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YOU podcasts provide a candid overview of each YOU Bible Study session. General editor Mark Croston and content editor Christina Zimmerman casually discuss each biblical topic from an urban perspective with a strong theological and biblical emphasis. The intent of these podcasts is to provide listeners with a time-efficient overview of each session and creative tips for study group leaders.
HOW TO HANDLE LIFE’S INTERRUPTIONS- When Life Goes Terribly Wrong (YOU-Fal’25, Study 2, Session 2)
YOU Podcast
20 minutes 35 seconds
3 weeks ago
HOW TO HANDLE LIFE’S INTERRUPTIONS- When Life Goes Terribly Wrong (YOU-Fal’25, Study 2, Session 2)
The birth of a giraffe is amazing to see! First, the newborn calf drops ten feet to the ground at birth. Then, his mama kicks him. Hard! Somehow, the calf knows what this means and tries to stand. But those stilts-for-legs rarely work on the first try.
The birth of a giraffe is amazing to see! First, the newborn calf drops ten feet to the ground at birth. Then, his mama kicks him. Hard! Somehow, the calf knows what this means and tries to stand…Then, bam! Mama kicks him off his feet! Her baby must learn how to rise and get moving right away or predators will pick him off.”
Bam! A second kick sends the calf flying and stumbling. This cycle of kick, try, and fall repeats until the infant giraffe finds its wobbly balance. Then, bam! Mama kicks him off his feet! Her baby must learn how to rise and get moving right away or predators will pick him off.
I’ve got some things in common with a baby giraffe. I’ve been knocked off my feet, kicked while I was down, kicked by the people I expected kindness from. Can you relate?
Joseph certainly can. His life was interrupted by jealous and evil people, cruel injustice, and harsh hardship. Yet, his God-centered response offers an example of trusting God on a road full of potholes. How we can learn from him how to handle less challenging circumstances in our own lives and still keep a God-trusting posture enabling us to know confidently, “Won’t He do it!”
YOU Podcast
YOU podcasts provide a candid overview of each YOU Bible Study session. General editor Mark Croston and content editor Christina Zimmerman casually discuss each biblical topic from an urban perspective with a strong theological and biblical emphasis. The intent of these podcasts is to provide listeners with a time-efficient overview of each session and creative tips for study group leaders.
