EP. 55: Truth and Grit (Best of 2021 with Ellie Holcomb)

How many times do we feel ragged and burned out? Broken and basically just a hot mess? Yet we believe we need to suck it up and show up in front of God with a smile plastered on our faces like everything is hunky-dory? In this “best of” episode of God Hears Her, Eryn and Elisa revisit their conversation with Ellie Holcomb. Ellie walks us through her take on grit, grounding ourselves in God’s truth, and showing up as we are.

About our guest: 

Ellie Holcomb, a Nashville native, began her musical career by touring the country with her husband. After eight years, and with the birth of their daughter, Ellie opted to step out of the role of heavy touring. From that space came her debut solo album, As Sure As The Sun, which charted at no. 1 on the iTunes Christian chart and helped deem Holcomb the “Best New Artist” at the 2014 Dove Awards. She has released multiple albums since then and also a best-selling book. Ellie, her husband, and their three children live and make music in Nashville.

Notes and Quotes: 

• “Even growing up in this amazing, vibrant community, I gathered that the gospel was all about me being good enough and loving God and loving people enough. And that is all good and well, but that’s not really the gospel.”
• “The gospel is not about making bad people good people. It’s about making dead people alive people.”
• “I didn’t know it was okay to not be okay.”
• “The church isn’t meant to be a trophy room. It’s supposed to be a hospital and a table that everyone is welcome to.”
• “I know that God is a healer . . . but I was too scared to give Him my broken heart.”
• “God’s Word gave us solid ground to stand on when the shame storm starts to roll in.”
• “He started changing us, and it didn’t change our circumstances, but it started changing us from the inside out.”
• “I know God is real from the sorrow in my life.”
• “God is with you. He can handle your anger, and He can handle your hurt. He can hold it all.”
• “He walked out of a grave. And the suffering you are experiencing does not have the final word.”

Links/Books/Resources Mentioned in Show: 

• Show Notes on godhearsher.org
• God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/
• Subscribe on iTunes!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast
• Order God Sees Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women on Amazon.  https://amzn.to/32lYSgh
• Ellis' Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5hNiAUVPCTgcpy8vljCxzs?si=dBdA4OSJTfaDCWhoBSVejQ&dl_branch=1
• Ellie’s Instagram: ellieholcomb
• Elisa’s Instagram: elisamorganauthor
• Eryn’s Instagram: eryneddy