The Hero Within Karen Hall - God Won't Give You A Stone: Reflections on God Sees Brokenness as Beautiful with Kathryn Wilson

God Won't Give You A Stone: Reflections on God Sees Brokenness as Beautiful with Kathryn Wilson

01/19/23 • 11 min

The Hero Within Karen Hall

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Hi! I’m Karen Hall, Host of The Hero Within Podcast. Thanks so much for being here!

Like Kathryn Wilson, host of the podcast Unstoppable-J_o_y, I felt confused and frustrated. I knew God had the power to do anything, and I’d seen Him perform miracles for others and in my own life. I wondered why He wouldn’t grant me my righteous desire. In this episode, I reflect on Kathryn Wilson’s episode “God sees brokenness as beautiful,” and I share my own wrestle with God.

I discuss how my faith and trust in God grew during my wrestle with Him.

In this episode, you are going to learn:

*Like Kathryn, I also wrestled with God.

*What I learned about the lame beggar who waited 40 years to be healed.

*We may feel abandoned when the heavens are silent.

*God promises that when we ask for bread, He won’t give us a stone.

*The scripture I memorized as a girl that has been a theme for my life

*How waiting upon the Lord became a sacred place

*How the Lord did deliver me and blessed me with the greatest miracle of all.

I know you, too, can have this same miracle in your life!

Wishing you lots of love on your own hero’s journey,

xoxo,

Karen

Closing thoughts: Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear what comes up for you when you hear today’s episode! Please leave your thoughts in your review on Apple. I’ll read every single review! Please share this episode with your loved ones!

And feel free to email me with any thoughts or questions you might have!

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Instagram: @theherowithinpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5698127870230117Website: https://KarenHallCoaching.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@karenhall8873
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hero-within/id1660598909
Email: [email protected]

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Hi! I’m Karen Hall, Host of The Hero Within Podcast. Thanks so much for being here!

I discuss how my faith and trust in God grew during my wrestle with Him.

In this episode, you are going to learn:

*Like Kathryn, I also wrestled with God.

*What I learned about the lame beggar who waited 40 years to be healed.

*We may feel abandoned when the heavens are silent.

*God promises that when we ask for bread, He won’t give us a stone.

*The scripture I memorized as a girl that has been a theme for my life

*How waiting upon the Lord became a sacred place

*How the Lord did deliver me and blessed me with the greatest miracle of all.

I know you, too, can have this same miracle in your life!

Wishing you lots of love on your own hero’s journey,

xoxo,

Karen

And feel free to email me with any thoughts or questions you might have!

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Previous Episode

God Sees Brokenness as Beautiful with Kathryn Wilson

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Hi! I’m Karen Hall, Host of The Hero Within Podcast. Today’s episode deals with a universal question we all ask at some point in our life.
What do we do when our prayers go unanswered? Kathryn Wilson, the host of the podcast Unstoppable Joy, shares how she dealt with a curve ball when she and her husband were in Bible college. She delves into her wrestle with God, in which she surrendered to Him and learned that He sees brokenness as beautiful. This experience ultimately strengthened her faith, taught her valuable lessons, and brought her closer to God.
In this episode, you are going to learn:
02:22 How Kathryn faced the curve ball of her husband’s heroin addiction.
12:05 Kathryn wondered why God wasn’t delivering her husband and her.
16:12 Kathryn’s spiritual experience as a lifeguard in which she knew God loved her!
18:56 What to do with the anger she felt towards her husband and his addiction.
24:20 The lesson Kathryn teaches her children that no experience is wasted in God’s plan.
29:40 Understanding what it means that God is a gentleman.

Kathryn’s joy is unstoppable! Yours can be too!

Wishing you lots of love on your own hero’s journey,

xoxo,
Karen
Closing thoughts: I’ve had my own wrestles with God. Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear what comes up for you when you hear Kathryn’s story! Please leave your thoughts in your review on Apple. I’ll read every review! Please share this episode with your loved ones!

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Learn More About Kathryn

I’m a nurse practitioner, single-mom, worship leader and Christian minister who also has experienced the heartache of marriage to a drug addict, divorce, and homelessness. Most of all, I am an overcomer who understands what you are going through, speaks life into your situation, brings you hope and encouragement that you, too, can live a life of unstoppable joy! I’m not here to give you pat answers or cliché scripture verses. I am here to honestly share with you the mindset hurdles, and the spiritual and emotional barriers I had to overcome on my journey to becoming a comeback queen. It is my deepest desire that as I share my story, that you too will find unstoppable joy! In addition to graduating with a Master's in Nursing and currently working as a Family Nurse Practitioner, I graduated from the Mount Hope Bible Training Institute and became a Certified Christian minister.

Connect with Kathryn
Instagram: @unstoppable_j_o_y https://www.instagram.com/unstoppable_j_o_y/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/My.Unstoppable.Joy
Website: https://www.unstoppable-joy.com/
Podcast: Unstoppable Joy https://unstoppablejoy.podbean.com/

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Connect with Karen
Instagram: @theherowithinpodcast
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5698127870230117
Website: https://KarenHallCoaching.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@karenhall8873
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hero-within/id1660598909
Email: [email protected]

Next Episode

Part 1 Midnight Miracles with Ashley Terry

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Hi! I’m Karen Hall, Host of The Hero Within Podcast. Thanks so much for being here!

Today, we hear how Ashley Terry dealt with a debilitating stroke when she was only 35 years old! She had 5 young children at home and had to learn to eat, walk, talk and care for herself. She felt the Lord comfort her and reassure her that He had preserved her life because she still had purposes to fulfill.

In this episode, you are going to learn:

*How Ashley’s stroke was misdiagnosed for over 4 days (before 12:14)

*The Lord revealed to Ashley what her purpose was after her stroke.

*What sustained Ashley while re-learning to walk, talk, eat and care for herself.

*What happened to strengthen Ashley after her setback when Ashley later got COVID.

*The additional setback when Ashley nearly reached her 1 year milestone after her stroke.

*What did Ashley learn about how trials can be beautiful.

*We often take breathing, talking, walking and other functions for granted. Ashley learned to be grateful on such a deeper level than ever before.

Click on episode 8 for Part 2 to hear the rest of the story and learn more about the gifts Ashley saw in this trial and the additional miracles Ashley received!

Wishing you lots of love on your own hero’s journey,

xoxo,

Karen

Closing thoughts: Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear what resonates with you when you hear today’s episode! Please leave your thoughts in your review on Apple. I’ll read every single review! Please share this episode with your loved ones!

And feel free to email me with any thoughts or questions you might have!

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Ashley Terry

Ashley Terry was a miracle baby who continues to receive miracles! She was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. She graduated in Family Life Sciences from Brigham Young University in 2010. She lives in Draper Utah and has been married for 14 years and has 5 children.