Conversations on the Couch

Sometimes I find myself comparing how I look to how other people look and it's one of those thoughts that just pop up here and there but this week I realized that I do that a lot. I would always think "yeah I'm cute but I'm not beautiful" or "I look good when I have make-up on" or "why I can't I look like so-and-so?" And there's this part of me that wishes I had someone else's face because they're prettier. And I usually dismiss these thoughts as normal but the Lord has been telling me that they're not. They're not in line with His truth and therefore are lies from the enemy. Dear Younger Me, the advice that I would give you is your beauty comes from your value and your value comes from God deciding you are valuable. You are not valuable because you're beautiful. But rather it's the other way around.

Hey everyone! My name is Jamie and welcome to Dear Younger Me. This podcast is dedicated to giving advice to my younger self in hopes that it'll also help other people who might be going through similar things. I just hope that this podcast can be me being an older sister giving helpful advice to all the young people (and maybe even older people) out there. In this episode, I will be talking about how God views us as his daughters and how beautiful we are in His eyes.

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Anxiety can also show up in the form of controlling things, needing things to be a certain way. Otherwise there'll be havoc in the world. It can also show up physically. Your heartbeat rises. You feel like you're holding your breath. Your muscles tense up. Your brain is full of what-if scenarios. You're always preparing for the worse. You have 5 different back-up plans for each decision in your life. And you might even find yourself obsessively eating or cleaning. In our culture nowadays, we've accepted anxiety as a normal part of our lives when really it is a flight or fight response and we're not meant to be anxious all the time. Dear Younger Me, don't let anxiety rule your life. It is not from God and there is a way we can be free from it.

What to do when you're fearful and anxious: 

1. Ask Holy Spirit to give you peace because it is a fruit of the Spirit and to walk in step with the Spirit so that your desires to control everything will be released. If you do one, you cannot do the other.

2. Understand who God is and His characteristics. He is good, knows everything, has good plans for you and is with you all the time. 

3. Work through trauma with the Holy Spirit. There might be traumatic experiences in your life that impact the way you function. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you what is causing you your anxiety? What are the fears that are holding you back?

4. Speak God's truth over your life. There's a reason that the Word is our weapon. It's the sword of the spirit that can cut through lies. There's power in speaking bible verses

5. Do a social media fast. All of these social media platforms are designed to make you compare yourself to others and make you vie for what you don’t have. Don't use social media to replace real human interactions and create a digital world where you live in. You are going to be disappointed with the real life you're living.

Hey everyone! My name is Jamie and welcome to Dear Younger Me. This podcast is dedicated to giving advice to my younger self in hopes that it'll also help other people who might be going through similar things. I just hope that this podcast can be me being an older sister giving helpful advice to all the young people (and maybe even older people) out there. In this episode, I will be talking about overcoming fear and anxiety in your life.

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In love,

Jamie 

Growing up I didn't really understand who God was. My relationship with him never felt personal to me. When I prayed, it felt like I was talking to a blank wall. I'd never hear anything back. I wasn't sure if God was even listening. It just felt like He was some man in the sky. My earthly father also passed away when I was 2 so I didn't even know what growing up with a dad did feel like. And I think that probably made God the father feel even more absent in my life. A year ago, I started writing out different attributes to God the father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit because I felt like God wanted me to know the different roles they all had. The concept of three persons in one is also known as the Holy Trinity. Today, I'm going to talk about who each of those distinct persons are and their different attributes. Dear Younger Me, the advice I'd give you is to dig deeper into understanding who God the Father is, God the Son is, and God the Holy Spirit is because only then will you understand your relationship with each one of them.

Hey everyone! My name is Jamie and welcome to Dear Younger Me. This podcast is dedicated to giving advice to my younger self in hopes that it'll also help other people who might be going through similar things. I will be talking about everything ranging from how to not be shy in elementary school, how to figure out my career path in high school, how to build genuine friendships with people after college all the way to how to navigate my own Christian faith. I just hope that this podcast can be me being an older sister giving helpful advice to all the young people (and maybe even older people) out there. In this episode, I will be talking about the different attributes of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. They are different persons and they help us in different ways in our lives! Listen to find out more :) 

God was reminding me this week to keep praying for my family, even though it's been 4 years since I was truly saved. And some of you out there might be wondering the same thing. Is God going to save my mom and dad and the rest of my family? Their hearts seem so hardened and unchanging. How long must I pray before you save them, God?

Dear Younger Me, it's not easy being the only Christian in your family. But it's a privilege to be able to pray for them. And God loves them and wants them to be saved even more than you do. So the advice I would you is to keep praying for them because God hears your prayers.

Hey everyone! My name is Jamie and welcome to Dear Younger Me. This podcast is dedicated to giving advice to my younger self in hopes that it'll also help other people who might be going through similar things. I will be talking about everything ranging from how to not be shy in elementary school, how to figure out my career path in high school, how to build genuine friendships with people after college all the way to how to navigate my own Christian faith. I just hope that this podcast can be me being an older sister giving helpful advice to all the young people (and maybe even older people) out there. In this episode, I will be encouraging you to pray for your families and to keep praying for them to be saved.

The devil will tell you lies like 

But what does God say about us? Let's dive into the Bible to find out! 

Hey everyone! My name is Jamie and welcome to Dear Younger Me. This podcast is dedicated to giving advice to my younger self in hopes that it'll also help other people who might be going through similar things. I will be talking about everything ranging from how to not be shy in elementary school, how to figure out my career path in high school, how to build genuine friendships with people after college all the way to how to navigate my own Christian faith. I just hope that this podcast can be me being an older sister giving helpful advice to all the young people (and maybe even older people) out there. In this episode, I will be talking about what the bible says about our identities.

Hey everyone! My name is Jamie and welcome to Dear Younger Me. This podcast is dedicated to giving advice to my younger self in hopes that it'll also help other people who might be going through similar things. I will be talking about everything ranging from how to not be shy in elementary school, how to figure out my career path in high school, how to build genuine friendships with people after college all the way to how to navigate my own Christian faith. I just hope that this podcast can be me being an older sister giving helpful advice to all the young people (and maybe even older people) out there. In this episode, I will be talking about what biblical friendships look like and how to make lasting friends. In order to see what biblical friendships look like, let's turn to…drumroll please the bible! There are actually so many stories about friendships in the bible so let's dive into them! #christianpodcast #Christianity #Jesus #whatisGodswillforme #biblicalfriendship #Godlovesme

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