ARISE: Living the Simply Joyful Life with Amanda K Stout

ARISE: Living the Simply Joyful Life with Amanda K Stout

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  • A Word of Encouragement from Psalm 37

    Join me as I share an encouraging word the Lord laid on my heart during my devos this morning.


    If you are looking for step by step guidance on how to take control of your thoughts and emotions, and to take back control of your life, my new program, Arise, may be for you. 

    Check it out here. 

    21 min
  • I've Been Waiting for this day for MONTHS - are You READY for this?

    Today is the official LAUNCH of my brand new group coaching program ARISE: a twelve week coaching and training program for overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or at-the-end-of-their-rope women who are ready to do what it takes to step into the lives they want.

    To celebrate, I'm offering ALL levels of the program at crazy discounted prices - but don't wait to sign up. There are a limited number of spots, and prices will go back to normal on 11/28!! 

    To enroll: go to www.amandakstout.com

    Don't miss our GIVEAWAY TIME!!! Watch to see WHO WON the giveaway!!!

    17 min
  • How I Made 2020 the BEST YEAR EVER - and how YOU still can too!

    Ya'll. This year I 4X'd my income, lost weight, and overall had the BEST year!

    Seriously. Even in the middle of a Pandemic and all the rest of 2020's craziness.

    I want to help you do the same - so in this video I'm telling you the three things that made all that possible.

    This is just a sample of some of the things we cover in my NEW 12 week group coaching program, Arise. I am opening the doors for enrollment November 18, but my pre-launch waitlist is open, and EVERYONE who joins the list will be entered to win one of the two Gold Level packages I am giving away for FREE.

    PLUS EVERYONE on the list will receive an exclusive coupon for 10% off the launch price.

    Join the waitlist here:

    https://amanda-k-stout-enterprises.ck.page/arise

    16 min
  • The #1 SECRET to Organizing Your Home (and LIFE!) so it WORKS and STAYS Organized!

    This is a sample of just one of the things we will be covering in my upcoming group coaching program: Arise.

    My pre-launch waitlist is open, and EVERYONE who joins the list will be entered to win one of the two Gold Level packages I am giving away for FREE.

    PLUS EVERYONE on the list will receive an exclusive coupon for 10% off the launch price.

    Join the waitlist here:

    https://amanda-k-stout-enterprises.ck.page/arise

    19 min
  • 3 Things Peaceful, Joyful, Successful Women do EVERY MORNING (#3 May Surprise You!)

    3 Things Peaceful, Joyful, Successful Women do EVERY MORNING (#3 May Surprise You!)

    This is a sample of one section of my upcoming group coaching program: Arise.

    My pre-launch waitlist is open, and EVERYONE who joins the list will be entered to win one of the two Gold Level packages I am giving away for FREE.

    PLUS EVERYONE on the list will receive an exclusive coupon for 10% off the launch price.

    Join the waitlist here:

    https://amanda-k-stout-enterprises.ck.page/arise

    19 min
  • How Do I Balance Being a Mom and Working From Home? (3 Tips to Balance Work and Kids)

    Mindset

    - Most important because if your mindset isn’t in a healthy place, nothing you do will work long term.

    Routines

    - Overwhelm often comes in when we are having to make too many decisions. So, putting as much of our life on autopilot as possible helps us to not only hold overwhelm at bay, but also to balance all the things with more grace and ease.

    - Routines are crucial to putting things on autopilot

    Support System

    You WILL have tough days. Days when you want to give up, want to quit, and let go of the dream you are pursuing. It is essential to have a tribe, like this one, you can lean on for encouragement and support.

    - Larger tribe (I recommend MMU. Email me at [email protected] for more info)

    - It’s also good to have a smaller group of people that you are in mutual encouraging relationships with - that are NOT family members or “average” friends.

    You become the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with. Choose wisely.

    You CAN rock working from home while being an attentive, engaged mother. You just have to make sure these three things are in alignment, and be intentional about reaching out to your support system when you need it.

    Action: If you don’t have a support system, get one stat! If you don’t know how or where to start, please email me. I will happily share my favorite resources with you.

    Assess your routines, is there anywhere that you need to adjust to be more effective?

    Spend some time journaling around the mindsets shared in this video? Which one will you start intentionally working on developing more?Support System

    1. You WILL have tough days. Days when you want to give up, want to quit, and let go of the dream you are pursuing. It is essential to have a tribe, like this one, you can lean on for encouragement and support.
      1. Larger tribe (plug MMU)
      2. It’s also good to have a smaller group of people that you are in mutual encouraging relationships with - that are NOT family members or “average” friends.
      3. You become the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with. Choose wisely.

        4. If you prefer to WATCH rather than listen, click here to watch  the video on Youtube. 

        22 min
      4. Do I Really Have to Give it ALL to God? (How to Be a Sold Out Christian)

        Mark 1:16-20

        • Simon, Andrew, James, and John all dropped what they were doing to follow Jesus. The Bible says that when he called them, they went to him at once. They left their nets, they left their father, their boats, everything to follow Jesus.
        • They followed Jesus with complete abandon, giving us a crucial example. God wants the WHOLE heart, not just part. We see later on, in Mark 10:17-22, when we look at the story of the rich young ruler, that God wants all or nothing. The rich young ruler is a stark contrast to Simon, Andrew, James, and John because when Jesus invited him to join the disciples, he although part of him wanted to, the other half was caught up in the cares of this world and he wasn’t willing to lay that down to follow Jesus.
        • Following Jesus does not mean we have to live a life of poverty and lack, but it does mean that we do not RELY on the resources we have. The disciples were not poor. They had successful fishing enterprises. But they recognized that Jesus had something to offer them that would be far more fulfilling than their current paths. They were willing to risk their livelihoods, lives, and futures to follow Jesus.
        • What about you? Are you willing to risk everything to obey Christ? There is no one size fits all definition of what that looks like externally, the key thing is that internally, you are 100% surrendered to the Lord. God would rather have nothing than halfhearted leftovers. (Malachi 1:10)
          • Application/Journaling questions: Have you fully surrendered your life to Christ, or are there still areas where you are holding back? Are you willing to drop everything to obey God? If not, why? What are you valuing more than obedience and your relationship with the Lord? Only when you are willing to give up EVERYTHING for the sake of Christ will your life be truly fulfilled, joyful, and peaceful. Are you ready to step into that?


            • If you would prefer to WATCH rather than listen, click here to watch the video on YouTube. 

            19 min
          • What Do I Do When Life Sucks? (Getting a Breakthrough as a Christian)

            Mark 1:9-15

            • After he was baptized, the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness to be tested. This was the first step in his ministry journey. He had to be tested to prove he was ready.
            • This is so key for us to understand: Testing and Trials come before promotion and ministry. It is in the testing and the trials that our faith is refined. It is in the challenging seasons that we are forced to really decide if we believe God’s word or not. This testing is essential to prepare us by building our spiritual muscles. See, the blessing, the ministry, the breakthrough, the promotion, you are wanting is going to be heavy. It’s going to be so good, but it is going to require a lot of strength, grace, and faith to carry it and walk in it well. If you have not built up the muscles, you will be crushed by the weight of it. We see this happen in the world frequently. People win the lottery only to blow it all and end up in worse financial situations than before. People jump into ministry roles and experience burn out, or worse, fall into deep sin holes which wrecks not only their faith but the faith of others as well. This really can happen to anyone, but God doesn’t want it to happen to you, so he gives you opportunities to build your spiritual muscles before he gives you the blessing or ministry.
            • When we have this perspective, we can look at seasons of testing and trials as seasons of grace from God. He has a plan for us, a plan to prosper and not harm, a plan to give us hope and a future. He promises that all things work together for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose. Part of that plan is the muscle training season. Rather than griping and complaining about the season you are in, choose to see it from God’s perspective - an opportunity to grow, learn, and be refined.
            • It’s important to note that different areas of life can go through testing at different times. We are holistic beings, so one area affects another, but it is possible to be totally rocking it in one area and struggling in another.
            • BONUS the quicker we are to step into/stay in faith and gratitude no matter that the outward circumstances are, the faster we will get through those circumstances to our breakthrough, and we will live in a consistent state of joy and peace.
              • Are you in a season of trial or testing right now? How have you been handling it up till now? How can you shift your perspective to be one of gratitude, joy, and faith in the midst of the trial?


                • If you would prefer to WATCH rather than listen, click here to watch the video on YouTube!

                29 min
              • What Does Surrendering to God Look Like? (How to be a Sold-Out Christian)

                Have you ever wondered: What does surrendering to God Look like? Or, do you want to know how to be a sold-out Christian?

                Mark 1:1-8

                People thought John the Baptist was crazy. He wore weird clothes, and ate weird food, and had a weird message.

                BUT he was walking with God in total surrender. And because he was exactly where God wanted him, doing exactly what God wanted him to do, he didn’t care that people called him crazy and rejected him.

                He focused on the people who didn’t, pouring into them and keeping his core focus on God.

                What Does Surrendering to God Look Like - Characteristic 1: Reduced concern about what people think of you.

                What Does Surrendering to God Look Like - Characteristic 2: Honoring and obeying God is the central focus of one’s life

                When we are aligned with the Lord, when our eyes are on him, when we are fully surrendered to him, when we are focused on what the Lord wants us to do, nothing else matters. Nothing can phase us when our focus is right. People can reject us, hate us, call us crazy, and mock us, and it won’t affect us in the slightest because we do not look to people for our affirmation, we look to God. And as we stay the course, we become a shining beacon of hope in a hopeless world.

                What Does Surrendering to God Look Like - Characteristic 3: Joy and peace because you have your identity solidly placed in the right spot.

                Are you so aligned with and surrendered to the Lord that the opinions of man do not phase you? If not, why? What is stopping you from fully surrendering your life to God?


                Do you prefer to WATCH rather than listen? Click here to watch the video on Youtube!

                17 min

              About ARISE: Living the Simply Joyful Life with Amanda K Stout

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              Weekly episodes with Certified Christian Life Coach Amanda Stout that cover topics such as personal development, home management, organization, relationships, grief, and loss, and how ALL of those…