#342: Can I Survive a Lifequake and Trust That God's Got Me? With Tracie Miles
4:13 Podcast with Jennifer Rothschild
Release Date: 03/20/2025
4:13 Podcast with Jennifer Rothschild
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info_outlineDuring times of transition—a move, a divorce, or a new season of life—the changes we face can really rattle us and shake us to our core. Sometimes it feels like we’re in the middle of a “lifequake,” and it can be scary.
Well, today’s guest, author Tracie Miles, will equip you to say goodbye to the way things once were so you can embrace God’s future for you … even if it isn’t the future you expected. She’ll help you see that when your life is falling apart, God is still in control, and this lifequake may be exactly what He has allowed to shape you and remake you.
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