About this episode

Candace and Jason discuss the challenges of making difficult decisions in faith and the importance of prayer.

Have you ever stood at a crossroads where you knew what God was calling you to, but everything in you wanted to retreat to the safer, more comfortable path? Candace and Jason Jackson Jr. open the episode answering a listener question from Ashley, a newer Christian working her way through the Bible. Jason describes how he started reading from the perspective of the sinner rather than the savior, putting himself in the shoes of the people Jesus is speaking to instead of in Jesus' shoes. That way, he says, the message comes through and not just the miracle. The episode picks up Jason's story where last week left off. From being woken up at 9 years old to provide a clean drug test for family members, to choosing at 11 to move in with friends so his mom would have one less mouth to feed, to walking away from an NFL career at 21 years old, Jason traces a path shaped by one conviction: a job is what you get paid to do, and work is what you were created to do. Ministry, he says, is work. Jason then talks about the Kidron Valley, the Valley of Decisions, the space between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. He talks through what it means to be…

People in this episode

Host: Candace Cameron Bure

Guest: Jason Jackson Jr.

Topics covered

• decision making
• faith
• Christianity
• personal growth
• service to others
• prayer

Keywords

• decision making
• faith
• Christianity
• prayer
• personal growth
• service
• listener questions

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Kidron Valley, Jerusalem, Mount of Olives

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