206: Tired of Trying with Ashley Morgan Jackson

<p class="p1"><a href="https://www.ashleymorganjackson.com/about">Ashley Morgan Jackson</a> is a wife, mom, social media coordinator for <a href="https://proverbs31.org/">Proverbs 31 Ministries</a>, and author of the brand new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tired-Trying-Frustrated-Feeling-Forgotten/dp/149647189X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QET1Y7W245R0&amp;keywords=tired+of+trying+ashley+morgan+jackson&amp;qid=1691714808&amp;sprefix=Tired+of+Trying%2Caps%2C288&amp;sr=8-1"> "Tired of Trying: <span class="a-size-extra-large celwidget" id="productTitle">How to Hold On to God When You’re Frustrated, Fed Up, and Feeling Forgotten"</span></a>. She comes on the show today to share with us on the concept of wrestling with God in the hard times and all that He can bring from the wrestle.</p> <h4>What We Chat about in Today’s Episode:</h4> <p class="p1">~Ashley’s new book,<span class="Apple-converted-space">  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tired-Trying-Frustrated-Feeling-Forgotten/dp/149647189X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QET1Y7W245R0&amp;keywords=tired+of+trying+ashley+morgan+jackson&amp;qid=1691714808&amp;sprefix=Tired+of+Trying%2Caps%2C288&amp;sr=8-1"> "Tired of Trying: <span class="a-size-extra-large celwidget" id="productTitle">How to Hold On to God When You’re Frustrated, Fed Up, and Feeling Forgotten"</span></a>.</span>, what led her to write it, and what readers can expect</p> <p class="p1">~When you get to the point of having tried everything that you can think of with nothing working; the concept of then wrestling with God and holding on to Him throughout that entire process</p> <p class="p1">~Learning so much more about the Lord and growing in our relationship with Him through the hard times</p> <p class="p1">~How our wrestle and struggle becomes our ministry to others</p> <p class="p1">~God as the One sure foundation when we have nothing else to hold on to</p> <p class="p1">~Understanding that there are some lessons we can only learn in and through the wrestle with God - and why it is so harmful to believe that it is wrong to wrestle with God</p> <p class="p1">~How the wrestle shows how God is the One holding on to us every step of the way</p> <p class="p1">~Grace and love as what you need to save you as well as what you need to change you; the motivator that grace and love are</p> <p class="p1">~Trusting God and waiting on Him in the hard seasons; what Ashley has learned about this and how she has been able to come to the point of believing that God only does things well and with great love - even when it doesn’t look or feel like it</p> <p class="p1">~How shame pushes us away from God rather than being something that can change us positively</p> <p class="p1">~How well Jesus understands the pain of a “no”</p> <p class="p1">~Letting God love you in the midst of pain, rather than pushing Him away</p> <p class="p1">~God’s tender, caring heart towards the brokenhearted</p> <p class="p1">~Understanding that true intimacy and performance cannot co-exist and what this means for our walk with the Lord and our relationship with Him</p> <p class="p1">~The important difference between relationship and religion</p> <p class="p1">~Understanding that what we think leads to our actions and what we do leads to patterns of behavior; the importance of taking thoughts captive; how to do that</p> <p class="p1">~How my and Ashley’s lives have been changed through our taking thoughts captive</p> <p class="p1">~The importance of being faithful in even just the smallest of ways, bit by bit</p> <p class="p1">~And more!</p> <p>For full shownotes, head to <a class="linkified" href="http://www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast" target="_blank">www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast</a></p> <br /><br />Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at <a href="https://rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe</a>