Every Life Has God-Given Potential: Ben Higgins & John Bevere
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 4 February 2021
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
God has blessed each of us with a special gift, a talent, a unique way that we can spread His Word in the world. Our gifts are given to us for a reason—no one else can do what we do. It is the way we were formed, and it’s why it’s so crucial that we learn to hone into God’s voice and what He’s calling us to do, lest the world suffer from the lack of our obedience. Former Bachelor star and founder of Generous Coffee, Ben Higgins, had a moment in his childhood that made him realize that people’s stories are more complex than he ever thought possible, and that pain and suffering are interwoven with joy. After Ben’s following boomed from the publicity that being on national television brought, he realized he had an opportunity to use his platform for good, for change in the lives of those who desperately need it. That’s when he founded Generous Coffee, seeking to fulfill a purpose greater than himself and connecting with stories that truly mean something to us as humans. Author and speaker John Bevere had an encounter with God in 1991, when God told him to write. John laughed at God, thinking he was surely mistaken and calling on the wrong follower. After several nudgings, John gave in, and now his books are being used to build Christ’s kingdom worldwide. These two men show that when we harness our God-given abilities and surrender to His callings, lives and hearts can be changed, and we can have an impact greater than we ever thought possible.
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Past interview: Cynthia Garrett
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ABC’s The Bachelor - 20th season
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Interview Quotes:
“I think the scariest thing that we could have in our life is experiencing pain and feeling alone in that pain. I don't know a scarier feeling than feeling alone.” - Ben Higgins
“What if pain is the connector? What if pain is the thing that we can look at each other and feel less alone? And what if pain is the place that we not only grasp for God, but that God enters into our pain?” - Ben Higgins
“I want to share empathy. I want to hear your story. I don't want to argue with you. I want to understand more than be understood.” - Ben Higgins
“The more I become vulnerable, the more I let people understand who I am, the more that I also believe that I want to understand who others are.” - Ben Higgins
“The callings on our lives are beyond our natural abilities.” - John Bevere
“Being faithful means multiply, even if you're working for somebody else. If you're a line worker at the factory, if you're a janitor, you multiply where God has placed you. Be faithful, believe for the supernatural gifting to multiply, to shine as a light in that arena.” - John Bevere
“God has called us to take what is uniquely gifted in us and multiply it to impact many. If you look at God's first commandment, it was be fruitful and multiply.” - John Bevere
“That gift on your life is not for you. It's for the people that in your world of influence that God is sending you to. So if you don't operate in your gift, then the people in your world of influence don't get what God intended them to get.” - John Bevere
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Even Jesus's final moments where he was walking amongst people that he knew was |
| 0:06.3 | going to betray him, yet he still loved them. He still cared for them. How we love |
| 0:10.5 | our enemies is the mark to if we really are loving people or not. |
| 0:14.7 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. Whether we realize it or not, each of us |
| 0:19.9 | has a special gift to give to the world. It could be our time, our talents, or our |
| 0:24.2 | willingness to work hard at whatever we do in life. Sometimes we may miss the |
| 0:28.1 | opportunity to use that God-given gift because we're either striving for |
| 0:31.6 | something else, or we're not open to where God is leading us. Our guests this |
| 0:36.1 | week tell us how they home in on God's direction toward their personal gifts, |
| 0:39.4 | and the impact following his guidance had on them and on others who were |
| 0:43.8 | helped by what these men had to give. Author and co-founder of Messenger |
| 0:47.8 | International, John Bevere, and former Bachelor Franchise TV star and author, Ben Higgins. |
| 0:55.2 | Joining us first is Ben Higgins, formerly of the TV show The Bachelor, who |
| 1:02.2 | after his stint with the hugely popular franchise suddenly was given a large |
| 1:06.2 | platform to reach people and how he came to use that influence for good. |
| 1:09.6 | Starting his benevolent organization, Generous Coffee, Ben's efforts are |
| 1:13.9 | actively supporting nonprofits and Honduras who exist to change lives there |
| 1:18.0 | for the better. Ben shares how an early trauma in his family caused him to |
| 1:22.1 | re-evaluate how he viewed other people's pain and how it opened him up to be |
| 1:26.2 | more compassionate and empathetic. He addresses the shift in his life in his book |
| 1:30.8 | Alone in Plainsite and shares how he's seeking to connect with others not only |
| 1:35.4 | in their moments of success, but also in their moments of pain. |
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