Episode 5: Just Be Honest with Clint Watkins

“Lament is God’s invitation to be honest: you do not need to silence your questions for the sake of sounding more spiritual. The Lord commends your protests as faithful participation in a fractured world.” - Clint Watkins, Just Be Honest: How to Worship through Tears and Pray without Pretending

What would it look like to pour out an honest lament before God? Why do we so often feel the need to hide our frustration from Him and others? In this episode, Kristin Hernandez is joined by Clint Watkins, Hope Dad and author of Just Be Honest, to explore the concepts of lament, biblical grief, and being honest with God. Clint shares the story of his hope babies, Eli and Rowe, and the deep grief he experienced as both a husband and a father. We talk about scriptural examples of lament, the importance of bringing our pain to God, and the difference between groaning and grumbling. 

Clint Watkins is a missionary to college students serving with DiscipleMakers, a campus ministry based in Pennsylvania. Having suffered the devastating loss of two babies, he writes to help fellow sufferers find hope through the gospel and being honest with the Lord. He lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with his wife Jillian and their third child, Conley. 

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Episode Transcript

 

Monthly Memory Verse:

“Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.” Psalm 62:8

 

Sponsorship

This episode of the Hope Mommies Podcast is sponsored by Kate Davis: in loving memory of our hope baby, Maude Clement Davis. 

If you’d like to sponsor an episode in honor of your Hope Baby, or on behalf of a Hope Mommy you know, visit hopemommies.org.

 

The Hope Mommies Podcast is a ministry of Hope Mommies, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that exists to bring bereaved families comfort, encouragement, and relational support as they continue to walk this side of eternity without their beloved son or daughter. The music used is Sparrow Song, courtesy of Katie Cobbs and Flourish Creative.