When We Can’t See God’s Plan, Trust His Heart: Dave Pittman & Rachel Van Kluyve
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
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🗓️ 27 February 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
“Why me, God?” Sound familiar? We’ve all questioned why God has allowed bad things to happen in our lives, but this week’s guests, musician Dave Pittman and home designer Rachel Van Kluyve, have faced serious trials that caused them to question their purpose and how to move forward. Growing up, Dave faced bullies because of his Tourette’s Syndrome. After a deep, dark battle, Dave learned to embrace what made him different. As he’s built his music career post-American Idol, today Dave uses his music and experiences to help others find their reason to live. After Rachel had her first child, she grappled with postpartum depression that isolated her. As she began to post online about her decorating hobby, she began to build a supportive, close-knit online community that now helps women and girls around the world. Today Rachel shares her book She Built Herself a Home and how people can easily create spaces to build closer connections to God and to each other.
Links, Products and Resources Mentioned:
Jesus Calling ‘What’s Good’ YouTube series featuring Dave Pittman
Jesus Calling podcast episode with Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Jeremy Cowart
Davd Pittman
“Crazy Brave’ song
“Different Kind of Love” album
Tourette Syndrome
ABC’s American Idol
Neil Patrick Harris
Bible Gateway
Rachel Van Kluyve
CrateandCottage.com
She Made Herself a Home: A Practical Guide to Design, Organize, and Give Purpose to Your Space book
Facebook Marketplace
Interview Quotes:
“I was more afraid of living through that again than I was of dying.” - Dave Pittman, on being bullied as a child with Tourette Syndrome
”My mom—both my parents—just drilled into my head and my heart the importance of accepting yourself for who you are, and not just who you are, but who you are in Christ, your identity, who you've become in your walk with Christ.” - Dave Pittman
“I think it's okay to ask why, even now, because Job did. We look at Job in the Bible, he asked God, ‘Why? Why is this happening to me?’” - Dave Pittman
“Anyone can accept something they have to do, but when you can embrace something that you get to do, it’s different. It changes things.” - Dave Pittman
”After I had my first baby, it just kind of all fell apart. I got postpartum [depression]. I lost myself. You know, I was a smart magna cum laude graduate, and I just didn't know what I wanted to do or who I wanted to be, and it spiraled quickly out of control.” - Rachel Van Kluyve
“When I started my Instagram journey, I felt the Lord specifically saying, ‘Everyone knocks social media for not being a good thing for this generation. But I want to use it for good.’” - Rachel Van Kluyve
“We have the power to do so much as moms, as women. [We can] sit at home with a touch of a button and some ingenuity, and we can put together this great thing for people around the world.” - Rachel Van Kluyve
“When we built this house, I prayed specifically that we'd always be hospitable. And it's really the home that's never closed. So because of that, our why has become hospitality, and letting people see Christ at all times, and that they're welcome here.” - Rachel Van Kluyve
“It's all about creating that space that gives security and peace so that you can give it to others.” - Rachel Van Kluyve
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| 0:00.0 | Looking for the perfect gift for your little ones for Easter, |
| 0:03.3 | Jesus calling for kids has two new editions just for kids, |
| 0:07.6 | one in pink and one in blue. |
| 0:09.7 | You can find them in the Religion and Insp inspiration section of Barnes and Noble today. |
| 0:16.3 | As I grew in my faith and my understanding and knowledge of God, the Lord and scripture, I began to understand and realize that we may not |
| 0:28.6 | understand what God, what his plan is for our life, but we can trust, you know, that he's in control and |
| 0:36.9 | that we're not. And I think, you know, for me it was realizing that my identity is not in Tourette syndrome or |
| 0:45.7 | a d d or ocd but it's in in Jesus Christ alone. |
| 0:50.0 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. |
| 0:53.0 | Our guests this week have each experienced burdens in their lives that cause them to question |
| 0:56.7 | their worth and their very existence. |
| 0:59.4 | Musician Dave Pittman and Home Designer Rachel Van Clive. |
| 1:03.0 | Dave Pittman, a budding Christian musician and an American Idol finalist, was only nine years old when he was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome, |
| 1:10.0 | a condition that can cause uncontrollable ticks and vocal sounds. |
| 1:14.4 | Before his diagnosis, Dave's classmates didn't understand what made Dave different, and several |
| 1:18.9 | responded by making fun of him or bullying him. |
| 1:22.1 | His dread of facing another school year feeling different and |
| 1:25.2 | alone, Dave shares about the moment that he was more afraid of living than he was of dying |
| 1:30.3 | and what ultimately led him to embrace his condition. |
| 1:33.0 | My name is Dave Pittman and I'm a singer here in Nashville and recording artist and have a ministry where I travel around and |
| 1:50.0 | going to |
| 1:55.0 | share my story about how I overcame, |
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