Special guest Aubrey Sampson joins Haley and Dustin to share her story of how she found hope in Christ while grieving multiple losses and major life changes. It’s an encouraging conversation of how the Lord meets us in our grief, along with practical steps on how to lament and grieve with hope. 

Aubrey co-hosts the Nothing is Wasted podcast and has written numerous books including, The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament. Aubrey will also be speaking at our Hope Together conference this September - see the special offer below.

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So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything.

Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.

Listen in to learn more :

(02:13 - 03:25) Navigating Grief, Faith, and Doubt

(06:12 - 07:12) Finding Peace and Joy Amid Grief

(15:56 - 17:12) How Questions in Grief

(20:07 - 21:39) Importance of Lament in Worship

(26:58 - 28:23) Strength in Community During Grief

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Helpful links and resources

Special offer to our Hope Talks listeners! Use code TALK20 to save 20% on your in-person or virtual ticket for our Hope Together conference on September 26-28. Learn more and sign up at www.hopetogether.com

Learn about Aubrey Sampson, her books, and her ministry: https://www.aubreysampson.com/

Pre-order Aubrey’s new book, What We Find in the Dark: Loss, Hope, and God’s Presence in Grief -- https://shorturl.at/gwyyp

Get Aubrey’s children’s book, Big Feelings Days: A Book about Hard Things, Heavy Emotions, and Jesus’ Love -- https://www.aubreysampson.com/big-feelings-days/

Connect with Aubrey on Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/aubsamp/  

Listen to Aubrey’s podcast, Nothing is Wasted -- https://www.aubreysampson.com/podcasts/

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Learn more about Hope Talks and submit a question for Haley and Dustin: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/podcast   

​​Free download on grief: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Gods-Heart-On-Grief.pdf

Video course on grief: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/product/grief-course/ 

Book on grief: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/product/grief/ 

God’s plan for you and what it looks like to follow Christ: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/gods-plan-for-you/

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Bible verses mentioned in this episode

1 Kings 19:7 - The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him

[Elijah] and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.”

Isaiah 53:3-4 – “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.”

Psalm 13:1 – “How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?”

Psalm 31:2-3 -- “Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.”

Psalm 88:18 – “You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 – “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens … a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance”

Lamentations 3:19-23 – “I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

2 Corinthians 6:10 – “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.”