderful Ruth Schwank. She's been a guest on the show before. You know her. You love her. She's a

0:31.9

great friend and a brilliant woman. We dive into a perfect topic for the season we're all in, what to do when you're in a storm.

0:40.2

We also share some really practical tips about what to do right now to take care of yourself,

0:46.0

whether you're in the middle of a storm or you're coming out of a storm or you're going, hey,

0:50.4

I have a little break in this before the next thing comes at me. We have some things

0:55.4

that you can do. We want to give you practical takeaways. Ruth is amazing. I think so highly of her.

1:02.3

I think you're going to love this one. And after we talk with Ruth, I'm answering a faith question.

1:06.6

The question this week is, how should I handle fasting as someone who has a tendency to have an

1:12.7

eating disorder? It's a great question, smart question, a question that for so many of us,

1:19.8

tens of millions of women, we need to ask. So I have a lot to say about this one. And if you

1:24.7

haven't signed up already, I want you to host a standing strong book club.

1:28.9

Host it with your friends in your bubble, through small groups at church, host it virtually,

1:33.4

do it in Facebook groups, do it via Zoom. However you want to do it, I want you to host a book club.

1:38.1

It can be you and one friend. It can be you and a hundred friends. I heard from a woman who sent me a DM on Instagram the other day,

1:46.1

and she said, God told me that I needed to share this message with other women, and now I have 51

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