Jen was a healthy mom with a loving family and a thriving career teaching others about the importance of health and then she received a diagnosis that would change her life and her ministry forever. 

Join me for this powerful discussion with writer, speaker and coach, Jen Roland as she shares her story of chronic pain, how she learned to shift her mindset and the impact of sharing her struggles with the world in this, part of 1 of our conversation titled, There is Purpose in the Pain.

Jen's upcoming workshops:

July 15th Workshop (at 3 pm & 8 pm EST): Identifying Spheres of Personal Control & Surrendering the Rest
Link for more information and to register:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtc-Gtpj4sHtY61TjL14iMU0o-yvwoJMKI

July 29th Workshop (at 8 pm EST): Natural Methods for Pain Management
Link for more information and to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtdOuhpzsiE9QF9UfcpFcBwYvgkrzo3pmq

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SHOW NOTES:

Even though I felt loved, I still felt alone

To think ahead just fuels anxiety

It’s definitely been a lesson in just taking thoughts captive and really focusing on what’s true, pure and praiseworthy and really focusing on God’s promises instead of the ‘what-if’s’ that may never materialize

Don’t grieve losses that haven’t yet happened 

Surrender the things that I couldn’t control and that’s where God’s strength really came through

Knowing that God was with me, He was for me and THIS was His plan and He was going to use it for good and opening my eyes to see His provision in the midst of it

Our dysfunction does not define us, it is just a part of our story

If you really want to impress someone you talk about your successes, but if you really want to impact and connect with them you talk about where you are struggling or where your weaknesses are.

It’s our shared brokenness that actually really bonds us together and also unites us with God

Knowing the end of the story makes it possible to have strength and perseverance in the midst of the hardest parts of it because we know where its going and we can trust that He is going to use it for good.

God has something for us on every single page of our story

Are you going to allow adversity to chisel and shape you into the image of Christ or are you going to flee from it?

Pain isn’t the stronghold - the way you’re thinking about pain is the stronghold.

Pain wasn’t something I could control but my thoughts were.

I was blaming the pain when it was my mindset that needed the shift