Beyond the Boxes
The Gospel-Shaped Life Podcast
020: Trusting God in Adversity with Jennifer Defrates
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020: Trusting God in Adversity with Jennifer Defrates

My friend, Jennifer Defrates, is no stranger to hardship, trial, and difficulty. Yet through it all, she has found the Lord to be so faithful, loving, and trustworthy as He brings good out of everything and works miracles even in the darkest times. I know you are going to be encouraged through her testimony today!

What we Chat about in this Episode:

~The purpose of parenting and what our ultimate goal for our children should be

~Jennifer's testimony of having experienced rape, chronic health issues, infertility, military life, and marriage to an unbeliever and all the while seen the goodness of God through it all, her faith be built up, and her trust in Him deepened; how the Lord has brought good out of these various trials

~Lessons Jennifer has learned only through adversity

~Some of the issues with "purity culture"

~How Christ is bigger than our sin

~How the Lord is using Jennifer to reach her husband

~How adoption serves as a beautiful picture of the gospel

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

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Beyond the Boxes
The Gospel-Shaped Life Podcast
The Gospel-Shaped Life Podcast (Formerly the Home and Hearth Podcast) is a weekly show hosted by Rebekah Hargraves and all about edifying, equipping, and encouraging women in their journey of living life in light of the gospel. If there is an issue that pertains to a woman's life, you will find it discussed here! We'll be covering everything from topics pertaining to marriage, motherhood, homemaking, and the Christian walk, to issues of health and fitness, infertility, adoption, chronic illness, and current event issues in the church and culture. It is our prayer that you will find an episode here which speaks directly to what you are going through right at this very moment and that you will receive the encouragement you need for your daily life.