The Lie of Self-Reliance :: Tara Davis' Story :: [Episode 297]
StoryTellers Live
StoryTellers Live
4.9 • 613 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Tara Davis, of our Mountain Brook, Alabama community, experienced a childhood with some emotional and physical abandonment. As a result, learning independence and self-reliance came easily. But unlearning them? Not easy at all.
In the midst of relationship hurts, financial rock-bottoms, and even the murder of her mother, Tara finally found that surrendering in suffering is the true way to peace. Listen and learn that freedom comes when you trust God with your deepest despair and live with dependence on Him.
In this episode, you will learn:
– When you have the right view of your circumstances, peace and hope are possible.
– Self-reliant roads lead to dead ends. Full trust in God leads to freedom.
– The Lord is near you, and He hears your prayers.
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Listen to a similar story~ Laura Quick- Ep.118: "Breaking Free From the Burden of Shame"
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Before today's story, we are so excited to announce that we are launching the third Bible study |
| 0:07.6 | in the When God Shows Up Bible Study series. |
| 0:10.1 | This one is called Discovering God in Stories of Faith. |
| 0:13.0 | And, guys, this is an eight-week study that takes the stories that have been on our podcast, |
| 0:17.8 | ties it directly to God's Word, so that you leave with truths of not only God's |
| 0:22.6 | character, but also in this study, the role faith plays in your life. A lot of times we talk about |
| 0:27.8 | having faith, but what does that really mean? And how is it active in your daily walk with |
| 0:32.4 | Christ? These are just some of the questions that you're going to delve into in this study. |
| 0:36.0 | And we are so excited |
| 0:37.7 | for this to launch. So if you're interested in going through the study as an individual or a small |
| 0:42.8 | group, go to our website, storytellerslive.org. Click on the link and go order the study today. |
| 0:48.9 | The pit of despair is what led me closer and closer to the Lord. And in that, he started to change my heart. |
| 0:55.8 | I was beginning to see that peace and hope weren't found in anything or anyone but God. |
| 1:01.2 | I could now see that God wanted me to see him as the perfect parent all along. |
| 1:07.3 | Welcome to the Storyteller's Live podcast where everyday women are sharing stories of hope found in Jesus. |
| 1:12.9 | I'm Katie Dunn. |
| 1:13.9 | I'm Robin Cowan. |
| 1:15.0 | And I'm Lindy Walker. |
| 1:16.1 | And we are your podcast host. |
| 1:17.6 | As well as part of the Storytellers Live ministry where simple life stories are helping women all over the country not only increase their faith in Christ, find freedom in Christ, but also |
| 1:28.9 | build community among women. And we do that through live gatherings that we have across the |
| 1:33.7 | country that meet in homes. Today's story is actually from one of our newest communities, |
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