Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
When Your Purpose Seems Unclear, Seek God: Jeremy Cowart & Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Jeremy Cowart and Elisabeth Hasselbeck are driven by their faith to find a greater purpose for their lives, and use their talents to help others and reflect God’s glory in our world. Jeremy is a renowned photographer and the founder of The Purpose Hotel. As an artist, he endeavors to use his creativity to spotlight situations of need. Today Jeremy discusses his mission to create an intersection between empathy and creativity, and finding his true purpose. Elisabeth rose to prominence as a contestant on the second season of the reality television show Survivor, where she finished in fourth place. In July 2002, she joined the daytime talk show The View, and after ten years, she went on to join Fox & Friends. Elisabeth shares her experiences in each of her roles in television and relates how, in looking for her “calling,” she found herself running ahead of God. During these seasons of change, she related how she’s learned to wait for God’s guidance as He’s helped her identify her unique purpose in the world.
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Links, Products and Resources Mentioned:
Jeremy Cowart’s I'm Possible: Jumping into Fear and Discovering a Life of Purpose
book
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s Point of View: A Fresh Look at Work, Faith, and Freedom book
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Interview Quotes:
“Greatness should serve a greater purpose.” - Jeremy Cowart
“In every failure, we still learn.” - Jeremy Cowart
“My mission is to explore the intersection of creativity and empathy.” - Jeremy Cowart
“I just love trying to figure out how to be an innovator in times of need.” - Jeremy Cowart
“I just crave to see more people trying to help with their tools, use their [social media] accounts to do good things, to showcase others, to tell others’ stories.” - Jeremy Cowart
“My greatness should serve a greater good, and that is our greater God. It's His purpose.” - Jeremy Cowart
“I just grew up knowing that prayer was not something for one time a day, but something that was essential all times of day.” Elisabeth Hasselbeck
“God does not need you as His attorney.” - Bob Goff
“Understanding someone's point of view requires being next to them and with them, and just kind of like snuggling up behind their lens.” - Elisabeth Hasselbeck
“Only God can change your heart, and He still had work to do in my heart.” - Elisabeth Hasselbeck
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