You’re Different—And God Designed You That Way: Sally & Nathan Clarkson and Hayley Morgan
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 14 November 2019
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
We were not designed to be perfect; we were designed to be uniquely us. Today’s guests, authors Sally Clarkson and her son Nathan, and writer Hayley Morgan share their stories of struggling to accept their differences and imperfections. Though Nathan was discouraged because he didn’t fit into society’s mold, and Hayley feared she wasn’t perfect enough, God revealed His purpose for their lives and has helped them utilize their gifts in ways they never knew possible. Their stories remind us even if we can’t see it, God has a bigger plan ahead for each one of us, and He can use our differences to do all kinds of good.
Links, Products and Resources Mentioned:
Jesus Calling weekly prayer call
When Your Purpose Seems Unclear, Seek God: Jeremy Cowart & Elisabeth Hasselbeck
“Only You Can Be You: What Make You Different Makes You Great” book
“Different: The Story of an Outside-the-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him” book
The Twig Goes Out On a Limb blog
Interview Quotes:
“Even in the midst of my adolescent angst, I found a God who says He loved me as I was, and I found a God who said I was made for a purpose, and that all these differences could be used for His glory and for the story that He wanted to tell with my life.” - Nathan Clarkson
“Let's rejoice in this place and find out how we can bring light to any of our dark corners, but also to learn to be content within the story that we've been given.“ - Sally Clarkson
“Every single personality, whether they're loud or or whether they're shy, whether they like adventure or they like sitting at home reading—we wanted to give a book to parents that would imprint the minds of their children to say, ‘All of us are an incredible, magnificent reflection of the fingerprints of God as He made us each individually for His own glory.’“ - Sally Clarkson
“I started to untangle the idea of grace and grace for every day, not just grace as a one time event.” - Hayley Morgan
“Once I really understood grace, I had to apply the gospel to my life every day, to myself every day. I'm never going to grow out of needing it. That freed me up so much to then walk with the Lord, not just try to please Him and try to impress Him.” - Hayley Morgan
“The Lord has used my failures in equal or greater measures than He has used my successes to draw me closer to Him.” - Hayley Morgan
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| 0:00.0 | God created each of us differently for a good purpose and for good reason and each of our differences |
| 0:07.0 | will play into the story he has for us to tell. |
| 0:11.0 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. Today's guests celebrate what makes them different |
| 0:16.1 | and how we're all a vital part of the family of God. Authors Sally Clarkson and Nathan |
| 0:21.0 | Clarkson and writer Haley Morgan. |
| 0:24.0 | First up, as a mother of four, Sally Clarkson embraced the unique traits of her children, |
| 0:28.8 | but noticed that her son Nathan struggled with a few things her other children didn't. |
| 0:33.0 | Nathan learned a little bit differently, |
| 0:35.0 | showed hyperactive tendencies, and seemed controlled by obsessive thoughts. |
| 0:39.0 | Determine her son's actions were signs of a gift, not a malady. |
| 0:42.0 | She prayed for wisdom to guide him toward a productive life |
| 0:45.2 | while showing him he was fiercely loved, just as he was. |
| 0:48.6 | That grounding helped Nathan work through what made him different, |
| 0:51.5 | and now as an adult he is a successful actor and |
| 0:54.2 | filmmaker. He joins his mother today to talk about their new children's book that |
| 0:58.4 | speaks to kids with different interests and abilities called Only You Can Be You. My name is Sally Clarkson. and And I have four children, adult children. |
| 1:14.0 | And I just love the Lord and I love encouraging women |
| 1:18.0 | to live into their potential in Christ. |
| 1:21.0 | My name is Nathan Clarkson, and I am Sally Clarkson's son. I am an |
| 1:26.1 | an actor, an author, a filmmaker. I live kind of between Los Angeles and New York. |
| 1:31.8 | I wrote a book called Different with my mom about my upbringing as kind of the quote-unquote |
| 1:36.0 | Different kid and in between those things I also act in TV shows and movies when I can |
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