Flourishing with Avery Forrest

This is the final episode of season 1! Thanks for listening to this season. Stay subscribed for season 2    Join me on social media   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en       Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_

In this episode we dive into scripture and see what deep relationship with God looks like. We discuss why some people have deeper relationships and what is holding us back from going deep with God. The great news too is that we dive into scriptures that can help us get to where we want to be with God! Join me in this episode. Tools:  Text QT to 251-230-8445 For a quiet time blue print Text Relationship to 251-230-2445 For a 7 day guided quiet time designed for you to dive deeper into relationship with God.  Join me on social media   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_

Hey there friends! This episode I am talking about truth. How to defeat and combat the lies the enemy throws at us with God’s truth. Have you ever heard a lie that sounded like a lie?? Not unless the person is a bad liar right? Most lies we hear seem so true, that is why we believe them. The enemy to our soul is the father of lies. He is a good liar and we often times believe his lies. But we have a weapon against those lies and we dive into that today.  Scriptures:  Ephesians 6:10-17 Romans 12:2 Hebrews 4:12  Join me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_  

The past few weeks tensions have started to fly again! We have to settle down and go from troubled to trusting. I have done three things the past few weeks that have truly helped me put my focus back on God.  1. More Time With God: John 15:5 2. Encourage Others: Proverbs 11:25 3. Renew Your Mind: Romans 12:2 Join me on social media   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en   Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_

In this episode we are talking and finishing up the weight of the word love found in 1 Cor. 13:4-7 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Join me on social media   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_  

This episode series is going to tackle the fact that the word Love in the English language is so watered down. We say we love our children then in the next sentence that we love fajitas. What does kingdom minded biblical love mean? What does it look like? When God says to love our neighbor...what does that mean? What does the weight of love mean? Today we dive into this as well as patience and kindness. Here are the scriptures: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Join me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_

This episode series is going to tackle the fact that the word Love in the English language is so watered down. We say we love our children then in the next sentence that we love fajitas. What does kingdom minded biblical love mean? What does it look like? When God says to love our neighbor...what does that mean? What does the weight of love mean? Today we dive into this as well as patience and kindness. Here are the scriptures: Galatians 5:13-26 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Join me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_

This episode is a spoken word God gave me for our women’s conference last year. We were unable to record it but with help from my friend Will Paxton with Will Paxton Music we were able to get a recording of it done. I hope you love it...because you are as bold as a lion.    Also Will is so talented and custom wrote the music behind the words! The music is so amazing! Here are all the ways you can connect with Will Paxton Music    Like, Follow, Subscribe https://www.facebook.com/willpaxtonmusic/ on Facebook and YouTube   You can find his music on all your favorite streaming services and online music stores such as Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, YouTube Red, Amazon Music, etc   And if you want to support what what Will does consider becoming a Patron of at  www.patreon.com/willpaxtonmusic       Join me on social media   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en       Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_

Part 3 pulls together what it really means to Flourish. When. You flourish and bear fruit you are able to love others well. When you take part 1 and part 2 and know that it applies to everyone else to you begin to love others well.  Join me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en   Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_

This weeks episode is part 2 of a 3 part series we started with episode 11. It is part of my journey on how God walked me into a place where I truly believe that I flourish. It is a journey. It doesn’t look the same for everyone but I hope that the steps God took me through that we are talking about in this series help encourage you on your journey with God.  Part 2 is about seeing yourself in Christ and how to Abide in that. John 15:1-9 says it perfectly. We talk through how to abide in God.    Join me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en   Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_

Hey friends. This weeks episode is part 1 of a three part series of the things God used in my life to help be grow, bloom, and flourish into who I am in this moment. It’s a journey and I am still not at the finish line. God shows me new things daily. But In these next three episodes I will talk about the transformative things God used in my life to grow me. Here are the scriptures discussed today. Please reach out if I can help you in any way or can pray for you.  John 3:16 Mark 2:17  1Timothy 1:15 Ephesians 2:1  Join me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_

In this episode we dive into a foundational faith scripture and learn to be like the birds and the flowers. Worry vs Trust.  Worry means the outcome is on me Trust means the outcome is on God 1. Seek 2.Surrender 3.Trust  Matthew 6:25-34  Join me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en   Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_    

In this episode I will chat with my friend who is a mentor by trade...kind of like a professional friend to walk this life out with you. She has a masters in Psychology and a passion to see women connect with who God says they are and the value that lives inside of each of them. She is an amazing friend and has a ton of insight on friendship. She even married one of her childhood best friends. You are going to love this episode.    Follow Kendall on Social media at:  https://www.instagram.com/kendallaphillips/?hl=en Join me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_   Please share this episode with all of your friends and we will see you next week!  

In today’s episode we will look at what ways we can live a life of stillness with the Lord. What does it look like to live with a sound that has peace and calmness? It starts with Relationship. Here are the ways we can BE STILL AND KNOW THAT HE IS GOD.  In relationship:   Psalms 131:2 But I have calmed and quieted myself,     I am like a weaned child with its mother;     like a weaned child I am content.   In Surrender:   John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.   Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.   In His Promises:   Psalm 46:10-11 “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude     in His strength:   Exodus 14:13-14  Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”   In Faith:   Mark 4:39-41 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”     Join me on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Avery-Forrest-112248246849957/?ref=py_

Today’s episode I dive into the 3 things that will help us put into perspective an us vs them mentality. We look at a passage of scripture in Joshua where Joshua asks the Angle of the Lord if he was on the side of the Israelites or on the side of their enemies. You will be amazed at what the angel says. Jump into the episode and learn how we can treat someone who has a different reality or opinion than you do.     

In this episode I am chatting with my friend Kristin Lipscomb! She is sharing a powerful message on how to seek God in this season and allow Him to work what is going on for your good. We dive into how living intentionally in this moment will help push us forward to a new and better place. We discuss how to strengthen yourself, your marriage, and your family during this difficult time. Don’t hibernated during Covid-19 but activate your faith and press into all God has for you.  Follow along with us on social media Kristin Lipscomb  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristin.lipscomb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristin.lipscomb/?hl=en Avery Forrest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avery.berrey.forrest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyforrest_/?hl=en Please subscribe and leave a review!   

In this episode I will be talking with my awesome mom friend Jessica on how to have peace in your home during this season of quarantine. We can have peace during a time when it seems chaotic. Peace doesn’t mean quiet but it means have a stillness in your heart. It means connecting with your children during this time. It means looking at this time as a gift. What if we can come out of this season as a family changed for the better? 

Is this Episode we will look at 4 things that will help you flourish in a season of uncertainty. We will go to God’s word for a foundation to stand on during Covid-19.  

Today God  really brought to my attention that I was living in the peace of my opinion and not His Peace. Join me as I talk about how I spent some time with God today in the mist of all things going on in our world today and how He showed me the type of Peace that is available through Him.   Jesus left Peace with us. He tells us this in John 14:27 and it is not the peace of the world. I realized that I was resting and finding peace in my opinion of what I think is right instead I need to find it in God’s word.   The three types of Peace God brings:   1. Peace with God: Romans 5:1 This is that we can have an eternity 2. Peace inside our hearts, minds, and souls: Philippians 4:6-7 He brings a peace that passes all understanding 3. Peace with others: Colossians 3:12-17 we are responsible to have peace with each other especially during this time. Not to judge who is right and who is wrong. We must spread peace and nothing and hope and love during this time.   Please share, leave a review, and follow along Instagram: AveryForrest_ Facebook: Avery Forrest

In this episode we take a little deeper look into the heart behind this podcast and who God called each of us to be. Discovering what God made you for is a journey. This journey begins with knowing how unique and wonderfully made you are. 

In this episode Avery introduces the podcast and the heart behind this show. She also shares her own personal struggle with how it is hard to do what God asks us to do sometime, but in the end when we follow what He asks us to big things happen.    Don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast and leave us a review!  Follow me on instagram and lets be friends @averyforrest_