"Lord, why does it have to be so hard?"

I've found myself saying this to the Lord at times in my life when things just seem to be so difficult. Times when faith seems to be so foreign to the realities I face. Times when circumstances just seem to be so against me.Times when I feel weak and like I totally lack what's needed.

We've all faced these times and know what it's like to cry out to God for help.

In today's podcast episode you will discover what it looks like to ask God for what is really needed to bring success in your life. And He absolutely LOVES to answer this prayer.

Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?

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"My joy was all gone and I felt meh..." my friend said as we talked before service. She was telling me about how her day had started...and turned around.

She shared such a simple, yet POWER-full verse that helped her to switch the enemy's tactics and bring back her joy.

As you listen to this podcast episode, you'll discover how to:

recognize when you're not acting like your normal self

shut the enemy's mouth

let your natural 'joy of the Lord' flow through you again

Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?

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In the normal hum drum of everyday life, do you ever hunger to go from 'the ordinary to the extra ordinary life' that God wants to give you? 

What does 'Abundant Life' really mean and what could that look like when we come into partnership with God? We imagine that our life could look a certain way and that God will give us exactly what we need, but how do we access it?

Have you ever read Ephesians 3:20? Not just read it, but really read it and understood the love letter of promises that He is making to you?

In today's episode you will gain a whole new perspective of what your life can look like as we unpack the 7 points highlighted in this verse. 

Jesus is inviting you to live a truly abundant  life - will you accept His invitation?

 

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There is a song that we sing in Sunday School and it says, "this little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine..."

I love the sentiment and lesson behind this song, and I've always hungered to let our BIG light shine (Mat 5:16).

On Saturday night, I realized that my light wasn't shining in a certain area (I was frankly quite scared of doing this thing). Then an opportunity came up to 'face the fear and do it anyway' and I took the leap...

As you listen to today's podcast episode, you will see how

to get rid of what is causing your light to be dim

shining your light in YOUR way, always works

keeping your light turned on makes the darkness leave

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Have you ever heard the saying, "I can't see the forest for the trees?"

It's the fascinating concept of being so deeply buried in our current circumstances that we can't see the bigger picture of life.

And it's true right?

In my quiet time this morning I had my favorite worship songs playing, and thoughts about a conversation I had yesterday came to mind. Then I thought about something to add to the grocery list. Then I wondered something about work...

You know how it goes - the everyday realities of life are at the forefront of our minds and, if we let them, they can consume our thinking.

In today's podcast episode I share the treasure that is found in Psalms 121. David reminds us to raise our eyes off of only what's in front of us and look up - to God.

Look up to the One Who can and wants to help you to navigate today. Because when we remember how majestic He is, then we can see the bigger picture of life from His perspective.

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Have you ever tried to find that elusive favorite pair of socks (you know, the ones that keep your feet warm and cozy) - and they are NOWHERE to be found?

You've looked high and low and then, along comes someone else and they 'appear' right where you were looking!

It's as if a different and fresh set of eyes can see what you couldn't (even though it was right in front of you). 

It's the same with Jesus. 

When we seem to have looked and thought and dreamed of all sorts of ways to see something happen, but finally yell out "there's no way" - He shows how HE is the way.

As you listen to this week's podcast I want to encourage you that there is no way that can remain blocked, when Jesus is part of the equation. Now that's GOOD news!

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Being intentionally aware of the goodness of God is a total game changer. 

If we're honest with ourselves we can see that our everyday lives can typically pass us by on 'autopilot', You know what it's like - we find ourselves doing things without much intentionality and thought.

A client friend of mine said to me today that seeing God in the 100 everyday normal parts of their life, has been transformational.

These moments are equally as special as the 'writing on the wall' moments, if we will take the time to notice them - and appreciate them on purpose.

As you listen to today's episode, you're being invited into an intentional mindset that will put you in a place of awe and wonder at God's goodness and kindness toward you.

Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?

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Have you ever tried to plant some summer flowers and they just don’t grow?

You buy great seed. You prep the soil. You diligently water everything…yet some of them just don’t ‘take’?

 

That may be true here on Earth, but the act of sowing seed ALWAYS works in the Spirit. God promises 30, 60 or a hundredfold return on seed we sow. Why does this work? Because it’s a spiritual law and spiritual laws never fail.

 

As you listen to today’s podcast episode, you will see the importance of not letting the enemy steal your opportunities to sow kindness, goodness, love, hope, faith, joy (and so much more from the heart of God).

Why? Because God wants the fruit of these seeds to be the HUGE blessing they can be to Him, to you and to others.Come visit us at www.TheWaysOfWisdom.com

I discovered a hidden treasure today - in the form of little yellow stickies I'd pasted on my wall. They'd been hidden behind a lamp until I uncovered them and discovered their gold.

I'd written them when I was first mapping out the 'How to Hear God' course and they reminded me of my history with God.

As you listen to today's podcast you'll discover 

- how to see yourself as God does- the power of remembering- speaking life over your futureJesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?Come visit us at www.TheWaysOfWisdom.com

Remember when you were a kid and your Mom or Dad asked you to do something and you ‘chose’ to ignore them? There were lots of times that I did this when it came to the daily chores I didn’t like to do. 

It’s called selective listening and we purposely turn it on when we don’t want to internalize what we’re hearing.

In 1 Peter 5:8  he tells us that ‘our adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour’. This means that the enemy is actively looking to tell you things that will bring destruction in your life. What a sobering thought.

Here’s the Good News. God has given us a heads up that this will happen, and then He gives us the way to turn our ‘selective listening’ on, and tune out the enemy’s voice.

In today’s podcast episode you’ll learn a powerful Truth (and a useful phrase), that will help you to tune out the enemy’s voice, and listen to what God says about you instead.Come visit us at www.TheWaysofWisdom.com