Do you know someone going through chronic pain? What about someone dealing with enormous grief? Vickey Banks is our guest today and she gives us such an abundance of wisdom, especially relating to both of those scenarios. Get ready to take some great notes! Vickey is a wife, mom, grandmother, author, blogger, speaker, and Women's Ministry Director. She's doing all the things! She is going to share about a time when she went through years of chronic pain, and also when she lost several family members in a span of 2 months! Some great takeaways are these thoughts: when you have a thankful heart, you start seeing things differently; there is a reason God has us in community; and most of all, we can use Scripture as a weapon. Vickey also talks about the reality that trauma doesn't end when the event ends. It only ends when we've named it and dealt with it. You are going to love hearing her gracious heart.

Romans 15;4

Psalm 27:13

Philippians 4:6-7

II Timothy 2:2

Bible Study Tools

Sharing His Secrets, by Vickey Banks

Insight for Living, by Doug Manning

His Needs, Her Needs, by Willard Harley

Through a Season of Grief- Grief Share

The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel von der Kolk

A Life Worth Following, by Chris Wall

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