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SummaryI was sixteen when I walked out of the church of my upbringing, frustrated by a list of religious โ€˜must-dosโ€™ that didnโ€™t resonate. Eight years later, as a 24-year-old single mom, I faced my darkest hour: watching my five-year-old daughter critically injured in a motorcycle accident and life-flown to the hospital. In that car ride, I bargained with Godโ€”โ€˜Iโ€™ll change, just save her.โ€™ When she didnโ€™t make it, I was broken. Yet through that tragedy, Godโ€™s voice whispered worth and pursuit. A move to Lincoln led me to Lincoln Berean, where Pastor Clarkโ€™s clear teaching and the vulnerable honesty of a womenโ€™s group reshaped my view of grace. I realized I couldnโ€™t โ€˜earnโ€™ Godโ€™s loveโ€”I needed Jesus. Today, I stand grateful: loss drove me deeper into His embrace, and community showed me grace in action.

In a moment of desperation, have you ever tried to bargain with God? โ€œI will do whatever you want God, if you will just show up in this moment.โ€

Though both tremendous loss and unexpected support, God was showing Elisa that He was worth pursuing. The experience not only transformed her view of herself, but also for the first time, her understanding of grace.

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Time Chapters
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00:50 Loss of five-year-old daughter
02:55 Finding church community
04:15 Joining womenโ€™s fellowship
05:30 Embracing Jesus
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