When we make plans for the future, we often want God to sign on the dotted line and agree to everything we’ve laid out. Yet when those plans fail, we find ourselves turning to God as a last resort. And as our guests this week will attest, He is faithful to lead us back to a path that we’re meant to follow, whether we realized it or not. Fox and Rob Richardson, a couple from Shreveport, Louisiana, open up about the act of desperation that led to their incarceration, and what happened to their lives and the lives of their family in the process. Tanya Rad is the author of The Sunshine Mind and host of KIIS FM's On Air with Ryan Seacrest. She shares about the crippling anxiety she experienced over fear of the future, and how putting her trust in God allowed her to find peace in the midst of the unknown.
Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned:
Past interview: Tim Brown
Upcoming interview: Terry Bradshaw
Time: The Untold Story of the Love That Held Us Together When Incarceration Kept Us Apart
KIIS FM's On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Interview Quotes:
“To be free is to free others.” - Rob Richardson
“There are moments you think you've got everything all figured out and that life is moving in the direction that you dreamed of, and then in just one second, everything changes for you. ” - Fox Richardson
“I believed that there was something that was operating inside of me and around me that would guide me and protect me and keep me safe.” - Rob Richardson
“God, if I'm still here, it’s for a reason. You created this life. I did not create this life. And if you have given it to me, even with the decisions—the foul decisions I have made—I am going to see this through.” - Fox Richardson
“Family is everything and everything is family. . . . We had love and each other. And nothing in this life is going to top that.” - Fox Richardson
“I think that long before Rob and I ever got outside of prison, God had set us free on the inside.” - Fox Richardson
“What gets me out of these moments of anxiety and stress is knowing there is always this bigger picture that God has. He knows the plans He has for me.” - Tanya Rad
“Whenever I do find myself getting stressed or anxious about things, I always kind of ultimately come back to that notion of like, God's got me. It's in His timing. “ - Tanya Rad
“We were meant to be in community and helping others.” - Tanya Rad
“I think that finding joy in your reality is what leads to a peaceful, happy life.” - Tanya Rad
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