
Your Hope-Filled Perspective with Dr. Michelle Bengtson podcast
Dr. Michelle Bengtson293 How to Heal and Trust God When Life Doesn’t Go as We Hoped
November 21, 2024 ● 24 minShare this episode
Episode Summary:
In this episode of the Sacred Scar Story Series on Your Hope-Filled Perspective, I had the opportunity to talk with Becky Beresford about a significant time in her life when things didn’t go as she hoped and meticulously planned. She experienced physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual pain. She shares how her first pregnancy was fraught with complications, leading to grief, loss, and deep wounds. Becky discusses how she learned to trust God through her struggles and how He brought healing, leaving her with beautiful sacred scars as a reminder of His faithfulness.
Quotables from the episode:
- Jesus is good and with us in our suffering.
- If it weren’t for my scars, I wouldn’t know Jesus like I do.
- When life turned out the opposite of what we prayed for, I had to heal from the inside out.
- God uses our seasons of painful darkness to bring comfort to others.
- Joy and grief can and often are intertwined.
- Scars remind me what God brought me through.
- The enemy kept telling me “You’re not enough.” The truth is, I’m not enough, but God is enough.
- Satan tried to define me by what I considered my failures but my God is bigger.
- God shines through my weakness.
- God is so faithful and he got me through the hardest time of my life, and now my scars are a reminder of what he has done.
- Rainbows aren’t actually arches, but rather, full circles. Rainbows can only be seen from a higher perspective, and God’s promises are still true even when I can’t see the whole picture.
Recommended Resources:
- She Believed He Could So She Did: Trading Culture’s Lies for Christ-Centered Empowerment by Becky Beresford
- Sacred Scars: Resting in God’s Promise That Your Past Is Not Wasted by Dr. Michelle Bengtson
- The Hem of His Garment: Reaching Out to God When Pain Overwhelms by Dr. Michelle Bengtson
- YouVersion 5-Day Devotional Reaching Out To God When Pain Overwhelms
- Today is Going to be a Good Day: 90 Promises to Start Your Day Off Right by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the AWSA 2023 Inspirational Gift Book of the Year Award, the Christian Literary Awards Reader’s Choice Award in four categories, and the Christian Literary Awards Henri Award for Devotionals
- YouVersion 7-Day Devotional, Today is Going to be a Good Day
- YouVersion 7-Day Devotional, Today is Going to be Another Good Day
- Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises by Dr. Michelle Bengtson
- Breaking Anxiety’s Grip Free Study Guide
- Free 7-Day YouVersion Bible Reading Plan for Breaking Anxiety’s Grip
- Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor’s Personal Journey Through Depression by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader’s Choice Award
- Hope Prevails Bible Study by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader’s Choice Award
- Trusting God Through Cancer 1
- Trusting God Through Cancer 2
- Revive & Thrive Women's Conference
- Subdue Stress and Anxiety: Fifteen Experts Offer Comprehensive Tools in Ten Minutes a Day. Use my link plus discount code BENG99 to save $90 on course (course will be $99.)
- Free Download: How To Fight Fearful/Anxious Thoughts and Win
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Today's Devotional
A Prayer to Discern the Difference between Tests, Temptations, and Trials - Your Daily Prayer - March 30
Here’s the essential thing: regardless of what we find ourselves in—tests, temptations, or trials—the grace of Christ surrounds us, as does the power of the Holy Spirit. And so, no matter what, we can approach Jesus in confidence.
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