Overcomers Are Defined and Refined by God: Priscilla Shirer & Jeremy Ray Taylor

In our world, it’s easy to let others define our worth. After all, we interact with people and get feedback on our performance all day long at work, at school, in communities online and off. We feel great when other people compliment us or “like” our posts—but what happens when people don’t like what we’re doing? What happens when we try to chase that affirmation from people and fail to live up to their ever-changing standards? This week, we talk with two actors in the spotlight—Priscilla Shirer and Jeremy Ray Taylor—who try diligently to remember God defines their worth, not the world, and that our days are so much better when we live for His glory and not our own.

 

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Sarah Young, author of Jesus Calling

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Jesus Calling Interview with Tony Evans

Jesus Calling Interview with country singer Josh Turner and NASCAR driver Michael McDowell

 

Priscilla Shirer

Going Beyond Ministries

Overcomer Movie (official website)

Overcomer Movie  (IMDB)

Overcomer Movie trailer (YouTube)

Alex Kendrick 

Kendrick Brothers

I Can Only Imagine movie

Jeremy Ray Taylor

Harrison Ford

NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner

 

Interview Quotes:

“Sometimes we are wishing away the very things about our uniqueness that are designed to be used for a purpose we can't even comprehend.” - Priscilla Shirer

“Each and every one of us have to decide who or what we're gonna give permission to identify us, to label us, to name us.” - Priscilla Shirer

“Who you are in God can still anchor you even when there is chaos swirling around you.” - Priscilla Shirer 

“What [defines] you? Who have you given that authority to? And in the end, it better be God, because everything else is up one day and gone tomorrow. But what God says about you remains, no matter what happens in this life.” - Priscilla Shirer

“I've just enjoyed the creative outlet of doing something different, and yet the same, in the sense that it's an opportunity to still share the love of Jesus just in a different way.” - Priscilla Shirer 

“That's what overcoming is. It's having a peace that literally passes your understanding. You literally don't understand how you have peace in the midst of the storm that you are suffering and struggling through.” - Priscilla Shirer

“Life on a farm definitely has prepared me for acting. It definitely built a work ethic, I’d say.” - Jeremy Ray Taylor

“I recognized [him] and I was like, “Oh gosh, that’s Harrison Ford,” and he's just a normal guy, too. That was one crazy thing that I realized is that everybody [in Hollywood] is just normal.” - Jeremy Ray Taylor 

“The more we're around people [in the film industry], the more we love it, and the more we're just able to love on people.” - Tracy Taylor

“For us, staying connected to God, that’s important as a conversation. And it’s just trying to keep that focus, to keep that the center of what you do and where you are.” - Tracy Taylor

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