About this episode

The episode discusses trusting God through terminal illness and pain, emphasizing faith, grace, and community support.

Nuggets of Wisdom “He doesn’t give us grace in advance of what we’re going to need. He gives us grace for today. Grace for the moment.” “I realized there was a huge connection between joy and purpose in suffering.” “Whatever you’re going through—even a terminal illness—you can trust the One who died for you.” “My focus was, ‘Alright, Lord, how are you going to use this?” “That conversation brought Job to the point where even if he didn’t know the purpose, He knew the God of purpose.” “There are no lone rangers in the body of Christ. We’re connected.” “I’m going to trust You no matter the outcome. I purpose to trust You.” “There’s always a deeper level of intimacy.” “That doesn’t mean we walk through life plastering on a fake smile and pretending everything’s wonderful. We have to be real with each other.” Don’t miss our next episode of From Hardship to Hope! Connect with Ava Ava Pennington is an author, speaker, freelance editor, and certified coach. Her newest book is Flourish: Grace-Centered Practices to Protect and Grow a Fruitful Life in Christ (Kregel). Other books include Reflections on the Names of God (Revell) and 2 children’s books. She has written for Christian…

People in this episode

Host: Tammy Kennington

Guest: Ava Pennington

Topics covered

• faith
• terminal illness
• suffering
• grace
• purpose
• joy
• community

Keywords

• trusting God
• terminal illness
• faith
• grace
• suffering
• joy
• purpose

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Flourish: Grace-Centered Practices to Protect and Grow a Fruitful Life in Christ, Reflections on the Names of God

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