You Are Not A Problem To Be Fixed

Made For This with Jennie Allen

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful opening episode of Season 19, Jennie Allen takes us into a raw and honest conversation about our thought lives. She shares personal stories from the past 24 hours, filled with anxiety, worry, and struggle while highlighting how common these spirals are in all our lives. But here’s the truth: God isn’t here to fix us. He loves us right where we are, and He wants to walk through these challenges with us. We’ll dive into God’s Word to remind ourselves that we’re not disappointments—He’s not mad at us. Instead, He offers us grace, peace, and freedom. Jennie guides us through surrendering our burdens to God, helping us let go and trust Him. Key Takeaways: God doesn’t see you as a problem to be fixed, but as His beloved child. Surrender your anxieties and burdens to God, trusting He will provide. God’s grace is sufficient, and He is present with you in every moment. Bible Verse: Ephesians 2:4-5 Take a deep breath—you are loved, safe, and seen by God. Let’s walk this journey together. HELPFUL LINKS Grab a copy of Stop The Spiral for this season! Get your tickets to Gather in Dallas at https://www.jennieallen.com/gathertickets CONNECT ON SOCIALS: • Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Jenny Allen and you are listening to the Made for This podcast.
0:08.0	Well, guys, Gathers just a few weeks away. And, you know, y'all like my voice memo episodes better than me being in the studio anyway. So that's how we're going to roll at the
0:22.7	beginning of this season because I am all over the place. So here we go. I'm excited to talk about
0:29.0	what we're going to talk about this season. I think it is daily an issue in my life and the people
0:34.8	I love. And so it does not feel like we have talked about it
0:38.6	too much at all. It feels like we can't talk about it enough because, I mean, just let me go
0:45.4	through the last 24 hours, okay? I am processing my own anxiety that I had in a massive form
0:52.3	that I mentioned in the trailer last week.
0:54.6	I'm processing that from last week.
0:56.2	It was physical.
0:57.3	It scared me to death.
0:58.7	I hadn't felt that anxious in a long, long time.
1:02.0	And I was processing that yesterday with my counselor.
1:05.1	And then I was with a good friend that I work with. And she said said I just almost had a panic attack for the first
1:14.2	time in my life today. And then I was talking to a friend whose child was believing lies,
1:22.5	like I mentioned last week, and it just spinning and spinning and spinning out of control.
1:26.7	And then I have a conversation
1:30.5	with one of my friends who calls crying, who doesn't know if she has depression or what is
1:37.2	wrong, but she feels so down and does not feel like herself and just doesn't know what to do.
1:43.3	That's my last 24 hours.
1:48.0	So I don't think I'm alone.
1:51.5	I think we are all experiencing thoughts and anxiety and worry and sadness, possibly depression, in waves like never before.
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