Episode 98: With God in the Unknown
Summary of this Episode:
A lot of us make a plan for our lives or have expectations for the way we think that our life will turn out. How do we react when things don’t go according to our plan? How do we trust God with the unexpected? Join Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy on God Hears Her as they talk to Brianna DeWitt about the ways her life has not gone the way she planned.
“The Lord can’t drive a ship with an anchor.”
– Erin Eddy
A B O U T T H I S W E E K ’ S G U E S T :
Brianna DeWitt
Brianna DeWitt lives, bakes, and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can find her spending time with her friends or young nieces and nephews, reading a book, or making a new dessert involving peanut butter and chocolate.
Notes & Quotes:
It’s difficult to desire something that God made, and said it’s a good thing, and to not have it. —Brianna DeWitt
Comparison is hard when other people have the things we want in our lives. —Brianna DeWitt
You can let yourself be sad, you just can’t stay in that sadness. —Brianna DeWitt
Do you truly believe that the life God has planned for you is better than anything you could try to do on your own? —Brianna DeWitt
The Lord can’t drive a ship with an anchor. —Erin Eddy
Sometimes it takes a long time to be able to see what God is doing. —Brianna DeWitt
It’s hard to come up with answers to the questions that I, and others, have about my own life. —Brianna DeWitt
Be open to the ways life is going to look different from the way you thought it would. —Brianna DeWitt
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Elisa’s Instagram: elisamorganauthor
Eryn’s Instagram: eryneddy
Brianna’s Twitter: @bwitt722
Verses Mentioned:
(The story of Joseph) Genesis 37–50
“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” —Genesis 50:20