Who Do You Really Believe?

I trusted what they said more than I trusted God.

It did not work out well for me.

I got farther behind.

I became more frustrated.

I spent more of everything (time, effort, money) trying to figure out what I was missing.

The only thing I was missing was the Truth.

I bought the lie that they had the answer … and I bought it

Hook

Lie

And sinker

Yep, I went there.

It’s almost funny when I look back now, if it weren’t for all the storms and deserts I had to wander – and ultimately dragged my family through as well.

And it would be easy to get tangled in the “what if” and “if only” black holes because there are LOTS of them to get tangled in.

But what was can’t be changed. It can only be learned from.

Or in this case, unlearned. Because I am choosing to unlearn the lie that they have my answer. They don’t. No matter who or what THEY are.

My answer has to come from the Truth of God’s purpose for me or it will always be the wrong answer.

I launched the Growing Hope podcast without even knowing what a podcast was. I just knew I needed to talk about hope and possibility living and my family was tired of hearing it – plus, we lived in the woods and the squirrels didn’t seem to care.

“You have the internet.” My husband told me – and I was convinced it was not out of desperation to have silence. “Why not use it.”

Not long into the run of my show, I was contacted by several terrestrial radio stations to syndicated my show (at no cost to me).

I got excited and eager and reached out to a radio expert to help me take the next step.

REFLECTION PAUSE:

As I’m reliving this moment while sharing with you, I can’t help but see a parallel with the kings I’m reading about in the Old Testament. They had success following God but then turned to man to find their answer.

Up until just a few words back, I judged them for this choice. Now I get it.

Following the Wrong Way

The radio expert told me a lot of things I should be doing and it shifted me out of what I was doing. Before long, I was lost, tired, and falling behind.

I didn’t understand for the longest time. Until I got brave enough in other areas of my life to say SO WHAT when people told me what would happen if I didn’t do what they thought I should. Until I leaned so far in with Jesus through the Word that I didn’t have anything else I could cling to. Until I let go (for real) and let God.

And even now, I still need daily reminders and bold believers that will feed the faith I need to keep putting God first.

The world is determined to distract me back to what is ordinary and accepted and the way THEY say it should be.

If you are tired of going it alone or if you feel like you are taking the same test over and over and never moving forward, it’s time to unlearn the lies.

It’s why I’ve relaunched this NEW season of Growing Hope with Kathryn Lang – not in the way I SHOULD do it, but in the way that feels right and aligned with the way God leads. I’m barreling into the unlearning process – or maybe it’s more of a stumbling situation. If you know me, you know it’s more stumbling (with a dash of dancing).

Either way, it’s time to let it go for real and lean all in with God.

Because God is the Way.

God has made the Way.

And the only way I can get to that Way is to take one intentional step.

Should I save you a seat?

If you are ready to barrel into the unlearning, click the link below.

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