Episode 35 - When life doesn’t meet your expectations

This month we are talking about anxiety, the biblical responses to anxiety, and the way the Word can direct us in both healings and in just managing the normal aspects of life! We hope you are enjoying it!

Today we have a special guest joining Jen: Ann Swindell.

Ann writes Christ-centered courses and she’s the author of The Path to Peace Book! She lives in West Michigan with her pastor-husband and their children.  

With such a special guest, we are excited to share that in today’s episode you’ll discover:

• What to do when you feel angry, afraid and hurt by the fact you are living a life you didn’t sign up for. 

• What to do when life seems too much to handle.

• How God used a really painful season in Ann’s family to gently pull her back from false expectations she had about life;

• How Ann second thought her relationship with God and how He drew her again to the truth of the gospel.

• About crying out to God when life goes all wrong (listen to what God spoke to Ann when she went to Him)! 

… and MUCH MORE! 

Tune in to this raw episode with beautiful reminders and encouragement that we are promised that there will be trouble. But Jesus doesn't leave us in the middle of our overwhelm and fear and trouble. He’s always with us to help navigate those painful times and life’s disappointments.

For the women who are listening: this episode can help you know where to turn and where to find answers. And spoiler alert, the answer is really going to the One who created us and who saved us, and who CAN deliver us.

 For Further Study

• If you want to go even further, join us for an in-depth study during the month of August: The Truth About Anxiety: Calming your Soul in a Chaotic World. You will have access to a Scripture Reading Plan, Complete Bible Study, Live workshops with recordings, a special community, creative elements for journaling, and much, much more. Get the details here: www.sojoacademy.com.