S5 Ep143: Relentless Faith in a Relentless God with Michele Cushatt

Today on the CTL podcast, we get to listen in on a conversation between MacKenzie and author and speaker Michele Cushatt. Michele is a wife and mother of 6 who has been through the difficulties of single parenting, cancer surgeries, and other kinds of loss. MacKenzie and Michele talk about her new book, Relentless: The Unshakeable Presence of a God Who Never Leave, focussing on keeping our faith amidst life's hardest trials. (Affiliate links are used in this content.) Michele talks a little about how she came to write this book through her own experience of prolonged trials The difficulty of holding onto faith when things don't make any sense Valuing the process of grappling with your doubts and taking them to God The importance of keeping sight of the ways God has been faithful to you in the past to help you get through the hard things in the future Michele's strategy for setting up "altar stones" of remembrance Why Michele included so much about her father in her own story Holding the faith amidst the realization that other believers are probably going to wound us at times Having been through our own difficulties help us have grace for other people who are hurting Recognizing that we are going to fail, but God will be faithful through it all Our deep fear of being aloneness and what it means for our relationship with God The importance of creating connections with people who will walk with us through the hard times Creating space for others to struggle with their faith by sharing your own vulnerabilities Michele's typical daily routine Current Lovelies- Michele: enjoying drawing and writing with her new markers in her own style of gratitude journal MacKenzie: watching Hallmark movies and enjoying decorating her house for Christmas early Resources Mentioned- Relentless by Michele Cushatt Soul-Keeping by John Ortberg Lord of the Rings Trilogy Pride and Prejudice Les Miserables Find Michele- You can find Michele at michellecushatt.com, and listen to her podcast, This Undone Life Together. You can also follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and Twitter. Find MacKenzie- You can find MacKenzie Koppa on Instagram, Facebook, and the CTL Facebook Group, of course! Join us on Patreon at Patreon.com/CultivatingtheLovely. You can also listen to her family-friendly podcast The Same Page! Thanks to Our Sponsors- Today's episode of CTL is brought to you by Grove. As a CTL listener, you can get a FREE 5-piece Mrs. Meyers fall cleaning set at Grove.co/LOVELY, plus free shipping and a free 60-day VIP trial with your first order. CTL is brought to you by Plan to Eat meal planning service. Their big 50% OFF sale is coming November 29, 2019! Visit PlanToEat.com/LOVELY to start your free 60-day trial instead of the normal 30-day trial. Cultivating the Lovely is also sponsored by the Homer reading app. Visit learnwithhomer.com/lovely for a free 30-day trial.