Becca Goeckeritz: Tuning Bitterness Out and Bringing Hope In

Stories of Hope in Hard Times

Becca didn’t let her paralysis keep her from living her life fully, but kidney disease tested her faith and led her to have a deeper connection with Christ she never had experienced before.

Episode Discussion Points

• Winning a contest that took her to New York
• Being paralyzed from the waist down since she was a baby
• Having and ignoring the thought she needed to prepare for something hard in her life.
• Her story of being diagnosed with kidney disease and sinking into depression.
• Crying herself to sleep when she felt like every dream she ever had was being taken from her after diagnosed with kidney disease.
• One of her biggest griefs was when her doctors said she and her husband not have children, when all she had ever wanted was to be a mother.
• Wondering where her miracle turnaround was that seemed to happen for other people—but seemed to be eluding her.
• A heartfelt desire she had in a hospital room while reading the scriptures
• The inspiration she received when she asked God for help to remove the bitterness from her heart.
• Key: Place your hope in God, not in man
• Feeling shame sometimes that she didn’t have enough faith to overcome her fear.
• “When you put your hope completely in Christ, everything becomes better.”
• Becca loves being able to perform on her violin with the Tabernacle Choir, and has several favorite songs that have helped her in her dark moments to keep faith going.
• Her biggest miracle—planting Jesus Christ’s grace into her heart
• What keeping her heart tuned to the Savior looks like compared to tuning her violin—the Savior is all about the fine tuning (in our lives).
• Inviting God to help you tune yourself to Him—and asking God the specific questions—how do I change? How do I move out of this place?
• God will give each person the right answers for them and their unique situation.

Tips to Keep Focus Riveted on the Savior

1. Prayer
2. Word of God
3. Uplifting Music

Becca’s Go-To Powerful Music Resources

• Be Still My Soul; view the performance by the Tabernacle Choir here on YouTube
• Jesu The Very Thought is Sweet; view the performance by the Tabernacle Choir here on YouTube
• How Can I Keep from Singing; view the performance by the Tabernacle Choir here on YouTube

Connect with Becca

• Facebook: Becca Bierwolf Goeckeritz
• YouTube search Becca Goeckeritz

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Transcription

You can find the transcription of today's episode here: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/becca-goeckeritz-tuning-bitterness-out-and-bringing-hope-in