Some testimonies start in a Sunday school classroom. For Maggie's own mother, Dianne, hers starts beside a casket, which you'll hear all about today in this very special guest episode.

In this deeply personal conversation, Maggie invites her mom to the table to finally tell, in full, the story Maggie first heard as a little girl and never forgot: the story of how her mother came to know the Lord.

Dianne opens up about the deeply personal events that changed everything for her: a plane crash that took the life of someone she loved, a funeral, and a key moment kneeling at a casket in the depths of grief. What Dianne heard that day, and what happened in her bedroom that very same night, is the kind of story you don't forget.

The conversation doesn't stop there. Dianne also opens up about a fear she carried into her marriage, and the Bible verse that finally set her free of it for good, along with so much more.

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Thank you for joining in today. Whatever season you find yourself in, remember where our true hope is found, Christ in us, the hope of glory. Until next time, keep looking to Him.

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Highlights From This Episode:

• Maggie introduces her mom, Dianne, and why she wanted to share her testimony with you today [1:45]

• Dianne's childhood in a religious home in New Orleans and the impact her grandmother's faith had on her as a child [3:02]

• The story of meeting Alan, and how their relationship blossomed into something very real [4:39]

• The middle-of-the-night phone call bringing news of the pivotal event that changed Dianne's life forever [8:31]

• A single conversation at a funeral that set Dianne on a path to not just knowing about Jesus, but truly knowing him [11:16]

• How she was comforted by Jesus's presence in her bedroom that fateful night and the realization that came over her from him being with her at that time [17:45]

• Fears the enemy brought her around the safety of her husband Tom one weekend years ago, and how Jesus brought her peace through that experience [24:32]

• The specific Bible verse that has given her ongoing peace and Dianne's closing advice she would give to someone who is trying to follow the Lord in their life [29:32]
  
  

LINKS:

The Four Spiritual Laws (Cru)

Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ)

Verses Mentioned:

John 11:35

Psalm 46:10