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The Mark Driscoll Podcast

What to do When Life Throws You a Curveball

The Mark Driscoll Podcast

Mark Driscoll

Religion & Spirituality

51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

In this Episode, Pastor Mark talks about what to do when going through trails.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Then it's going to be the pivot.

0:01.3

So you pray?

0:02.1

Father, what do you all going to do?

0:03.1

Plan?

0:03.6

Okay, how do I begin?

0:05.6

Push, I'm getting to work.

0:07.1

And then once you get into work, you're going to need to make some pivots.

0:10.3

I'll give you two scriptures again from Proverbs.

0:12.7

The prudence sees danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty and the heart of a man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.

0:21.7

So you pray, okay, Father, what do you gonna do?

0:23.7

You make a plan, you're working the plan, you're pushing.

0:27.0

Okay, I'm working, I'm working the plan, I'm activated.

0:31.3

Here's what happens, obstacles and opportunities come up.

0:35.2

Obstacles, you're like, ah, that's not gonna work,

0:37.3

I gotta pivot. Meaning, you're like, ah, that's not gonna work, I gotta pivot.

0:38.3

Meaning, you get sick, your wife gets sick, you miscarry,

0:44.3

your industry gets cratered, you lose your job,

0:48.3

your parents get sick out of state,

0:50.3

and you gotta figure or not whether you're gonna relocate

0:52.3

to care for them. Your kid goes prodigal, okay, I've got to figure or not whether you're going to relocate to care for them.

0:56.4

Your kid goes prodigal.

0:58.4

Okay, I've got to reset my schedule.

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