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The Devoted Dreamers Podcast

Whether you have a dream in your heart or aren’t sure what God might be calling you to, The Devoted Dreamers Podcast will encourage you on the journey. This space is dedicated to sharing stories every week of women who are following Jesus and pursuing their God-given gifts in beautifully imperfect ways. You’ll hear about the fears and challenges that threaten their dreams as well as the joy, courage and confidence that comes from following Jesus even in the unexpected…especially in the unexpected.

I’m your host, Merritt Onsa, and my prayer is that this show will meet you where you are in your walk with God. I hope you will come away from the podcast each week with encouragement to begin pursuing your own dreams even when you still feel flawed, imperfect, unfinished and not ready. Because if you wait until you are perfect, you will never take the first step. Join us!

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266 || How a Dream Surrendered Can Open Your Eyes to a New Direction || Emily Karc

Apr 19, 2023

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How do you discern God’s will for your life and then surrender it back to Him?

Emily Karc has a passion to minister to the hearts of hurting women. Originally, her vision was to become a writer and a speaker, maybe even the next Lysa Terkurst. But God was writing a different story for Emily, and that’s what today’s episode is all about!

Emily reached out to me in the fall about being a guest on the podcast. That timing didn’t work for me, so I told her we could circle back in January to discuss her dream. In that short time God expanded her vision and her heart to serve women who are victims of sex trafficking—something that wasn’t even on her radar just a few months prior.

We’ll talk about what that shift has been like for her and how her experience might shed some light for other dreamers. In addition, you’ll learn:  

  • How surrendering our desires gives space for God to reveal even more of His heart for us and our dreams,

  • What God has to teach us in our striving and how we can release the outcomes to Him, and
     
  • The difference between creating with God rather than for God. 


Looking for some quick ideas to help jump start momentum for your dream?

Grab a copy of my free Quick-Win Checklist with 17 super simple steps you can take one day at a time to get some traction for your God-shaped dream. Find it here: Merrittonsa.com/quickwin

 

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