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In today's episode of She Lives Freed, I have the honor of chatting with Lisa Bevere for a conversation that is both deeply convicting and incredibly freeing. We're talking about a pattern that so many women fall into, but rarely recognize: nagging, control, and the urge to constantly correct our husbands.Culture normalizes it, social media jokes about it, but Scripture has something very different to say. This episode isn't about shame: it's about refinement. If you've ever felt frustrated in your marriage, caught yourself repeating the same things over and over, or if you've struggled to trust God with your husband's growth… this conversation will challenge you to step out of control and into surrender and respect. Your words have the power to either build your marriage or slowly tear it down. And God is calling us higher in this hour as wives and women of God. What You'll Learn in This Episode: The biblical truth about nagging and why it's more serious than we think How constant correction can tear down your husband's identity The difference between healthy communication vs. control Why nagging often reveals a deeper trust issue with God How to communicate needs without dishonor Practical ways to replace frustration with life-giving words The role of prayer in transforming your marriage How to become a woman who builds her home with wisdom Learn more from Lisa Bevere and her ministry, books, and teachings that equip women to walk boldly in truth. Connect with Lisa Bevere:Website: https://lisabevere.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabevereTwitter:  http://twitter.com/LisaBevereFacebook Fan Page:  http://www.facebook.com/lisabevere.page  Let's Connect! If this episode blessed you, share it with a friend, leave a review, and tag me on Instagram @realbrittanydawn so I can connect with you personally! Have a question or topic idea? Send me a DM, I'd love to hear from you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habakkuk ministered in a tense moment in Israel's history—when Babylon was rising and judgment was approaching—yet the heart of his book is deeply personal: moving from impatience and confusion to steadfast trust in God's timing. In today's episode of the MY Devotional Podcast, Dr. Michael Youssef walks through Habakkuk's prayer in chapter 3 and points to three features that can reshape your own prayer life when answers feel delayed: Humility before God: Habakkuk begins by questioning God's silence (Habakkuk 1:2), but ends with reverent awe—learning to submit his perspective to God's sovereignty. Adoration of God: Instead of using prayer only to get solutions, Habakkuk models prayer as worship—asking to know God more and responding in obedience. Focus on God's work: Habakkuk pleads for mercy and awakening—not because the people deserve it, but because he longs for God's Name to be glorified. Where many sink into anger, depression, or prayerlessness when heaven feels quiet, Habakkuk turns delay into discipleship—asking, in effect, “Lord, what are You teaching me? How can I trust You more?” This devotional will help you pray through waiting seasons with faith, perspective, and joy that isn't dependent on circumstances. Prayer: Father, may I set my heart on You, the God of grace, wisdom, and sovereign power. I believe Your promises and will wait on You. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.  Scripture Focus: “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior” (Habakkuk 3:17-18).  *This devotional adapted from Life-Changing Prayers by Michael Youssef © 2018. Published by Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI. Used by permission. Learn more in Dr. Michael A. Youssef's sermon Life-Changing Prayers, Part 4: LISTEN NOW The voice you hear on the MY Devotional podcast is digitally generated with Dr. Youssef's permission. If today's devotional stirred a question, burden, or need for prayer, you don't have to walk through it alone.

There are moments when your mind feels full, your heart feels heavy, and peace feels just out of reach.In those moments, it's easy to run to people, opinions, or quick solutions—hoping something will calm the noise inside. But what if the peace you're searching for isn't found there?In this midweek reminder, we pause and return to the true source of peace—God. We explore what it means to seek Him first, why not every form of “peace” is from Him, and how to discern between true peace and counterfeit calm.If you've been feeling overwhelmed, unsettled, or mentally drained, this episode is your invitation to slow down, realign, and receive the peace that only God can give.Happy New Month! May if be full of the perfect peace of God all through! Amen

Anxiety and fear can feel overwhelming — and for many Christians, they can even feel like a failure of faith. In this episode, we talk about how to rest in God instead of anxiety, take fear's authority away from our thoughts and decisions (through Scripture), and trust God with our future. I'm joined by Maddie Joy Fischer, Live Original Ambassador, author, and Christian influencer and content creator, for an honest conversation about what it looks like to rely on God when fear is loud. We explore how freedom from fear doesn't mean you'll never feel anxious again — but it does mean fear no longer gets to control your life. In this episode, we talk about: Why fear doesn't need to have authority over you How Scripture helps us take anxious thoughts captive instead of letting them control us What inspired Maddie to share openly about anxiety and learning to rest in God Why fear often holds us back from the life God is calling us to What to do when things do go wrong — and how to trust God anyway Encouragement for Christians who feel guilty for struggling with anxiety How to move toward peace, joy, and the abundant life God desires for you How to trust God when things don't go according to plan If you struggle with anxiety, overthinking, or fear of the unknown, this episode will remind you that God is patient, present, and trustworthy — even here. LINKS: Get Maddie's Devotional: https://amzn.to/44T3uMe Get 15% off Hosanna Revival using code SHELIVESPURPOSEFULLY: https://hosannarevival.com/shelivespurposefully Get 10% off Daily Grace Co. using code MEGANHOLMES10: https://thedailygraceco.com?dt_id=293954 FREE Bible Reading Plans + Studies: https://www.shelivespurposefully.com/resources/ If this episode encourages you, subscribing, leaving a review, and sharing the show helps reach more Christian women who need encouragement.

In this episode, I sit down with Matt to dive deep into what it really looks like to partner with God in your business, hear His voice clearly, and break free from old belief systems that keep so many entrepreneurs stuck. Matt shares his powerful story of going from financial crisis and anxiety to experiencing God show up in miraculous ways—right in the middle of his workday.  We talk about discerning God's voice versus your own thoughts, cultivating peace instead of panic, and building a business from a place of rest, presence, and identity. This conversation is filled with faith, practical tools, and big "aha" moments you can start applying today. __________________________________________________________ Ready for more? Here are 3 ways we can help you: 1)

A resident, 2 doctors, a physician assistant and student minister share ways they live out the gospel through healthcare among those experiencing poverty. If Jesus came to earth today as a healthcare provider, how would he care for patients, staff and the community? Though the world defines success by our bank account and possessions, living for Jesus looks different and requires sacrifice that westerns find difficult to pursue. Speaker(s): Jessie Thomas; Esther Kim; Natalie Bigelow; Anna John; Lisa Werner Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2024/sessions/spiritually-successful-how-a-healthcare-career-can-build-the-kingdom-of-god-instead-of-our-own

I used to believe I had to wait - for the right time, the perfect moment, or until I felt more qualified.But here's what God has been showing me: sometimes the invitation is already on the table… we just haven't picked it up yet.In this episode, I share a simple moment at a local café that turned into a powerful reminder - we often count ourselves out of spaces that God is already calling us into.In this episode on how to trust God instead of your insecurities, we will be diving into:✦ How fear, scarcity, or doubt may be quietly holding you back ✦ Biblical encouragement from Moses, Sarah, and more✦ What it looks like to operate from trust instead of hesitation ✦ How to shift from “saving” to savoring your lifeYou don't need to be famous, fearless, or have it figured out to walk boldly in your calling. You just need to say yes.

It's time we become more aware of the priesthood that God set up - not man- which is maintained and operated by Jesus, our Great High Priest, who is in intercession for us but is also seated, meaning He has completed and accomplished everything it takes to purify our conscience and bring us back to our Father. He is in full time ministry, applying His own blood to the Mercy Seat in Heaven and also to your heart. This changes how we interact with God: Instead of cowering in fear of punishment or working hard to maintain our own righteousness, we approach the Living God with the confidence that Jesus has truly saved us to the uttermost because He constantly lives to make intercession for us. THE BRAVEHEART SUMMIT REGISTRATION IS LIVE! SECURE YOUR SPOT TODAY! The Summit is a rallying point for Bravehearts. If you're hungry for God, eager for true connection with others, and ready to grow deep in the faith of the gospel, this Summit is for you. The Summit is not an end point, it's a launching point. We purpose to gather, to magnify Jesus, to uplift the body of Christ and to return home on mission refreshed, radiant and ready to run.Details - November 6th-8th in San Antonio, Texas Click here to register Click here to pay it forward Send us a textSupport the show

(This podcast was previously recorded and published on April 7, 2020)    Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...    Things can change very rapidly in this present world. In the Bible, the apostle Paul warns us to put our trust in God rather than in "uncertain riches."  (I Timothy 6)   Can you trust in the unseen, instead of in the seen?   In the end, everything we can see with our natural eyes will be destroyed.   If we trust in any human or in a government of men, we put ourselves in great risk. Some are trusting in their church group and think they are trusting in God. Usually those who are trusting in their church group tell other people about that church group. When we speak with other people are we telling them about the living God and what God has done? Or are we speaking about a minister or a church group?   There is still time to make an adjustment, at least I think so, although unexpected things are happening rather rapidly.    ==   I Timothy 6:17  Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;     Romans 8:31  What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?     Philippians 2:3-8  Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.   4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.   5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:   6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:   7 But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:   8 And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.     2 Peter 3:10-14   But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.   11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,   12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?   13 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.   14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.     John 4:23-24  But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship HIM.   24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in spirit and in truth.     Philippians 4:6-7  Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.   7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.     Proverbs 16:25  There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.     James 3:16-17   For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.   17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.     Psalm 51:10  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.    

LESSON 190I Choose The Joy Of God Instead Of Pain.Pain is a wrong perspective. When it is experienced in any form, it is a proof of self-deception. It is not a fact at all. There is no form it takes that will not disappear if seen aright. For pain proclaims God cruel. How could it be real in any form? It witnesses to God the Father's hatred of His Son, the sinfulness He sees in him, and His insane desire for revenge and death.Can such projections be attested to? Can they be anything but wholly false? Pain is but witness to the Son's mistakes in what he thinks he is. It is a dream of fierce retaliation for a crime that could not be committed; for attack on what is wholly unassailable. It is a nightmare of abandonment by an Eternal Love, Which could not leave the Son whom It created out of love.Pain is a sign illusions reign in place of truth. It demonstrates God is denied, confused with fear, perceived as mad, and seen as traitor to Himself. If God is real, there is no pain. If pain is real, there is no God. For vengeance is not part of love. And fear, denying love and using pain to prove that God is dead, has shown that death is victor over life. The body is the Son of God, corruptible in death, as mortal as the Father he has slain.Peace to such foolishness! The time has come to laugh at such insane ideas. There is no need to think of them as savage crimes, or secret sins with weighty consequence. Who but a madman could conceive of them as cause of anything? Their witness, pain, is mad as they, and no more to be feared than the insane illusions which it shields, and tries to demonstrate must still be true.It is your thoughts alone that cause you pain. Nothing external to your mind can hurt or injure you in any way. There is no cause beyond yourself that can reach down and bring oppression. No one but yourself affects you. There is nothing in the world that has the power to make you ill or sad, or weak or frail. But it is you who have the power to dominate all things you see by merely recognizing what you are. As you perceive the harmlessness in them, they will accept your holy will as theirs. And what was seen as fearful now becomes a source of innocence and holiness.My holy brother, think of this awhile: The world you see does nothing. It has no effects at all. It merely represents your thoughts. And it will change entirely as you elect to change your mind, and choose the joy of God as what you really want. Your Self is radiant in this holy joy, unchanged, unchanging and unchangeable, forever and forever. And would you deny a little corner of your mind its own inheritance, and keep it as a hospital for pain; a sickly place where living things must come at last to die?The world may seem to cause you pain. And yet the world, as causeless, has no power to cause. As an effect, it cannot make effects. As an illusion, it is what you wish. Your idle wishes represent its pains. Your strange desires bring it evil dreams. Your thoughts of death envelop it in fear, while in your kind forgiveness does it live.Pain is the thought of evil taking form, and working havoc in your holy mind. Pain is the ransom you have gladly paid not to be free. In pain is God denied the Son He loves. In pain does fear appear to triumph over love, and time replace eternity and Heaven. And the world becomes a cruel and a bitter place, where sorrow rules and little joys give way before the onslaught of the savage pain that waits to end all joy in misery.Lay down your arms, and come without defense into the quiet place where Heaven's peace holds all things still at last. Lay down all thoughts of danger and of fear. Let no attack enter with you. Lay down the cruel sword of judgment that you hold against your throat, and put aside the withering assaults with which you seek to hide your holiness.Here will you understand there is no pain. Here does the joy of God belong to you. This is the day when it is given you to realize the lesson that contains all of salvation's power. It is this: Pain is illusion; joy, reality. Pain is but sleep; joy is awakening. Pain is deception; joy alone is truth.And so again we make the only choice that ever can be made; we choose between illusions and the truth, or pain and joy, or hell and Heaven. Let our gratitude unto our Teacher fill our hearts, as we are free to choose our joy instead of pain, our holiness in place of sin, the peace of God instead of conflict, and the light of Heaven for the darkness of the world.- Jesus Christ in ACIM

Human beings have the choice to love God, or, to love the world. Each has their consequences

Do you struggle with constant mom guilt—feeling like you're never doing enough or never quite measuring up? In this episode of Faith-Led Working Moms, we're digging deep into the emotional and spiritual burden of perfectionism that so many Christian working moms carry. You'll learn how to reframe mom guilt, recognize the root causes, and find peace by trusting in God's grace rather than your performance. If you're feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or weighed down by unrealistic expectations, this conversation will help you trade pressure for peace. Join me as we explore biblical truths, practical mindset shifts, and encouraging reminders that you were never called to be perfect—only faithful. What You'll Learn in This Episode: The real roots behind mom guilt and why it's so common for working Christian moms Why perfectionism leads to exhaustion and disconnects us from grace Biblical encouragement for moms who feel like they're falling short How to reframe your guilt with God's truth Simple strategies to release pressure and start living with more peace and purpose Key Scriptures Mentioned: Romans 8:1 – “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 – “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” Psalm 103:12 – “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.”

Daily Study:  It is tempting to focus on how are you going to make money. However, we need to stop thinking about money and start to think about God, if we desire to be successful. Take a listen to today's study to dig into this concept.  Partner with Us: https://churchforentrepreneurs.com/partner Connect with Us: https://churchforentrepreneurs.com                  

Sunday February 23, 2025 at the Hub City Church The Fearful Example of Barnabas v. Ananias | Acts 4:32-5:11 The Birth of the Church | a teaching series through Acts Sermon by Tadd Anderson | Lead Teaching Pastor Sermon Notes: The good news of the great GOSPEL EXCHANGE is that while we all DESERVE DEATH and eternal SEPARATION from God, those in Christ receive FORGIVENESS of SIN and eternal LIFE with God INSTEAD! Romans 1:29-32, 6:23, 8:6-9, 13 // Ephesians 2:4-5 “The Lord Christ comes to convinced sinners with His invitation: “Poor creatures! How sad is your condition! What has become of the beauty and glory of the image of God in which you were created? You are now in the deformed image of Satan and even worse, eternal misery lies before you. Yet look up once more; behold Me! I will put Myself in your place. I will bear that burden of guilt and punishment which would sink you to hell for ever. I will be made temporarily a curse for you, that you may have eternal blessedness.” — John Owen The gospel radically CHANGES ALL who receive it into people who FREELY OVERFLOW with GENEROSITY to others, especially FELLOW MEMBERS of God's redeemed FAMILY. 2 Corinthians 8:9, 9:6-8 SOMETIMES, God allows His coming WRATH on UNREPENTANT SINNERS to be poured out SOONER than expected as a fearful REMINDER to others that FAITH really is a matter of LIFE and DEATH. Ref. Leviticus 10:1-7 // Joshua 7:1 // 2 Samuel 6:6-7 The shocking divine execution of Ananias and Saphira is a reminder to us: - To SPEAK the TRUTH with one another. (Eph. 4:24-25) - That salvation is by GRACE through FAITH, NOT by WORKS. (Eph. 2:8-10) - To CONFESS and REPENT of KNOWN SIN. (Acts 3:19 // 1 Jn. 1:9 // Prov. 28:13) The Hub City Church is a local expression of the church in Crestview, Florida, making disciples Who Believe the Gospel, Abide in Christ and Obey the Word to the glory of God. Join us next Sunday at 10am. 837 W James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536.

Hey Mama,  Nothing exposes your human weakness quite like motherhood. As a mom of two, I rarely ever feel like I get things right. Then, just add on the expectations I set for myself, which are rarely ever met, and almost never done within the timeframe I have set.  And my default for dealing with all this? Distraction. Do you numb your anxiety too? If so, then listen up mama. Today I am going to share with you 3 reasons why you should run to God instead of numbing your anxiety.   For His Glory, Christen   I would love to hear from you!  >>Leave a Review >>Connect with me:   Sign Up for Manage In The Moment Coaching Call: https://bit.ly/ManageStressInTheMoment   Email me : naturalwellnessforbusymoms@gmail.com  Sign Up to Become an Insider: https://bit.ly/naturalwellnessinsider  Join Our FREE Facebook Community:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1789472588229094  >>Find Related Products Here: https://bit.ly/m/Natural-Wellness-for-Busy-Moms  >> These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. >>I make a small commission when using the links above to purchase items.

People often reject God in search of satisfaction only to discover that God is what they truly need. God does not need you, but you need God. 1 Kings 18:20-46. Preacher: Pastor Evan Westburg. FIND US ONLINE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://firstcovenantlincoln.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/FirstCovLincoln/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@FirstCovLincoln/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WHO WE ARE We are disciples who make disciples. Join us Sunday at 9:00 am in person or online. Stay connected with our e-news at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://FirstCovLincoln.flocknote.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or text FirstCovLincoln to 84576.

David Carpenter teaches on abortion, homosexuality, and standing with God's truth in the midst of the world.

LESSON 190I Choose The Joy Of God Instead Of Pain.Pain is a wrong perspective. When it is experienced in any form, it is a proof of self-deception. It is not a fact at all. There is no form it takes that will not disappear if seen aright. For pain proclaims God cruel. How could it be real in any form? It witnesses to God the Father's hatred of His Son, the sinfulness He sees in him, and His insane desire for revenge and death.Can such projections be attested to? Can they be anything but wholly false? Pain is but witness to the Son's mistakes in what he thinks he is. It is a dream of fierce retaliation for a crime that could not be committed; for attack on what is wholly unassailable. It is a nightmare of abandonment by an Eternal Love, Which could not leave the Son whom It created out of love.Pain is a sign illusions reign in place of truth. It demonstrates God is denied, confused with fear, perceived as mad, and seen as traitor to Himself. If God is real, there is no pain. If pain is real, there is no God. For vengeance is not part of love. And fear, denying love and using pain to prove that God is dead, has shown that death is victor over life. The body is the Son of God, corruptible in death, as mortal as the Father he has slain.Peace to such foolishness! The time has come to laugh at such insane ideas. There is no need to think of them as savage crimes, or secret sins with weighty consequence. Who but a madman could conceive of them as cause of anything? Their witness, pain, is mad as they, and no more to be feared than the insane illusions which it shields, and tries to demonstrate must still be true.It is your thoughts alone that cause you pain. Nothing external to your mind can hurt or injure you in any way. There is no cause beyond yourself that can reach down and bring oppression. No one but yourself affects you. There is nothing in the world that has the power to make you ill or sad, or weak or frail. But it is you who have the power to dominate all things you see by merely recognizing what you are. As you perceive the harmlessness in them, they will accept your holy will as theirs. And what was seen as fearful now becomes a source of innocence and holiness.My holy brother, think of this awhile: The world you see does nothing. It has no effects at all. It merely represents your thoughts. And it will change entirely as you elect to change your mind, and choose the joy of God as what you really want. Your Self is radiant in this holy joy, unchanged, unchanging and unchangeable, forever and forever. And would you deny a little corner of your mind its own inheritance, and keep it as a hospital for pain; a sickly place where living things must come at last to die?The world may seem to cause you pain. And yet the world, as causeless, has no power to cause. As an effect, it cannot make effects. As an illusion, it is what you wish. Your idle wishes represent its pains. Your strange desires bring it evil dreams. Your thoughts of death envelop it in fear, while in your kind forgiveness does it live.Pain is the thought of evil taking form, and working havoc in your holy mind. Pain is the ransom you have gladly paid not to be free. In pain is God denied the Son He loves. In pain does fear appear to triumph over love, and time replace eternity and Heaven. And the world becomes a cruel and a bitter place, where sorrow rules and little joys give way before the onslaught of the savage pain that waits to end all joy in misery.Lay down your arms, and come without defense into the quiet place where Heaven's peace holds all things still at last. Lay down all thoughts of danger and of fear. Let no attack enter with you. Lay down the cruel sword of judgment that you hold against your throat, and put aside the withering assaults with which you seek to hide your holiness.Here will you understand there is no pain. Here does the joy of God belong to you. This is the day when it is given you to realize the lesson that contains all of salvation's power. It is this: Pain is illusion; joy, reality. Pain is but sleep; joy is awakening. Pain is deception; joy alone is truth.And so again we make the only choice that ever can be made; we choose between illusions and the truth, or pain and joy, or hell and Heaven. Let our gratitude unto our Teacher fill our hearts, as we are free to choose our joy instead of pain, our holiness in place of sin, the peace of God instead of conflict, and the light of Heaven for the darkness of the world.- Jesus Christ in ACIM

The episode is an interactive discussion (even my bird and kids had alot to say) from 2016 about Rashi and Ramban on Vayikra 26:11 (Bechukosai). It covered a few topics: (1) Among the list of berachos that we'll get for keeping the mitzvos, the Torah says that Hashem won't be disgusted with us; (2) the Ramban discusses how hashgachas Hashem is at times manifest through statistical unlikelihood; (3) The Ramban says that when the Jews are fully keeping the Torah, we need not seek out doctors and medical advice but can instead rely totally on Hashem.

Do you want to know how to trust God when you keep worrying? The answer may be more simple than you think. God has given us the tools we need to stop worrying, have peace, and trust Him completely.   WATCH NEXT: How to Grow Your Faith|Pray and Actually Get Results! https://youtu.be/ETza4KtMiv4 How to Deal with Christian Anxiety|Stress and Anxiety as a Christian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT0V4RAAhLQ Need a new devotional? Faith Focused: A 31-Day Devotional PAPERBACK https://amzn.to/49eDACw MY FAVORITE BIBLES: NKJV Study Bible, Hardcover, Burgundy, Full-Color https://amzn.to/3vg7VCa People's Parallel Bible KJV/NLT Hardcover https://amzn.to/4a5keAk The One Year Chronological Bible NLT https://amzn.to/3vev0oR

ABOVE ALL ELSE #14Hey Friend- Over the past 13 episodes in this ABOVE ALL ELSE Lent series, we've addressed a number of potential idols to let go of that many of us struggle with in both our lives + businesses…Our Busyness. Our Comfort + Control. Our Self-sufficiency. Our People-pleasing. Our Success + Work. Our Security + Wealth. Our Stuff + Dwelling. Our Body Image + Appearance. Our Relationship Expectations. Our Passions + Pleasure. Our Perfectionism. Have you noticed a common thread that ties them all together as things that can easily blur the line between a good thing and god-thing? I'll give you a HINT, it has something to do with where you LOOK. In this last episode of the series, we're NOT gonna add one more idol to the list, cuz undoubtedly there will be MANY MORE ways you will be tempted to MISDIRECT your WORSHIP toward something other than God…Instead we're going to look at the 3 TOOLS God already gave us as His daughters to not only dethrone our current idols, but also to keep an UNDIVIDED HEART that loves Him ABOVE ALL ELSE for the rest of our lives. You ready to pick up these TOOLS with me today? Good, cuz you and me both got some idols to GET OFF (and keep off) the thrones of our hearts.I pray this blesses, challenges and moves you to action!L.Y.L.A.S. (Love Ya Like A Sis)LissaP.S. REDEEM your FREE Ticket (& Time) by registering for the CEOs DECLUTTER SHOULD-DO's Workshop Series April 9-11….and get access to the EARLYBIRD Bonus Guide 3 CEO Foundational Decisions for a Well-Built Business WITH-GodP.P.S. Take your next best step and submit your application to a BUSYNESS BREAKTHROUGH CALL…and discover the key to stop chasing the clock and start REDEEMING your Time in both Life + Biz WITH God.Visit the REDEEM Her Time Website https://redeemhertime.comJoin the conversation inside the REDEEM Her Time CommunityGrab the free FILL YOUR CUP FIRST Guide + Coaching Video

ABOVE ALL ELSE #14Hey Friend- Over the past 13 episodes in this ABOVE ALL ELSE Lent series, we've addressed a number of potential idols to let go of that many of us struggle with in both our lives + businesses…Our Busyness. Our Comfort + Control. Our Self-sufficiency. Our People-pleasing. Our Success + Work. Our Security + Wealth. Our Stuff + Dwelling. Our Body Image + Appearance. Our Relationship Expectations. Our Passions + Pleasure. Our Perfectionism. Have you noticed a common thread that ties them all together as things that can easily blur the line between a good thing and god-thing? I'll give you a HINT, it has something to do with where you LOOK. In this last episode of the series, we're NOT gonna add one more idol to the list, cuz undoubtedly there will be MANY MORE ways you will be tempted to MISDIRECT your WORSHIP toward something other than God…Instead we're going to look at the 3 TOOLS God already gave us as His daughters to not only dethrone our current idols, but also to keep an UNDIVIDED HEART that loves Him ABOVE ALL ELSE for the rest of our lives. You ready to pick up these TOOLS with me today? Good, cuz you and me both got some idols to GET OFF (and keep off) the thrones of our hearts.I pray this blesses, challenges and moves you to action!L.Y.L.A.S. (Love Ya Like A Sis)LissaP.S. REDEEM your FREE Ticket (& Time) by registering for the CEOs DECLUTTER SHOULD-DO's Workshop Series April 9-11….and get access to the EARLYBIRD Bonus Guide 3 CEO Foundational Decisions for a Well-Built Business WITH-GodP.P.S. Take your next best step and submit your application to a BUSYNESS BREAKTHROUGH CALL…and discover the key to stop chasing the clock and start REDEEMING your Time in both Life + Biz WITH God.Visit the REDEEM Her Time Website https://redeemhertime.comJoin the conversation inside the REDEEM Her Time CommunityGrab the free FILL YOUR CUP FIRST Guide + Coaching Video

In this episode, Dr. Dee encourages listeners to trust God by choosing to beiieve God and surrendering God.••Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/heydrdeeFollow me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/heydrdeeFollow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/heydrdee Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-hey-sis-podcast--1292003/support.

It feels like we're constantly being bombarded left, right and center by messages telling us we should be able to heal our bodies and help ourselves through positive thinking, manifesting and that the power is all from within. While I definitely feel we need to be active participants in our own wellness journeys, I also think that believing we can or should be able to do it all on our own is dangerous and will most likely lead to more shame and confusion. Listen in as I share insight from Isaiah 1:5+6, as well as my own journey with learning to entrust YOU (the listener :D) to God with your own healing journey. Next Steps: Check out my Website: www.herbodysings.com Follow along on Instagram: @herbodysings *Disclaimer: https://www.herbodysings.com/disclaimer/

With a new year comes New Year's resolutions. Defining goals - especially at the beginning of a new year - is definitely a worthy endeavor. But as Jesus empowered women, we need to aim higher by ensuring that we're seeking God's plan for this year. Only then can we make the biggest impact in our lives and the lives of others. Join me as I delve deeper into why we should ditch the traditional resolutions and the fun, practical process that will completely change how you approach this coming year with God. Episode Tip: To help create your vision board, use the link below to access a FREE printable kit from Horacio Printing. For the past several years, I've combined her fun word selection with FREE images from a website called Unsplash.com. (Be sure to select “Free” from the “License” dropdown filter after doing your image search.) P.S. I'm also a huge fan of Horacio Printing's Dreamer Planners™. If you end up falling in love with them too, use the code “EMPOWEREDDREAMS” for 10% off your purchase. Horactio Printing Vision Board Kit: https://www.horacioprinting.com/pages/vision-board-resources/?aff=88 ---------------------    Learn More: https://www.relateescape.com Join the Online Community: https://www.relateescape.com/online-community Be the first to hear about new podcast episodes, product releases, and special announcements! https://relate-escape.ck.page/jesus-maiden Shop the Store: https://www.relateescape.com/storeFollow on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/relateescape

We're so excited to be in a new series where we'll be learning all about Jacob's life in Genesis 32. We hope this message encourages you and we pray that it helps you to truly believe and trust in what God has for your life! Pursuit Church on Social Media: facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PursuitChurchDenver/?ref=bookmarks instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pursuit_church/ Pastor Jordan Green on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.green.98622 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangreenpursuit/ Pursuit Worship on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pursuit-Worship-671274439695803/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pursuit.worship/

Living for God Instead of People

Living for God Instead of People

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2,000 years ago Paul instructed his protégé Timothy to “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God. (1 Timothy 6:17 NIV) Today Gene challenges us with the question: where is your hope?

Plugged In's Adam Holz talks about the new movie "After Death" that explores real-life stories of those who died, were revived, and who had stories of encounters with God, heaven, or hell. Writer Tara Isabella Burton, author of "Self Made," talks about our quest in forge a curated identity, as opposed to finding our identity in God and the truths of Scripture.  She illustrates these realities in an upcoming novel "Here in Avalon." Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here  

Bro. Doug Foster presents "Stepping With God Instead of Walking With God" from Genesis 5, during a worship service at Immanuel Baptist Church, Florence, Ky. Please visit us at 7183 Pleasant Valley Road Florence KY 41042, or call us at (859) 586-6829. Church links: Website: https://www.ibcflorence.com Daily Devotions: https://ibcflorenceky.wordpress.com/follow/ Free App: http://www.ibcflorence.com/ibc-app Our entire list of recent sermons: https://www.ibcflorence.com/recent-sermons Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ibcflorence Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ibcflorenceky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ibcflorence/ Podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/user-658781358 Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/ibcflorence/live Instant Message: https://m.me/ibcflorenceky We would love to know how to pray for you! Romans 10:9

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I choose the joy of God instead of pain. Pain is a wrong perspective. When it is experienced in any form, it is a proof of self-deception. It is not a fact at all. There is no form it takes that will not disappear if seen aright. For pain proclaims God cruel. How could it be real in any form? It witnesses to God the Father's hatred of His Son, the sinfulness He sees in him, and His insane desire for revenge and death. Can such projections be attested to? Can they be anything but wholly false? Pain is but witness to the Son's mistakes in what he thinks he is. It is a dream of fierce retaliation for a crime that could not be committed; for attack on what is wholly unassailable. It is a nightmare of abandonment by an Eternal Love, Which could not leave the Son whom It created out of love. Pain is a sign illusions reign in place of truth. It demonstrates God is denied, confused with fear, perceived as mad, and seen as traitor to Himself. If God is real, there is no pain. If pain is real, there is no God. For vengeance is not part of love. And fear, denying love and using pain to prove that God is dead, has shown that death is victor over life. The body is the Son of God, corruptible in death, as mortal as the Father he has slain. Peace to such foolishness! The time has come to laugh at such insane ideas. There is no need to think of them as savage crimes, or secret sins with weighty consequence. Who but a madman could conceive of them as cause of anything? Their witness, pain, is mad as they, and no more to be feared than the insane illusions which it shields, and tries to demonstrate must still be true. It is your thoughts alone that cause you pain. Nothing external to your mind can hurt or injure you in any way. There is no cause beyond yourself that can reach down and bring oppression. No one but yourself affects you. There is nothing in the world that has the power to make you ill or sad, or weak or frail. But it is you who have the power to dominate all things you see by merely recognizing what you are. As you perceive the harmlessness in them, they will accept your holy will as theirs. And what was seen as fearful now becomes a source of innocence and holiness. My holy brother, think of this awhile: The world you see does nothing. It has no effects at all. It merely represents your thoughts. And it will change entirely as you elect to change your mind, and choose the joy of God as what you really want. Your Self is radiant in this holy joy, unchanged, unchanging and unchangeable, forever and forever. And would you deny a little corner of your mind its own inheritance, and keep it as a hospital for pain; a sickly place where living things must come at last to die? The world may seem to cause you pain. And yet the world, as causeless, has no power to cause. As an effect, it cannot make effects. As an illusion, it is what you wish. Your idle wishes represent its pains. Your strange desires bring it evil dreams. Your thoughts of death envelop it in fear, while in your kind forgiveness does it live. Pain is the thought of evil taking form, and working havoc in your holy mind. Pain is the ransom you have gladly paid not to be free. In pain is God denied the Son He loves. In pain does fear appear to triumph over love, and time replace eternity and Heaven. And the world becomes a cruel and a bitter place, where sorrow rules and little joys give way before the onslaught of the savage pain that waits to end all joy in misery. Lay down your arms, and come without defense into the quiet place where Heaven's peace holds all things still at last. Lay down all thoughts of danger and of fear. Let no attack enter with you. Lay down the cruel sword of judgment that you hold against your throat, and put aside the withering assaults with which you seek to hide your holiness. Here will you understand there is no pain. Here does the joy of God belong to you. This is the day when it is given you to realize the lesson that contains all of salvation's power. It is this: Pain is illusion; joy, reality. Pain is but sleep; joy is awakening. Pain is deception; joy alone is truth. And so again we make the only choice that ever can be made; we choose between illusions and the truth, or pain and joy, or hell and Heaven. Let our gratitude unto our Teacher fill our hearts, as we are free to choose our joy instead of pain, our holiness in place of sin, the peace of God instead of conflict, and the light of Heaven for the darkness of the world. - Jesus Christ in A Course in Miracles, Lesson 190

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Do you ever get the feeling that your using food sometimes gets in the way of seeking God? Do you typically put your desire for food first, before ever thinking what you might need spiritually? In this Faith-filled Friday episode, I will share my experience with using food to fill a need only God can fill. And give you some tips to help you find out what you might need!

How do we teach our children to find their worth in who God says they are, rather than in what they can do? That's the question we're asking on today's episode of the podcast. It's way too easy for our children, for us, to feel that our worth comes from what we can do, and not from who we are in Christ. For our children, it can be about sports, friendships, academic success, popularity, clothing, hair...really anything. When I was growing up, and really well into my adulthood, I found most of my self-worth in making good grades, and appearing smart to those around me. I believed that if I worked hard enough, I could accomplish anything I set my mind to...and isn't that just exactly what the world tells our children? As believers, as parents who are trying to raise our children to know and love Jesus, we want our children's identities to be shaped by what God says about them, and nothing else. In fact, we want what God says about them, and about Himself, to help them stand strong when the events of their lives try to convince them of something else. But how do we do that? Join me today as we look at what God's Word has to say about who our children are, what makes them unique, their beliefs, and how the world is shaping them in ways that might not be healthy. Today's show is brought to you by our newest Prayer Guide,  Praying God's Word for Your Child's Identity in Christ, by Tara L. Cole. This resource is designed to help you know exactly what to pray for your children, empowering and equipping you in an area where most Christian parents feel a bit lost. If you want to pray purposefully for God to grow your child's identity in Him, this resource is for you.  Click here to learn more. LINKS:   Show Notes This month's prayer guide: Praying God's Word for Your Child's Identity in Christ About Million Praying Moms

REDEEM Her Phone-Time Challenge #18Hey Friend- Ever come to the last episode in a great Netflix series and not want to press play because you don't want it to be over just yet? I get it- that's how today feels as we conclude the REDEEM Her Phone Time Challenge Series. But I have good news…it's not really over yet. Today I'm asking you 10 questions that will help you reflect on what you've learned and sharing how to carry those important lessons with you moving forward. Now that you've hit play already, we might as well bring it to an end…kinda.And for you multi-taskers out there (cuz I gave you permission to do that), here are the 10 questions…I'd love to hear what comes up for you over in our REDEEM Her Time CommunityWhat phone-time habit(s) most concerned you before we started?What phone-time habits(s) do you still need to address?How has this challenge helped you love God more? How has this challenge helped you love others more?What changes have you seen in your screen time? What changes have you seen in your top used apps? What new phone-time habit(s) do you want to keep?How has having an eternal perspective helped you make better use of your phone-time?When you are 100, how do you want others to remember you? And what will they say about your phone? How will you stay accountable to using your phone well in light of eternity?And if you didn't get a guide, come inside the group and you will find it pinned to the top- or just shoot me an email at lissa@redeemhertime.comI pray this blesses, challenges and moves you to action!L.Y.L.A.S. (Love Ya Like A Sis)LissaP.S. Check out the show notes for a recap… plus links to become a REDEEM Her Time Community Insider here https://redeemhertime.com/122Binge the Entire REDEEM Her Phone-Time Challenge SeriesEp 105 No Time? The #1 Tip to Find 1-4 Hours in your Day for Better Time ManagementEp 106 Distracted by Your Phone? 2 Key Steps for Christian Women to Overcome Digital DistractionEp 107 Wish You Could Break-up with Your Phone? 3 Steps to Start Setting Healthy Screen-Time BoundariesEp 108 Don't Live on Good Intentions. 4 Steps to Create a Personalized Phone-Time Plan to Prioritize What MattersEp 109 Wish your Phone wasn't so Distracting? 5 Tips to Dumb-down your Smartphone to get more Time in your Day Ep 110 3 Steps to Build the Kingdom of God with your Phone-Time as a Busy Christian WomanEp 111 Put it down. 5 NO Phone Zones for Better Time ManagementEp 112 Is your Phone Shaping You? 3 Questions to Ask to Be Transformed by God Instead

REDEEM Her Phone-Time Challenge #18Hey Friend- Ever come to the last episode in a great Netflix series and not want to press play because you don't want it to be over just yet? I get it- that's how today feels as we conclude the REDEEM Her Phone Time Challenge Series. But I have good news…it's not really over yet. Today I'm asking you 10 questions that will help you reflect on what you've learned and sharing how to carry those important lessons with you moving forward. Now that you've hit play already, we might as well bring it to an end…kinda.And for you multi-taskers out there (cuz I gave you permission to do that), here are the 10 questions…I'd love to hear what comes up for you over in our REDEEM Her Time CommunityWhat phone-time habit(s) most concerned you before we started?What phone-time habits(s) do you still need to address?How has this challenge helped you love God more? How has this challenge helped you love others more?What changes have you seen in your screen time? What changes have you seen in your top used apps? What new phone-time habit(s) do you want to keep?How has having an eternal perspective helped you make better use of your phone-time?When you are 100, how do you want others to remember you? And what will they say about your phone? How will you stay accountable to using your phone well in light of eternity?And if you didn't get a guide, come inside the group and you will find it pinned to the top- or just shoot me an email at lissa@redeemhertime.comI pray this blesses, challenges and moves you to action!L.Y.L.A.S. (Love Ya Like A Sis)LissaP.S. Check out the show notes for a recap… plus links to become a REDEEM Her Time Community Insider here https://redeemhertime.com/122Binge the Entire REDEEM Her Phone-Time Challenge SeriesEp 105 No Time? The #1 Tip to Find 1-4 Hours in your Day for Better Time ManagementEp 106 Distracted by Your Phone? 2 Key Steps for Christian Women to Overcome Digital DistractionEp 107 Wish You Could Break-up with Your Phone? 3 Steps to Start Setting Healthy Screen-Time BoundariesEp 108 Don't Live on Good Intentions. 4 Steps to Create a Personalized Phone-Time Plan to Prioritize What MattersEp 109 Wish your Phone wasn't so Distracting? 5 Tips to Dumb-down your Smartphone to get more Time in your Day Ep 110 3 Steps to Build the Kingdom of God with your Phone-Time as a Busy Christian WomanEp 111 Put it down. 5 NO Phone Zones for Better Time ManagementEp 112 Is your Phone Shaping You? 3 Questions to Ask to Be Transformed by God Instead

What do you need to know about God and yourself in order to stop striving for God in a negative way?

Rick and Rebecca share personal examples of how doing less actually helped them experience more of God's kindness and provision.

Rick shares his own life experience with the 6th sign of emotionally unhealthy spirituality.

REDEEM Her Phone-Time Challenge #8Hey Friend- What voice is shaping you? There are 2 main voices you can tune into- the world's or God's…which one do you hear louder (and more often)? That device in your hand (aka your phone) is a main channel of communication and information, so what are you listening to?The voices we listen to shape us, so as Christians we need to be wise. On this Episode, I'll share what God's Word says about what shapes us + 3 questions to ask if you wanna be transformed by God instead…open up your heart & calendar and let's dive in.I pray this blesses, challenges and moves you to action!L.Y.L.A.S. (Love Ya Like A Sis)LissaP.S. Check out the show notes for a recap… plus links to join the free REDEEM Her Time Community + all the resources + a free 15 min Strategy Session here https://redeemhertime.com/112P.P.S. Get your name in a drawing for $100 off the REDEEM Her Time Program when you leave a review of the show on Apple podcastsVisit the REDEEM Her Time Website https://redeemhertime.com> Join the REDEEM Her Time Community (did I mention it's FREE?!)> Get the REDEEM Her Phone-Time Guide + Screensaver > Schedule a free 15 Min Strategy Session> Submit a question to get featured on the podcast>>> or DO ALL-THE-ABOVE!Binge the REDEEM Her Phone-Time Challenge SeriesEp 105 No Time? The #1 Tip to Find 1-4 Hours in your Day for Better Time ManagementEp 106 Distracted by Your Phone? 2 Key Steps for Christian Women to Overcome Digital DistractionEp 107 Wish You Could Break-up with Your Phone? 3 Steps to Start Setting Healthy Screen-Time BoundariesEp 108 Don't Live on Good Intentions. 4 Steps to Create a Personalized Phone-Time Plan to Prioritize What MattersEp 109 Wish your Phone wasn't so Distracting? 5 Tips to Dumb-down your Smartphone to get more Time in your Day Ep 110 3 Steps to Build the Kingdom of God with your Phone-Time as a Busy Christian WomanEp 111 Put it down. 5 NO Phone Zones to Make Better Use of your Time AnywayMentioned in this episode:REDEEM Her Time Beta Coaching spots going fast...Grab a spot for the REDEEM Her Time Beta Coaching Program. Email the word "ME" to mailto:lissa@redeemhertime.com

REDEEM Her Phone-Time Challenge #8Hey Friend- What voice is shaping you? There are 2 main voices you can tune into- the world's or God's…which one do you hear louder (and more often)? That device in your hand (aka your phone) is a main channel of communication and information, so what are you listening to?The voices we listen to shape us, so as Christians we need to be wise. On this Episode, I'll share what God's Word says about what shapes us + 3 questions to ask if you wanna be transformed by God instead…open up your heart & calendar and let's dive in.I pray this blesses, challenges and moves you to action!L.Y.L.A.S. (Love Ya Like A Sis)LissaP.S. Check out the show notes for a recap… plus links to join the free REDEEM Her Time Community + all the resources + a free 15 min Strategy Session here https://redeemhertime.com/112P.P.S. Get your name in a drawing for $100 off the REDEEM Her Time Program when you leave a review of the show on Apple podcastsVisit the REDEEM Her Time Website https://redeemhertime.com> Join the REDEEM Her Time Community (did I mention it's FREE?!)> Get the REDEEM Her Phone-Time Guide + Screensaver > Schedule a free 15 Min Strategy Session> Submit a question to get featured on the podcast>>> or DO ALL-THE-ABOVE!Binge the REDEEM Her Phone-Time Challenge SeriesEp 105 No Time? The #1 Tip to Find 1-4 Hours in your Day for Better Time ManagementEp 106 Distracted by Your Phone? 2 Key Steps for Christian Women to Overcome Digital DistractionEp 107 Wish You Could Break-up with Your Phone? 3 Steps to Start Setting Healthy Screen-Time BoundariesEp 108 Don't Live on Good Intentions. 4 Steps to Create a Personalized Phone-Time Plan to Prioritize What MattersEp 109 Wish your Phone wasn't so Distracting? 5 Tips to Dumb-down your Smartphone to get more Time in your Day Ep 110 3 Steps to Build the Kingdom of God with your Phone-Time as a Busy Christian WomanEp 111 Put it down. 5 NO Phone Zones to Make Better Use of your Time Anyway

Today's storyteller, Nell Womack, from our community group in Memphis, Tennessee, shares her story of continually learning the importance of letting go of control and allowing God to show that His power is made perfect in her weaknesses.   IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: * The body of Christ is a beautiful and essential extension of God's grace. * God's power is perfected in your weakness, as 2 Corinthians 12:8 tells you. * God is continually making all things work together for your salvation and your good. Link to Heidelberg Catechism - https://www.crcna.org/welcome/beliefs/confessions/heidelberg-catechism Thank you to our Stories of Hope Luncheon Legacy Sponsors - King Cotton Fabrics and SBHJewelry (@sbhjewelry) Want More StoryTellers? Visit our WEBSITE HERE

Have you ever wondered how someone could trust God in seemingly impossible situations, remain joyful in adversity, or hope when life seems hopeless? As believers in Jesus Christ, we can have “quinta essentia,” training our minds to rest in God instead of relying on the world’s empty promises. What does that look like in everyday life? On Tuesday's Mornings with Eric and Brigitte, licensed professional counselor, Marti Wibbels joins to talk about facing real-life challenges by spending time in the Word every day, living in the moment, and fixing our eyes on Jesus, running the race He sets before us. Quintessential Faith .pdfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey! Do you struggle with guilt or shame or both? If so, this episode is for you. I have a great guest today to really walk us through the difference between guilt and shame.  As Christian women we sometimes suffer from guilt and shame more than others because we feel more conviction when we do things that are not of God. While conviction in a good thing to help us correct our behaviors, God doesn't want us to constantly live under the weight of our sin. Jessica tells us about her experiences in relationships when trying to conform to the image that would make guys love her. Then, she accepted Jesus and slowly took the journey of seeking God and renewing her mind.  A little about Jessica:  Jessica Hottle is a faith-based fitness coach, podcast host, best-selling author, and speaker with a heart for teaching Christian women how to honor their feelings and heal from their hurt from a Biblical perspective. She is the author of 4 books with her new book being Face Off with Your Feelings: Break Up with the Lies From Your Past and Embrace the Truth for Your Future. Jessica is the host of From Head to Heart, a show where she teaches women how to trust God, heal emotionally, and Grow their relationship with Him. When she isn't writing, speaking, or coaching you can find her enjoying time with her husband Jon, loving on their three cats, and spending her free time outside whenever she can (playing golf, hiking, reading, or writing in her journal). Sis, you don't want to miss this episode! Turn me up in those earbuds so we can get into it. Check out Jessica's links below to connect with her: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jessicahottle Website: http://www.jessicahottle.com  Also, if you are struggling with guilt and shame, and you're ready to see yourself the way God sees you, grab a Self-Worth Session with me. Just email me at goodbyeheartbreakhellopurpose@gmail.com. If I still have spots available for a free session, feel free to grab one of those. If not, email me for pricing and scheduling.  Don't forget my book and journal is available for purchase on my website. Just click this link:  Goodbye Heartbreak, Hello Purpose: A 365 Day Devotional. Also, as a podcast listener, you can always get a 10% discount off of my products on my website by using the promo code “PODCAST10” Sis, are you enjoying the content from the show and want to show support? Here's 2 easy things you can do: 1. Make sure you are subscribed to the podcast wherever you listen and 2. Leave a 5-star written review on Apple Podcast (grab your friend's phone for a second if you're not an apple user lol). Know that I really appreciate you! Make sure you come over to the Facebook group so we can continue this conversation! The Healing Heartbreak Community, Single Women, Healing Broken Hearts | Facebook Don't forget to visit my website www.kandiceabateast.com and sign up for my email list to be sure you don't miss a thing! You may also want to do a little shopping while you're there to go deeper in your healing journey. Don't feel comfortable sharing questions in the Facebook group, but you would like the group's feedback? Email your question to goodbyeheartbreakhellopurpose@gmail.com and I can post them in the group anonymously.  And you can follow me on Instagram:   @goodbyeheartbreakhellopurpose

I choose the joy of God instead of pain. Pain is a wrong perspective. When it is experienced in any form, it is a proof of self-deception. It is not a fact at all. There is no form it takes that will not disappear if seen aright. For pain proclaims God cruel. How could it be real in any form? It witnesses to God the Father's hatred of His Son, the sinfulness He sees in him, and His insane desire for revenge and death. Can such projections be attested to? Can they be anything but wholly false? Pain is but witness to the Son's mistakes in what he thinks he is. It is a dream of fierce retaliation for a crime that could not be committed; for attack on what is wholly unassailable. It is a nightmare of abandonment by an Eternal Love, Which could not leave the Son whom It created out of love. Pain is a sign illusions reign in place of truth. It demonstrates God is denied, confused with fear, perceived as mad, and seen as traitor to Himself. If God is real, there is no pain. If pain is real, there is no God. For vengeance is not part of love. And fear, denying love and using pain to prove that God is dead, has shown that death is victor over life. The body is the Son of God, corruptible in death, as mortal as the Father he has slain. Peace to such foolishness! The time has come to laugh at such insane ideas. There is no need to think of them as savage crimes, or secret sins with weighty consequence. Who but a madman could conceive of them as cause of anything? Their witness, pain, is mad as they, and no more to be feared than the insane illusions which it shields, and tries to demonstrate must still be true. It is your thoughts alone that cause you pain. Nothing external to your mind can hurt or injure you in any way. There is no cause beyond yourself that can reach down and bring oppression. No one but yourself affects you. There is nothing in the world that has the power to make you ill or sad, or weak or frail. But it is you who have the power to dominate all things you see by merely recognizing what you are. As you perceive the harmlessness in them, they will accept your holy will as theirs. And what was seen as fearful now becomes a source of innocence and holiness. My holy brother, think of this awhile: The world you see does nothing. It has no effects at all. It merely represents your thoughts. And it will change entirely as you elect to change your mind, and choose the joy of God as what you really want. Your Self is radiant in this holy joy, unchanged, unchanging and unchangeable, forever and forever. And would you deny a little corner of your mind its own inheritance, and keep it as a hospital for pain; a sickly place where living things must come at last to die? The world may seem to cause you pain. And yet the world, as causeless, has no power to cause. As an effect, it cannot make effects. As an illusion, it is what you wish. Your idle wishes represent its pains. Your strange desires bring it evil dreams. Your thoughts of death envelop it in fear, while in your kind forgiveness does it live. Pain is the thought of evil taking form, and working havoc in your holy mind. Pain is the ransom you have gladly paid not to be free. In pain is God denied the Son He loves. In pain does fear appear to triumph over love, and time replace eternity and Heaven. And the world becomes a cruel and a bitter place, where sorrow rules and little joys give way before the onslaught of the savage pain that waits to end all joy in misery. Lay down your arms, and come without defense into the quiet place where Heaven's peace holds all things still at last. Lay down all thoughts of danger and of fear. Let no attack enter with you. Lay down the cruel sword of judgment that you hold against your throat, and put aside the withering assaults with which you seek to hide your holiness. Here will you understand there is no pain. Here does the joy of God belong to you. This is the day when it is given you to realize the lesson that contains all of salvation's power. It is this: Pain is illusion; joy, reality. Pain is but sleep; joy is awakening. Pain is deception; joy alone is truth. And so again we make the only choice that ever can be made; we choose between illusions and the truth, or pain and joy, or hell and Heaven. Let our gratitude unto our Teacher fill our hearts, as we are free to choose our joy instead of pain, our holiness in place of sin, the peace of God instead of conflict, and the light of Heaven for the darkness of the world.- Jesus Christ in A Course in Miracles, Lesson 190

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