067 || How to Keep Your Faith While Waiting on Your Dream|| Beth Ratzlaff

Send us Fan Mail Beth Ratzlaff is an ordinary clay-pot woman who is being crafted by an extraordinary potter, God. She blogs about spiritual formation and writes in other capacities. She also serves as a spiritual director and works with Get HOPE Global, a ministry that provides Christian business training curriculum and microloans to women in impoverished countries. She loves international travel and speaking. She spent years as an educator, helping to found, and then working in various capacities, at a Christian School. She is a wife, mom, and step-mom. She also loves to read, learn, play, run away to the mountains or overseas whenever possible, dream big dreams, and see those dreams become realities. In this episode, she talks about the long years she has waited on her dream to be a writer, how God has grown her through the pain of life and through waiting on her dream. She also shares the 5 promises from scripture she uses daily to draw closer to the Lord. I know you’re going to love hearing her story, especially if waiting is a part of yours. + + + Want to chat more about today’s show? Use the hashtag #DreamerChat67 to share your thoughts wherever you like to hang out online. If you need a question to spark the conversation, here’s one for you: What has God taught you through pain or waiting? + + + You’ll find the show notes, links to resources mentioned, and ways to connect with Beth, here: http://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/67   BOOKS BETH MENTIONED: Shattered Dreams by Larry Crabb Your Beautiful Purpose, Discovering and Enjoying What God Can Do Through You by Susie Larson   GET CONNECTED: Find your tribe in the Devoted Dreamers Insiders Facebook Group where you can connect with other like-minded women in pursuit of their God-shaped dreams. Leave your review of the show on iTunes or Stitcher Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Android   Some links to products listed here are affiliate links. When you click those and make a purchase, I earn a commission that supports this podcast. Thanks for your support!Sign up for Dream Believers. Just $49/month or $490 for the year (get 2 months free!) NEXT STEPS:Connect with Merritt: Website || Instagram || Book a CallLeave a Review: Apple Podcasts/iTunesSubscribe: on Apple Podcasts * on AndroidJoin the Dream Believers communityMORE ABOUT THE DEVOTED DREAMERS PODCAST:Produced by Jonathan R. Clauson. Theme music by Reaktor Productions. Ad music by Komiku.