Podcasts about spiritual stamina

Are you ready to run a long spiritual marathon? Today, we extend a warm welcome to Patrick Hurley from Liberty Hill, TX, who has recently joined our community by signing up for Video Access on our website. Patrick, we're thrilled to have you on board! You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. — Galatians 5:7-8 A few times in Paul's letters, he uses a running metaphor to describe the spiritual race. This is one of those instances. So, let's lace up our spiritual running shoes and explore three key parallels Paul makes here. There is a Form for the Run Form is crucial when running in any race. Just as a marathon runner needs to maintain proper form to endure the demanding miles ahead, we, too, must cultivate a form that will sustain us. There will be seasons when our spiritual form feels effortless, and we must commit this form to memory. Because there will be more challenging stretches of the race, we will get sloppy, and then we will need to return to the memory and habits of that form. There are Obstacles on the Run No marathon is without obstacles. Runners encounter hills to climb, rugged terrain, and unexpected hurdles. In the same way, our spiritual journey is thick with obstacles that threaten our progress. Whether it's temptation, doubt, or the pressures of the world, there will be moments when we stumble and lose our stride. Yet, as Paul reminds us, these obstacles are not insurmountable, and we can quickly get back to form. There are Voices as We Run As we race towards the finish line, we are bombarded with voices vying for our attention. Just as an athlete hears the cheers and heckles of the crowd, we, too, encounter voices along our spiritual journey. There are two persuasive voices: the voice that is from God and the voice that is not. Both are persuading you at the same time. One is giving you good advice, and one is giving you bad advice. One is from the Holy Spirit and speaks truth, offering wisdom, guidance, and encouragement that leads you back to the proper form. Conversely, the enemy seeks to deceive and derail us with lies and distractions that lead to bad form. As you reflect on the text today, here's the call to action: check your form, watch the obstacles, listen to the Spirit's voice, and fix your eyes on the prize. Let us charge ahead with unwavering resolve, ready to run the long race of faith with our eyes fixed on the ultimate prize—eternity with Jesus Christ. #SpiritualMarathon #RunTheRace #FaithEndurance #KeepTheFaith #EternalPrize ASK THIS: How can you actively cultivate and maintain your spiritual form to endure the challenges of the long spiritual marathon? Reflecting on your recent spiritual journey, what obstacles have you encountered, and how have you overcome them to stay on course in your race of faith? DO THIS: Run and keep your form. PRAY THIS: Father, guide me as I lace up my spiritual shoes and embark on this marathon of faith. Grant me strength to overcome obstacles, discern your voice, and run with endurance towards the eternal prize awaiting me. Amen. PLAY THIS: Run To The Father.

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God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love and a sound mind/self discipline.

Have you ever felt like your life is one long, grueling race? Like the Iditarod Trail, life's marathon is filled with ups, downs, and treacherous terrains that test our endurance daily. We're all racers, whether you're a single mom juggling work and family, a married couple navigating the complexities of long-term relationships, or you're in the education sector as a student or a teacher. We're all in this together, finding the strength to push through life's challenging terrains.This week we embark on an exploration of spiritual endurance inspired by Jesus's letter to the church at Philadelphia. Highlighting the trifecta of spiritual endurance: motivation, dedication, and celebration, we take a deep dive into Jesus's revelation of the synagogue of Satan and his plea for steadfast faith. As we journey through the different seasons of life, we emphasize the importance of nurturing spiritual endurance and remaining unwavering, regardless of the circumstances that lie ahead.Finally, we shed light on Jesus as our primary source of motivation and inspiration in developing spiritual endurance. We'll discuss the significance of persistent obedience to Him and His promise of protection for those who endure. We'll provide insights on how to maintain motivation and dedication to God, bearing in mind the sacrifices Jesus made for us. He has endured much more than we are asked to, and it is in His strength that we find the endurance to face life's challenges. Join us as we uncover the beauty of enduring life's marathon, both in the physical and spiritual sense.

Speaker: Pastor Tim Van Lant Passage: John 16:16-33 Series: Love on Display For more information about Rocky Mountain Presbyterian Church, please visit us at rmpca.org

This message was preached by Ap David Mulutsi at God's Tabernacle Christian Family Church's evening service on the 30th of April 2023

This message was preached by Ap David Mulutsi at God's Tabernacle Christian Family Church's evening service on the 23th of April 2023

This message was preached by Ap David Mulutsi at God's Tabernacle Christian Family Church's evening service on the 16 of April 2023

Sermon from Lifegate Church on 04/12/22. Be blessed as you listen.Support the show

Today's guest is a health consultant, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of 17 books and Mindvalley author of The Longevity Blueprint. Ben Greenfield is the CEO of Ben Greenfield Life and Co-Founder of Kion. His understanding of functional exercise, nutrition, and the delicate balance between performance and health has helped thousands of people around the world achieve their goals and improve their quality of life. In this episode, Vishen and Ben Greenfield discover how to achieve full optimization of mind, body, and spirit with boundless energy, discuss his new book, and spread more amazing knowledge in health and wellness. Listen out for: - What is Spiritual Stamina and why you need it? - Ben's epic solo morning routine. - Bonding routine you can do with your family. - Most important questions to ask your family every single night. - Why prayer is so important in an increasingly secular world.    Bonus:                                                                          - Get your own copy of Ben Greenfield's new book here

Prayer for Spiritual Stamina for her Daily Spiritual Espresso published on August 26, 2022, which you can access here: https://jenniferhadley.com/2022/08/i-wont-give-up/

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God doesn't want you to use drugs to interact with the spiritual world. The reason for that is it's very easy to put your faith in being able to have God or the gods at your beck and call, being able to divine, being able to experience God but not ever truly know God, being able to experience a deep spiritual awakening but never actually go through the blood, sweat, tears, and the hard work that develops true spiritual enlightenment. - Ben Greenfield Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Get more superfoods to improve your energy, digestion, gut health plus also reduce inflammation and blood sugar. Click HERE to try Paleovalley's Apple Cider Vinegar Complex + Save 15% with the code 'JOSH' *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group Wellness + Wisdom Episode 462 Health Consultant, Speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of 17 books, Ben Greenfield, joins Josh Trent on the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast to share why he's no longer using plant medicines + the moral obligation he feels to share it with the world, to explore the special circumstances for using plant medicine and to explain why + how you should go about plant medicine with caution and with the right ceremonial set up, environment, and shaman. For any human being on a spiritual or faith path, should you stop using plant medicines? By the end of this episode, you will have a deep intelligence around the clarification of what exactly plant medicines are for human beings and how they connect us to spiritual dimensions + higher consciousness. 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Their turkey sticks are made from turkeys who are allowed to live as nature intended... on organic grass pastures with plenty of sunshine, fresh air and room to exercise. The result of raising turkeys in such a natural way is a much healthier, clean protein with higher levels of vitamins, minerals, and omega-3s. Unfortunately, virtually all turkey in the USA is conventionally raised with a small portion being "free range" – a virtually meaningless term that simply means the turkeys were allowed access to the outdoors. However, most "free range" turkeys only have access to an outdoor dirt field with no pasture in sight. Their truly pasture-raised turkeys are given full access to outdoor, pesticide-free pasture with plenty of grass and insects for them to nibble on. Listen To Episode 462 As Ben Greenfield Uncovers: [1:30] How Plant Medicines Connect Us with the Spiritual Dimension Ben Greenfield Listen to: Ben Greenfield Life Podcasts Why I Am No Longer Going to Be Using Plant Medicines: Part 1 - The Big Problem With “Plant Medicines” Part 2 - Why I Am No Longer Going to Be Using Plant Medicines: The Big Problem With “Plant Medicines” CHEK Institute How To Eat, Move, & Be Healthy by Paul Chek Paul Chek on Wellness + Wisdom Podcast RUNGA  Ben's background and how his wellness journey has shifted over the years. What he means when he says he's no longer doing or supporting plant medicines and clarifying which ones. The history of plant medicines and the use of them for spiritual and religious activities. How plant medicines can connect us with a spiritual dimension as it shifts our consciousness. The profound spiritual experiences former atheists experience that has caused them to change their views on God and the universe. Which specific plant medicines and environments Ben is warning his listeners against especially when there is no supervision. The great deal of influence that we open ourselves up to for spiritual entities when we do go on a plant medicine journey. The New York Magazine podcast series, Cover Story | Power Trip on how rife the plant medicine industry is with the financial power to take advantage of others. Cover Story | Power Trip by New York Magazine Why it's so important to do your research and be careful of which plant medicine experience and shaman you select. [15:45] The Big Warning about Plant Medicines from God Onnit 123 Aubrey Marcus – Own The Day 196. Aubrey Marcus: Owning The Day, Open Relationships, & Skipping Breakfast? Josh's own dark experience with Ayahuasca at a center in Costa Rica. How Ben's experience with God shifted during the plant medicine ceremonies. Their experience at RUNGA together recently and the research that Ben was doing on spirituality at the time. RUNGA Ben's spiritual workout each morning with breathwork, reading the Bible, using essential oils, and spending quiet time alone. BREATHE: Breath and Wellness How reading various bible verses about pharmakeia over and over led to Ben spending a lot of time reflecting on the word. What is pharmakeia in the Bible? Paul Chek | All is God The amazing experiences Ben has had with plant medicine and the spiritual dimension which has brought him great love, light, and answers. Why there is a big warning flag from God about using psychedelics and plant medicine to interact with the spiritual world. Ben's belief about why God would include plants like psilocybin or Ayahuasca on our planet for our good but we have abused them. Aldous Huxley Aleister Crowley Timothy Leary Plants of the Gods Podcast: S3E5 -  Mushrooms, Magic, Medicine and Mortality: Paul Stamets in Conversation with Dr. Mark Plotkin Carl Jung: BEWARE OF UNEARNED WISDOM | Explained by Jordan B Peterson Carl Jung Why it is so tempting to want to use plant medicine as a quick hack for enlightenment without actually doing the real inner work first. [26:00] Finding God: Climbing Your Own Mountain of Spirituality + Why There's No Shortcut Why Ben believes that he has never had a bad plant medicine ceremony experience because of God's protection and his spiritual practices. The lack of knowledge out there about using plant medicine responsibly that Ben is worried about. Ben Greenfield - Extreme Endurance | London Real SILENCE VIA PSILOCYBIN - Ben Greenfield on London Real How to climb your own mountain of spirituality and why there are no shortcuts. Unpacking how to build a relationship with God and learning to understand what it is. Exploring the dark and the light in our world and in religion. How you can have moments with God such as journaling or spending time in nature without leaning toward drugs. What Gnosticism is and why Gnostics believed there was this secret knowledge and way to God that was only accessible to certain people compared to Jesus with his message of salvation, love, happiness, and the access to God being totally free and available for everyone. Ben's recent exploration of asking himself this, "Do I want to be the guy who tells people that to access God, you have to be able to afford a trip to Peru to do Ayahuasca or go to a ketamine clinic?" Why Josh chose to delete a lot of content on the Wellness Force Media channels about plant medicine from his visit to a place in Costa Rica. Josh's experience with a dark entity from a plant medicine ceremony in Costa Rica and how Paul Chek helped him heal it. Living 4D with Paul Chek: EP 115 — Josh Trent: All is God [35:45] The Dark + Light Side of Plant Medicine 437 Josh Trent | Death & Rebirth: Why I'm Saying Goodbye to Wellness Force… 390 Hamilton Souther | Plant Medicine: The Dark & The Light Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World by Paul Levy Our relationship with God and plant medicine and why it is not the way for a person to grow their faith. Why one must do plant medicine with caution if they're seeking the spiritual dimension because these spirits can do with you what they please. Certain scenarios where Ben believes plant medicine is appropriate including with your partner. How to create an environment with the right container and intention to speak to God through a plant medicine experience alone. What using small doses of plant medicine like Psilocybin or MDMA can look like for someone. How higher doses of plant medicine can be used during couple's therapy, supervised trauma therapy, or end-of-life therapy. Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin Why some people are turning towards synthetic plant medicines and psychedelics. [45:15] Life Lessons We Learn from God Exploring where intention comes from - the heart or the ego? Ben's experience sensing a dark energy present in the room during a plant medicine experience. Why I Am No Longer Going to Be Using Plant Medicines: Part 1 - The Big Problem With “Plant Medicines” Part 2 - Why I Am No Longer Going to Be Using Plant Medicines: The Big Problem With “Plant Medicines” The message and wish Ben has for his twin sons and their experience with God whether it's through plant medicine or not. Why we have to accept that sometimes terrible things like Josh's dark entity will happen but then we have the chance to teach people about them. Our free will nature and the desire that we have to create because we have been made in the image of God. What lessons we can learn from God, both positive and negative ones. [56:20] Three Key Pieces of Soul Wisdom Endure: Tools, Tactics, and Habits for Spiritual Stamina by Ben Greenfield Disney and Pixar's Soul | Official Trailer The most important pieces of wisdom that Ben pulled from the movie, Soul, that he included in his book, Endure. Why the movie, Soul, means so much to both Ben and Josh. C.S. Lewis Ben's spark to live a simple yet extraordinary life and what that looks like for him. How you are indeed positively helping and changing the world even if it's as simple as just loving one person because that is an infinite gift that goes on for all of eternity. The effects of melatonin and how it's similar to a spiritual awakening process. What he has learned about society and why we're not inherently good when left to our own volition as we make a lot of bad mistakes and hurt others. Why we are all capable of love and being good but we cannot do it all on our own. How Ben stays sustainable in his own spiritual growth. Why turning to a higher power can bring people so much hope because then they know that they are not alone. [1:07:25] The 3 Biggest Rocks for Spiritual Connection Fibonacci's sequence Exploring proof that a God or Higher Power does exist compared to the lack of proof that it doesn't. Why you need absolutely nothing to be able to commune with God; not plant medicines, not a priest, not a church, an institution, or a specific religion. His family's belief that love does cover all and any disputes and arguments need to be set aside with one another. Unpacking why you were made for a reason and do have a purpose. How to avoid the 'grass is always greener' syndrome and compare your purpose to other people living theirs. How To Find Your Purpose In Life. - Ben Greenfield Fitness Why you should never underestimate your special skills and what you're able to do in this world. How to come familiar with what you're good at and then without shame take that and run with it, not in the spirit of monetizing it, but with love. [1:13:30] How Prayers Can be Answered + Sometimes Are Not Why your heart first has to be in the right place and with pure intention when you commune with God about your wishes and desires. Ben's prayers for years to God to help heal his gut issues and how that health experience led him to actually helping so many people with their own healing process. How his health issues keep him humble knowing that his body is not perfect. Why prayers, like the ones he made for his gut health, are sometimes not answered directly because God knows that another purpose needs to be served,  you need something better or you need to be praying for something different. The fact that some people pray but they don't truly believe and that hinders the process. How God makes plans for us in ways that we cannot fathom and things will play out in a process that we never expected. Why we need to thank God now for the very thing that we desire compared to coming from a place of scarcity. How Ben defines wellness and living life well. Why freedom is also being vulnerable and how Ben has navigated his own shadow self and ego. 405 Tim Corcoran | Vision Quest: How To Find Your Place In The Ecology of Life, Purpose Mountain & Spiritual Courage Power Quotes From The Show Sustainable Spiritual Growth "By the nature of me knowing and acknowledging that I'm not good, that I can't do it all on my own, that I need God's help, it's incredibly humbling. To be able to be on my knees each morning and say to God, 'I give everyone and everything to you. I can't do this on my own. I can't be good on my own nor be the father and husband I want to be on my own. Although this might sound like the total polar opposite of a positive affirmation, I'm a fallen creature and I would commit great evil if I were left all alone to myself; I know it...' ...However, there is this great confidence that despite all of that, I am loved unconditionally and have been offered a rescue line that is free so that all I have to do is rely upon the grace of God and his love to be able to help me be as good as I can be. I think knowing that gives great hope because then you know that you don't have to do it all on your own. You can rely upon a higher power to be the person that you want to be in this life." - Ben Greenfield Loving the World Through Your Purpose "You were made for a reason and you just have to unlock it. You have a planned divine purpose and it's so easy to experience the "grass is always greener" syndrome especially in a world with social media. It's so simple to look at other people living their purpose; they're a doctor or an architect or a gardener and then you find yourself comparing your life to theirs but never underestimate your unique skill set and the things that come easy to you because that's how you can love the world the most. You just have to intimately become familiar with what it is that you're good at and then unashamedly run with it in the spirit of not monetizing it but loving with it. Find your purpose and know that you never have to be ashamed of that purpose." - Ben Greenfield The Appropriate Path to God "In my own plant medicine experiences, they have only ever been about light, love, and spiritual enlightenment. Many former atheists that I have spoken to that have participated in plant medicine have been able to come and know God through ceremony. Plant medicines can be a path to God but it is not THE path; it is not the appropriate path to God. The reason for that is you can go in protected with positive energy plus the right environment and know that you can trust the shaman but it's really just playing with fire... ...That's why God has warned us about pharmakeia in the bible because he knew how attractive it was and how much of a train wreck it would cause in the end or how much of a displaced trust it would cause for people to put their faith and reliance upon how they could become spiritually enlightened in anything other than the free act of just leaving their burden at the foot of the cross, thanking Jesus, and living in grace." - Ben Greenfield Links From Today's Show  Listen to: Ben Greenfield Life Podcasts Why I Am No Longer Going to Be Using Plant Medicines: Part 1 - The Big Problem With “Plant Medicines” Part 2 - Why I Am No Longer Going to Be Using Plant Medicines: The Big Problem With “Plant Medicines” CHEK Institute How To Eat, Move, & Be Healthy by Paul Chek Paul Chek on Wellness + Wisdom Podcast RUNGA  Cover Story | Power Trip by New York Magazine Onnit 123 Aubrey Marcus – Own The Day 196. Aubrey Marcus: Owning The Day, Open Relationships, & Skipping Breakfast? What is pharmakeia in the Bible? Paul Chek | All is God Aldous Huxley Aleister Crowley Timothy Leary Plants of the Gods Podcast: S3E5 -  Mushrooms, Magic, Medicine and Mortality: Paul Stamets in Conversation with Dr. Mark Plotkin Carl Jung: BEWARE OF UNEARNED WISDOM | Explained by Jordan B Peterson Carl Jung Ben Greenfield - Extreme Endurance | London Real SILENCE VIA PSILOCYBIN - Ben Greenfield on London Real Living 4D with Paul Chek: EP 115 — Josh Trent: All is God 437 Josh Trent | Death & Rebirth: Why I'm Saying Goodbye to Wellness Force… 390 Hamilton Souther | Plant Medicine: The Dark & The Light Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World by Paul Levy Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin Endure: Tools, Tactics, and Habits for Spiritual Stamina by Ben Greenfield Disney and Pixar's Soul | Official Trailer C.S. Lewis Fibonacci's sequence How To Find Your Purpose In Life. - Ben Greenfield Fitness 405 Tim Corcoran | Vision Quest: How To Find Your Place In The Ecology of Life, Purpose Mountain & Spiritual Courage Religio Roots of ‘Religion' Shop the Wellness Force Store breathwork.io Paleovalley – Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code ‘JOSH' Seeking Health - Save 10% with the code 'JOSH' Organifi – Special 20% off to our listeners with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Botanic Tonics – Save 40% when you use the code ‘WELLNESS40' Essential Oil Wizardry: Save 10% with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Cured Nutrition – Get 15% off of your order when you visit wellnessforce.com/cured + use the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes Ben Greenfield Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube About Ben Greenfield Ben Greenfield is a health consultant, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of 17 books, including the widely popular titles Beyond Training, Boundless, Fit Soul, Spiritual Disciplines Journal, the Boundless Cookbook and Endure. A former collegiate tennis, water polo and volleyball player, bodybuilder, 13-time Ironman triathlete and professional obstacle course racer, Ben has been voted by the NSCA as America's top Personal Trainer and by Greatist as one of the top 100 Most Influential People In Health And Fitness. Ben's Wellness Background A frequent contributor to health and wellness publications and websites and a highly sought-after speaker, Ben's understanding of functional exercise, nutrition, and the delicate balance between performance and health has helped thousands of people around the world achieve their goals and improve their quality of life–from high-level CEOs to soccer moms to professional athletes and beyond. Ben also seeks to teach and inspire people to fully experience and joyfully savor all of God's creation while optimizing their physical health. Work with Ben Via online, phone, e-mail and in-person consulting, Ben coaches and trains individuals all over the world for health, longevity, and performance. He also works with individuals, corporations, and teams for body and brain performance enhancement, and specializes in performance, fat loss, digestion, brain, sleep, hormone, anti-aging, parenting, relationships, spiritual fitness, smart drugs, nootropics, and overall wellness for achieving an optimized life. Ben's Mission Ben Greenfield's mission is to serve those who, like himself, desire to live life to the fullest. To experience deep meaning, purpose, happiness, fulfillment, and connection. Explore and enjoy every nook and cranny of God's great creation, and discover how to achieve full optimization of mind, body, and spirit with boundless energy. Ben resides in Spokane, Washington with his wife, Jessa, and twin boys, River and Terran. There he enjoys swinging kettlebells, fiction, guitar, ukulele, spearfishing, bowhunting, plant foraging, cooking and savoring all of God's creation

Pastor Matthew Cox -Bethersden- preaches from Philippians 3-12-14 on the secret of spiritual stamina.

Today, we are talking  about physical stamina vs. spiritual stamina and how those two things correlate. Welcome to the wildflower podcast, where we will be sharing our stories, conversations and everyday lives as Christ followers, wives, moms, friends, and women in business. Just like wildflowers, we are wild for the kingdom of heaven, planted by God, sustained by God, and uniquely designed to fulfill his purposes here on earth.  Our hope is to redefine what it looks like to be bold followers of Jesus in our world today.  The Lord is doing something new and he is waiting for our YES and AMEN!  Receive renewed vision, fresh perspective, passion for others, and joy that can only be accessed through the king of kings.  You were created in his image to share the message that was engraved in you before time."Consider how the wildflowers grow.  They do not labor or spin.  Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.  If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you - you of little faith!" Luke 12:27-28WATCH on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyulPTom20SaIexrOHWLBLgFOLLOW us on Instagram: @thewildflowerpodcast@ashtontorreslittle_@amandalittle616

How's your spiritual Stamina? Are you able to show up in your life with the appropriate spiritual energy to decipher your moments and meet them and engage with your life effectively? Continue this discussion and sign up for the course sampler or coaching program at https://thepathtopresence.com/spiritual-stamina/ join my newsletter at www.plan-barakah.com if you are interested in hearing more on this topic. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plan-barakah/message

This is much more personal than what I usually share. But it's what's been on my mind as far as what is truly needed in the world. I see this pattern happening in many spiritual and personal development circles ("Everyone should be more high-vibe like me and then problems would resolve themselves"), and it keeps people from being able to impact the world in a more meaningful way...The world needs you. Right now. Thoughtful, wise deep listeners who can sit and marinate with the challenges of the world without assuming they (or just "high vibes") have the answers to everything. SKIP THIS ESPISODE if you want something fast and shiny.*****Next Spark Your Feminine Presence group: https://adelewang.lpages.co/spark-your-feminine-presence-notify-me/I've helped thousands of professional, spiritual, perfectionist women (and some amazing men) create happiness and success in an imperfect world. Clarifying and honing in on your life's purpose is essential for reaching your full potential. What is it you're meant to be doing? You have one life. Make it glorious, bodacious and fulfilling. For more information on me, check out linktr.ee/AdeleWangBook a complimentary Discovery Conversation: https://my.timetrade.com/book/3MDN1Or grab a free gift from me here, "The Ultimate Women's Stress Relief Guide":  http://usrg.safehavenhealing.net/

Welcome to my conversation with Kate Eckman – Executive Coach, TV Host and Author. This is what we talk about ⬇️ 00:00 - The Full Spirit Workout 05:40 - Beauty & Success RE-defined 10:25 - Pressure to BE Perfect 14:25 - Surrender & Spiritual Stamina 19:30 - Limiting Self Beliefs 26:25 - Comfort Zone & Spiritual Signs 33:30 - Love & Relationships 40:25 - "Go Slow 2 Go Fast" 46:50 - Social Media & Social Judgement 52:20 - Key Lessons Kate Eckman, accomplished entrepreneur, elite athlete, mindfulness expert, and Columbia University-certified executive coach, used to be like a lot of people. On the surface, she was a successful, high-level performer. But deep down, her life was full of less-tangible roadblocks — excess mental and emotional weight, deep-seated insecurity, self-judgment, and overwhelming stress and anxiety. In her book, ‘The Full Spirit Workout', Kate shares the inner fitness regimen she used in her own life to generate a sense of self-worth and contentment from within. Rooted in neuroscience, positive psychology, and whole-person coaching techniques, her results-driven plan focuses on building spiritual and emotional muscles to feel confident and complete — regardless of others' expectations, approval, or criticism. The spiritual fitness principles and daily exercises that Kate offers in The Full Spirit Workout are the same ones she uses in her coaching practice with business leaders and professional athletes. Based on rigorous research and multifaceted training, her regimen demands a genuine commitment to change. But it's far from grueling, since Kate blends in creativity, flexibility, and delight so that each “rep” feels less like work and more like play. More about Kate Eckman:

In this episode the co-hosts Pawan Nair (Pen name: Dope Soul) and Muskan Sharma a.k.a. LedByHeart talk about developing your spiritual stamina to master your life. Support us here: Paypal.me/LedByHeart Below are the links to the Instagram pages of the co-hosts of the Podcast: www.instagram.com/the_higher_self__ www.instagram.com/ledbyheart

This weeks session: Battery Saver: That Identity takes a lot of power to maintain. What are you cutting off and is it worth it for a " selfie" Amps & Ohms: where you focus your energy may be detrimental if the demand and always greater than your supply. Charged up: Spiritual Stamina, Emotional Endurance, Mental Output. These are the points where doesn't matter how many crystals and rituals you do if you aren't learning the charging system and the blockages. Much Gratitude for the Love: https://cash.app/$LuciferSamdei Business Line New Number: (serious inquiries only) (910) 240-3999. $100 off sessions with the booking of Consultation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/god-occult-alchemist/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/god-occult-alchemist/support

Listen to Spirit filled teaching by Prophet Gomezyo Shamane as he continues teaching on Spiritual Stamina.

Brad Klassen • 1 Thessalonians 3:1-3:5 • Sermon Notes (PDF) • Commissioned

Brad Klassen • 1 Thessalonians 3:1-3:5 • Sermon Notes (PDF)

Learn about the word of God as Prophet Gomezyo Shamane breaks down Spiritual Stamina

1 Timothy 4:8 (English Standard Version) for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. So just as we develop physical stamina, it is also important to build spiritual stamina.

In this episode, Jayme uses a grounding technique to help you deal with overwhelm and forge ahead in any endeavor of your desire. Allow yourself to rest and recharge as you discover your spiritual and emotional strength. You'll want to have a small object handy to use for this meditation: a coin, key, stone, or twig will do--anything that fits in the palm of your hand. This episode is underscored with music. Contact Jayme via email: jayme@moodbodystudio.com or on IG: @moodbodyjayme

Title: Spiritual Stamina for Troubled Times Speaker: Dr. David Harrell Event: Sunday Service Date: May 03 2020 Bible: selected passages

Surrender--Days 1 & 2. Click the link for a copy of the outline: https://www.dropbox.com/s/suku2ewhv37h2fg/ELIJAH%20W%204%20Surrender%20Rhonda.docx?dl=0

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Are you feeling scared, frustrated, or insecure about the world that you live in? How in the world do we stay hopeful and positive with so much negativity around us? On today's episode of the Better Together podcast, I'm talking with one of my longtime friends, Melissa Spoelstra. She's a powerful Bible teacher as well as well-known speaker and author about her brand new Bible study, Romans: The Good News that Changes Everything. Melissa and I sat down to talk just a few days after I returned home from El Paso, TX where I'd traveled to welcome home my oldest daughter, Kate, after her 9-month deployment to the Middle East. If you're connected to me on social media, you saw that on my last morning in El Paso, we were at the mall close to the Wal-Mart where the tragic mass shooting happened. In fact, the store we were shopping in went on lockdown and for several minutes we were deeply concerned that the shooter was in our area.  As I reflect on the tragedy of El Paso, the shooting in Dayton less than 12 hours later, and all of the other rapid-fire madness happening in our world, I've had to intentionally focus on God's good news. Perhaps today's podcast episode is what YOU need to focus on God's good news instead of being overwhelmed while watching our national news. In today's podcast Melissa shows up as our Bible teacher and good friend to share with us about: How do we hold onto God's hope when we see so much bad news? How do we know when we're headed in the right direction in life? For our personal struggles with hardship, heartache or sin, what does God say to us that reminds us of just how much we matter to Him? CONNECT WITH MELISSA - Website |  Facebook | Instagram About Melissa Spoelstra:  First and foremost I am a Christ-follower. I am madly in love with Jesus and addicted to the study of His Word. I am passionate about knowing Christ and inspiring other women to seek Him by opening our ears to listen to His Spirit, reading His Word curiously, asking questions, exercising good hermeneutics, and clinging tightly to God through the storms of life. Talking about this stuff is much easier than actually living it out in everyday life. As wife to my awesome church planter husband Sean, and mother to four great kids, Zach(22), Abby(19), Sara(19), and Rachel(16), I am working out my faith on a daily basis. Between sports practices, doctor's appointments, church stuff, and the minutia of everyday life, I need God's Word to draw me back to the things of first importance. Other stuff about me. I have a degree in Bible Theology from Moody Bible Institute. I'm a regular contributor to Girlfriends in God online devotional and Proverbs 31 Ministries First Five App. I've written 6 women's Bible studies (Jeremiah, Joseph, First Corinthians, Numbers, Elijah, and Romans) as well as Total Family Makeover (2016), Total Christmas Makeover (2017), 30 Days of Prayer for Spiritual Stamina (2018), and Dare to Hope(2019). I'm following God through every door He opens and pray that all glory in these endeavors is His alone. About your Better Together Podcast Host... Barb Roose is a popular speaker and author who is passionate about equipping women to win at life with Christ-empowered strength and dignity. Barb loves speaking at women’s conference and leadership events such as the Aspire Women’s Events, She Speaks Conference, and the UMC Leadership Institute. Barb is the author of multiple books and Bible studies, including her newest releases: I'm Waiting, God: Finding Blessing in God's Delay (Sept 2019) and Joshua: Winning the Worry Battle. Barb’s writing has been featured in magazines or blogs such as Simple Truth Magazine, iBelieve.com, Crosswalk.com, More to Life Magazine, Just Between Us Magazine, Cherished, InCourage, and Women of Faith. An avid traveler, reader, and lover of all things chocolate-peanut butter, Barb is the proud mother of three adult daughters. Visit Barb’s online home at barbroose.com.

Ever feel like you're running out of steam? God's Word has some words of encouragement to help us stay strong.

We work hard. Often we work too hard without giving ourselves the recognition we deserve. It's important and necessary to implement strategies that increase our stamina and keep us expressing with enthusiasm, creativity, and energetically exploding love! This week, I discuss how to build our spiritual endurance.

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Pastor Mike continues the series, “Spiritual Stamina” with the message, “Dress Right!” Reference: Colossians 3:12-17. Visit the Sharing Real Hope Facebook page and share your thoughts. Click HERE to subscribe at iTunes  

Pastor Mike continues the series, “Spiritual Stamina” with the message, “Rest Sufficiently!” Reference: Luke 5:16. Visit the Sharing Real Hope Facebook page and share your thoughts. Click HERE to subscribe at iTunes  

Pastor Mike continues the series, “Spiritual Stamina” with the message, “Keep Moving! -It’s not enough to eat right!” Reference: James 1:19-25. Visit the Sharing Real Hope Facebook page and share your thoughts. Click HERE to subscribe at iTunes  

Pastor Mike opens a new series, “Spiritual Stamina” with the message, “Diet Matters!” Reference: Hebrews 12:1-2. Visit the Sharing Real Hope Facebook page and share your thoughts. Click HERE to subscribe at iTunes    

Join us as we discuss how God has been showing us His desire for us to grow in our spiritual stamina in our prayer life. Prayer should be a normal occurrence in the believer's life and it has been a foundational element of our marriage over the years but lately, we have been feeling that God is desiring us to pray more. In order to grow our stamina, which is the ability to handle more, in our spiritual life is by doing it more. -- Take our 31-day marriage prayer challenge today and join the 1000's of couples who have done it. https://shop.marriageaftergod.com/products/thirty-one-prayers-bundle -- FOR MORE MARRIAGE ENCOURAGEMENT https://marriageaftergod.com https://instagram.com/marriageaftergod SHOP MARRIAGE RESOURCES https://shop.marriageaftergod.com FOR WIVES https://unveiledwife.com https://facebook.com/unveiledwife FOR HUSBANDS https://husbandrevolution.com https://facebook.com/HusbandRevolution READ [Aaron] Hey, we're Aaron and Jennifer Smith with Marriage after God. [Jennifer] Helping you cultivate an extraordinary marriage. [Aaron] And today we're gonna talk about Spiritual Stamina and Prayer. Welcome to the Marriage After God podcast, where we believe that marriage was meant for more than just happily ever after. [Jennifer] I'm Jennifer, also known as Unveiled Wife. [Aaron] And I'm Aaron, also known as Husband Revolution. [Jennifer] We have been married for over a decade. [Aaron] And so far, we have four young children. [Jennifer] We have been doing marriage ministry online for over seven years through blogging and social media. [Aaron] With the desire to inspire couples to keep God at the center of their marriage, encouraging them to walk in faith every day. [Jennifer] We believe the Christian marriage should be an extraordinary one, full of life, Love, [Jennifer] And power. [Aaron] That can only be found by chasing after God. [Jennifer] Together. [Aaron] Thank you for joining us in this journey as we chase boldly after God's will for our life together. [Jennifer] This is Marriage After God. [Aaron] Okay, before we get started on this week's episode, I just wanna invite any of you that have been subscribed to our channel and enjoying this content, if you would just take a moment and leave us a star rating and a review. If you don't have time for a text review, you can just leave a star rating also, but when those reviews get left, they actually help our podcast get seen by a lot more people so we'd really appreciate it, if you have a moment to leave a review, that would be awesome. [Jennifer] Also, Aaron and I would like to invite you to support this podcast by shopping through our store. So if you go to marriageaftergod.com/challenge, you can check out our resources on prayer and take the 31 day challenge, pray with your spouse through those resources and that, shopping through our store helps support this podcast. [Aaron] So let's just get into the content now. You know, we're gonna be talking about spiritual stamina, which is a term that I brought up this last Sunday and we'll talk about where it came from but I believe it's something that God's walking us through right now. There's several things that we're gonna talk about today that were brought up recently, over the last few days, and we're just thinking, "Man, we should talk about this." [Jennifer] Yeah. [Aaron] For this week's podcast. [Jennifer] Yeah, I feel like it's a necessary message, not just for our hearts and the things that we're walking through but hopefully it'll inspire everyone listening. [Aaron] Yeah, and then our heart for this podcast is always to inspire and encourage marriages out there who love God and who wanna know His will for their life and marriage to move forward and that's what He's doing with us, it's our journey, it's their journey, but this word 'stamina', it's something that I think about often when it comes to my workout in the mornings at the gym, which this morning's was super hard and I had almost no stamina. I could not keep going, I almost quit halfway through the workout. [Jennifer] I've been there before, pretty much any workout I've ever done. [Aaron] And the idea is that we, as we work out, or as we exercise or we build muscle, our muscle in our body and our system gets better at doing that and it means we can handle more. And this week, on Sunday at church actually, I was thinking about it. Actually church service was awesome, I walked away feeling so blessed and that just, the Lord was speaking to our hearts, but a thought I had was, "Man, I wonder if we could handle more as a church body?" [Jennifer] Like go longer? [Aaron] Yeah, go longer. Like, it was actually a really good service and several people spoke and talked and we sang a lot of awesome worship songs and just, it was a really good morning. There was tons of prayer, but then I just had this thought of I wonder if we could handle more. Could we go longer, or is it, we just cap it a certain amount or time and this was, I don't believe anyone was, I actually didn't tell anyone this, there was no problem, it was just, I was just thinking, like, I wonder what it would take if we could do more, if God wanted us to go further, if we could, would we be okay with that. Have you ever thought about that before, Babe? [Jennifer] When I think of stamina, I think of my time spent with the kids and kind of just doing our daily routine and the kind of stamina that a parent needs, to be able to do that, to last the whole day. That's a good illustration. Fulfilling their needs and being their encouragement and their comfort and just be that person in their life to guide them and it requires a lot, and so when I think of the word 'stamina', that's what I think of. [Aaron] Well, that's a good illustration, actually. So your stamina from one child to your stamina to two children-- [Jennifer] It grows exponentially. I feel like each time, every time we have another child, I do feel like, kind of like you were talking about, growing and as you exercise and building that muscle, I feel like I'm building that muscle as a parent. [Aaron] Right, in every aspect, not just playing with our kids but in discipline-- [Jennifer] And teaching. [Aaron] In teaching, discipleship, all these areas. So another area that stamina came up was in prayer, recently, and we're gonna talk about that and actually at the end of this episode, are we gonna pray for the marriages that listen? [Jennifer] Yeah, when we were talking about what we would share today, I've actually been asking you for a couple weeks now, hey, we need to an episode just on praying and pray for the couples who are listening because we know how powerful prayer is and our heart is to pray for you guys, and so we thought we could just enter into a time of praying and I'm really excited to do that today. [Aaron] Yeah, and we'll do that towards the end so stay tuned. I did a live video today on Instagram and got people's prayer requests so we're gonna go through some of those, Babe. Oh awesome. [Aaron] But we're just gonna pray generally for marriages who listen to this, marriages and the church and so that's gonna be awesome, but prayer was a part of the spiritual stamina we were talking about. Jennifer and I have made prayer a main theme in our marriage since the beginning. It's been a main theme in our ministry online, it's been probably the most popular books that we've had, is our prayer books. [Jennifer] And I would say that it's not because we're good at it, it's because God's constantly calling us to do it and I feel like that's been an area of our life that we constantly come back to and need to be reminded of and so I think that's why it's such a big part of our ministry online, is because we know that if it's hard for us, it's probably hard for other people. So, just wanted to-- And I feel like recently-- Share that. [Aaron] We've talked about this a bit, Babe, is that God's actually asking us for more. It feels like He's saying, "Hey, I want you to pray more." That there's more to be prayed about, that I want more energy put into prayer and so that goes back to the stamina of well, what can we handle? And you actually, you just asked God recently, you said, "Okay Lord, what's next?" And I feel like what's next in our life is more prayer, more of the word of God, more spiritual growth, more fellowship, all of these things that God, that we experience God in and how we know Him and I think that's what He's calling us to. [Jennifer] So, real quick, you had mentioned that on Sunday specifically, you were kind of wrestling with the question, can we handle more, and I know that the night before, you had started a new book and so do you wanna share a little bit from that? [Aaron] Yeah, so not only was this idea on Sunday of like, can we handle more? Can we pray more? Can we read more? What could our church handle? Could our spiritual stamina be built and grow as a church as a whole but also as individuals in our marriage and then the conversation continued and then that night, I read this book at night. It's by Francis Chan, it's called Letters to the Church, I just got it and he talks about prayer in it and it was pretty powerful, I just wanna read a little bit of what he said. This is on page 67 and he's talking about prayer and the church and he says, "Years ago, my friend from India "drove me to a speaking engagement in Dallas. "When he heard the music and saw the lights, "he said, 'You Americans are funny. "'You won't show up unless "'there's a good speaker or a band. "'In India, people get excited just to pray.' "He proceeded to tell how "believers back home loved communion, "and how they flocked to simple prayer gatherings." First of all, this story itself shocked me and I was like, oh! Like, I've never thought of that and do we do that? Would we flock to a prayer meeting? Do we crave prayer? The Bible is just so adamant about prayer, God's so adamant about our prayer life. Jesus dying on the cross tore the veil from top to bottom so that we can actually have direct line of contact with the Father Himself. That we no longer need an earthly priest, we have a high priest, Jesus Himself, who intercedes for us and gives us direct access. [Jennifer] Which is incredible, do we take advantage of that? Yeah. We should be. [Aaron] And I think this started a really long conversation, actually, right before bed, but later on in the chapter he says, "It is His desire for all His children "to experience the fullness of Him through the church "and has given us His word to show us how. "Let's dream of trembling believers on their knees, "speechless because they grabbed the weight "of speaking to Yahweh. "Let's picture small groups and large crowds "coming with eager expectation just to pray. "This is possible." And so, this book, I'm really liking the book. There's a few things that I've wrestled with but this prayer stuff, we talked for probably an hour, just about our spiritual stamina, our prayer. Like, are we even giving prayer the time of day that it deserves in our life? So, Babe, when I read that, because I read it out loud to us in bed, and just how he was dreaming of believers on their knees praying and speechless and eager expectation just to pray. How does that make you feel? [Jennifer] I think it draws out of my heart just this eagerness to do it more. Sometimes we have these emotions and feelings in our hearts and we can't even put words to them until you read someone else's writing and then it's like, "Oh, that's what it is." And I've been feeling this way for a while and I feel like that was, his words, like, just hearing you read them out loud, was like, "Yes, that's it." Like, we need more of that and earlier you had mentioned that we had been praying for what's next and that specifically came from when I had gotten away for a couple days for a women's retreat and there was 15 of us and we each took turns sitting in what we called the hot seat and it was just a chair in the middle of the room but each one of the women there basically just shared a prayer request and then we all prayed specifically for that woman-- One by one. One by one. Every single woman. It took us, like, three hours or so to get through and when it was my turn, I remember just thinking like, I feel ready for what God has for, for whatever's next for me and for us and so that's kind of where that came from and I'll tell you what, the experience of that prayer time was so powerful, not just in my life, but in all the women's lives there and it made me, when I got home, it made me think of how when you're gone at a retreat or you're gone at a conference, there's this spiritual high. That you walk away feeling like you're just so close to God and you really experienced something truly miraculous and what I felt like God was sharing with me about that specifically is that it was because we devoted time to Him. We sat for three and a half hours and prayed over each individual person, in prayer talking to God, like, petitioning for these prayer requests and then we expect in our daily life to just go through whatever we have, whatever requirements that we have on our day to day agendas and we think that we're gonna experience God the same way without going to our prayer closet, without being on our knees, without lifting up those requests to Him, without being thankful for things and just talking to Him and sharing our heart with Him, we expect the same spiritual high. [Aaron] Yeah, and God doesn't want us to have spiritual highs and lows, He wants us to be consistent with Him. What's funny is you said, so you planned that whole retreat and all the women just raved about it and you were telling me, though, you were like, "I planned all these great things "and they were all fun, like these games "and these conversations and they were great, "but the most powerful thing we did was the prayer." [Jennifer] Yeah. [Aaron] And it was that you said, "It felt miraculous, "it felt like we were in the presence of God "as women coming together for the purpose "of praying for each other," and as we talk about this, I feel like the thing we've been feeling is that we're missing something. Like you said, we expect to experience God in the same way in those dedicated, devoted times as we do in our every day life when we don't dedicate or devote time. And so, the stamina side of that is we need to devote time to practicing and walking in those things. You know, at bedtime. One thing that we've realized is we could be spending more time in prayer. Are we cultivating an environment where we get to bed early enough and even if not, early enough, and prayer is a priority at bedtime, together? [Jennifer] Yeah. [Aaron] Praying for our kids, praying for our family members, praying for our church, and I feel like that's where the stamina comes from, is the devotion and the time that we set aside for it. [Jennifer] And I feel like, as we practice it and we stretch that spiritual muscle, we'll get even better at it. [Aaron] And that's the goal, right? That we get better which means we're closer to God, we're closer to Jesus, we become more like Him, more transformed into His image and so that's what we're talking about today and what's funny is, it's not like we have done this yet, right? Our heart is that we're gonna start walking in this ourselves and start examining areas of our life where we need more spiritual stamina. [Jennifer] Yeah. [Aaron] You actually challenged us this morning-- [Jennifer] Well, because this has been a conversation with us. You do Bible time every morning with the kids, which I absolutely love. I love seeing you lead in that way and you read through a chapter and you put it away and we went to go pray and I'm like actually, I think we can handle more. And you said-- [Aaron] Yeah, going back to our Sunday conversation. [Jennifer] Yeah, and so you said, "You're right," and so you pulled it back out and you just told the kids, "Hey, we're gonna read a little bit more today," and you read a-whole-nother chapter. [Aaron] Yeah, and I will say it was in Luke chapter 21, was the first chapter we read and then chapter 22 was significantly longer, but we did it and the kids totally handled it. Yeah, they got a little squirmy and even in my own flesh, I could feel myself feeling like, okay, this is just going long, but that's the only way we're gonna do it. Didn't we, when I started doing Bible time, wasn't it just a verse? [Jennifer] It was a couple verses, it was so brief, yeah. I feel like it was five minutes, max. Maybe if that. [Aaron] Probably a couple minutes and now we're at a full chapter, so just for those that are listening or wondering about family Bible time, start small and build up the stamina. Build up your ability and your kids' ability to listen and hear more and handle more time in the word of God. [Jennifer] And I just wanna add something specifically for kids, because when we build our spiritual stamina, they're seeing our example and the way that we lead in that way. Oh, that's good. And that's gonna help them as adults and so I just wanna encourage those listening with kids that it's our job, it's our privilege, it's our obligation as Christians to lead our children in this way and I'll be honest, sometimes I lean heavily on my husband to lead in this way and it's like I think, we already did Bible time and so therefore when I'm doing school with them and Aaron's off to work that I don't need to pray with them, or at least I think like, check off the box, that's already been done, but if I wanna build their spiritual stamina, I'm going to go into prayer or read the Word or teach whatever I need to teach of God's ways at any time throughout the day and that's kind of been the blessing of being at home to homeschool them but today, specifically, as this theme has been playing out in our lives and we've been thinking about spiritual stamina, I, during school, stopped and made the kids sit on the floor and we all held hands and I said, "We're gonna pray. "We're gonna pray specifically for some friends "that are going through a hard time right now," and each one of the kids prayed and it was really incredible. [Aaron] And that's good and that's building our stamina and how could we ever expect our children to fall in love with the word of God, grow spiritually, love God if they don't see us walking in those ways? We can't expect something different from them that we wouldn't expect of ourselves. And so the desire that we have to grow spiritually, to get better at being in the word of God and to get better at prayer. Not that these things commend us to God but they make us more like Him and because our heart is like, "Man, Lord, we wanna be like You, we wanna walk with You, we wanna know You," that's where this desire is coming from. This craving of getting stronger and more fit in the word of God, activating the things that we're learning, walking in the ways that we're reading in the word of God. [Jennifer] So we were dong family Bible time this morning and you wanna share about what we read? [Aaron] Yeah, 'cause again, there's this theme. There was Sunday morning, there was Sunday night in the book I was reading and then this morning, Monday morning, we're reading in Luke and it's Luke chapter 22 and it's just, this is about Jesus praying. He's about to go to the cross and I just wanna read the scripture verbatim and then we'll talk about it. It's in Luke chapter 22, verse 39, "And He came out and went, as was His custom, "to the Mount of Olives and the disciples followed Him. "And when He came to the place, He said to them, "'Pray that you may not enter into temptation.'" I just wanna stop right there for a second because you actually pointed this out this morning, you're like, "He asked them to pray "not to enter into temptation?" Jesus loved his disciples and He asked them, He said, "Guys, pray that you don't enter into temptation." Especially knowing that Peter was about to be tempted to deny Him. He knew he was gonna deny Him, three times, and Jesus was like, "Hey guys, "pray so that you won't enter into temptation." He's like, it's not just a warning, it's like a hey, this is what you can do, this is what you should do so that you won't do the other thing. [Jennifer] And this is the same, this is true for us. Yeah. Right? [Aaron] And then he says in verse 41, "And He withdrew from them, about a stone's throw "and knelt down and prayed, saying, "'Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me. "'Nevertheless, not My will but Yours be done.' "And there appeared to Him "an angel from Heaven, strengthening Him, "and being in agony, He prayed more earnestly "and His sweat became like great drops of blood "falling down to the ground. "And when He rose from prayer, "He came to the disciples "and found them sleeping for sorrow. "And He said to them, 'Why are you sleeping? "'Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.'" [Jennifer] Okay, so hold on. So, Jesus was in agony and He kept praying. [Aaron] He prayed more. [Jennifer] He prayed more, more earnestly. So, that shows some stamina and I think that this moves my heart so much because I think of everybody going through hard times, everybody goes through, in their own way, they have to face circumstances, conflict, whatever it is. How can we have the stamina to face those things earnestly through prayer, if we're not doing it when times are easy? [Aaron] Yeah, and it would be easy to say, "Well, like, he's Jesus," but the Bible tells us that Jesus was like us. He was tempted in the same way, He had physical limitations and weaknesses in the flesh but without sin and so it says that he was in agony, sweating as it were drops of blood, that's how much agony He was in, knowing what He was about to face on the cross. But yet, He prayed and said, "Not My will be done but Yours." And so the template we get here is that we pray God's will for our life, that we do it even when we're in agony and more earnestly and I just like He says, He says, "Why are you sleeping?" And I feel like us, it's almost as if we've been sleeping and God's looking at us saying, "Wake up. "Wake up, the time is drawing near, "get on your face and pray." do you feel like that, Babe? Yeah. Do you feel like He's telling us to wake up? [Jennifer] Yeah, I do. I mean, I feel like in a lot of ways, we do fulfill these scriptures and we do try and walk in righteousness and walk in the ways that He's called every Christian to, through His word but yet so often, we neglect it or we forget or we think we're doing fine until we read things like this and it hits us head-on that Jesus Himself was in agony and He continues to pray earnestly, and that's our example. And are we doing that? [Aaron] Yeah, and I think about, He says, "Rise up and pray that you may not enter into temptation." I think of the normal temptations to sin, but how often are we tempted to just not pray? To not be in the word of God? [Jennifer] To do something else, to go on social media? [Aaron] Gosh, that's like, my story. It's everyone's story. I go to bed and I'm like, "Oh, I'm gonna read the Bible," and then, boom, I'm on my phone. [Jennifer] It's everyone's story right now. [Aaron] Yeah, so let's wake up, Christians. We're gonna do this with you. Let's wake up from our spiritual slumber and our lack of fervor for spiritual things. The Bible tells us to desire that which is from above, Heavenly things, and I want that. I wanna pray more. I wanna be in the word of God more. I wanna be in close unity and fellowship with other believers more. If in prayer, and in the word of God, I'm thinking about this Sunday in teaching on this idea and practicing it and just reading through several chapters in the word of God, just to get our stamina for the word of God. [Jennifer] I think it's important, I think we need it. [Aaron] Yeah, and so we should try that. Remind me to do that this weekend, I'll prepare something. So that was the scriptures that we read this morning to our kids, again about prayer and just seeing Jesus's example in that. And then I just wanna, really quick, this is to emphasize that I believe God's just hammering home in our marriage currently, this idea that God wants us praying. So last night, I could not sleep. I don't know if you know this or not but I literally was dreaming all night and when I dream, I don't feel like I've slept at all. I remember waking up at 12:00 and then 1:30 and then 3:30 and then at 4:30, finally, I woke up, and I started praying for the person I was dreaming about. I was like, "Okay Lord, I had this dream "about a friend of mine and I had the dream all night "and it was really distressing to me," and I finally just woke up and I just prayed for him. I don't think the dream is true but I believe that he needed prayer, and so I just started praying for him. And then I had another person, another friend of mine that moved away, and I haven't thought about him in a little while, and so this morning, after I got back from the gym, I just started praying for him. And what's awesome is, he sends me a message, or he actually posted about me today, just saying he wanted to like go do a run with me, or something like that, and I went and I just messaged him and I said, "Hey, how are you doing? I'm praying for you." And he lets me know that stuff's going on in his life, that I didn't know about and I was like, "Man! Well, I'm praying for you, "I'm here for you, let me know what's going on." And I was like, "Okay, Lord." [Jennifer] That's really cool. [Aaron] Like, you want me to pray? Like, I'm gonna pray. And it's not for my sake, it's for others' sake and it's also for just hearing God's voice, which I think is awesome. [Jennifer] Yeah, well I think that when our hearts are yielded in that way and submissive to God in that way, we hear Him and He can speak to us and He can lead us and He can show us things or present opportunities like, with your friend, texting back and forth, would you have even had that opportunity if your heart wasn't tender enough to be praying for him? [Aaron] Probably not. I wouldn't have been thinking about him, I wouldn't have been ready. I might have, like, if I talked to him later, said, "Oh, I'll pray for you," but it encouraged me to know that God had already had me working in the spirit on his behalf. Which I think is a really awesome thing. And think about the body, the entire body of Christ, the church, what it would look like if we were praying like this for each other? Just always in prayer for each other. It'd be powerful. [Aaron] Now, what would it look like in our marriages? What would it look like if I was praying for you every morning? Which I do, I pray for you, but I don't pray for you the way I could be. Do you feel like you feel pray for me like that, and if you don't, what would you think would happen if you were praying for me, just fervently and daily and hourly, sometimes? [Jennifer] Well, there has been seasons of our marriage where I know for a fact that you're wrestling with something or you need help with something or you're down and like, I can sense that, or we've talked about something specific and those are the times that I feel like I really go to God in prayer for you, on your behalf, and then there's other times where I feel like we're good and I'm not in that same heart of prayer. [Aaron] Right, we're good, we don't need it. [Jennifer] Not that we don't need it, but like, I know if someone says, "Prayer is amazing, "you need to be praying," I'm like, "I know." But am I walking in that faithfully, with fervor, with my knees on the ground for you? I don't fight for you like that, like I should be, every single day. [Aaron] Right, and we get reminded in the word of God that the battles that we face are not battles against flesh and blood, but they're spiritual battles, against the powers in the air and the spiritual forces and we get to battle, as our Pastor Matt always says, he says that prayer isn't the preparation for the battle, prayer is the battle. We could be battling for each other. I could be battling for you that God's walking with you and helping you and encouraging you in your faith, in your abilities as a mother, in your strength as a wife and you could be praying for me for being protected from temptation and walking in leadership and getting wiser and all these things that we could be praying for on a constant basis. [Jennifer] What I found to be so impactful about marriage is that when we are yielded in this way, to be praying, especially for our spouse, when I'm praying for you, my heart's not focused on myself, it's not about me, it's about you and if my heart's in that position, then what's gonna happen in my actions as we interact with each other throughout the rest of the day? I'm gonna be mindful of you, I'm gonna be thoughtful of you, I'm gonna be thinking about your needs and thinking about how I can serve you, love you, help you versus the other way around which is me, me, me. [Aaron] Right, and that goes to that scripture, I believe it's First Thessalonians that says, "Pray without ceasing." It's not that we are literally on our knees praying 24/7, it's that we are in constant communion with the Father, who, when we do that, changes us, speaks to us, walks with us, guides us, puts our eyes on the things that He wants our eyes on, puts words in our mouths that He wants us to speak, has us hear things He wants us to hear, and so prayer does that. It turns our hearts to God, which then turns our hearts to what He wants. So I love this. I think that as marriages, we should just pray and we're gonna be doing this, pray that God would give us a heart for prayer. That he would grow our spiritual stamina for the word of God, for prayer and that we would see fruit from it, good fruit. And so I think we should go into a time of prayer. What do you think about that, Babe? [Jennifer] I feel good. I feel like it's necessary and needed and I think that we need to be praying specifically for the body of Christ even more. I feel like we're entering into a season where the body needs it more than ever. [Aaron] Right, so we're gonna go into a time of prayer and I'm gonna pray for some of the things that the community, you guys, gave me to pray for and we'll pray for some other things and then we'll close it out. [Jennifer] We wanna invite you guys to pray along with us and if anything comes up in your heart that you need prayer for or that your spouse needs prayer for, just take a minute and just pray for them. [Aaron] Father God, I just wanna come before You and I wanna lift up marriages all over the world, marriages who love You, marriages who desire to see Your will done in their life. Father, I pray that You would reveal Yourself to them, that You would draw them so close to You, God, that they would know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they're Yours and that You desire to use them in mighty ways. Father, I specifically wanna pray for those marriages who are struggling with illness. I know many marriages have real illnesses, real bad things that they're dealing with, hard things, things that they've been dealing with for years, even. I pray, Father, for complete healing. I pray that even if they aren't healed, Father God, that their hearts would be yielded to You, that they would trust You and know that You are doing good things in their life. I pray, Father, that they would lean on You in their weakness because, Father, You tell us in Your word that in our weakness, Your strength is made perfect, and so I pray that in their lives, Your strength would be made perfect and they would know it. I pray that they would rejoice in their afflictions, in their sickness, that people that are watching them and that are wanting to them to be better, Father God, would see their joy, would see their resolve and would know, God, that they are walking with You and that they would be a testimony to people that are watching them. I also wanna pray for marriages that are dealing with infidelity, Father God, and unfaithfulness. I pray Lord that you would convict the hearts of those who are not walking in faithfulness with their spouse; that Lord, You would change them and transform them and rebuke them, if necessary, and that You would bring other Christians alongside them to rebuke them as well; and that they would turn their hearts to You, that they would repent and that they would change their ways and that You would redeem those marriages, Father God. We just, we pray in Your mighty name, in the name that is above all names, Jesus Christ, and we ask, Lord, that you would change those marriages and that they would be a testimony for you; that anyone who would see and hear their story would know that there is a God in Heaven; that they would know that You are the one true God, because they see that Your hand was in their marriage and that You redeem them and save them. [Jennifer] God, I just thank You so much for these marriages, I thank You for these husbands and wives and the purposes that You have for each one of us and I just pray, Lord, that as we draw closer to You, that Your holy Spirit would just continue to guide us and continue to lead us, continue to give us stamina, Lord, for Your word, give us stamina for our prayer life and for talking to You and just coming before You with our requests and our thankfulness and everything that's going on in our lives, Lord, and I just pray that we would have stamina in our family lives, that we would be present. I pray, Lord, that each one of us would know the roles that we have with our children and other people's children, that you would just reveal to us, just how influential each one of us are in their lives and I pray, Lord, that we would have stamina with them, that we would be patient and kind and compassionate and caring as we disciple them and draw them closer to you. God, I thank You so much that these marriages desire to draw closer to You and I just pray that we would all experience more intimacy with You. I pray that we would experience more intimacy in our marriages. God, I pray that every marriage after God would build their foundation and establish it according to Your word, that we wouldn't let a day go by without reading your word. God, please remind us every day that we are lights of Your testimony, especially for this world, this dark world, Lord. I just pray that we would know what purposes we have to fulfill in this life and I pray that we would walk in the ways that You've already established for us to walk. God, I pray against the enemy. I pray against his flaming arrows and the ways that he tries to attack us and I pray that he would not get in the way of what You're trying to do on our lives. I also pray against our flesh and the temptations that come to draw us away from You and I just pray, Lord, that we would be stronger than that, that we would be able to walk righteously and pure and God, I just pray that Your Holy Spirit would help us in this way. God, I specifically wanna lift up some requests that came from the community and that was around job and work and I just pray, Lord, that as people transition in and out of jobs, with changes, I pray that for those who don't have a job right now, I just pray for all of it, Lord. That You would just continue to guide each one of us as we pursue the work that You have for us, and regardless of the circumstances, whether we're in work, in job changes or out of work, that we would continue to be a light for Your namesake, that we would be a testimony to those around us, of faithfulness and perseverance and hope. I pray, Lord, that whatever work that we do, that we would do it unto You. I also wanna lift up finances too, Lord, and I just pray that each one of us would steward well all that You have given to us. If there are couples in debt, Lord, I just pray that You would inspire them to change their ways, that they would do everything that they can to get out of that debt and that they would lead their families well in the area of finances. I pray that we would be a generous people, people who don't cling to what they have but that they're holding it open handed so that You can guide and direct wherever You need those resources to go. God, I pray that You would be able to trust every marriage with the finances that You have placed in their lives and that we would just steward them well, Lord. God, I just thank You so much for our marriages and I just continually ask that Your Holy Spirit would lead us and guide us and draw us closer to You each and every day. [Aaron] Father, we love You and we thank You for the things You give us in our life. The blessings, the hard things even, we thank You for all of it, Lord. You love us, You desire for us to mature and to grow and to become the men and women You've called us to be. You desire that our marriages would be used to grow Your kingdom, to spread Your gospel and Father, we just wanna give You all the glory and all the honor, You deserve it all. You are so good to us, Father, and we thank You for it all and we just pray these things in Your Holy Son's name, Amen. So we thank you for joining us today, I know this was a little bit of a unique episode and we just pray that all of us, that me and my wife, that you and your spouse would begin to grow in our spiritual stamina, that we would fall in love with prayer, fall in love with the word of God and that we would crave more and more of it every day so that God would use it to change us, to transform us, to make us more like his Son, Jesus. And the reason for it all is that He would use us, that we'd be used to point people to Him. We thank you for joining us and we look forward to having you next week. Did you enjoy today's show? Find many more encouraging stories and resources at marriageaftergod.com and let us help you cultivate an extraordinary marriage.

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Spiritual Stamina. Have you ever thought about this topic? Pastor JD explores Paul’s secrets to spiritual stamina, and how we can use these in our daily lives. Life can wear us down…discourage us and cause us to want to give up, but God has claimed victory over this world and is our everlasting source of strength and joy. Don’t give up…press on!

In part three of a teaching titled, “Spiritual Stamina,” out of 2 Corinthians 6:1-10, pastor J.D. answers the question of how it is, and why it is, that the Apostle Paul never burned out, or gave up, in spite of all the trials and difficulty he went through.

In part one of a teaching titled, “Spiritual Stamina,” out of 2 Corinthians 5:9-13, pastor J.D. answers the question of why it is that the Apostle Paul never burned out or gave up.

In part two of a teaching titled, “Spiritual Stamina,” out of 2 Corinthians 5:14-21, pastor J.D. answers the question of why it is that the Apostle Paul never burned out or gave up.

Spiritual Stamina For Striving Against Sin

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In this episode I chat with Bible teacher and speaker, Melissa Spoelstra on all things calling and how the Lord led her into what she does now.Melissa really gets into what it costs to follow Jesus into what He is calling us to. Sometimes it is easy to look at the glamour and flashy side of the ministry we feel God is calling us to, or even just the best sides of living life with Christ, but there is also a side that will cost us.It can be so easy to want to give up and stop pressing on when things get challenging and difficult for as we follow the Lord as if we are doing it all wrong or it is simply not meant for us, but when Jesus calls you to it, you follow Him at all costs. We get knocked down, we live in doubt, we cry our eyes out and then we wipe our tears away and get back to walking by faith with our Lord.Melissa Spoelstra is a women’s conference speaker, Bible teacher and author who is madly in love with Jesus and passionate about helping others to seek Christ and know Him more intimately. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Bible Theology and is a contributor to Girlfriends in God online devotional as well as Proverbs 31 Ministries First 5 app. She is the author of seven Bible studies (The Names of God, Romans, Elijah, Numbers, First Corinthians, Joseph, and Jeremiah) and four books (Total Family Makeover, Total Christmas Makeover, 30 Days of Prayer for Spiritual Stamina and Dare to Hope). Melissa makes her home in Pickerington, OH, with her pastor husband and four kids.You can connect with her on Instagram at :https://www.instagram.com/daring2hope/on Facebook at:https://www.facebook.com/authormelissaspoelstraand find more information about her speaking and resources at:http://melissaspoelstra.com/We want to support all you are called to do, here are some ways to connect…Follow the podcast on Instagram:CALLED TO BUILD Free Workbook:WHAT AM I CALLED TO?Follow Ashley on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ashley.morgan.jackson/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/called-to-build/donations