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In this insightful episode of "Father and Joe," we delve into the significance of the Lenten season and the profound changes it can inspire in our lives. Join Father Boniface and Joe Rockey as they explore why the alleluia is traditionally omitted during Lent, symbolizing a somber yet hopeful time for reflection and transformation.The hosts encourage listeners to seize the opportunity that Lent offers to reassess and reshape daily habits, fostering a deeper and more meaningful connection with their faith. As we journey together through this sacred period, Father Boniface imparts wisdom on evaluating our current lifestyle choices. He offers practical strategies for nurturing a spiritual environment conducive to genuine growth and enlightenment.A crucial aspect of this episode is the exploration of how to emotionally connect with one's faith. Joe and Father Boniface share personal anecdotes and spiritual guidance on integrating faith into every aspect of life, aiming to spark an internal call to action among their audience.Listeners are encouraged to embrace the remainder of Lent with renewed intention and purpose, making small yet significant changes that align with their spiritual beliefs. This episode is not merely a call to return to religious practices but a heartfelt invitation to establish and deepen relationships with oneself, others, and God.Immerse yourself in this discussion to discover how meaningful transformations can arise from simplicity, intention, and faith, as we all strive to create a stronger bond with God and our loved ones.Tags:Lent, Spiritual Growth, Faith Connection, Alleluia, Religious Reflection, Life Transformation, Habit Evaluation, Emotional Faith, Spiritual Journey, God Relationship, Spiritual Direction, Christian Traditions, Lent Practices, Religious Habits, Self Evaluation, Faith Development, Transformative Change, Emotional Connection, Internal Reflection, Lent Significance, Faith Journey, Setting Intentions, Religious Practice, Spiritual Guidance, Building Faith, Godly Union, Catholic Traditions, Spiritual Life, Self-Discovery, Renewed Faith, Relationship Building, Relationship with God, Lent Changes, Spiritual Practices, Faith Habits, Spiritual Reflection, Religious Teachings, Lent Reflection, Personal Growth.Hashtags:#Lent #SpiritualGrowth #FaithConnection #Alleluia #ReligiousReflection #LifeTransformation #HabitEvaluation #EmotionalFaith #SpiritualJourney #GodRelationship #SpiritualDirection #ChristianTraditions #LentPractices #ReligiousHabits #SelfEvaluation #FaithDevelopment #TransformativeChange #EmotionalConnection #InternalReflection #LentSignificance #FaithJourney #SettingIntentions #ReligiousPractice #SpiritualGuidance #BuildingFaith #GodlyUnion #CatholicTraditions #SpiritualLife #SelfDiscovery #RenewedFaith #RelationshipBuilding #RelationshipWithGod #LentChanges #SpiritualPractices #FaithHabits #SpiritualReflection #ReligiousTeachings #LentReflection #PersonalGrowth.

It is so good to be able to meet altogether again! The last few years have been nothing less than unusual. The beauty of it all is that we are still closely knitted in the present, in His presences, and in the process we have left some of the traditions behind and embraced a more perfect worship experience. WELCOME to Sunday Service at Nations Harvest. - D A Hurth - Sunday, February 16, 2025

stability found in stillness can fuel your dharma, allowing your tree to grow taller and your branches to stretch wider. Is it before November 12th, 2024? Go get onboarded for Adi Shakti's 99 Day Magical Mystery Tour for the chance to win prizes and retreats: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-FuuGMumcc/ Here is the link to join the SEEKER Membership. —------------- ✨ Deep Roots, Big Branches: Balancing Spiritual Depth and Business Growth This episode bridges the seemingly opposite worlds of profound spiritual practice and high-energy business expansion. After a vow of silence, Adi Shakti shares her journey from deep stillness and humility to the dynamic world of building wealth, increasing impact, and living boldly. As she prepares for the Living Brave conference, she reflects on the delicate balance between staying deeply rooted in spiritual wisdom while growing a thriving business that empowers women to steward wealth and create legacies. Drawing inspiration from Osho's teachings on fame, fortune, and ambition, she explores the illusion of “greener grass” and reminds us that true contentment begins within. How do we balance the ambition to build our dharma with the need for spiritual stillness? What happens when we get too focused on growing our branches and forget to nurture our roots?

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with author, speaker and ministry leader, Amanda Pittman. In this episode, we speak about:  My faith journey Spiritual Warfare  Deliverance  Guilt and Shame in the church  Exploring all faiths and finding God  Relationship with Jesus If you enjoyed this episode please share it with your friends, subscribe and tag me on social media so I can thank you! Stay up to date by following my Instagram (@theonlyalchemy) and TikTok (@onlyalchemypodcast) Thank you to our Sponsors: This Episode is sponsored by Betterhelp! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://betterhelp.com/onlyalchemy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist today! This Episode is sponsored by MUDWTR! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mudwtr.superfiliate.com/ALCHEMY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for $20 off + free frother when you use code ALCHEMY at checkout! This Episode is sponsored by AURA! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://aura.com/onlyalchemy⁠⁠⁠⁠ to start your two-week free trial This Episode is also sponsored by HigherDOSE! For 15% site wide ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use code ALCHEMY at checkout!

If there was a box to check for your relationship status with God, which would you check: in a relationship, not in a relationship, or it's complicated? In the relationships of your life, there have been defining moments. Rachelle discusses some DTR's that God has with the human race. The ones that applied to major biblical heroes (Abraham, Moses and David) might just apply to you too!

if there was a box to check for your relationship status with God, which would you check: in a relationship, not in a relationship, or it's complicated? In the relationships of your life, there have been defining moments. Rachelle discusses some DTR's that God has with the human race. The ones that applied to major biblical heroes (Adam and Noah) might just apply to you too!

God in Moral Experience ... GUEST Paul K. Moser ... Prof of Philosophy at Loyola Univ Chicago ... author of “The Divine Goodness of Jesus,” “Understanding Religious Experience,” and “The God Relationship”. The After Party: Toward better Christian politics — Reframing the Christian Identity (new small group course and book, co-written with David French and Russell Moore) ... GUEST Curtis Chang ... on faculty of the Duke Divinity School and Sr Fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary ... (he was also senior pastor of an evangelical covenant church in CA).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God in Moral Experience ... GUEST Paul K. Moser ... Prof of Philosophy at Loyola Univ Chicago ... author of “The Divine Goodness of Jesus,” “Understanding Religious Experience,” and “The God Relationship”. The After Party: Toward better Christian politics — Reframing the Christian Identity (new small group course and book, co-written with David French and Russell Moore) ... GUEST Curtis Chang ... on faculty of the Duke Divinity School and Sr Fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary ... (he was also senior pastor of an evangelical covenant church in CA).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Speaker: Steve Lambert

Heeyy yall!!! Have you ever felt like you can't hear from God or you want a relationship but not sure if you hear from Him? Tune in to this latest episode entitled: How to Hear God To join our bible studies, join the FB community listed below. Bible Studies are every Tuesday at 7:30pm EST. The Praying Single Mom Free Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/441655680157763 Email us: theprayingsinglemom@gmail.com Partner with us: $KeshCody Rate this podcast and leave a review :) FB: Lekeshia Cody IG: becominglekeshia --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theprayingsinglemom/support

We can learn a lot from New Testament Power Couple Aquila and Priscilla. Our relationships are not for ourselves, but for all the glory of God. Dive into how our relationships can be matched, passionate, and on mission for God.

In this episode Rachel and Alexis discuss the importance of having a personal relationship with God and what that looks like daily! They discuss the reality behind the diligence that a relationship with God takes. Flourishing in Faith is all about encouraging other Christians in aspects of growing in Christ, and seeing faithful fruit being produced out of seeds of sorrow! FOLLOW FIF ON INSTA: @flourishinginfaithpodcast Rachel's Insta: @rrrachelsmithhh Rachel's Blog: https://rsmith021303.wixsite.com/just... Alexis' Insta: @livinginhisvictory Alexis' blog: https://livinginhisvictory.wixsite.com/livinginhisvictory Thanks for listening! WE LOVE YOU!

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Have you ever been in a relationship where you were continuously trying to please the other and even compromising your morals? How about those relationships that trigger your anxiety or strain you? Biblically, there are two kinds of relationship: first is vertical, your relationship with God, and the second is horizontal, your relationship with other people. This episode focuses on the horizontal relationship, which is the relationship with others. I have four journal prompts for you that will help you create healthy relationships that honor God. For full show notes, visit https://herrenewedstrength.com/shownotes/episode58 Resource Join the Facebook group for fellowship and Bible study: www.herrenewedstrength.com/community Check Episode 41: Are You A People-Pleaser? A Deeper Look at Galatians 1:10 https://herrenewedstrength.com/shownotes/episode41 Connect with Me Instagram: @mrsdiazcastro Facebook: @emdiazcastro Website: https://herrenewedstrength.com Thank you so much for listening! If you love today's episode, the best way you can show love and support is to leave a 5-star rating & a written review on the podcast. This helps other Christian women who want the same support and valuable content find the show.  

This broadcast examines some important facts that should inform any decision to truly serve the Almighty CreatorIt is stressed that the Creators Name is “Yah”, that He is correctly referred to as “The Almighty” and NOT “God”That the name of the man commonly referred to as Jesus is “Yahooshua”, and that he is 100% Human and has great authorityIt is stressed that the spiritual state commonly referred to as “Christ” means “Anointing with the Spirit of Yah”Bible is NOT “The Word of God”Relationship with Creator Radio Show is broadcast live at 2pm ET Fridays on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). This podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com).

#04   In 2004 God revealed the IT! As a reminder, in 2001 He spoke to me at a Prayer meeting, “You don't get it.” - listen to Episode #03. Of course, I had no idea what IT was in 2001. But, with that word, I just felt God was sad. Then, three years, 2004, later God chose to explain the IT in a Word dream plus a surprising Vision in the dream! The IT was about relationship and closeness and an image to illustrate it! Of course, my religious processing kicked in and I thought I knew what He was saying. How easily we fall back into our familiar ways with God, not realizing how small we have made Him. Ten years later, 2014, I was in for a shock with starting to understand how He connects with all of us. His relationship and its reality are totally different from what Christian tradition has taught us! Episode #04 is a game changer if you are open to bigger, better, and wow!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY FAM!! We're so excited to hang and laugh with you in today's podcast. Grab a coffee, get comfy and come hang with Host Allie Schnacky, Founder of Chosen and Free Co. and her bestie Carol Chaves as they discuss all things relationships, singleness, and how to follow God's will. Be believe his podcast will not only make you laugh but will inspire you to trust and step out in God's plans for your life!DON'T FORGET! Download, Share, and Subscribe :) I love you fam! 

Great Bible Truths Podcast Episode 133 The Promises of God Talk 14 Promises of Answered Prayer   In the New Testament there are many passages where Jesus promises that God will answer prayer and, if like me you’ve been a Christian for some time you will probably have seen many wonderful answers to prayer. But, if we’re honest, we have to admit that there have also been many prayers that have not been answered - at least in the way we would like them to be. Someone once said that God always answers prayer. Sometimes he says Yes. Sometimes he says No. And sometimes he says, Wait. And although that’s undoubtedly true, we often find it difficult to understand why he appears to be saying No or why he is making us wait. There are no easy answers, but in this talk I’m going to look at some of the promises Jesus made with regard to prayer. As we shall see, there are three keys that will unlock them: Relationship with God Faith in God Authority from God   Relationship with God Let’s start in Matthew 7 where Jesus says:   Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10. Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! (Matthew 7:7-11, Cf. Luke 11:9-10)   Notice who this promise is made to. Those who are sons (v9). Those who know God as their Father (v11). In other words, those who have been born again (See Talk 7). Our confidence that God will answer prayer springs from the fact that we are his children. It springs from our relationship with him. And that relationship must develop into an ongoing intimacy. Notice what Jesus says in John 15:   If you abide (remain) in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.   No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. These things I command you, so that you will love one another.   I suggest you take time to read the whole passage, starting at verse1. The guarantee of answered prayer springs from an ongoing relationship with Christ in which we know his commands and understand what the Father is doing. It doesn’t mean that we can ask for whatever we want and God will give it to us. It means that if we’re really in close relationship with him, because we love him we will only want what he wants! We will only ask for what we know to be his will. And that’s why we know that he will answer our prayers. As John tells us in his first epistle:   And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him  (1 John 5:14-15).   So the first key to answered prayer is relationship with God. The next two keys both spring from it.   Faith in God There are several New Testament passages where faith is rewarded with answered prayer, especially with regard to healing - the centurion’s servant, blind Bartimaeus, the paralysed man lowered through the roof, the grateful leper, the woman with a haemorrhage, to mention just a few. But there are also some specific promises. Consider the passage in Matthew 21:19-22.   And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?” And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.   And in line with this, in John 14:12-14 Jesus says:   Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.   The same truth is reiterated in the epistles:   James 1:5-8 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.   1 John 3:21-23 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.   Taking all these passages together we see that:   Mountains can be moved by prayer if we have faith when we pray! We can even do greater works than Jesus did! However, if we doubt, we will receive nothing. We will have faith, confidence before God, if our heart does not condemn us.   By mountains Jesus is probably not referring to literal mountains, but is speaking metaphorically about major obstacles in our lives and the life of the church. There have been many suggestions as to what Jesus meant by greater works, but in my view he is simply telling us that there is absolutely no limit to what can be accomplished by faith through the power of the Holy Spirit whom Jesus was going to send when he returned to the Father. And finally, it seems clear that if our heart condemns us - if we have a guilty conscience - we are not likely to have faith that God will answer our prayers. As we saw in the first part of this talk, our confidence that God will answer prayer springs from our relationship with him.     Authority from God There are several verses in the New Testament which speak about praying in the name of Jesus. For example:   John 14:13-14 13…Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.   John 16:23-24 In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.   But the name of Jesus isn’t a magic formula. In New Testament times to do something in someone’s name meant to do it with their authority. It certainly doesn’t mean that to get our prayers answered all we have to do is say in Jesus’ name at the end of them! So to pray in Jesus’ name means to pray with his authority. Now at first sight the passages we’ve just quoted may seem to indicate that Jesus has already given us that authority. Some have even suggested that God has given Christians a blank cheque, signed by Jesus, and all we have to do is fill in whatever amount we like. But in the light of verses we’ve already looked at, can this possibly be right? We’re told to pray according to his will, not ours.   So what does it mean to pray with Jesus’ authority? This takes us back to the first point in this talk - our relationship with God. If there’s an ongoing intimacy with Jesus, if we’re abiding in him, we will know what he wants, we will want what he wants, and so when we pray we will be praying in his will and we’ll be praying in faith.   To help us understand this better, let’s consider the secret of Jesus’ authority while he was here on earth. He lived in constant intimacy with his Father. He was always submitted to his Father’s will. Consider the following verses from John’s gospel:   John 5:19 I tell you the truth. The Son can do nothing by himself; he can only do what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does, the Son also does John 7:16 My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent me John 12:49 For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say. The secret of Jesus’ authority was that he was always submitted to his Father’s authority. The Roman centurion understood this when he said:   ...“Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” (Matthew 8:8-9).   The centurion only had authority because he was under authority. And he seems to have understood that this was true of Jesus too. Authority results from submission. If we truly submit ourselves to God we’ll be able to resist the devil and he will flee from us (James 4:7) and if we’ll see our prayers answered because they’ll be in line with his will.   So the keys to answered prayer are:   relationship with God faith in God authority from God.   When we’re living in intimate fellowship with God we will have faith and confidence to pray with Jesus’ authority. It’s then that we shall receive whatever we ask him for, because what we pray for will be directly in line with his will.

In this episode, I talk about the Minecraft Youtuber Skeppy and all of his great videos including his most popular and recent. Also his relationship with BadBoyHalo and TechnoBlade. I also give my take on the recent controversial Carson news.

Reflecting on how I can strengthen my faith and relationship and trust in God and His WoRD

Pastor Ryan continues our series on "Forget Religion Find God" with the message "Relationship is Power" where he where he talks about a story about Elijah and the power of Relationship with God.

Pastor Ryan continues our series on "Forget Religion Find God" with the message "Relationship is Power" where he where he talks about a story about Elijah and the power of Relationship with God.

Pastor Ryan continues our series on "Forget Religion Find God" with the message "Relationship is Power" where he where he talks about a story about Elijah and the power of Relationship with God.

Dennis Nice: Hearing from God Relationship comes before revelation.

We can't fathom the mysteries of God, but there are things we can absolutely know about him because he revealed them to us. Pastor Levi Matteson delivers a relationship reminder of our one true God in a world that has Forgotten God. This is a podcast episode of Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 14 2020.

When GOD Makes A Point We exposes the King of kings and Lord of lords (Psalms 136:3) (1 Timothy 6:15), not us (John 3:30) (2 Corinthians 12:9). Pengenalan kita akan TUHAN akan mempengaruhi realita kita dari dalam keluar, dan dari luar ke dalam kita.

Piecing life together can feel like doing a puzzle without the picture on the box. It’s not enough just to feel we have purpose, we actually need real purpose. He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 God say we are here for relationship and responsibility… Relationship with God Relationship with others Will you walk […]

Perry Duggar | 2019·09·29

Perry Duggar | 2019·09·29

Money vs Credit Church vs a God relationship. Are you living or faking your best life?

Saundra Dalton-Smith shares how to recover your life, renew your energy, and restore your sanity in her brand new book, Sacred Rest. Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD:  She is a wife of 17 years and a mom to their two boys (one tween, one teen). She received her Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and went on to graduate with honors from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Saundra is a national and international media resource on the mind, body, spirit connection. She has been featured in Focus on the Family, Women's Day, Redbook, and First for Women magazine. You can follow her as she's an expert on Dr. Oz's ShareCare.com. Dr. Dalton-Smith is the author of two books: Set Free to Live and Come Empty. "I have just really had to learn that I have to take each day as it comes to really fall in love with the moment." ~ Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD BOOK: Sacred Rest Connect with Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD Enjoy the multitude of topics discussed including adoption, dark seasons, infertility, sorrow, wrestling with God, and a love story. Open your heart and be touched by the love of your heavenly Father. Mindset Fall in love with the moment Raised by Great Grandmother God and the South Mother-Daughter relationship Christianity as a teen View of God Relationship with the Trinity Forgiveness Grit and Determination Life plan Burn out Control The invitation Sleep vs. Rest Rest deprivation Yoga Stressed Out Lifestyle Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) What are you missing when you aren't resting? Miss Karen Journal Abundance (John 10:10) People pleasers (Social Rest) 7 types of REST Life application R.E.S.T. Guilt and Shame Gift of Acceptance DO more to BE more Isaiah 30:12-15 Remember the Sabbath day, keep it holy (Sacred Rest) Children and rest Modeling The Unknown Mama Limiting God Recover your life Rhythm of Rest 30-Day Rest Challenge   BOOK: Sacred Rest Connect with Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD "I needed to return to His (God's) way of doing things." ~ Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD   Quotes and statements within the interview: "If I can just plan out my life and get it perfect, have God kind of line up what I want to do, then everything will be great." "My mother died in childbirth." "And so I ended up being raised my great grandmother who was 77 year old at the time I was born." "Because in my teenage head, I separated God and Jesus out." "But Father God, I really couldn't understand and really didn't like, if I'm gonna be 100% honest. I didn't feel like He had been fair with how He had dealt with me and my life." "But I had to get to a point where I could trust Him to be able to rest, to be able to move forward in my life." "The first thing that happens is you feel the pain, and then after that you figure out how not to hurt." "As a teenager, I started looking at how am I going to control my life so it ends the way I want it to end; with the 2-story house and the pool in the back and the great husband, and you know the well-adjusted kids. How am I gonna get to that point?" "We really have no control over life and death." "When we talk about internal medicine, we're really talking about the biochemistry of it." "And I was standing there in that moment and I was anything but happy; I was depleted. I just felt like there was nothing left in me." "It was as if God stepped into the room in that moment." "It was burning out the part of me that felt like I had to control it all." "And I find that most people who have a problem with a rest deficit, they tried to go to sleep and they do. But they wake up and they're still tired." "Sleep is purely a physical function." "Rest is complicated to the level of making it beneficial." "When you get in that cycle of not resting, it becomes harder to rest." "It was almost as if God was kind of saying 'Look at her. You're looking at yourself, how you were when you first started this journey.'" "When we start tasting the good in our life, we are more willing to be producers of that good. And we do it with joy because we know we can experience it." "The more work I could produce, the more of a producer I could be, was the more valuable I was." "Producing by itself does not give a sense of satisfaction and does not allow us to examine and experience the goodness. All it does is it keeps us busy. And you have to produce to taste, but you can produce and never taste; and that's when it becomes dangerous." "I had to live it first." "But what if what He (God) has for you looks even better, because it's for you? It fits YOUR life and what He wants to do for your personally."   Ways of physical rest? Yoga Massage therapy What would you tell the "Karen" out there listening? Recognize that there is a problem. What needs to change? Take the REST Quiz. "It's not normal to wake up in the morning to be just as exhausted as when you went to bed." "When you fix the one that is giving you the most destress, the rest of them come easier." What are the types of REST? Physical (Passive and Active) Mental Social Emotional Sensory Spiritual Creative What has your story gifted you? The ability to open my heart in places I wouldn't have expected to open them. "My mindset was that I should keep it all private, keep it into myself, not share the pain with anybody, not let people see the brokenness, not let them experience the trueness of what I've gone through in my life." "Brokenness is part of the journey." "Pain is just a testimony."   Resources mentioned in the episode: BOOK: Sacred Rest Connect with Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD     "One step at a time leads to miles of greatness!" Subscribe to Create Your Now TV on YouTube. Wanting help with goals, setting your schedule, or need someone to talk to (even if you don't know what you need)? It's time you TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation. This is FREE for you. Stop trying to do it by yourself. Put YOU first! Become your best selfie so you can live your life's purpose.   ANNOUNCEMENT: Ready to shine your light and tell your story. Please click on MY STRENGTH IS MY STORY. Here you can submit yourself to appear on the podcast or make recommendations as who you would like to hear. This is going to be a beautiful series!   Subscribe to Create Your Now TV on YouTube. Listen to Create Your Now on Spotify. Listen to Create Your Now on iHeart Radio. Click here. 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Healthy relationships are crucial to leadership, but which ones are the most foundational? And is there a framework to make sure these critical relationships start and stay healthy? Holly and I dive into a topic that’s critical to leadership and to our own well-being. As we kick off our Relationship Series, Holly and I discuss an overview of healthy relationships for leaders. We introduce our relationship framework and share what we feel are the most important relationships in a leader’s life. In addition, we share some key relationships principles that have helped us build healthy relationships. For the full show notes, visit estherlittlefield.com/episode15 Key Points: Our Relationship Framework Relationship with God Relationship with Yourself Relationship with Others Healthy Relationship Principles & Tools Quotes from the episode: “To be a good leader, it is crucial to build healthy relationships.” “A healthy view of who you are in Christ is really important to having good relationships with other people.” “As leaders, vulnerability is important because it allows people to see that you’re a real person.” Other episodes and links mentioned: 5 Love Languages Book* / 5 Love Languages Quiz Episode 6: The Importance of Leading with Confidence Episode 8: The Key to Becoming a Better Leader Episode 7: Receiving Grace & Speaking Truth with Jill McCormick Episode 14: The Gift of Being Quiet with Rachael Gilbert   Connect with Esther and the Christian Woman Leadership Podcast: Website Instagram Facebook Group Facebook Page This episode was originally published on estherlittlefield.com/episode15. To join the Purposeful Leadership Facebook Group, go to estherlittlefield.com/group. *Affiliate link. This means if you choose to make a purchase via one of the links, we will receive a commission at no extra cost to you. This helps to support the costs of running the podcast.

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No Perfect People Allowed by John Burke NT era Corinth like our society – known for drunkenness, sexual immorality, and religious tolerance. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 “That is what some of you were…” Somehow these “sinners” in Corinth became followers of Jesus. Those sinners came to faith through relationships with believers. It is hard to know what to do with people who are steeped in sin. The church has a difficult time knowing what to do with substance abusers, sexually promiscuous, homosexuals. The Bible makes it clear that these are sins. We do not need to apologize for it. It is true, these are sins. These sins have a damaging affect on a person – these sins affect their • Relationship with God • Relationship with other people • Their minds – all sexual immorality has a warping affect on the mind. • Their souls – they are seeking something in a substance or in a sexual relationship. Sexual immorality is a lousy substitute for significance and love. Substance abuse is a lousy substitute for peace. • Their bodies Sin is a legitimate need met in an illegitimate way. Sin is a person looking for significance or love or peace outside of God’s loving path for us. Having these needs fulfilled outside of God is always damaging to us, our relationship with God and others, our souls, our minds, even sometimes our bodies. In fact, many people who are caught in these kinds of sin is because they were sinned against – sin has a damaging affect. This generation has had many sins committed against it. The sexual revolution – our society decided that biblical ways of thinking about sex was too stifling. What needed to happen, was that sex needed to be more casual – it did not need to be only in confines of marriage. Sin always has a damaging effect. What did the sexual revolution create: • Greater abuse of children • Addiction to pornography – which trains the mind. • Today’s kids grow up with a broken view of themselves – esp. girls think their identity is found primarily in their looks. Me-first This generation has grown up more in broken homes than any past generation. Kids have been left alone at home as their parents worked. Kids have suffered as parents divorced. • From 1962 to 1981, the number of divorces tripled. • In 1962, 50% of adults believed tough marriages should stay together and work on it. By 1980, 20% • Less than 50% of the emerging generation reached 17 with both biological parents living with them in the same house. • In 1987, more than 50% of all children of divorce had seen their fathers 3 times or less in the previous year. Everclear song: father of mine, tell me where have you been? You know I just closed my eyes, my whole world disappeared… I will never be safe, I will never be sane, I will always be weird inside, I will always be lame… Daddy gave me a name then he walked away. This generation bears the scars of increased abuse, greater sexual immorality in our culture, and increased divorce. The sins of our society left them broken. Why do they struggle with sins? Because in their brokenness, they are looking for love or acceptance through sex, they are looking for peace or wholeness in alcohol or drugs. The church cannot walk away from the truth: There really is sin in the world. It is in you and me, and it needs the solution of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel of Jesus Christ has real hope for healing for them. The unconditional love that they seek is found in Jesus Christ. The healing that they seek is found in Jesus Christ. The forgiveness that they need is found in Jesus Christ. The guidance that they need for their lives is found in Jesus. There is hope for their brokenness – just like you and I have found hope for our brokenness. Romans 10:9-15 How can they know unless someone tells them? Where is the best place in the world to be if you’re sick? A hospital. Where is the best place in the world to be if you’re broken with sin? A church. What if the people in church don’t want you there? Where would you go? If people who are broken cannot be loved and welcomed by believers, and be in a place where they can hear and see the gospel in action – healing brokenness, restoring relationships, bringing forgiveness. If they can’t be a part of the healing that is going on in church, what hope do they have? We need to remember: • We cannot judge, nor can we fix people. • Remember where they came from and where they are. • Healing comes through relationship with Jesus. • We came to Christ based on his grace, not our worthiness. • God was (and is) patient with us. • We are all in process. • It is okay not to be okay here, but it’s not okay to stay there. Many in this generation believes the church is full of judgmental, self-righteous, intolerant people. We cannot argue that away, it has sometimes been true. The only way to overcome that is by demonstrating to others the love, grace, patience that we received from Jesus. When God’s people show God’s love, there is real hope for the broken to find his love, grace, patience, healing.

What are we focusing on? Our careers, bank account. What takes up most of our mental energies? The things of God? Relationship with God, will prepare use to face the storms of life but must be developed at every opportunity.