Episode Details

Takeaways

• Amy shares how saying yes to God ten years ago turned a season she calls a train wreck into a life she never believed was possible.
• Real change comes from a thousand little yeses, and the hard nos that come with each one.
• God has a long track record of using people with messy pasts, from Paul to Rahab, and your story is not a disqualifier.

In this episode of Life With Amy, Amy Poepping reflects on the last 10 years of her life and says the things she wishes someone had told her in her 20s. She opens up about a season of derailed decisions, drinking, and a deep longing for more that she kept looking for in all the wrong places. She also shares how one decision to say yes to Jesus, made ten years ago in May, changed the direction of everything that followed, including the businesses she has built and the stages she has spoken on. From there, Amy walks through three reminders for anyone who feels too far gone. First, stop using your past as evidence against your future. Second, your life changes through a thousand little yeses and the hard nos that come with them. Third, do not discount what God can do with a willing person. She talks about the difference between guilt and conviction, why forgiveness does not mean forgetting, and the image of walking through a door to your future with no baggage. She also gets honest about learning to say no to friends and to the next drink, and why she still has to choose growth every single day. The conversation closes with a reminder that you do not need your Ts crossed and your Is dotted to begin. You just need to show up willing and wanting, and trust that your coming days can be greater than your former days.