God created us in His image, breathing the breath of His spirit (ruach) into us so that we can also have our own unique spirit, the essence of who we are, and everything that goes along with it: emotions, personality, thoughts, character traits, etc.

The problem is once our spirit’s become corrupted by sin, the rest of our lives starts to show the results of that corruption, becoming cracked or utterly destroyed. The only way to regain wholeness is through a life with Jesus, allowing Him to transform and heal us.

Sin not only corrupts our emotions and destroys our relationships, as I’ve talked about over the last few days, it also corrupts our desires, making us selfish and long for things that we shouldn’t have.

There is one desire in particular that Scripture says is the root of all kinds of evil: the love or extreme desire of money and/or material wealth. (1 Timothy 6:10)

God created us in His image, breathing the breath of His spirit (ruach) into us so that we can also have our own unique spirit, the essence of who we are, and everything that goes along with it: emotions, personality, thoughts, character traits, etc.

The problem is once our spirit’s become corrupted by sin, the rest of our lives starts to show the results of that corruption, becoming cracked or utterly destroyed. The only way to regain wholeness is through a life with Jesus, allowing Him to transform and heal us.

In the last episode, I talked about how our emotions rule us if we don’t surrender them to God, demonstrating the unhealthiness and brokenness of our spiritual lives and how we need to learn how to let Him teach us how to regain control of them.

RELATIONAL BROKENNESS

Spiritual and emotional brokenness causes chaos within our lives, showing up in other areas of our lives as well. Our emotional brokenness and the corruption of our spirit caused by sin is dramatically shown in how we interact with other people in our lives and God, Himself.

This is why understanding relational health is crucial in learning how to THRIVE, the way God designed us to. When our relationships our are cracked or broken, we cannot be the people He has created us to be. We will never THRIVE spiritually or emotionally if our relationships with God and/or others don’t THRIVE as well.

In yesterday’s episode, I talked about how God breathed His spirit or ruach, the essence of who He is into us, making us like Him in that we have unique character traits, emotions, personalities, ways of processing through things, etc. that make up who we are.

In today’s episode, I’m going to talk about one aspect of our life as a spiritual being that is extremely important and vital in our search for meaning, purpose, and connection:

emotions.

SPIRITUALITY

The idea of spirituality is becoming more and more prevalent in today’s society. You might have heard the phrase “I’m a spiritual person.” But, what does it mean to be spiritual?

Have you ever questioned God, asking Him “why aren’t you speaking to me or answering my prayers?! I’ve prayed so much lately, but I just can’t seem to hear Your voice! Why aren’t you answering my prayers?!”

Many of us have probably asked this question.

What if the problem isn’t that God doesn’t exist or doesn’t speak to us... but that we don't know how to listen? What if God has been speaking to you and answering your prayers all along… and you’ve just been missing it?

In this episode, we’re going to look at a few reasons why we might not be able to hear God’s voice and what it will take to begin to hear Him. Let’s dive in.

THE PROBLEM

Have you ever wondered… God, are You even real? If You are, why can’t I hear You? Many of us have probably asked this question.

But what if the problem isn’t that God doesn’t exist or doesn’t speak to us... but that we don't know how to listen? What if God has been speaking to you all along… and you’ve just been missing it?

DO WE HAVE A PROBLEM?

How many of you have a problem with modern day Christianity? I kinda do. Maybe you’ve seen Christians get it wrong—messed up stories of pastors doing evil things even though the preach love and forgiveness, the stories of people living with pride, judgment, or hypocrisy—and it made you question the whole thing and if it’s worth it.

But what if that’s not who Jesus is or who He wants us to be? What if following Jesus could change everything—not just what you believe, but who you are? In this podcast episode, we’re exploring what it really means to live like Jesus, and why choosing to follow Him could be the most life-changing decision you ever make.

What if everything you've been searching for—peace, purpose, identity, hope for a bright future—could be found in one person? I know, it sounds too simple but it could be the best thing that you’ve ever experienced if you choose to have the faith to believe it.

In this episode, I want to tell you about the POWER of the RESURRECTION of Jesus so that you can find eternal HOPE and FREEDOM in Him.

If Jesus really is who He claimed to be—the promised Messiah who was also God who became a human who died but was raised from the dead—then what He did wasn’t just a really cool historical event that set into motion a massive religious movement that is still going strong today. There was a purpose behind it. The question then becomes, if Jesus was indeed God, why did He become a human? Why would an eternal, infinite, all powerful, perfect being give up His power just to become human, live an ordinary, simple life, do good things, just to end up dying?

Are you or someone you know trying to figure out what you believe and just can’t make up your mind? Maybe you’re deconstructing the faith you grew up with because you’re tired of all the inconsistencies or hypocritical people? Maybe you don’t even have a faith yet, but you’re open and looking at all the beliefs that are out there trying to figure out what’s right for you? If this is you, you’re probably overwhelmed because there are so many religions and truths out there. How do you know what to believe?

Today, I’m going to present a few different principles that you need in your journey to help find out what to believe.