‘He Shows Me Grace Every Day’: Gov. Glenn Youngkin Leans on His Faith to Lead Virginia By Abigail Robertson for Faith Wire
Governor Glenn Youngkin shocked the political world when he won as a Republican only one year after President Biden carried Virginia by ten points. Youngkin often stressed that he didn’t run for his own political ambitions, but he says he felt called by God to enter the political arena.
CBN News White House Correspondent Abigail Robertson recently sat down with Virginia’s Governor and First Lady to discuss how they’re leaning on faith in their new roles.
“I’m forever grateful for Him calling out to me and saying, ‘step out of where you’re comfortable and go someplace where you’re uncomfortable,’” Youngkin told CBN News.
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Before becoming Virginia’s Governor in 2022, he spent 25 years in his dream job at the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm. Youngkin says he prayed each year that if the Lord had something else for him, he’d lead him there. One day during his prayer time, Youngkin recalls God making it clear he did, indeed, have something very different in store.
“One day in my prayer life I actually heard something very different and it was, ‘I need you to leave Carlyle,’” recalls Youngkin. “That’s one of those moments where you say, ‘Wait, I think I have a wrong number!’ You know, bad connection because this was my dream job and so after a period of time of reflecting and praying in July, I went to Suzanne and said ‘I’m going to quit my job at Carlyle.’ And she looked at me and said, ‘Have you lost your mind?’ And she said, ‘What are you going to do?’ And I said, ‘Well, I think I’m going to go run for governor.’”
Once Youngkin sensed God’s calling, he acted quickly.
