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You may have heard of the expression that God answers prayers in one of three ways. He either answers: “Yes,” “No,” or “Not right now.”  In my prayer life, it is seldom easy for me to clearly figure out which of these three responses He is giving me. Oftentimes, I end up acting like an amateur detective, trying to piece together clues as to what God is telling me to do, so that I can quickly make a decision. I often struggle with waiting when I simply don't have a crystal-clear answer from Him. That's why I'm so excited to sit down and talk with Elizabeth Laing Thompson, about all things “waiting.” Elizabeth is a speaker and novelist, and the author of many inspirational books for women and teens, including All the Feels, All the Feels for Teens, When a Friendship Falls Apart, and the When God Says series. She writes to help others find hope when they're waiting, help when they're hurting, and humor in holiness. My key takeaway? When God makes us “wait,” we can control only two things: how we wait, and who we become along the way.Suggested Resources: Elizabeth Laing Thompson | Website | Instagram | FacebookElizabeth Free Bible Study PlansWait is a four letter wordSend me a text!Timeline's products have quickly become my favorite supplement for added energy, strength, and endurance. They contain a compound called urolithin A which has been shown to radically improve cellular function. Right now, Timeline is offering WellnStrong followers 10% off with the code wellnstrong10 at checkout. I can't wait for you to give them a try!Join the WellnStrong mailing list for exclusive content here!Want more of The How To Be WellnStrong Podcast? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Jacqueline: Instagram Pinterest TikTok Youtube To access notes from the show & full transcripts, head over to WellnStrong's Podcast Page

TAKEAWAYSSome things we cannot attain ourselves and must wait on God aloneWe've got to love and live the life we HAVE even as we wait and pray for the life we WANTIf it matters to us, it matters to GodWe sometimes project our own insecurities onto God when we don't get a response from Him

There's always something we're waiting on, and women are especially impacted by this feeling - there's always something else we feel we may need to fulfill our lives! It is this very feeling and real wrestling that inspired Elizabeth Laing Thompson to write her book, When God Says Wait: Navigating Life's Detours and Delays Without Losing Your Faith, Your Friends, or Your Mind. Waiting on dreams and waiting on the fulfillment of the deepest desires of our hearts can sometimes damage our relationship with God. Does He not love us enough to answer our prayers? These types of difficult questions are important to consider, and Elizabeth reminds us that, “Waiting can test our relationship with God.” How will it test you? Will you choose to trust Him? TAKEAWAYS Some things we cannot attain ourselves and must wait on God alone We've got to love and live the life we HAVE even as we wait and pray for the life we WANT If it matters to us, it matters to God We sometimes project our own insecurities onto God when we don't get a response from Him

I'm so excited to share something truly special with you. I'm kicking off a series where I showcase some amazing Christian women podcasters whom I respect and value. I asked these incredible women to share an episode from their podcast—either their personal favorite or one that resonated deeply with their audience. First up is the amazing Rebecca George and her inspiring Radical Radiance Podcast. Rebecca's heart for God and women pursuing their God-sized dreams is truly inspirational.  Rebecca is the same on and off the mic—always kind, always connecting, and always living life to the fullest with God. In this episode, Rebecca interviews Elizabeth Laing Thompson about navigating friendship loss. They dive deep into the hard stuff, offering wisdom on handling emotions like shame, regret, guilt, fear, insecurity, and resentment and highlighting the crucial role of forgiveness in healing. I know this episode will bless you and provide some life-changing nuggets of wisdom. So, without further ado, here's Rebecca George with Elizabeth Laing Thompson on the Radical Radiance Podcast. FAITH AND GATHER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/faithandgather/  FAITH AND GATHER FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/faithandgather  FAITH INSPIRED SHOW NOTES: https://faithinspiredpodcast.com/2024/07/08/inspiring-voices-female-podcasters-showcase-navigating-friendship-loss-with-rebecca-george-and-the-radical-radiance-podcast/ I'm so grateful for the time you spent listening to this episode! If you loved this episode, share the love by rating the podcast on Apple Podcasts and leaving a review! Not an Apple gal? That's okay! You can leave a review on Spotify and Google Podcasts, too. Just think how many more Christian women could be blessed with faith-inspired encouragement!  Remember, faith is not just a belief - it's a lifestyle!

We've all experienced a friendship breakup. Maybe you were able to reconcile, maybe you're in the middle of friendship turmoil right now, or maybe your friendship has distinctly ended. Relationships are hard and not all of them are for the long haul which is why I'm so grate to my guest, Elizabeth Laing Thompson, for walking us through what to do when a friendship falls apart. You'll hear us talk about… Why friendships fall apart Navigating the pain of broken friendships Keeping your hurt from affecting other relationships Taking steps toward healing Why it's important to God Elizabeth is the author of many books for women and teens, including All the Feels, All the Feels for Teens, and the When God Says series. She writes at ElizabethLaingThompson.com about clinging to Christ through the chaos of daily life. As a speaker and novelist, Elizabeth loves finding humor in holiness and hope in heartache. She lives in North Carolina with her preacher husband and four spunky kids. GET ALL THE SHOW NOTES   CONNECT WITH ELIZABETH Instagram | Facebook | Website   GET THE QUICKSTART GUIDE Girls Talking Life is all about cultivating community and creating meaningful connections. In pursuit of that mission, I'm launching Girls Talking Life Groups. It's like a book club but for the podcast. You listen to an episode then get together with friends to discuss, reflect, and apply it to your life. Grab the Girls Talking Life Group Quick Start Guide. I outline a couple of simple steps, answer a few questions you may have, and tell you exactly how I'd start, if I were starting a group.   CONNECT WITH GIRLS TALKING LIFE Get the GTL Newsletter | Instagram | Facebook

When a friendship or other close relationship falls apart, it's hard to know what comes next. There are probably countless people willing to give you advice, but is it good advice? Godly advice? On today's episode of the podcast, we've invited Elizabeth Laing Thompson to share some biblical wisdom and her own personal experiences to point us to God's path for healing, forgiveness and (maybe) help letting go. You can connect with Elizabeth and find her books at LizzyLife.com. Grab your free scripture journal at PrayingChristianWomen.com/journal today!

We are in February. And February, in the United States in particular, has to do with Valentine's Day and romantic relationships in specifically, but more in general, relationships and friendships. And so I have an interesting conversation with Elizabeth Laing Thompson about her new book, “When a Friendship Falls Apart.” I absolutely fell in love with her! It's a thick volume, especially by modern day standards where it seems like, publishing houses give us shorter and shorter books. This is not the case. Her book is a massive compilation of all the tips, all the advice, everything you need to know if you've ever been in a friendship that ended badly or that is going poorly or that has hurt you in any way, shape, or form. Through this book Elizabeth hopes to minister to those who are experiencing this often undiagnosed, unrecognized grief of friendship loss or friendship breakup, as she calls it. There are difficult emotions that accompany friendship hardship. So, she and I talk about important things, like: -          friendship breakups: coping with loss and pain; -          healing and forgiveness: overcoming bitterness; -          Biblical wisdom: applying Scripture to relationships; -          trust and vulnerability: rebuilding connections; -          grieving and mourning: processing friendship loss; -          finding beauty in brokenness: embracing imperfections; -          prayer and guidance: seeking God's direction. Elizabeth acknowledges that the hardest part in navigating a friendship breakup is finding the right people to talk to about it. She acts as this one friend you need. She keeps you company. She points you to Gospel counsel as you navigate the loss of the friendship as it was. And then she offers wisdom for navigating future friendships after a loss because that's absolutely key. How do you even dare to open your heart again after it's been wounded? She is grounded in Scripture. She points to God's views on forgiveness, reconciliation, and healing after hurt. And then she gives us the best practical tools for navigating those conversations. How do you initiate a reconciliation conversation? What words can you use that are going to be most productive without escalating potential conflict? She is blending personal story, biblical examples, faith filled wisdom. I love all of the many, many interactions with Scripture that she gives us. She asks, how do we guard against the poison of bitterness so we can process the hurt and move forward? Elizabeth talks about when and how we can seek this reconciliation and what does look like. And this is anything but cliche. I promise you that. How do we know if the time has come to actually leave a friendship behind? How do we open up again and then trust our freshly wounded hearts to new friendships? Friendship loss is this unique kind of grief. It's a private and confusing kind of grief. And as we struggle to digest the pain and we wonder, how could this happen? What do I do now? Elizabeth is here to help hurting hearts find healing, find lessons to learn from the past, and stay open to new friendships in the future. Again, it's so full of hope. Some of the key advice I will remember from the book are, -          Learn to navigate and overcome the pain and challenges of friendship breakups with grace and biblical wisdom. -          Cultivate trust in relationships, acknowledging that past hurts can affect future connections but not define them. -          10. Find joy and hold onto positive memories even when some friendships can't be repaired, allowing healing to take place. -          Protect your heart in extreme friendship scenarios by seeking comfort in prayer and scripture. -          Give oneself permission to grieve and process the loss of friendships -          Seek beauty in broken friendships and adopt a more open-minded and accepting approach to making connections despite past hurts. -          Bring fears and insecurities to God as a source of courage and guidance in seeking and fostering friendships. -          Let God guide and protect in the process of building trust and forming meaningful connections. -          Look ahead to the eternal promise of friendships in heaven, where unity and safety abound. -          Reflect Jesus in current friendships and strive for unity, echoing His prayer for oneness in John 17. -          Categorize friendships and address potential misunderstandings by applying practical tips and Scripture. -          Understand and appreciate the concept of mismatched expectations in friendships to prevent conflicts and foster understanding. -          Seek divine guidance, wisdom, courage, and the capacity to love and care for others within friendships through prayer. -          Engage in the process of repairing broken relationships with humility, grace, and a desire for beauty in brokenness. -          Root out bitterness and unforgiveness from friendships, replacing them with prayer and forgiveness to facilitate reconciliation. -          Embrace the healing power of forgiveness and prayer, remembering that holding onto bitterness only causes further harm. -          Find comfort in God as the perfect friend and reflect His love and forgiveness in all friendships. -          Treasure and honor the meaningful memories made within brokenness, seeing them as precious testaments to the resilience of relationships. How would you describe the best leaders you have personally learned from? I think teachability, humility and a deep dependence on Christ would top my list. And therefore, To be a leader is to know how to go to the source to get replenished. To lead well, you need to go to the well yourself. Also, To be an effective Christian leader is to know that you can only lead well when you are led well. And then you go and reproduce in others what Jesus has done in you. In the words of Paul, you are able to say, "… what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." 2Timothy 2:2 – Paul describes 4 generations of leaders in this passage. Himself, Timothy, who leads others who then will lead others. When you drink from the leading well, you lead well. So, we invite you to join us on The Leading Well, a brand new leadership course by Gospel Spice Ministries. Details at https://www.gospelspice.com/leadership  To be a leader is to have a posture of the heart that is always thinking in terms of go, make, do. In the words of Jesus at the great commission, He calls us to GO to all the world, MAKE disciples and Do the things he has called us to do. Go, Make, Do. We see “the well” as a place of refreshing – for yourself but also so that you can bring refreshing through God's Word to others. We want to come alongside you and equip you with a blueprint to lead others well, in the context of your own life and calling – from small groups to one on one mentoring and much larger settings. So, we invite you to join us on The Leading Well. Drink from the well, and lead well. Welcome! Support us on Other, PayPal and Other!

We all long for “forever friends,” but what happens when forever ends? Friends are the family we choose, and with that choice comes great joy, but also great risk… because sometimes those friendships fall apart. So today, author Elizabeth Laing Thompson will give you practical tools for friendships that may be faltering, fractured, or on the verge of failure. We'll deal with forgiveness, reconciliation, expectations, and how to know if and when it's time to walk away. Whether things are a little rocky with your BFF or you've been burned by friendship and are nervous to try again, this conversation is for you! SHOW NOTES: 413Podcast.com/276

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There are a lot of conversations about how to have healthy relationships. There are also a lot about how to navigate when a romantic relationship ends. But no one talks about what it looks like when a friendship ends.Our friend and author Elizabeth Laing Thompson knows what it's like to experience the heartbreak of losing friends you used to be so close to. Learn biblical ways to handle those relationship fallouts without personally falling apart. While not all relationships can be mended, we do have a friend in Jesus, who always stays close and has personally felt the sting of betrayal, hurt and rejection. Related Resources: For more on this topic, order Elizabeth's new book, When a Friendship Falls Apart: Finding God's Path for Healing, Forgiveness and (Maybe) Help Letting Go. Join our next First 5 study, Good News: How the Four Gospels Point Us to One Person We Can Trust; order your study guide today! Stay connected to Elizabeth on Instagram, @elizabethlaingthompson, and her website, lizzylife.com. Click here to download a transcript of this episode. Proverbs 31 Ministries is a nonprofit organization, and this podcast is funded thanks to the generous support of our one-time and monthly donors. To learn more about how to partner with us, click here!We want to hear how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

We begin the week with God's Word as Dawn and Steve in the Morning share a timely devotional from Blackaby Ministries International about spiritual enemies. Also this hour, author Elizabeth Laing Thompson helps us explore how we can process the loss of a friendship based on her book When a Friendship Falls Apart: Finding God's Path for Healing, Forgiveness, and (Maybe) Help Letting Go. Elizabeth Laing Thompson writes at LizzyLife.com about clinging to Christ through the chaos of daily life. As a minister, speaker, and novelist, she is always seeking humor in holiness and hope in heartache. She is the author of many books for women and teens. Elizabeth lives in North Carolina with her husband and children, and they were totally worth the wait.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Radical Radiance, host Rebecca George welcomes author and friend Elizabeth Lang Thompson to discuss her new book When a Friendship Falls Apart: Finding God's Path for Healing, Forgiveness, and (Maybe) Help Letting Go. The conversation includes talk about friendship breakups, offering listeners wisdom, insight, and advice on navigating these difficult experiences in a Christ-like manner. Elizabeth shares her personal journey with friendship loss and emphasizes the importance of addressing emotional well-being when grappling with deep loss. Elizabeth Laing Thompson writes at LizzyLife.com about clinging to Christ through the chaos of daily life. As a speaker and novelist, she is always seeking humor in holiness and hope in heartache. She is the author of many books for women and teens, including When God Says, "Wait," All the Feels, All the Feels for Teens, When a Friendship Falls Apart, and the rest of the When God Says series. Elizabeth lives in North Carolina with her husband and children, and they were totally worth the wait. Rebecca and Elizabeth chat about: Identifying what went wrong in a friendship loss through prayer and seeking guidance from God. Elizabeth's experience with a friendship falling apart due to built-up bitterness. Grieving and processing friendship loss. The increasing popularity of discussing friendship breakups in recent years. The concept of friendship loss and the analogy of broken mugs representing broken friendships. Navigating friendship loss in a wise and Christ-like manner. Processing and working through emotions such as shame, regret, guilt, fear, insecurity, and resentment associated with friendship loss. The role of forgiveness in healing from friendship loss. Order When a Friendship Falls Apart: Finding God's Path for Healing, Forgiveness, and (Maybe) Help Letting Go Rebecca's Reads book for October ⁠Order Numbering Our Days: Combating Anxiety in the Power of Small Intentional Moments by Nichole Suvar on Amazon⁠ Sponsors ⁠Shop Blue Planet Optics⁠ __________________________________________ PSSSSSST! Did you know that Rebecca's debut book, ⁠⁠⁠Do the Thing: Gospel-Centered Goals, Gumption, and Grace for the Go-Getter Girl⁠⁠⁠ is available wherever books are sold? If you're ready to… See your gifts and talents from a gospel-centered perspective. Prioritize goals related to your calling as you move forward with gumption and grace. Maximize your passions in the work you do every day. Actively partner with God to serve Him and love others. Overcome negative thought patterns so you can brainstorm, develop, and create with the confidence of a go-getter girl! …then order today ⁠⁠⁠at the link here!⁠⁠⁠ Each chapter includes prayer prompts, Scripture for further study, questions for reflection, action steps to move your goal forward, and accompanying videos (for individuals or small groups). So grab a friend (or 8) and let's use God's Word as our compass to “do the thing”. After all, if not now…when?

We all long for “friends forever”―but what happens when forever ends? They say friends are the family we choose. And that choosing―the joy of loving and being loved by someone who isn't genetically obligated to share life with us―adds priceless worth to our days, but also great risk. Because hurt can happen even in the closest friendships, and sometimes friendships fall apart. The loss can be staggering. As we struggle to digest the pain and confusion, we wonder, How could this happen? And what do I do now? Elizabeth Laing Thompson is on the show today chatting about her book When a Friendship Falls Apart and helps us as we process our struggling friendships―the faltering, the fractured, and the failed. Join us as we chat about: How do we guard against the poison of bitterness so we can process the hurt and move forward? When and how do we seek reconciliation? What does forgiveness look like? How do we know when it's time to leave a friendship behind? How do we open up again and entrust our wounded hearts to new friendships? If you find yourself in the midst of a friendship that's falling apart, or you're grappling with past hurts and regrets, this episode is for you. May it be a comfort and help, leading you closer to the Friend who will never leave. Connect with Elizabeth: https://lizzylife.com

Friendship is TOUGH! There, I said it. Today on the podcast, Elizabeth Laing Thompson is joining us to talk through all the questions we've all been asking about friendship - how to make new friends, how to nurture lifelong friendships, and what to do when friendships fall apart. In Elizabeth's brand new book When a Friendship Falls Apart, she comes alongside readers as they process their struggling friendships—the faltering, the fractured, and the failed. Blending personal story, biblical examples, and faith-filled wisdom, each page explores questions like the following: How do we guard against the poison of bitterness so we can process the hurt and move forward? When and how do we seek reconciliation? What does forgiveness look like? How do we know when it's time to leave a friendship behind? How do we open up again and entrust our wounded hearts to new friendships? If you find yourself in the midst of a friendship that's falling apart, or you're grappling with past hurts and regrets, I hope you enjoy this podcast episode and I encourage you to grab a copy of Elizabeth's new book, When a Friendship Falls Apart.   Grab When a Friendship Falls Apart Connect with Elizabeth Join the free Joy Filled Community Connect with Jenna on Instagram

"They say friends are the family we choose. Friends add priceless worth to our days-but also great risk. Because hurt can happen even in the closest friendships". In this special episode, Elizabeth Laing Thompson- Author of the book "When Friendship Falls Apart", explains how to process our struggling friendships. The faltering, the fractured, and even the failed. Blending personal story, Biblical examples, and faith-filled wisdom, this conversation will encourage your hearts! Here are a few of the questions we talk about: How do we guard against the poison of bitterness so we can process the hurt and move forward? When and how do we seek reconciliation? What does forgiveness look like? How do we know when it's time to leave a friendship behind? How do we open up again and entrust our wounded hearts to new friendships? Learn more about Elizabeth by heading over to You can also watch this Podcast episode here on my video channel: Watch the Episode Please make sure to share this episode with a friend that you want to encourage today! If this Podcast has meant something to you, or encouraged you in any way...please leave a rating or review on the platform you are listening on. It would mean so much to me, and also helps me continue bringing episodes like this to you!

Very few things in life are as painful and disillusioning as broken relationships- past or present. In this episode, Elizabeth Laing Thompson talks about her new book When a Friendship Falls Apart and leads us back to the perspective and comfort we can only find in God Himself. About the Speaker: Elizabeth Laing Thompson is the author of many books for women and teens, including All the Feels, All the Feels for Teens, and the When God Says series. She writes at ElizabethLaingThompson.com about clinging to Christ through the chaos of daily life. As a speaker and novelist, Elizabeth loves finding humor in holiness and hope in heartache. She lives in North Carolina with her preacher husband and four spunky kids.Episode Notes:Romans 5:3 - Jesus offered us a path to forgiveness and reconciliation“There's a myth that forgiveness is something you feel. Forgiveness is something you decide. Your feelings are going to take awhile to catch up with that choice.”Friendship is a gift, not an obligation.“Boundaries aren't to push others away. Boundaries are to help hold me together.” -Lysa TerKeurstBook now Available! Click here to see all the places you can purchaseWanna connect with Elizabeth? Here's her website! Support the showThank you so much for supporting the show. Check out our website or follow us Instagram!

What happens when a friendship changes, or fails, and you're left trying to pick up the pieces, move on, or mend? We sit down with Elizabeth Laing Thompson as she helps us process struggling friendships and ask important questions such as:How do we guard against the poison of bitterness so we can process the hurt and move forward?When and how do we seek reconciliation? What does forgiveness look like?How do we know when it's time to leave a friendship behind?How do we open up again and entrust our wounded hearts to new friendships?If you find yourself in the midst of a friendship that's falling apart, or you're grappling with past hurts and regrets, this book is for you. May it be a comfort and help, leading you closer to the Friend who will never leave. Grab When A Friendship Falls Apart, here: https://lizzylife.com/books/when-a-friendship-falls-apart/Find Elizabeth Laing Thompson, here: https://lizzylife.com/Grab our book, Dear Wife, here: https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Wife-Invitations-Practice-Connection/dp/0578470594Grab our planner, Design My Day, here: https://awifelikeme.com/design-my-dayFind out your Wife Type in less than 3 minutes, here: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/63b9c12b3108f50016d71ba7Grab our FREE marriage resources, here: https://awifelikeme.com/subscribe-to-a-wife-like-meSupport the show

We all long for "friends forever"--but what happens when forever ends? This week, we are hanging out with Elizabeth Laing Thompson as she shares with us how to process struggling friendships--the faltering, the fractured, and the failed. Her new book, "When a Friendship Falls Apart" will be available Oct. 17th, but this convo is a great glimpse into those heartfelt pages!!In this episode we chat about...-Friendship break-ups-How to have tough conversations well-What Scripture says about friendship and the loss of friendship-A few "forgiveness myths" we need to debunk -Advice to the friend wanting to reconcile a friendship I pray this episode brings some beautiful things into the light! I pray you would feel seen, loved, AND heard. YOU will ALWAYS have a friend in me. love ya so much! & I can't wait to see ya next week! -GBHas this episode, or any of our conversations here on Faith & Friends impacted you? Please leave us a 5 star review! We would love to hear from you! Instagram YoutubeWebsite

We've all been there - realized that a friendship we held so dear is crumbling or that girl you tried to reach out to is ghosting you. It can be hard to navigate the next steps, and Elizabeth Laing Thompson is no stranger to this struggle. She is sharing her own personal stories of friendship loss in her upcoming new book + she's giving us a sneak peek!! Topics this episode covers… Navigating a friendship lossDoes God even care about friendship?Encouragement for when you try to reconcile a friendshipSteps to take when a friend isn't being understanding … And so much more! Shop our website: https://glamourfarms.com   Connect with The Podcast on IG: http://instagram.com/glamourfarms.thepodcast/   Connect with Glamour Farms on IG: http://instagram.com/glamourfarmsboutique/   Connect with Haley on IG: http://instagram.com/haleyklockenga/   Connect with Elizabeth on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethlaingthompson/ Grab the book: https://www.tyndale.com/p/when-a-friendship-falls-apart/9781496463128 Elizabeth's website: https://lizzylife.com

Hey friends! Welcome to Girls' Night! At the moment we're in between seasons here on the show. But while we're waiting for our next official season to begin, we thought this would be a great time to pull some of our favorite episodes out of the Girls Night archive. This is the perfect time to catch up on episodes you might have missed, or listen again to old favorites. When I first became a Christian, I remember hearing someone say that God answers prayers in one of three ways. He either says, “Yes,” “No,” or “Not right now.” I think this insight was supposed to be helpful, but instead, it left me more confused than ever. Because especially when I'm coming up on a gigantic decision, or praying for something I want with my whole entire heart, I don't want to know what God MIGHT say, I want to know what He IS saying.  And in the process of trying to figure it out, I end up acting like an amateur detective as I piece together clues.  “I didn't get the job, does that mean that God is saying no? Or not right now? Or yes, but I have to just keep going?”  “I haven't gotten pregnant yet, so does that mean that God is saying not right now, or yes, but we need to just keep trying for a while. Or, is God trying to tell me that I'm not meant to be a mom? Does God say that to people? Is that a thing?” “I really really want this relationship to work out. Is this the person God has for me? How do I know?” And in all of these gigantic life moments, how do we know if faith looks like making the best decision we can with the information we have and moving forward, OR if it looks like stopping and waiting for a clear answer from God before we take another step? Anyone know what I'm talking about here?  That's why I'm so excited about today's episode. Today I'm talking with my friend Elizabeth Laing Thompson, and she's going to help us get out of our heads and finally find some clarity here. In this episode we're talking about: Whether we need a clear yes or no from God about every decision in our lives How to know if God is saying no or not right now How long we should keep trying before we give up on something How to deal with the disappointment when God does say no How to stay close to God even when He doesn't give us the answer we want If it's okay to ask God to change His mind about something And so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Love Where You Are podcast!  In today's episode I am joined with Elizabeth Laing Thompson. Elizabeth is a pastor's wife, mother of four and author of the new book  When a Friendship Falls Apart. She has also written other amazing books like All the Feels, When God Says No, and When God Says Go.  In this episode, Elizabeth and I dive deep into friendships and when they fall apart. God has designed us for community and relationships but thanks to sin, those relationships sometimes end in “break-up” and it can be hard to navigate. It can be hard to even maintain healthy relationships, period!   Elizabeth and I talk about the importance of communication skills, spiritual skills, and self-control so that we can be prepared for not if something goes wrong but when it goes wrong in our relationships. We also talk about examples in scripture of broken relationships, forgiveness, and mismatched expectations.  There is a lot to unpack, so let's dive in!   You can connect with Elizabeth through Facebook, Instagram, and her website. You can also order her new book!    FAVORITE TAKE-AWAYS: -There is a need here, to discuss broken relationships.  -We need to learn how to exercise our spiritual muscles, self control, and communication skills.  -Another person's response is not in our control but it is our responsibility to address problems when they arise.    REMEMBER: -It's okay and actually important to grieve the loss of a friendship.  -It is hard to let people go but sometimes we have to.  -There are examples in the Bible of people in broken relationships (they weren't perfect either!)      Connect with Somer!  Stay connected to Somer and the Love Where You Are podcast through her Facebook & Instagram! Love Where You Are is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Welcome to the Love Where You Are podcast!  In today's episode I am joined with Elizabeth Laing Thompson. Elizabeth is a pastor's wife, mother of four and author of the new book  When a Friendship Falls Apart. She has also written other amazing books like All the Feels, When God Says No, and When God Says Go.  In this episode, Elizabeth and I dive deep into friendships and when they fall apart. God has designed us for community and relationships but thanks to sin, those relationships sometimes end in “break-up” and it can be hard to navigate. It can be hard to even maintain healthy relationships, period!   Elizabeth and I talk about the importance of communication skills, spiritual skills, and self-control so that we can be prepared for not if something goes wrong but when it goes wrong in our relationships. We also talk about examples in scripture of broken relationships, forgiveness, and mismatched expectations.  There is a lot to unpack, so let's dive in!   You can connect with Elizabeth through Facebook, Instagram, and her website. You can also order her new book!    FAVORITE TAKE-AWAYS: -There is a need here, to discuss broken relationships.  -We need to learn how to exercise our spiritual muscles, self control, and communication skills.  -Another person's response is not in our control but it is our responsibility to address problems when they arise.    REMEMBER: -It's okay and actually important to grieve the loss of a friendship.  -It is hard to let people go but sometimes we have to.  -There are examples in the Bible of people in broken relationships (they weren't perfect either!)      Connect with Somer!  Stay connected to Somer and the Love Where You Are podcast through her Facebook & Instagram! Love Where You Are is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

In this episode, I interview Elizabeth Laing Thompson.  Elizabeth is the author of five non-fiction books and has a sixth soon to be published.  Her books have broken out into the mainstream Christian market and are selling in the tens of thousands.  You may have heard of: All the Feels for Teens All the Feels When God Says, “Wait” When God Says, “No" When God Says, “Go” Listen as she shares: How she got started writing What it was like growing up the oldest daughter of Sam and Geri Laing How to get started as an author How to build a platform through social media How to handle rejection How she has broken into the mainstream Christian market. Books: All the Feels for Teens All the Feels When God Says, “Wait” When God Says, “No" Author site:   ElizabethLaingThompson.com Facebook: Facebook.com/alizzylifeInstagram: @elizabethlaingthompson

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Elizabeth Laing Thompson is the author of When God Says, "Wait" and When God Says, "Go." She writes at LizzyLife.com about clinging to Christ through the chaos of daily life. As a speaker and novelist, she loves finding humor in holiness and hope in heartache. Elizabeth lives in North Carolina with her preacher husband and four spunky kids, and they make her feel humbled but happy, exhausted but exhilarated, sometimes stressed but often silly—well, you know . . . all the feels. Her new book, All the Feels: The Good, the Not-so-Good, and the Utterly Confusing is written for teens girls who have strong emotions. Check out the Fierce & Lovely Mini-Courses HERE.Learn more about the ReStory™ Universe HERE.

**Quick Announcement**This month only (November 2021), the Dare to Be Devotional for Teen Girls is 50% off! Find it here: Dare to Be DevotionalAlso don't miss out on a really exciting announcement coming to your inbox this week! Get in the know by going to the UncommonTEEN App and signing up for our email list under the "Don't Miss A Thing" tab. Or, go to www.UncommonTEEN.com and sign up there!You don't want to miss this week's episode as we talk to Elizabeth Laing Thompson about her new book, "All the Feels for Teens." Elizabeth is dynamic and I truly believe that she has a message from God straight to you!"If there's ever been a time when feelings seem like a tangled mess, it's now. You may find yourself flitting from joyful to tearful, selfish to selfless, confident to anxious, with a heaping side of angst—all within sixty seconds. Dealing with all the feelings all the time can be exhausting and confusing. But feelings are not the enemy. In fact, God himself is the author of feelings! His Word provides a guide to hep you celebrate your emotions—and harness them when they run away from you. All the Feels for Teens provides scriptural foundations and practical strategies for handling even the most turbulent feelings and to remind you that no matter how wild your feelings, you're not weird—and never alone. Get ready to step into the wondrously complex and emotional person God created you to be!""God loves the real you--the you with no makeup, no filters and no retakes." Elizabeth Laing ThompsonConnect with Elizabeth:www.ElizabethLaingThompson.comIG: ElizabethLaingThompsonYoutube: Elizabeth Laing ThompsonConnect with UncommonTEENwww.UncommonTEEN.comIG: uncommon.teenDownload the UncommonTEEN App available on both Apple and Android devices

Emotions—love them or hate them, we've all got them. And we've all got to figure out what to do with them. But wait—can we do anything about our emotions? Can we learn how to identify, express, experience—and yes, sometimes wrangle—our feelings in order to live a vibrant, healthy, fruitful life for Jesus? Elizabeth Laing Thompson uses her experiences as a big feeler to encourage and equip different kinds of feelers with the biblical perspectives, practical tools, and scriptural reservoir they need through her book All the Feels (Tyndale) and All the Feels for Teens (Wander). As a woman who has lived every day of her life having All The Big Feelings All The Day Long, Elizabeth knows what it's like to live life through our emotions—and how important it is to understand, take control of, and grow from those emotions. Whether you have a sensitive soul with more feelings than you know how to name, a logical personality that doesn't quite know what to do with feelings, or a steady flow of emotions somewhere in the middle, this episode will help you: ▫️discover your own God-designed “feelings style” and how it impacts your life and relationships, ▫️distinguish fact from feeling and figure out which feelings you can trust, and ▫️understand which emotional gifts God wants you to expand, explore, and enjoy. Get ready to throw open the doors of your heart, bringing God to your emotions and your emotions to God—the One who invented feelings and who always welcomes yours. Plus we chat about Elizabeth's other books When God Says No (Barbour), When God Says Wait, and When God Says Go (Shiloh)! So much goodness in one episode! This week's love offering is to “love someone else through their hard time. Comfort those who need comforted. That is how we redeem those difficult times.” Connect with Elizabeth: http://LizzyLife.com https://facebook.com/alizzylife https://instagram.com/elizabethlaingthompson

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Discovering the foundational biblical truths we need to embrace in order to construct an emotional life that is healthy, happy, and holy is the focus of this podcast.  So how are you doing with your feelings?  Do you tend to ride them like a roller coaster?  Do you get stuck in the mud with one feeling or another for way too long?  Or do you feel shame for battling your emotions?  Well, there's good news for those of us who love God and seek to follow his ways. You might be surprised to hear this, but the Bible has a lot to say about our feelings. It tells us which feelings are godly and good for us, and it even gives us ideas for how to encourage those feelings to grow. The Bible also tells us which emotions we need to watch out for—which ones can hurt us if they get out of control—and gives us ideas for how we can limit or avoid them. The Bible can help us learn how to work on our feelings— to take charge of them, instead of letting them push us around.Our guest today Elizabeth Laing Thompson shares from her books titled All the Feels and All the Feels for Teens by helping us understand that by embracing how God has designed and created us, we are freed up to have better and more full relationships with others because of our emotions, not in spite of them.Watch the podcast and leave comments here:  Coffee and Bible Time - YouTubeCoffee and Bible Time - Prayer Journal and Prayer BinderFaithful Counseling - Get 10% off your first month (Faithful Counseling is our sponsor)Suggestions from Elizabeth:All the Feels by Elizabeth Laing ThompsonAll the Feels for Teens by Elizabeth Laing ThompsonTyndale NLT Filament BibleArchaeological BibleLizzylife.comBlueLetterBible.org

When you're hurt, do you tend to retreat, withdraw or withhold? Elizabeth Laing Thompson, author of All the Feels: Discover Why Emotions Are (Mostly) Awesome and How to Untangle Them When They're Not, unpacks for us why this happens and what we can do to avoid putting up these walls in our hearts. Listen in and learn with us! Elizabeth Laing Thompson is wife to the world's most patient husband, Kevin—she calls him Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome, which might be why he's so patient with her. Mom to the Crazies, her four sweetly wacky kids—kids they never thought they'd be able to conceive: Cassidy (9), Blake (7), Avery (6), and Sawyer (2). Elizabeth writes fiction for tweens and teens, and Christian inspiration books for women. When she's not inhaling Starbucks mochas and plotting her next book, she works from home as a part-time editor and women's minister, and as a full-time diaper changer, baby snuggler, laundry slayer, floor mopper, not-so-gourmet chef, homework helper, kid chauffeur, and tantrum tamer. She is living proof that geeky girls can live happily ever after. Find her here, at lizzylife.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awifelikeme/message

In this episode, my guest, Elizabeth Laing Thompson, shares how you can better understand your emotions, embrace your emotions, filter your emotions, control some of your emotions, and grow from all of them.

Elizabeth Laing Thompson is a writer, speaker, and volunteer youth minister. An author of several Bible studies, devotionals, teen novels, and books on Christian parenting, her work has appeared in the Huffington Post and Chicken Soup for the Soul. Elizabeth lives with her husband and four children in North Carolina, where you can find her with a Starbucks drink in hand. We chatted about: The heart behind your new book When God Says "No". How to stay encouraged when God answers our prayers differently than we expected God's goodness in the midst of sickness and other hard seasons How scripture will never contradict scripture (and how God's character won't either!) How to receive a hard "no" in your calling

My guest, Elizabeth Laing Thompson, is going to teach us what to do if it doesn’t feel like you’re getting a clear “yes” or “no” from God.

Psalms 90:13-15 • How do you know if God is saying, “no” or if he’s saying, “wait”? How do you open your heart to new dreams after God closes a door? Elizabeth Thompson joins the podcast to unpack these questions and guides our hearts to Biblical truth in today’s episode. E’s new book, “When God Says, No” is out May 1st!

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In this episode of The Thought Vault you are going to hear from Christian author Elizabeth Laing Thompson. We discuss her newest book, All The Feels. Emotional Health is an imperative topic for overall wellness because the results in our lives stem from our reaction to our thoughts and emotions. Therefore, what we think and feel are true dictators to our life perspective and the trajectory of what we are doing. This interview is FIRE, you're going to have GREAT insight and takeaways from it.Highlights of the conversation::You describe three different kinds of feelers: big feelers, steady feelers, and reluctant feelers. Can you briefly explain these feeling types? What are their strengths and weaknesses?Are we allowed to express our real feelings to God in prayer—even when they aren't “righteous”? One thing I love talking about is our ability, God-given, to radically change how we live because of the power of Christ and him dwelling within us and the power of our mindset. I know you speak to this in the book about focusing our thoughts, can you speak on that? You write about trying to build a “happy house”—a home with a positive and open atmosphere where people are comfortable expressing their feelings in healthy ways. What are your best tips on how to create that kind of environment at home? In the book, you talk in chapter 4 about the need for us ( I'm paraphrasing) to recognize how to sit with emotions, process, and then tell them to leave. Can you speak to that, and share How the Bible can help us with painful feelings like anxiety, depression, and grief?Many people, especially big feelers, struggle with borrowing other people's burdens. What are some practical ways to develop emotional boundaries? What piece of advice would you give to someone at the very beginning of that journey?How can a better understanding of our emotions help us to have a more meaningful prayer life? Have richer relationships? Become the people God designed us to be? The message of Elizabeth's book, All the Feels, is very dear to me because I believe in the power of knowing ourselves more, and when it comes to thoughts and feelings, we need to have a deeper understanding of how they intertwine so that we can deepen our relationship with Christ, others, and ourselves. Grab Elizabeth's book hereFollow Elizabeth over on InstagramI created a resource for you all called the Quick Start Guide for Living a Better, Bolder Life you can find it by going to boldpearls.com/resources or click here.This guide is a step by step guide for helping you improve your life physically, mentally, and spiritually. As a certified coach, I've condensed my personal tools into this guide for you! I give away my tricks and tools for coaching myself through life, check it out!If you want more “training” and a community to enjoy, head over to our private Facebook group, Bold Insiders! Click here to join us!Until next time “ Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” Romans 12:2 Go live with Bold intention, bye for now! FiND ME ON INSTAGRAM

In this episode, I sit down with author Elizabeth Laing Thompson to talk about why emotions are (mostly) awesome and how to untangle them when they're not.Make sure to pick up a copy of Elizabeth's new book All The Feels.This Week's Free Resource:Learn how to set up a virtual Bible study and start making disciples in as little as 24 hours (even if you've never done it before): DigitalMissionaryWorkshop.comDisclaimer: This podcast and description contain affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, The Practical Christian Podcast may receive a small commission.

In this episode, we'll review two books: "Secure in Heart: Overcoming Insecurity in a Woman's Life" by Robin Weidner and "When God Says Wait" by Elizabeth Laing Thompson. Scriptures in this episode: Faith in Action - Hebrews 11 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. - James 1:2-3 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. - James 5:7-8 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/behindtheboldness/message

Discover Why Emotions Are (Mostly) Awesome and How to  Untangle Them When They're Not   Emotions—love them or hate them, we've all got them. In All the Feels, author Elizabeth Laing Thompson uses her experiences as a big feeler to encourage and equip different kinds of feelers with the biblical perspectives, practical tools, and scriptural reservoir they need. As a woman who has lived every day of her life having All The Big Feelings All The Day Long, Elizabeth knows what it's like to live life through our emotions—and how important it is to understand, take control of, and grow from those emotions. Whether you have a sensitive soul with more feelings than you know how to name, a logical personality that doesn't quite know what to do with feelings, or a steady flow of emotions somewhere in the middle, All the Feels will help you discover your own God-designed “feelings style” and how it impacts your life and relationships, distinguish fact from feeling and figure out which feelings you can trust, and understand which emotional gifts God wants you to expand, explore, and enjoy.   SIGN UP FOR OUR REV COUH TO 5K PROGRAM TODAY!   

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We've probably all heard the sermons about not trusting our emotions. “We should preach to our feelings and not let them lead us,” they say. After all, the heart is deceitful above all things, right? While that may be true, it doesn't mean we should ignore our emotions or treat them as excess baggage. That's something that Elizabeth Laing Thompson knows very well. Elizabeth advocates for us to recognize that God made us as emotional beings, and our feelings are not some problem for us to push aside or fight against. Elizabeth sits down with Davey to share some of her story of how she's come to grips with her own feelings and how we can learn to have a healthy relationship with our own emotions.   Check out Elizabeth's website Visit Elizabeth on Facebook Follow Elizabeth on Twitter Check out Elizabeth's Instagram Buy All the Feels This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling

Understanding how you process your emotions (and how your husband does) can hugely help your marriage! Elizabeth Laing Thompson joins us today to teach us about our emotional gifts - the good, the bad, and how we can grow with this knowledge! Elizabeth's new book, All The Feels: Discovering Why Your Emotions Are (Mostly) Awesome and How to Untangle Them When They're Not is available now - so GET IT and learn MORE about emotional gifts and using them to help you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awifelikeme/message

Elizabeth Laing Thompson is a church-planting minister's wife, mom of four following a long season of infertility, and author of the new book, All the Feels: Discover Why Emotions Are (Mostly) Awesome and How to Untangle Them When They're Not. She comes on the show today to talk all about emotions and feelings and how we can walk by the Spirit in the midst of them. What We Chat About in Today's Episode: ~Elizabeth's new book, what led her to write it, and what readers can expect ~Elizabeth's own experience and life story of being a big feeler ~Understanding a Biblical view of our feelings and how God views emotions; battling some of the myths and stereotypes surrounding emotions and feelings in Christian circles ~The problems that a legalistic view, rather than a Biblically balanced view, on emotions lead to  ~My own experiences as a big feeler also raising a big feeler ~Wisdom and advice for those who are parenting big feelers ~Emotional boundaries and striking the right balance between knowing we have a God-given personality that might lead to big feelings when the reality that that personality also cannot excuse away sinful behavior ~The impact of our minds and thoughts, especially on our feelings ~The practical nature of God's Word ~The problem big feelers have of crossing boundaries over into taking on other people's burdens as their own rather than bearing them together; how to be empathetic but not give over into debilitating co-dependence; striking that balance ~The power of prayer ~Making choices about how you feel rather than allowing your feelings to drive your life and make you into a martyr with a victim mentality; strategies for untangling those hard feelings ~Standing our deceptive feelings up to the truths of Scripture ~And more! For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast

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Yesterday I had the privilege of interviewing Elizabeth Laing Thompson, author of When God Says, "Go"  Today, I'll explain my biggest takeaway from that interview and why I'm going to be changing my perspective moving forward.  Snag a copy of Elizabeth's book => https://amzn.to/2JoQg0U  The Practical Christian Podcast is a daily podcast where we dive into the tips, trick, and hacks that can make you a more effective Christian.  Submit a question for Fan Friday => https://bit.ly/2sjahvd  Listen to previous episodes and download freebies at the official website for the podcast => practicalchristianpodcast.com  Join the Facebook Group to connect with other Practical Christians and help determine future episode topics => https://www.facebook.com/groups/practicalchristianpodcast/  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn (Amazon Echo)Disclaimer: This podcast and description contain affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, The Practical Christian Podcast may receive a small commission. 

Today I get to sit down with Elizabeth Laing Thompson, author of the book “When God Says Go”  We discuss topics like why it's important to find humor in holiness, common things that can hold us back from responding to God's call, and why following God doesn't always lead where you thought it might.  Pick up a copy of Elizabeth's book => https://amzn.to/2LglXXP  Resources we discuss in this episode: “Decision Making by the Book,” by Haddon Robinson => https://amzn.to/2kKbqJa  IVP New Testament Bible Commentary => https://amzn.to/2JmaVCW  IVP Old Testament Bible Commentary => https://amzn.to/2Lix7eB  Archaeological Study Bible => https://amzn.to/2J8BY5a  Connect with Elizabeth on Social Media: Blog: LizzyLife.com  Instagram: @ElizabethLaingThompson  Twitter: @LizzyLit  Facebook: Facebook.com/alizzylife  The Practical Christian Podcast is a daily podcast where we dive into the tips, trick, and hacks that can make you a more effective Christian.  Listen to previous episodes and download freebies at the official website for the podcast => practicalchristianpodcast.com  Join the Facebook Group to connect with other Practical Christians and help determine future episode topics => https://www.facebook.com/groups/practicalchristianpodcast/  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn (Amazon Echo).Disclaimer: This podcast and description contain affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, The Practical Christian Podcast may receive a small commission. 

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