Episode # 125, "Never Say, Never!" with guest speaker, Julie Seals

Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast. I am your host, Jackie Brindle and you are listening to episode 125, with Julie Seals! Today, she is a speaker, author, and an ordained minister. She has a wonderful husband, Mike, who works with her in their Prison Ministry. Julie also leads “Her Hope Recovery Ministry”. Among all the things she does, it’s the core of who she is that really shines.  And today, let me ask you a question. Have you ever said to yourself, the age old statement, “Never will I ______ (insert what you are thinking now.) Maybe you are asking yourself, “Will this bad circumstance or accumulation of a series of never ending bad breaks ever end?”  Or perhaps it’s a perspective you are holding onto and need a reminder from Mark Batterson who said, don’t put a period where God is placing a comma.  Julie stirs up the encouragement for all of us who can get tied down to thoughts that imprision us to believe the lies that tell us never or never will I see ______ happen.  Julie’s life was not always so full of hope. She had many reasons to give up. Many reasons for the people around her to stop praying for her, and write her life off as another one who missed their opportunities in life.  Julie is a living testimony to why we should, “Never say Never!”  Julie unpacks pieces of her miraculous story, which you can hear more of from her newly released book called, “All My Hope, A Prisoner No More.” link to get your own copy is in the show notes. She also shares ways we can end the cycle of saying never and stirring up encouragement to live by faith and not by sight.  So grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run and wherever you are, BE ENCOURAGED!  Jackie  Resources:  Learn more about Julie Seals and to purchase a copy of “All My Hope, A Prisoner No More.” https://www.julieseals.com/ Follow Julie on Instagram @julieseals  Bible Verses Mentioned: Ephesians 3:20, Jeremiah 29:11, Isaiah 55:6-10 Follow the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast on Instagram! @be_encouraged_podcast  Learn more about the Host, Jackie Brindle by clicking on the link https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle