WOF 390: Finding Beauty in the Loss of Control w/ Britt Fisk
The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture
Brandon Vogt
4.9 • 5.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2023
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In this talk from the 2022 Good News Conference, Britt Fisk, shares her wisdom on what it means to hand over complete trust to the Lord, particularly in times of great suffering. Though we may feel like we’re at a loss when we are not in control, this is the moment when the Lord meets us and asks us to hand over control and trust his will for our lives. As Britt affirms through her story of suffering, untold beauty comes from that surrender of control.
Learn more about the Good News Conference and sign up to attend this year’s conference at https://goodnewsconference.com.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show. I'm Brandon Vot, the host and the Senior |
| 0:10.3 | Publishing Director. In this talk from the 2022 Good News Conference, |
| 0:16.0 | Britt Fisk shares her wisdom on what it means to hand over complete trust to the Lord, |
| 0:22.5 | particularly in times of great suffering. Although we may feel like we're at a loss when we're |
| 0:28.5 | not in control, it's at this moment when the Lord meets us and asks us to hand over control |
| 0:35.2 | and trust his will for our lives. As Britt affirms through her story of suffering, untold beauty |
| 0:42.0 | comes from that surrender of control. If you like this talk, I encourage you to learn more about |
| 0:47.7 | the Good News Conference, which is now an annual event and perhaps sign up to join us at this year's |
| 0:53.9 | conference, which will be held November 17th through the 19th, 2023 in Orlando, Florida, |
| 1:00.2 | my neck of the woods. You can learn more and sign up at GoodNewsConference.com. But for now, |
| 1:06.6 | enjoy this talk from Britt Fisk on Finding Beauty and the Loss of Control. Enjoy. |
| 1:26.8 | Like you said, if you're wondering who this girl is up here among these Catholic giants, |
| 1:32.0 | don't worry, I'm wondering the same thing. But honestly, today, I'm just here to tell my story |
| 1:39.2 | when I finally have. When I was younger, I was involved in several different leadership organizations. |
| 1:46.9 | And at our annual conventions, we always would hire keynote speakers. Much like the ones you've |
| 1:52.8 | seen this week, their messages were riveting. And I always left those sessions ready to change the |
| 2:00.0 | world and with the desire to be a motivational speaker myself. But what I came to realize was that |
| 2:07.9 | each of these speakers had something in common. They had a story. And typically, it was one of |
| 2:16.4 | overcoming great adversity, of defying odds, and all in all of carrying once cross. And at the time, |
| 2:25.9 | I was missing that. I was missing a story. But 2020 would change that for me. And I'm sure there's |
| 2:35.0 | so many of you out here in the audience that could see the same thing. Because up until that point, |
| 2:40.8 | I had lived a fairly normal life. Of course, I had challenges. I made so many mistakes. And there |
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