Chrystal Evans Hurst Talks Following God’s Calling for Her Life as She Begins New Season as an Author and Speaker

As I pulled up to the church in Southwest Atlanta, I could have believed that the women standing in line were excitedly waiting to get into a concert. Some of the women told me that they had been waiting for over an hour. One woman even shared that she drove over an hour to get to the event. For the women who were attending the “She’s Still There Tour,” there was no question as to why they were waiting in line. The women were there to see Chrystal Evans Hurst, the daughter of megachurch pastor Tony Evans. 

A few years ago, many of these women would have never heard of Hurst, but now she is a force to be reckoned with. Hurst herself is even amazed by what God has done in her life.

The author and speaker is authentically honest about her life including when it comes to deeply personal things, like her shortfalls as a mother.

When asked to describe herself, Hurst is clear that first and foremost she is a child of God. Chrystal is the eldest of Tony Evans’ daughters and she doesn’t shy away from the family name, but she is clear that her identity doesn’t come from being an Evans, it comes from Christ.

Hurst recently penned her second solo book, Show Up for Your Life, where she points out the decisions she has made in her life that led to struggles, like having an unplanned pregnancy at the age of 19.

The book, which is geared toward teenage girls and young adult women, works to help guide adolescents through the different seasons of life. Hurst believes that when we prepare to show up for life, God will meet us where we are at, no matter where we are. When asked if she is excited that she showed up for the things that God has called her to do, Hurst did not hesitate to say that she is.

Before venturing into the writer and speaker world, Hurst was a career woman who worked in the corporate field and served at her local church her dad pastors, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship.

She always knew she wanted to be a writer, in fact, she confessed that before it was revealed to her that it was the right season for her to be a writer that she had several books on her shelf that she had written.

Hurst said in an interview with Christian Headlines, “I knew that I had always wanted to be a writer, but that would be in another season after my children were grown and on their own.”

She continued, “It wasn’t until my dad approached me with the idea of co-writing with him one of his projects, that I had even thought about it for this season.”

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SOURCE: Christian Headlines, Maina Mwaura