364: Jason Van Ruler and the Willingness to Change

Are you afraid to address that one thing in your life, even though you know your life would be better if you did?

Our guest today says it's time to open the door to change, no matter what mess waits for us on the other side.

Jason VanRuler is the author of Get Past Your Past: How Facing Your Broken Places Leads to True Connection. Jason is known for his ability to relate and connect with his clients and offer hope to those who have felt hopeless. Today, Jason shares how he ignored God for many years, the quiet way the Lord spoke to him, and how meeting his wife gave him the willingness to open up. Jason challenges us to find community and within it, the true love of Jesus for the broken hearted. Jason's story reminds us that no matter how far we go from God, it's only one step back.

Listen to Jason's story wherever you get your podcasts, right now!

Stories Jason shared:

• Working as a therapist and becoming an author
• Having a lot of volatility in his childhood
• Ignoring God for a long time
• Welding trailers for a living and having it out with God
• The quiet way the Lord spoke to him
• The slow opening of his heart and how that led him back to church
• Getting baptized in the Missouri river
• Finding his journal with his goals for his life
• Meeting his wife and how that relationship changed
• How willingness affects our lives
• Deciding to go to seminary and become a therapist
• The community that encouraged him

Great quotes from Jason:

Life distracts us from the truth.

When we become willing, things can change.

Community is really the secret sauce to growth and change.

Fear is a teacher.

Resources we mentioned:

• Jason’s website
• Get Past Your Past: How Facing Your Broken Places Leads to True Connection by Jason VanRuler
• Jason’s Instagram

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