A Love Like This

To help wrap up the very first season of A Love Like This, we thought we would share a few of our favourite moments from the past seven months. We were blessed with so many guests who have had an incredible impact on our lives, and hopefully now yours.

In our very first introduction episode, we said we wanted this podcast to be about sharing the memories, stories and experiences that helped shape our lives. I think it's fair to say we accomplished just that. Our cousin Charlize got to share the story of losing her best friend Paris, our parents shared some of their greatest life lessons, past high school teachers brought to light some incredible revelations about faith and God but most importantly, this season brought us closer to the people that matter most to us in life.

We had no idea what 2020 would have in store, not only us but the entire world, however, one thing we did know is that it was a dream to begin a podcast this year. You guys, the people listening have made this dream come to life and that will forever mean so much to us, more than you will ever know.

We hope that as this year wraps up, you would reflect and be still joyful expectancy for what God will bring into your 2021. Thank you, guys.

The reason why Christmas is a really special time of year because it's one of the only times that we feel like everyone is present, no pun intended.

You know other times of the year there are all these distractions. Work, study relationships. All of these things but around Christmas time, lots of our worries seem to go away. There is just a shared excitement and feeling of love.

We also think that Christmas is a time of reflection. It helps us to reset and think back to the year we have had. And we know most will say 2020 was a challenging year, and for some it really was. But so was 2019, and 2018 and 2001. Every year can be terrible if that's how we want to look at it. But this year brought us all closer to our families, centred us to what really matters in life and blessed us with new opportunities which maybe never would have happened.

I think it's fair to say we have all been in a situation where we feel conflicted to forgive. When we feel hurt or upset it sometimes seems like the last thing we want do is forgive. The worst part, when we feel like giving someone forgiveness they are normally held close to our hearts. At the centre of forgiveness is love. And we didn't call the show A Love Like this for no reason.

Today we chat with our high school teacher and friend, Emma Gough to help breakdown what having faith means in terms of forgiveness, our experiences with forgiving and most importantly, how you can break through the wall of feeling guilty for not immediately wanting to forgive.

There is no doubt, whatsoever that twenty-twenty has been a challenging year. One of the hardest things about having faith is keeping that faith doing trying times. What is so important to remember though, is that with bad experiences or moments, there is always an opportunity to grow in your relationship with God. Even if it doesn't seem like it, He has a plan for you. No matter what you experience everyday, it is bringing you closer to that plan. This week Paige and Abi share with you, their greatets lessons and memories from twenty-twenty that brough the closer to God.

Well guys, I did it. I finished my undergaduate degree in business leadership & commerce. Now I hope you don't mind but I stole the microphone from the twins this week and wanted to share the five greatest lessons I learnt from my time studying.

I talk about better ways of setting goals, managing stress, becming a lifelong learner, living with intention, and lastly ways of finding true happiness. I know it isn't a very long episode but I think I have alot of wisdom to share and I hope you get even just the smallest thing from it. Take care and enjoy! - Ben.

If you are an avid listener of the show, you would know Abi and I place a really strong importance on being yourself. We have touched on it a few times but we wanted to bring you an episode entirely about being your most authentic self online. This is that conversation. We spoke about, The importance of being uniquely you online and how you should avoid the comparison trap. Our thoughts and ideas behind deleting Instagram and social media entirely. And lastly, why its so important to realise not every single moment needs to be shared. Sometimes we experience things that are made just for us.

Well friends, you might think that Business and faith don't mix. Well unless your Chick-fil-A, In-N-Out Burger or Hobby Lobby. What we are getting at is even though business is normally about earning a living, faith absolutely plays a role. Today Mia and Ben sit down with Joel new to discuss what it has been like starting a business as a young Christian. Joel runs a content agency out of the Hills District here in Sydney.

They spoke about starting a business as a young Christian, how to better connect with people and build meaningful relationships, ways we can start to use social media for the better and lastly some ways you can start bringing faith into your life without being directly religious. We hope you love this conversation as much as we did!

"Live, obey and love right where you are because that is exatly where God wants you to be". Today we focus on the idea that no matter where you are in life, God has a perfect plan for you. Right here and right now you are living a moment that was planned and curated from before you were even born.

If you take the time to just be still and appreciate where you are in life I promise you, you will find just an overwhelmign sense of peace, empowerment and happiness.

Today Abi is sharing a genuine conversation she had with our best friend Juliana. They talk about heartbreak, not just from old partners but friends, why its so hard to come to terms with heartbreak, just how important it is to come to terms with your emotions, and lastly some practical ways over overcoming times when you feel lost. 

Heartbreak can come in so many forms but no matter the circumstance if you have God, everything will work out. They also shared some practical ways to find your self and become more aware of your emotions . 

Today we have an incredible episode for you guys centred around joy! We talk about the difference between joy and happiness, practical questions you can ask yourself when you are feeling lost for joy, the power of having a self-awareness journal and lastly, how joy ultimately is the relationship between ourselves and the world.

Also guys,  A Love Like This is now on Patreon. If you want to support the podcast, have exclusive access to episode polls and have your name mentioned each week, make sure to check out the link in this week's show notes and consider supporting.

• Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/ALoveLikeThis