How do you Trust God when Life is Relentlessly Hard? with Vaneetha Risner

from Finding Something Real Podcast · host Janell Wood

Welcome to Wednesday! Today on the podcast, Gaia chats about her podcasting journey. She mentions what has been most impactful for her and what her biggest takeaways are. We also welcome Vaneetha Risner to the podcast! Vaneetha shares her story of having polio and the suffering it caused throughout her life. She talks honestly about struggling with the idea of faith and how she came to believe in Jesus. She also talks about how losing her son, Paul, caused her to angerly turn from God and her experience of returning to him. Vaneetha graciously shares this and so much more of her story in today’s episode. We hope you are encouraged. About Vaneetha Vaneetha Risner is passionate about helping people find hope in their suffering. All her books: the Bible Study, Desperate For Hope, her memoir, Walking Through Fire, and the devotional, The Scars That Have Shaped Me, encourage readers to turn to Christ in their pain. Some of her greatest joys are being a wife to Joel and a mother to Katie and Kristi. She writes regularly for Desiring God, and has been featured on Family LifeToday, Joni & Friends, and Christianity Today. ___________________ We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! To learn more about Faithful Counseling and if it is a good fit for you, you can click here! FSR: Gaia’s Intro FSR: Gaia & Dr. Erik Thoennes FSR Gaia & Robby FSR: Gaia and Zach FSR March 2021 with Brenna Blain FSR August 2020 with Josh White FSR: April 2021 with Josh White FSR: December 2022 with Josh White Vaneetha’s website Desperate for Hope - Vaneetha Risner Walking Through Fire - Vaneetha Risner The Scars That Have Shaped Me - Vaneetha Risner Desperate For Hope Podcast with Vaneetha Risner Grace Enough Podcast with Amber Cullum Joni Eareckson Tada Priscilla Shirer Believing God Bible Study - Beth Moore When God Weeps - Joni Eareckson Tada Hymn: Trust & Obey Fellowship of Christian Athletes

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Welcome to Wednesday! Today on the podcast, Gaia chats about her podcasting journey. She mentions what has been most impactful for her and what her biggest takeaways are. We also welcome Vaneetha Risner to the podcast! Vaneetha shares her story of having polio and the suffering it caused throughout her life. She talks honestly about struggling with the idea of faith and how she came to believe in Jesus. She also talks about how losing her son, Paul, caused her to angerly turn from God and her experience of returning to him. Vaneetha graciously shares this and so much more of her story in today’s episode. We hope you are encouraged.About VaneethaVaneetha Risner is passionate about helping people find hope in their suffering. All her books: the Bible Study, Desperate For Hope, her memoir, Walking Through Fire, and the devotional, The Scars That Have Shaped Me, encourage readers to turn to Christ in their pain. Some of her greatest joys are being a wife to Joel and a mother to Katie and Kristi. She writes regularly for Desiring God, and has been featured on Family LifeToday, Joni & Friends, and Christianity Today.___________________We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here!To learn more about Faithful Counseling and if it is a good fit for you, you can click here!FSR: Gaia’s Intro FSR: Gaia & Dr. Erik ThoennesFSR Gaia & RobbyFSR: Gaia and ZachFSR March 2021 with Brenna BlainFSR August 2020 with Josh WhiteFSR: April 2021 with Josh WhiteFSR: December 2022 with Josh WhiteVaneetha’s websiteDesperate for Hope - Vaneetha RisnerWalking Through Fire - Vaneetha Risner The Scars That Have Shaped Me - Vaneetha RisnerDesperate For Hope Podcast with Vaneetha RisnerGrace Enough Podcast with Amber CullumJoni Eareckson Tada Priscilla ShirerBelieving God Bible Study - Beth MooreWhen God Weeps - Joni Eareckson TadaHymn: Trust & ObeyFellowship of Christian Athletes

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