Chasing Wisdom Jolene Engle

Didn’t get the promotion?Not chosen for ministry?Left out of that endeavor?I feel you. It’s not easy when you feel like you’ve been overlooked and tossed to the side. I’ve been in this discouraging place too. But God never overlooks us. In fact, He has a great plan for our lives even when we can’t see it.In this episode I discuss 3 reasons why things do not go according to our plans.Thanks for joining us. Follow us on instagram @officialchasingwisdom and @joleneeengle.

I thought God screwed up when he made me. Here's a snapshot of where Ms. Insecurity and I have traveled through life...For most of my life Ms. Insecurity was right by my side. I think she was connected to my hip. Seeing how I was given up at birth, that one small thing seemed to tell me who I was. It shaped me. It gave me my sense of self-worth (or lack there of it!). And it didn't help any that I didn't feel like I fit in with my adopted family. That's not ...

I’ve been married for 25 years now and not once has my Beloved received a paycheck. There has been no income that I could count on and budget for, and no dependency of what he’ll bring in each month. All this equates to me living with no financial stability throughout our marriage. It’s always been this way because he’s been self-employed his entire working life.Here’s what I said to my new groom about my new reality:“How on earth do you live like this?” That was code for: I freaked out! “How...

As a believer in Jesus Christ, I should exude joy and peace but those attitudes go straight out the window when I'm overwhelmed and stressed. And the last thing I want to be is a stressed out follower of Jesus because that's not a good witness. Jesus was a man of action yet he was never stressed. What was it that I was missing? What did I need to learn to change my ways?I remember reading about the Proverbs 31 woman when I was a new believer. Man, was that woman busy! When I compared her life...

I’m not a naturally upbeat person who’s got a pep in her step. Melancholy is more my bent. So the idea of being a joyful person eluded me for many years when I was a young Christ-follower. Coming out of a deep dark pit of atheism I had my fair share of depression struggles and suicidal thoughts, but once I found the Light my heart was filled with hope.But one day, it felt like the light went out.Depression has been my uninvited traveling companion on and off for years. I am well acquainted wi...

As the unexpected tears welled up in my eyes, I mourned our losses. The loss of my health, the loss of our time, the loss of our home and business, the loss of relationships, the loss of our dreams. Not only was I fighting back the tears but also the bitterness that was seeping into my heart. I was trying not to be angry at God for all that we've gone through. I knew I was on a slippery slope.Every person has difficult seasons that can cause bitterness to take up residence in one'...