How Do We Know If We’re Hearing God? Carlos Whittaker and Sheryl Brady
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 17 December 2020
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Trying to follow God’s direction for our lives can feel a little intimidating. Are we sure we’re doing what He wants us to do? Are we on the path He’s charted out for us? Carlos Whittaker had built a successful and passion-filled career as a worship leader, so when he felt God’s nudge to go in a different direction, he took the plunge—only to be met with confusion and a bank account that was rapidly draining. But Carlos didn’t waver from his calling, and he was given a huge opportunity that changed the trajectory of his entire life. Pastor Sheryl Brady serves at a campus of Potter’s House in Dallas, TX, sharing God’s hope and goodness with the community. But when Pastor Brady experienced a dark season of loss, she struggled to share the message that once came with ease, and began to grow distant from God. But as she held onto the truth she knew deep down—that God loved her and she loved Him—Pastor Brady found the strength to be open and honest about her pain, and it led her to immense healing.
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Interview Quotes:
“I prayed about it one day, and I felt very clearly the Lord telling me, ‘They're right, you are supposed to be a speaker and an author next. That is the next thing I have for you.’” - Carlos Whittaker
“It doesn't matter how long you're in the wilderness. If the Lord has promised you something, He will come through with it.” - Carlos Whittaker
“When the Lord tells you to do something scary, I promise you the risk is worth it.” - Carlos Whittaker
“We're not called to become Christians and wait for heaven. We actually are called to become Christians and bring heaven. And that potential and opportunity with the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives is available to us.” - Carlos Whittaker
“Life to the full has nothing to do with the abundance of things and everything to do with accessing the King.” - Carlos Whittaker
“We've got the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of the gospel, the helmet of salvation, the shield of faith in the sword of the Spirit. And all of these things will allow us to be strong, not in our might, but in the strength of God.” - Carlos Whittaker
“I feel like so many times we underestimate and we undervalue the moments that God has given us. Moments are small enough to be missed, and yet there they are big enough that one minute can change your life forever.” - Sheryl Brady
“I realized that God is sovereign and I can't make Him do anything. But I also realized that if I would let Him, He would walk me through the decisions He makes that I don't understand.” - Sheryl Brady
“If you're grieving and you feel isolated and you feel like it's easier to isolate yourself, it might be easier to isolate yourself, but don't do it because somebody around you has what you need to help you get through this moment.” - Sheryl Brady
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| 0:00.0 | Join us on Tuesdays this fall for the Jesus Calling stories of faith television show on Circle |
| 0:06.0 | TV hosted by country music superstar Lauren Elena. |
| 0:10.4 | Each week we'll talk with people from all walks of life about their heart aches, their victories, their joy, and their pain, and how their faith kept them going through it all. |
| 0:20.0 | You don't want to miss it, Tuesdays at 8.30 p.m. Eastern time and re-erring Sundays at 2 p.m. |
| 0:27.4 | Eastern this fall on Circle TV. Visit Jesus Calling.com slash TV to find out how to watch in your area. |
| 0:38.0 | I know it's scary to ask for specific things, |
| 0:41.0 | but I promise when you start asking for specific things, you're |
| 0:44.1 | going to see God come through in ways you never ever dreamed. |
| 0:47.6 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. Sometimes we're afraid to ask God for what we need from him because we're afraid he |
| 0:54.4 | will answer us. But today's guests, author and speaker Carlos Whitaker, and pastor |
| 0:59.7 | Cheryl Brady, share moments when they push through that fear and asked God to help them and |
| 1:04.8 | how he came through for them in unexpected ways. |
| 1:10.1 | As a worship leader, Carlos Whitaker graced the stages of some of the biggest churches and |
| 1:14.2 | conferences around the U.S. |
| 1:16.3 | But over time, Carlos felt God leading him in a different direction, to be a thought leader |
| 1:20.8 | instead of a worship leader, a turn he'd never envisioned for himself. |
| 1:25.2 | With a few key strokes on his laptop and a lot of faith, Carlos took a leap into an unknown |
| 1:29.8 | journey toward his brand new calling, only to feel the bottom fallout beneath him, causing |
| 1:35.1 | him to question if he'd heard God correctly. |
| 1:38.6 | Hey friends, my name is Carlos Whitaker. |
| 1:42.4 | I'm an author speaker and what I like to say a hope dealer |
| 1:47.9 | living in Nashville, Tennessee with my wife, three kids, four chickens, two dogs, one cat, the whole works. I travel full |
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