We recently polled a large group of Christian moms about their prayer lives and found that many of the moms who have been Christians for a long time DON’T actually have the kind of prayer life they believe they SHOULD have. What grabbed us the most from all those responses were the moms who said, “I’m just not sure I see the value of prayer anymore. I’ve prayed for years and God just doesn’t seem to answer me.” Since she was 15 years old, author Kelli Stuart felt lead to adopt a child, but the journey toward the fulfillment of that dream was filled with very high highs and very low lows. In this episode, Kelli will be joining us today to tell her story. Our hope is that you’ll be inspired by it, and find the strength you need to keep praying. So grab that laundry basket, turn on your bluetooth in the car, or pour your favorite warm cuppa something and let’s dive in!
Look for some of these highlights:
4:30 – Intro to Kelli Stuart and her story.
6:00 – Kelli shares her story.
14:00 – How to handle it when we don’t have an answer or when God doesn’t move the way we want or expect.
15:00 – The one truth we must remember in order to deal with disappointments.
17:00 – Sometimes His goodness is revealed in our pain.
18:00 – Kelli continues to share her story.
21:30 – How do you handle walking through an experience when you pray one thing and God does another?
24:05 – How God finally fulfilled Kelli’s desire to adopt.
33:00 – God’s plan is good, even when it’s hard and not what we expect.
34:00 – The verse Kelli is praying for her family.
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I have really enjoyed your podcasts and agree – lack of joy is a symptom of taking our eyes off Jesus. I have to remind myself of this often. I also heard you mention social media in a few of your podcasts. I believe that social media can really distract any one of us from all of the above. A good first step should be – get off of social media – ESPECIALLY if someone is not finding joy. I believe that SM is the cause of many joyless hearts – of course, the root comes back to taking our eyes off Jesus, then on to someone’s created illusion of life or spit second image of perfection without the reality of the seconds, minutes, and hours before and after. Our poor children have no idea how sucked into these deceptions they are, but how can we help them understand if we are sucked in too? You may have already addressed this – I haven’t listened to them all, but plan to. 🙂 Thanks again.
This is a great addition to the conversation! Thank you so much. I really think you’re right, and I feel it in my own life as I interact with social media. So true!