May 11, 2022 | Podcast

085: Trusting God in All the Things with Ruth Schwenk

“Send me something good today, God, and give me the eyes to see it.”

In this heartfelt episode, author and blogger, Ruth Schwenk shares from her latest devotional, Trusting God in All the Things: 90 Devotions for Finding Peace in Your Every Day. Ruth invites us into her story of real-life struggles and opens the door for us to find God’s perfect peace in the middle of it all. Ruth is a Pastor’s wife, the founder of two popular blogs, and has a podcast show along with her husband, Patrick called, Rootlike Faith.

Raising four children, walking through her husband’s cancer, and having multiple miscarriages, Ruth was positioned to cling to Jesus and trust His perfect peace that surpasses all understanding. She inspires us all to find hope in the tomorrow and trust in His perfect plan. Grab a box of kleenex and get ready, you won’t want to miss this one!

Important Takeaways from Show

It is not only in the big, but the little things that we must position ourselves to trust God.
In the middle of our suffering is where God meets us.
When we come to a dead-end, we can only cling to Jesus.
Trials can be a gift as they draw us closer to esus and help us better understand His suffering.
God can use our trials for the good, the good of others, and our relationship with Him
There is something that happens in the hard moments, that doesn’t happen anywhere else.
Suffering exposes what we really believe about God and purifies our relationship with Him.
We cling to the things of the world less when we cling to Him more.
“Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.” Psalms 9:10
The time we spend with God today, matters for the tomorrow.
When we know what is true about God, it doesn’t matter what is true about our situation.
Devotionals help us grow in the Lord and the knowledge of scripture
Never give up if you miss a day of studying scripture and pressing into understanding- there is always tomorrow.
God wants to exponentially open our understanding of who He is and what His word means.
We can love and help people, but we are not their Savior.
When you navigate through the unknowns, God gives us His Word to bring peace, comfort, and strength – He will meet you in those words.
When you are at rock bottom, cling to God, run to God and invite Him into the situation