Welcome to episode 092 of Mud Stories!
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This week I’m talking with Christa Black Gifford, who shares her journey through her unhealed pain–pain which included a past of sexual abuse, eating disorders, alcohol, relationships, and the full term delivery–and subsequent passing–of her second baby, Goldie, born with anencephaly.
Christa knows we all have pain, but encourages us that linking arms with Jesus, taking responsibility for our emotions, and facing our pain with Christ, is the only way for our broken hearts to be made whole.
Christa is a wife, mom, worship leader, and multi-platinum selling songwriter who has written songs like One Thing Remains, recorded by Passion, and Forever, recorded by Kari Jobe. She has also shared the stage with many artists, including The Jonas Brothers, and Michael W. Smith.
Christa is an author and speaker who recently released her second book entitled, Heart Made Whole: Turning Your Unhealed Pain into Your Greatest Strength. She lives in Nashville with her husband and children.
In this episode Christa shares about:
- Her growing up years and the trauma she faced
- The difference between trauma A, and trauma B
- The danger of demonizing our emotions
- The cycle of trying to be enough on our own
- And our tendency to try to “serve out” our issues and lock away our emotional pain
Christa and I discuss:
- Her struggles with alcohol, eating issues, and men
- How we try to control our outer world because we don’t feel in control of our inner world
- The importance of taking responsibility and control of our inner world
- And how marriage problems in a large part can be somewhat resolved if we face our individual pain and issues
Christa shares his insights about:
- Guarding our intimacy with God
- How to release our internal pain
- And practical ways we can turn toward our pain to finally deal with it and have a heart made whole
I’m so SO thankful for all Christa shares, as it is such a lifeline for so many reasons. May this conversation an encouragement to you, that you may link arms with Christ and run toward your pain, knowing He can make your heart whole.
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Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)
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