Ep 238 Shaping a Legacy of Gratitude and Grace with Sally Clarkson

Sally Clarkson didn't grow up feeling accepted or acceptable and wondered if she ever would be until one day she prayed, "If there's a God in the universe, will you please send me someone to explain who you are." And he did. A young woman knocked on her door and asked, "Can I give you a religious survey?" From that brief conversation, Sally learned that she was greatly loved and designed for great purpose and she didn't look back. 

Today, after writing over 40 books on knowing God and living for Christ, Sally talks of how as women we have agency—we have options to flourish and make decisions by faith that will cause us to thrive and make a difference in the lives around us. Her latest book speaks of beauty and choices and the love of God, Well Lived, Shaping a Legacy of Gratitude and Grace. Put it on your Christmas list and pray about giving it to someone you love this Christmas.

Some Sally gems:

• I thrive better when I live in a rhythm of obedience—doing what's right because I love God serves me well even if I don't feel it at the time. 
• I make sure to include things in my life that refuel my soul on a regular basis including friends that call me to my best self. 
• What I needed was unconditional love and that's what God provided. 
• To thrive means to live by faith.
• I wish I knew earlier what it meant to live in a fallen and chaotic world.
• Each day I pray to find a way to leave an imprint of God's love on someone I spend time with.
• Earlier in my live, I would argue with God until I learned that by following Him, He was taking away things that wouldn't help me.
• Women are discouraged and feel a lack of direction but they have agency and more capacity than they realize.
• I told God that I was going to plant a flag to cultivate gratefulness and start each day by thanking Him for four things before getting out of bed.
• We thrive by taking the stuff of our lives and putting it in God's hands and saying, "I'm Yours. What does the Holy Spirit want to dream through me?"

Sally Clarkson is a bestselling author, renowned speaker, and beloved mentor who has dedicated her life to inspiring countless women to live for Christ. She has been married to her husband Clay for more than forty years and they have raised four adult children. Today, Sally lives between the mountains of Colorado and the rolling fields of England.

You can learn more of Sally Clarkson's ministry below:

Website: https://sallyclarkson.com/
Podcast, At Home with Sally
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sally.clarkson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealsallyclarkson/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrpMU6iAuldEQFbPISjSC_A