If you listened to my podcast episode this past June, Fear is a Liar, you heard me talk about a couple in our church whose testimony made me decide to keep going with this podcast. When I was ready to shut it all down their story made me want to keep going so that others will have a place to share their own amazing God stories so together, we can help others to keep building strong.
You wouldn’t think a breast cancer diagnosis would lead a couple into a marriage that was more joyful than they could have ever imagined, but that’s what happened with Glen and Kelly Daigle. They had both been married before they met and were ready for a fresh start, having each gone through difficulties with drugs and alcohol. Glen had recently finished a self-admitted time in rehab for alcohol addiction and Kelly was looking for a man who’d been married, didn’t have children and loved the Lord. Since Glen met all three requirements they dated and eventually married. But everything wasn’t all rainbows and hearts. Glen spiraled into such a deep depression Kelly says many days she prayed she wouldn’t come home to find that her husband had committed suicide. After Glen found help from counseling their lives were okay, but still not great. Neither of them had a strong relationship with God, they just did the bare minimum. Until Kelly’s breast cancer diagnosis. Something changed in both of them as they realized the only thing they had to hold on to was Jesus, and they weren’t letting Him go.
There are so many ways that God showed up in each of their journeys that there’s no denying the Hound of Heaven was pursuing them from the very beginning. If you feel like you’ve messed up so badly that there’s no promise of hope in your life anymore, this episode is for you.
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Song that made such an impact on Glen: At This Point in My Life by Tracy Chapman
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love for me. – Psalm 66:18-20
Episode mention in this podcast Fear is a Liar
Listen to No One is Too Far Gone for God to Use with Glen and Kelly Daigle
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