**#30 – Finding Hope in a Dark Place: Part One
Guest: Dr. Clarence Shuler
Founder and President: Building Lasting Relationships**Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast
Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst
Podcast Show Notes
Feeling hopeless or depressed is not uncommon. The pandemic created
more isolation since we were sequestered in our homes and working in our
home offices. This isolation can lead to feelings of hopelessness as we lose
control of so much around us. Even without the pandemic, the statistics, in
general, are that there have been more feelings of a lack of hope – or stages
of hopelessness. Ever been there? Are you there now? Please keep
reading and listening.
Part One: Dr. Shuler shares his own life story and what God allowed him to
experience with him during his journey from hopelessness to being able to
see hope again. Remember Dr. Shuler is also a counselor in addition to
being an author and speaker.
He shares an episode that sent him to the bottom emotionally. He wanted
to withdraw and pull away from everything that was part of his life. He
admitted that he was wanting his self-worth to be validated by the amount
of money that could have been coming his way.
In the middle of it all, he maintained some routines that were vital to getting
unstuck and moving forward. In addition, he had a friend who reached out
and after initially pushing away, he admitted he needed help and accepted
the help of this friend.
Three Questions to ask yourself:
What is the thing you lean on to validate your worth and value? Is it
money, titles, cars, houses, etc – we all have something that we are
prone to lean on apart from God’s grace?
If you are in the middle of this battle right now – what are the routines
that you might consider maintaining to help you in the journey through
this battle? Keep going to church, stay engaged with family and friends,
working out, etc.
If someone reaches out to you how will you respond? If no one reaches
out to you, will you reach out to someone you trust?
To reach Dr. Clarence Shuler, or buy one of his books:
Www.clarenceshuler.com For his latest book: Finding Hope in a Dark
Place, go to Amazon.com and type in the name of the book in the search
bar.
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