Ep 173 A Legacy of a Divine Detour and a Deeper Faith with Lori Ann Wood

I'm so grateful to Lori Ann Wood's testimony of gentle faith and insight into how God deepened her faith through a life-changing experience with heart failure. At 51, Lori was healthy and strong, until she wasn't. After 7 years, drs still don't have answers as to why her heart failed in 2015 and how long until it happens the next time. 

Lori turned this trial and testing into lessons of deepened faith—lessons we all can benefit from. We might not all get such an unusual and frightening diagnosis, but we all go up against some type of brick wall where we find out what is it we really believe about God. 

Her book, Divine Detour: The Path You Didn't Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, releases this week, and she will be hosting a giveaway. I think you'll need one as a gift and one to keep. 

Some gems:

• Anytime when faced with a temptation, we must ask ourselves the question: "Do we trust God to meet our needs or not?"
• I learned that my faith had been all about me rather than about God.
• Doubts are not the opposite of faith—indifference is.
• God never promises a live of ease and comfort this side of heaven; He does promise He will always be with us, and that is the greater blessing.
• Questions are what strengthens faith.
• Do we want the safer life or the deeper life?

From Lori:

I’m Lori Ann Wood and I know what it’s like to be detoured in life. By sharing my stories and experiences, I want to equip and empower you to ask God your hard questions. More importantly, I want to cheer you on as your faith grows in the process.

Read more of her heart failure survivor story HERE.

 

Not all storms come to destroy your life, some storms come to clear your path. (Anonymous)