Ever noticed that the times you've spent intimately searching for and finding Jesus have been in your times of darkest tragedy and crisis? We're taking a page from St. Patrick's playbook on the UN-Perfect Podcast today.

Welcome to Episode #32! I'm your host, Shelly Snead, and today I'll be talking to you about more of the hoodlum Snead kids' shenanigans - cause those are always entertaining - but also a little St. Patrick history lesson I found quite convicting. He has quite a story of basking in the presence of God - and realizing He probably would never have done so if he'd remained a free man.

"There are times when captivity is not a thief, but a benefactor."

-Shelly Snead

Some scriptures shared in today's episode...

• 2 Chronicles 32:8
• Romans 8:18
• Psalm 46:1
• Psalm 31:15
• Genesis 26:3
• Isaiah 11:6
• Luke 7:38
• John 6:68

Want to read what St. Patrick wrote about finding Jesus in his captivity for yourself? Read his Confession here.

If today's topic resonated with you, check out episode #17, "When God Says Stay," or this blog post "Worshipping God In Difficult Circumstances - What Worship is NOT."

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