When Life Throws Too Much at You

Famous at Home

Josh + Christi Straub

Parenting, Relationships, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.9 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

How do we lead our families and push through the daily grind when it feels as though life is just throwing too much at you?

In this episode, Josh and Christi open up about their recent experiences, from grieving the loss of their dear friend Bill, to sudden changes happening around them unexpectedly, and all the while balancing work and family life. They explain what is helping them move forward and how you can practically do the same when it feels like life has just thrown too much at you. Josh and Christi talk about:

Sitting in uncomfortable emotions and why it's easier than we fear it will be
The emotions of Holy Week and how the biblical characters' worlds were flipped upside down
How to experience God's presence in the chaos of the circumstances
Ways to embrace the surprising amount of opportunities we all have in each day for solitude and experiencing God's love

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Transcript

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0:00.0	If you're a sinner like me today, he loves you.
0:04.4	He's pursuing you.
0:05.7	And perfect love cast out fear.
0:08.2	But it is hard to experience his love when we're running from it.
0:12.6	And so I just want to encourage you in this season that you're in right now to embrace it.
0:17.7	If it's waiting for your kids in the car line,
0:24.1	if it's just driving down the car,
0:26.9	and, you know, the kids are watching a movie in the back,
0:29.9	and you've got a couple minutes just to be alone.
0:33.6	Turn off the podcast, turn off anything else,
0:34.6	turn off any distractions,
0:36.8	and just be in solitude take those moments and experience
0:39.6	god's love because he is present and his presence is where you find the good you are listening
0:49.5	to the famous at home podcast with dr josh and christie stro. Because when it's all said and done, we all want to know that we were famous at home.
1:03.9	Welcome back to the Famous at Home podcast. Today we're talking about when life feels like a lot.
1:10.2	Before we jump in, here's a word from our sponsors.
1:18.4	Welcome back.
1:19.8	So, happy Holy Week.
1:23.0	Is that a thing?
1:24.1	It is for us.
1:25.2	So it is Holy Week.
1:26.9	For sure.
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