Ep 255 The Way of Becoming with Kerry Hasenbalg

God told Kerry Hasenbalg over twenty years ago that she was to write this book, The Way of Becoming. She wasn't convinced. She asked God to maybe ask someone else instead. She made bookmarks instead.

Happy to report, she finished her book and it released in April, just in time for the National Day of Prayer in which an entire chapter, Chapter 7, was picked to bless our nation and a free download of that excerpt is still available on her website: https://kerry hasenbalg.com/book

A leader in Soul Care and a spiritual director, Kerry Hasenbalg, is a wife and mother of four and founder of The Becoming Foundation and resides in Pennsylvannia. You will be blessed and challenged as you hear our conversation about how to become who God has designed us to become no matter what challenges we face. Thank you, Kerry, for your honest reflections and teachings. We will all be hanging clotheslines very soon!

 

Some gems from our conversation:

• God is interested in our inner world and we need to bring our stress and anxieties to him and his care.
• We land in the valley and progress out of towards God as we apply certain faith practices in our lives, and then land in the valley again and God keeps moving us forward.
• The Lord brings people into our lives for us to help dispel any of their darkness with the truth and beauty of His Spirit.
• When we endure trials and pain, it's important that we name the broken things in our lives as we hand them over to the Healer.
• To ask God for specifics gives us a deeper awareness of his great love for us.
• I wanted to make sure to teach our kids first what God was teaching me before teaching anyone outside our home.
• Every day is an exercise in trusting God enough to let Him work out His plan as we walk by faith. 
• My legacy is to help our kids know that they can access the power of Jesus right now in their lives through whatever challenges they endure. 
• I wrote my book based on Scripture and included my story so that the reader could begin seeing God in their own story.