Episode 3

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4th Apr 2025

Anchor Points: Tangled Mess – Trusting God When Life Knots Up

Tangled cords. Tangled life. Let’s stop yanking and start trusting.

You reach into a drawer and pull out a big, knotted mess of cords. So what do you do? You shake them. Yank them. Pull harder. But it only makes the knots tighter.

Sound familiar?

In our Anchor Point today on InSight Out, we’re taking a look at how that same frantic energy often shows up in our everyday lives. We wrestle with relationships, money, stress, health, and expectations—believing that if we just do more or try harder, things will untangle. But instead of peace, we find panic. Instead of clarity, we end up in chaos.

This story isn’t just about cords—it’s about the knots we carry in our hearts and homes, and what happens when we finally stop striving and start trusting God to untangle what we can’t.

We’ll explore:

• Why our frantic efforts often make things worse

• What Scripture says about patience, perseverance, and surrender

• How to release the pressure to fix it all

• What it means to slow down and let God lead—one knot at a time

Scripture Reference:

📖 James 1:4 – “Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

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INSIGHT OUT
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About your host

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Devin Almonte

Devin Almonte is a broadcaster, journalist, and podcaster dedicated to media-driven discipleship. As the host of InSight Out and Encouraging Star Stories, she challenges audiences to think deeply about faith, culture, and purpose, offering clarity for the mind, joy for the heart, and truth for the times.

A Colson Fellow and graduate of the World Journalism Institute, Devin has written for The Stream and other outlets, integrating theology, worldview, and storytelling to address today’s pressing issues.

With a diverse background in business, broadcasting, film, commercial work, and media production, she has worked with companies like QVC, HSN, and Macy’s Merchandising Group in media, journalism, and product development. Her experience in storytelling, faith-based media, and on-screen work enables her to engage audiences in a way that is both thought-provoking and deeply relatable, inspiring a Christ-centered life.

Devin is also the founder of InSight Out Media, a faith-based company committed to media-driven discipleship, equipping people to see the world through a biblical lens and live out their faith with confidence.