EP. 98: With God in the Unknown (with Brianna DeWitt)

A lot of us make a plan for our lives or have expectations for the way we think that our life will turn out. How do we react when things don’t go according to our plan? How do we trust God with the unexpected? Join Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy on God Hears Her as they talk to Brianna DeWitt about the ways her life has not gone the way she planned.   About Our Guest: Brianna DeWitt lives, bakes, and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can find her spending time with her friends or young nieces and nephews, reading a book, or making a new dessert involving peanut butter and chocolate.   Notes and Quotes:  It’s difficult to desire something that God made, and said it’s a good thing, and to not have it. —Brianna DeWitt Comparison is hard when other people have the things we want in our lives. —Brianna DeWitt You can let yourself be sad, you just can’t stay in that sadness. —Brianna DeWitt Do you truly believe that the life God has planned for you is better than anything you could try to do on your own? —Brianna DeWitt The Lord can’t drive a ship with an anchor. —Erin Eddy Sometimes it takes a long time to be able to see what God is doing. —Brianna DeWitt  It’s hard to come up with answers to the questions that I, and others, have about my own life. —Brianna DeWitt Be open to the ways life is going to look different from the way you thought it would. —Brianna DeWitt   Verses:  (The story of Joseph) Genesis 37–50 “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” —Genesis 50:20   Links:  God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/ God Hears Her newsletter sign-up: https://www.godhearsher.org/signup Subscribe on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast Elisa’s Instagram: elisa morgan author Eryn’s Instagram: eryneddy  Brianna’s Twitter: @bwitt722