A Raw Story About a BIG Change
Hello my Hope-Full friend!
Have you ever had an answer to prayer shock you?
A few months ago I felt like I was hitting a huge wall every time I was editing a podcast. Like I seriously felt physically ill.
It took me a couple of months of what felt like pushing against a giant boulder until I finally asked God the right question:
What is stopping my progress?
And then things got interesting because the answer I got surprised me.
God told me it was time to be done with the Stories of Hope in Hard Times podcast.
Excuse me God, What??????
I cried.
That was not the answer I expected. I didn’t think after over four years of interviewing people and editing and sharing podcasts that it would be time to be done.
What do you do when you have a big change happening? Here are a few tips to get both me and you through:
Resources for Change
Want to hear the rest of the story about my chat with God when my process was stopped? In this episode I share what God told me to focus on when I was going through this huge change with regards to podcasting? You can read or listen to this episode here: What to Do When God Stops Your Progress. You can watch it on YouTube here.
Sometimes when we are dealing with change it is good to slow down a bit. I share this tip and a few others in this episode where I talk about a few key things I learned a couple of years ago hiking a mountain with my family. You can read or listen to them here: 3 Tips for Strong Growth in Adversity from Bristlecone Pines. You can watch it on YouTube here.
Just yesterday I was feeling fear again about the big changes in my life and has a sweet moment where I realized God could see me and answered me though a Bible verse. Watch this short LIVE video on Facebook to hear me share that story.
So, whether you feel you progress is being stopped by God or by fear, or if you are experiencing changes in your life that you don’t know how to handle—know that God loves you and is aware of you. He will guide you to find the right solution for you with your unique challenges, just like he guided me.
And that doesn’t mean that I’m suddenly walking the sunshiny path knowing exactly what I’m supposed to do. No. I’m walking one stop at a time and often stepping into the darkness because that is how faith works.
But the good news is God can see the end of my path and He knows exactly where I’m going. So, I’m going to keep walking and trusting in Him. He hasn’t let me down yet (even though I’ve climbed some pretty rocky mountains in life and gone through some muddy bogs as well.)
God lives and He loves you! I know He’ll answer your prayers too!
Hope on!
Tamara