Beth Wahl and I talk about how to cultivate hope and live unoffended when life disappoints, when dreams are shattered, and when our stories remain unresolved. Beth shares how God taught her to carry her story lightly rather than being crushed under the weight of sorrow.

Key Takeaways:

I know He has written the truth of who He is on my heart. He is good and He is sovereign.

Job didn’t know the full story and it doesn’t seem that he ever did. God didn’t let him in on the cosmic battle. So I think there is always more at stake than whatever it is we want. 

I have to remind myself what's true: I can get to that place where I surrender the story that I wish I had for the story that God has entrusted to us. And it's a sweet place of surrender.

Verses:

John 9:1-5

Philippians 1:29

1 Peter 5:10

Job 1-3 and 38-40, 42. 

1 Thess. 5:14

Heb. 4:15-16

Heb. 12:3

Matthew 11:4-6

2 Corinthians 1:9

2 Cor 4:16-18

Romans 8:18

Romans 11:33-36

 Unoffendable by Brant Hansen

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