What happens when we allow our feelings to be our guide? In this episode, we are talking about the importance of clearing the noise of our feelings. They can confuse us and should not be followed on a whim. We should learn to understand them, to acknowledge them AND say no to them when we need to.
Let's talk about your core beliefs, priorities and gaining wisdom. I would like to invite you to take a moment and do some digging into what your core beliefs are. The true foundation of your beliefs. Today, we are covering how our priorities and wisdom can help us stay on track with our core beliefs and have good soil to produce a harvest from them.
Where are my planners at? The people who like to think every step of every experience through and have it all figured out before you ever get there? It's me. I am one that likes to know and have a plan. But I have learned that if we open ourselves to see the plan outside of our own, we can have greater experiences than we could have imagined for ourselves. Are you willing to open yourself up to God's plan?
What kind of fruit are you seeing in your life? Do you feel like you aren't receiving the fruit that you believed you were harvesting? In this episode, I share a journey I experienced in my life where I constantly desired approval, but at the same time, I was walking an intense season with God and wondered why I wasn't experiencing fruit that I thought I deserved. Listen in for the story and what God showed me during that intense and challenging season.
Transformation is not easy. To think so would be lying to yourself. We have to dig deep, get quiet, make mistakes, give ourselves grace and listen to what God is calling us to do.
Surrender. Trust. Clarity. How do all three of these elements come together? In my experience, they don't come all at once. We usually won't find clarity until we have surrendered and reached a true level of trust with God. Today, I open up more about my own journey of working through trust with God and what I have learned this far that may help you as well.
I have grown up and lived my whole life in the Christian culture. I have known God. I have loved God. But when it comes to Trust and Surrender, I begin to struggle to truly release things to Him. Join me as I share a recent journey I have been walking with God and what I am learning about trusting Him.
You are not obligated to Transform. There will be a lot of opportunities in your life to back out of a season of transformation. Maybe people around you not being on board with the transformation God is asking of you, not understanding your own transformation, the transformation taking too long, etc. You always have a choice. Are you going to lean into God's invitation for transformation in your life?
What are some thoughts/doubts/fears that come up for you when God asks you to do something that you feel like you aren't ready to do? Do you believe God would ask you to do something for the only end result to be that you fall on your face, embarrass yourself, make a huge mistake etc? There is so much to learn from our struggles. I think it is important to dig deep, lean into trust and unveil the true meaning of our struggles.
"You will find any excuse to not do what I have asked you to do." Wow. I felt called out when I felt like God was speaking these words to me. And these exact words stick with me to this day. Are you going to say yes to God when he asks you to do something, no matter how inconvenient of a time it is?
Oh getting confused in this life. I've done it, not once, but several times in my life. I feel like there are times where our path isn't clear or straightforward. Maybe we know where we are headed, but no we have no idea what we are supposed to be doing each day to get there. How do we obtain clarity in regards to the purpose God has placed on our lives? I believe there are two forms of clarity that we need to be aware of to get us back on track when that confusion hits.
What comes up for you when you hear the word church? This is where I go on Sunday mornings This is my spiritual community I see once a week It's a building that I worship at Now join me as we explore the true meaning of church and what it actually looks like to be living church.
Has your determination ever actually kind of ended up putting you in a messy situation? Like paint spilled all over your house kind of messy situation? We know that we will always face problems and struggles. You are probably facing one today. But how important is our determination and how can it help us through a mess when we need it to?
There is the version of you that others sees. There is the version of you that you see. There is the true version of you that God created. People who know us well will speak words over who we are that aren't always accurate, no matter how well they know us. We will also do this to ourselves. We must check in to make sure we aren't holding onto all the words people speak about who we are, including what we believe about ourselves at times.
There is no doubt we all have our own struggles. We have unique struggles that are specific to who we are and where our story is going. In all honesty, there are some struggles that we will face for the majority of our lives. Events in our lives make us face it over and over again. Are you going to trust God's truth through your struggle or are you going to give up?
People around us will always have their opinions. They will sometimes even say hurtful things about how we look, who they think we are and the plans that we have for our life. So how do we find the truth about ourselves through the hurtful things being said to us? We have to surrender to the truth God has placed on us. If we decide that everything people say about us is truth, we will not only feel lost about who we truly are, but we may also become exactly what that lie spoken over us says. Are...
I'm going to bet that you have had a moment in your life where you said something that REALLY came out in the wrong way. Maybe you left just cycling through your mind thinking things like "That was so offensive," "How embarrassing, I can't believe I said that," "That wasn't what I meant," etc. Important reminder, obedience is more important than performance. Join me as we talk a bit more about learning to be heard when God has given you something to say.
How many hats do you feel like you wear in a day? One too many sometimes...all the time? Having this feeling of running behind is a recurring struggle of mine. It has the ability to create resentment in this life that I always dreamed of having. It's ok to struggle, feel stressed or overwhelmed, but we have to make sure we don't get stuck there.
The seed of fear... It starts out small, but then we nourish the fear. It becomes a bigger presence in our minds and hearts. We begin validating our fear everyday because we feel like it keeps us safe. It grows and all of sudden it feels like that same fear is now running your life and doomsday is right around the corner. Is fear stealing from you?
Step 1: Obedience Step 2: Problem What are the lies you have been carrying with you that God didn't ask you to bring along? How are these lies holding you back from finding healing...finding the truth that God has for you and your purpose in this world? Let's take a dive into what holding onto these lies can look like and how they can impact our journey forward with God.
What is the price of becoming who God created you to be? I felt like I was doing everything God asked me to. I was following His plan for my life, but yet, life had never been more difficult, filled with disappointment and loss kept showing up at my door. I couldn't help but question why things were so difficult when I felt like I was being true and loyal to God's plan for my life. Then...I realized the truth God was giving me and what becoming was really about.
It's time for you to find the freedom God has for you. It's time for you to discover the process of redemption. It's time for you to know God's goodness. It's time for you to be convinced of your significance. Focus. Conquer your problems and leverage your struggle.
Are you feeling discouraged in your relationships, friendships and community? Do you desire to build something you have yet to build in your community? Have you not had the healing you thought you would have walking this life with God? Join us as we break down different types of connections, levels of vulnerability and learn more about releasing unrealistic expectations we place on our relationships that keep us from building the community we thought we would have in this life....
What is driving your life? Do you feel like you are being driven by one problem after the next? OR do you feel like you are focused on what God has called you to do and the promises He has for you?
Today, we look at the third foundational Truth we will need as we move forward in the Adventure God has for us. We are important. We must find healing. It is imperative as we move forward that we understand our own significance in this life. Let's do this.
Today, we look at the second non-negotiable foundation of Redemption Unveiled. This is a truth that no matter what comes into our life, we will hold onto as we seek the Adventure God has for us.
Today, we establish the first of our foundational truths. God is good. As we move forward in the process of taking the Adventure God has for us, this will be a constant that we hold firm.
As we launch into the Adventure God has for us, we must not lose focus on the whole reason we began. Transformation. Becoming who God created us to be is our number one mission. Let's do this.
How good are you at doing what God has asked you to do? Today, we look at taking action into God's call on our lives.
Do you feel like you are not finding the healing and freedom that you long to experience with God? This episode looks at the first thing every Christian should do to start today!
