Project Redemption

On today’s episode, we welcome Mercy Lokulutu & Evelyn Taylor.

Mercy Lokulutu gave her yes to the Lord at nine and has since seen His purposeful hand throughout her life and blessed opportunities in the midst of grief. She shares her incredible Romans 8:28 story.

Evelyn Taylor offers hope and encouragement to those around her, specifically caregivers. Through her own experiences as a caregiver for 10 years and the testimonies of others, she encourages those who care for loved ones.

Key Ideas

* Being a woman of God

* Raising Black children

* Fighting through grief

Mercy Lokulutu Quotes

“My mother showed me that being a woman doesn’t make me a different kind of Christian but being a Christian is what makes me a different kind of woman. My femininity doesn’t preclude or exclude me from doing anything God has called me to do, if anything it empowers me to do what He has called me to do.”

She Writes for Him, Black Voices of Wisdom.

Mercy Lokulutu quotes

One of the things that was always constant was the faithfulness of God. In all that we went through God was with us, He was walking us through it and keeping us through it. That experience taught me that life is about seasons and God is faithful in every season.

She Writes for Him, Black Voices of Wisdom, Mercy Lokulutu.

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EVELYN TAYLOR

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MERCY LOKULUTU

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Keywords

#Faithfulness #God #Seasons #Loss #Grief #Comfort #Trust #Encouragement

Listen to the Episode

Today’s episode of Redeemed & Restored is entitled Single & Surrendered. It’s funny, even as I say that, I have to admit a lot of the time when I thought I was surrendering, I really wasn’t.

Sure I wasn’t dating, and was committed to God bringing me the man He wanted me to spend the rest of my life with, but my thoughts, intentions and motivations of my heart told a very different story. I continued to try to control this area of my life, declaring God’s will when I was only listening to my own voice.

Come along with me as I give a glimpse into my journey of true surrender to God's plan for my life.

Resources:

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Two new Redemption Press Authors Cherie Denna and Sara Cormany share their stories from the newest compilation, She Writes For Him: Stories of Living Hope. Through sexual abuse and a culture of organized crime for Cherie and chronic pain and the debilitating toll of a stroke for Sara, God led both to redemption.

I am always amazed at the number of scriptures that encourage us to WAIT ON THE LORD. It just must be part of our human nature to want to take control and make things happen. I know that is how I’ve always been. A type A do-er, impulsive and one who flies by the seat of my pants…I all myself a “pantster” rather than a plotter or planner. But OH the joy we experience when we wait on Him and He does immeasurable more than we could ever ask or imagine that just proves that waiting on Him is SO MUCH BETTER than getting out in front of Him trying to hurry things up!

Redemption Press Authors Kennita Williams and Christina Custodio share their stories from She Writes For Him Black Voices of Wisdom. God opened the door for them to start important conversations by sharing their experiences of being judged simply on the color of their skin.

I could hardly wait to share this part of my story ... when God gave me back my voice! Believe me when I say, whatever God loves, Satan hates. God loves it when you speak up about His saving power, but the enemy will do everything He can to destroy your voice and silence you. He will work hard to wear you out, ruin your testimony, and push you to despair, so that you feel utterly worthless to speak on God’s behalf … we must not listen to His lies! There is power in the word of your testimony! Revelation 12:11​ says that we overcome him (our enemy) by the blood of the lamb, by the word of our testimony, and not loving our lives unto death.” There is POWER in the story He has given YOU to proclaim!

Discover how God used a Mother's day gift and a prize won at the She Writes For Him Conference for Missy Linkletter to write her story of painful loss and redemptive restoration. Then Jenn Dafoe Turner shares her inability to escape God's call on her life to write about His miraculous restoration of her broken daddy/daughter relationship.

In this episode I am extremely transparent of how I treated my relationships and how God helped me to pursue healing, forgiveness & reconciliation of those I so deeply wounded and how God in His mercy redeemed my broken relationships and blessed me with new relationships. God has been faithful to send people into my life who model what true relationships look like.

Best Selling Author and Speaker Sheila Walsh discusses how God redeemed her writing and speaking after the trauma of her life spilled over into her career and New York Times Best Seller Karen Kingsbury shares how God has worked all things for the good through her writing and her children.

Today’s episode of Redeemed & Restored is entitled “Growing in Restoration.” What was once a life trashed by deception and hate … is now one that has been redeemed, healed, defended … with love and mercy. WOW! I was all these things…The weak who found strength. The hungry soul who received grace. The fatherless who … Redeemed & Restored – Growing In Restoration Read More »