Hey friend, welcome to Job with Julie. I'm your host Julie Slattery, and this is the

Listeners reported podcast, an outreach botanic intimacy which is a ministry dedicated

to reclaiming God's design for sexuality. Well often on Job with Julie, I get to interview

experts. But I think just as informative and sometimes even more compelling are my conversations

with people who are on the journey of navigating their own sexual integrity.

Honestly, these are some of my favorite job with Julie conversations because they flesh

out the real life challenges of surrendering our sexuality to the Lord's healing and love.

Well today's episode is a pretty special one because it features a member of our own team,

Julia Mitchell. Julia graciously brings us into our own journey, sharing how she's still

very much in process. But also talks through how her struggles and restlings have cost her

to encounter a God merciful, kind, and willing to walk with us through even our messes.

The friend, I don't know the challenges, questions, or fears that you might currently

be walking through. But I'm confident that somewhere along the way you'll find yourself

in Julia's story. The truth is that if we're honest, Julia's story is at some level the

story of every believer, failing lost, feeling like a disappointment, and having God's

hand reach in and pull us out. Let's head to the coffee shop for my conversation with

Julia Mitchell. Well, I get the opportunity today to introduce many of our listeners to

somebody who has been part of authentic intimacy for the last couple of years. And Julia,

some people already know you, and people that know you love you. I don't know if you

realize that. You do remind me of that a lot. It's very true. I hear it all the time.

Oh, I love Julia. And there's probably those of you listening who have had encounters

with Julia. You're like, yay. But you do a lot of work behind the scenes. You've coordinated

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