The Counter Culture Mom Show with Tina Griffin - The Wilderness Isn’t Wasted: How God Uses Hard Seasons to Grow Leaders - Jason Jensen

What do Christian leaders do in the seasons of life where they find themselves in the wilderness? What did John the Baptist do? What did Jesus do? These are the questions that Jason Jensen, the author of Formed to Lead, faithfully addresses. He focuses on the beginning of Luke 3, when the Word of God came to John in the wilderness. Why is the wilderness important? How does it cultivate growth and maturity? How can we not just survive, but thrive during those moments and learn to lean totally on God? We need to pay attention when we’re experiencing those seasons of life, cultivating that time by implementing spiritual disciplines that will help us slow down and learn important lessons God wants to teach us. Jason calls this “creating a wilderness space” to allow the Word of the Lord to arrive and bless. TAKEAWAYS God taught the Israelites in the desert that they needed to totally rely on Him Listen quietly and daily to the voice of the Holy Spirit Create spiritual disciplines and don’t be afraid to listen to your fellow believers’ experiences and insights Rest is so important; it allows us to give our leadership burdens to God TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Donate to Counter Culture Ministries: https://bit.ly/4g9uqgz Formed to Lead book: https://amzn.to/4xT8NHr The Pastor’s Sabbath: https://bit.ly/4hFUTnd CONNECT WITH JASON JENSEN Website: http://www.formedtolead.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.jensen.507027/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jensenjason/?hl=en X: https://x.com/jjensenivcf THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY Waveguard (get 20% off with code TINA): https://waveguard.com/tina Equipping The Persecuted: http://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Faces of Choice: https://bit.ly/facesofchoiceCCM CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://theccmshow.lightcast.com/ GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE https://counterculturemom.com/download-new-app/ SUPPORT THE MISSION 2025 Recap & 2026 Goals: https://bit.ly/2026CCM Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/