When Faith Seems Impossible - Hannah Overton

Have​ ​you​ ​ever​ ​felt​ ​overcome​ ​by​ ​fear?​ ​Fear​ ​can​ ​be​ ​debilitating,​ ​and​ ​faith​ ​can​ ​seem​ ​impossible 
when​ ​our​ ​lives​ ​feel​ ​out​ ​of​ ​our​ ​control.​ ​Freedom​ ​comes​ ​when​ ​we​ ​trust​ ​our​ ​faithful​ ​God. 

On​ ​September​ ​7,​ ​​ ​2007​ ​I​ ​was​ ​convicted​ ​of​ ​capital​ ​murder​ ​and​ ​sent​ ​to​ ​a​ ​maximum-security 
prison​ ​for​ ​“life​ ​without​ ​the​ ​possibility​ ​of​ ​parole.”​ ​​ ​I​ ​was​ ​convicted​ ​of​ ​the​ ​death​ ​of​ ​my​ ​son,​ ​a​ ​crime​ ​I did​ ​not​ ​commit.​ ​I​ ​started​ ​questioning​ ​everything!​ ​Fear​ ​consumed​ ​me!​ ​My​ ​five​ ​children​ ​were​ ​left 
without​ ​a​ ​mother,​ ​and​ ​Emma,​ ​my​ ​7​ ​month​ ​old,​ ​was​ ​still​ ​nursing.​ ​I​ ​knew​ ​God​ ​was​ ​God​ ​and​ ​He 
was​ ​sovereign,​ ​but​ ​I​ ​couldn't​ ​grasp​ ​how​ ​He​ ​could​ ​love​ ​me​ ​and​ ​allow​ ​all​ ​of​ ​this​ ​to​ ​happen.​ ​How 
could​ ​I​ ​have​ ​faith​ ​that​ ​He​ ​had​ ​good​ ​plans​ ​even​ ​when​ ​my​ ​world​ ​had​ ​turned​ ​upside​ ​down? 

​My​ ​physical​ ​freedom​ ​had​ ​been​ ​taken​ ​away,​ ​but​ ​God​ ​had​ ​plans​ ​to​ ​use​ ​this​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​freedom​ ​to​ ​so 
many​ ​more.​ ​On​ ​May​ ​10th​ ​of​ ​this​ ​year,​ ​​ ​I​ ​was​ ​finally​ ​declared​ ​actually​ ​innocent!​ ​God​ ​has​ ​turned 
this​ ​tragedy​ ​into​ ​so​ ​much​ ​more!​ ​He​ ​began​ ​a​ ​ministry​ ​that​ ​has​ ​and​ ​is​ ​touching​ ​the​ ​world​ ​with​ ​His 
love!​ ​This​ ​workshop​ ​will​ ​explore​ ​how​ ​to​ ​move​ ​from​ ​fear​ ​to​ ​faith​ ​to​ ​freedom. 
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• Fear:​ ​Perfect​ ​love​ ​casts​ ​out​ ​fear!​ ​(1John​ ​4:18)​ ​God’s​ ​love​ ​is​ ​perfect​ ​and​ ​His​ ​plans​ ​for you​ ​are​ ​good! 
• Faith:​ ​God​ ​is​ ​faithful!​ ​We​ ​can​ ​have​ ​faith​ ​even​ ​when​ ​life​ ​seems​ ​out​ ​of​ ​control,​ ​because His​ ​faithfulness​ ​will​ ​carry​ ​us​ ​through​ ​and​ ​work​ ​all​ ​things​ ​out​ ​for​ ​good! 
• Freedom:​ ​When​ ​we​ ​put​ ​Jesus​ ​between​ ​us​ ​and​ ​our​ ​fears,​ ​putting​ ​our​ ​trust​ ​in​ ​Him,​ ​we​ ​can not​ ​only​ ​find​ ​freedom,​ ​but​ ​help​ ​others​ ​to​ ​find​ ​it​ ​as​ ​well.