In this message, we learn another beautiful Psalm of comfort and encouragement: Psalm 121. This Psalm was written to the Israelites for their dangerous journeys to Jerusalem. We can also lift our eyes up to the mountains and heavens and look to receive help from the Lord. God is always there and ready to help us. Our ultimate trust is found in Him. Even though the Psalm tells us that God will keep us from all harm, we know we will encounter suffering in this world. However, we will never be separated from God's purposes in us and evil will not have power over us. No matter what we face in life, we have a powerful God on our side. We can lift up our eyes to Him, and He will help and protect us. 

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Designed to listen on the car ride to school and start the morning off right with encouragement and truth for your teens and tweens, these messages have a short 2-3 minute teaching on a daily Bible verse with time devoted at the end to commit the scripture to heart. 

~About me: 

I am a mom of 3 girls with a passion for instilling biblical values and a love of Scripture. I have a Master's of Arts in Professional Counseling from a Christian university and also worked on staff at a church for several years. I started this podcast as a way to help other parents impart scriptural truth to their kids while also dealing with those rushed and busy mornings.

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In this message, we learn one of the most beautiful psalms - Psalm 23. Written by David, this psalm tells us that we have all we need with the Lord. Like a shepherd with his sheep, God brings us to places of rest and peace and provides us with security and guidance. He provides abundantly for us - our cup overflows. We will live in the house of the Lord forever when we spend eternity with Him. 

~About this podcast:

Designed to listen on the car ride to school and start the morning off right with encouragement and truth for your teens and tweens, these messages have a short 2-3 minute teaching on a daily Bible verse with time devoted at the end to commit the scripture to heart. 

~About me: 

I am a mom of 3 girls with a passion for instilling biblical values and a love of Scripture. I have a Master's of Arts in Professional Counseling from a Christian university and also worked on staff at a church for several years. I started this podcast as a way to help other parents impart scriptural truth to their kids while also dealing with those rushed and busy mornings.

Hope you and your tweens and teens find these messages helpful and encouraging!

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In this message, we learn Psalm 15 and what living a life that honors God looks like: doing what is right, speaking the truth kindly and sincerely, being a good friend that does not gossip or break promises, and discerning between good and evil. Those who follow God's commands "stand firm forever". 

~About this podcast:

Designed to listen on the car ride to school and start the morning off right with encouragement and truth for your teens and tweens, these messages have a short 2-3 minute teaching on a daily Bible verse with time devoted at the end to commit the scripture to heart. 

~About me: 

I am a mom of 3 girls with a passion for instilling biblical values and a love of Scripture. I have a Master's of Arts in Professional Counseling from a Christian university and also worked on staff at a church for several years. I started this podcast as a way to help other parents impart scriptural truth to their kids while also dealing with those rushed and busy mornings.

Hope you and your tweens and teens find these messages helpful and encouraging!

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This message is Part 9 of this series about Discovering God's Will and summarizes the past 8 messages and also discusses when God's will is not clear. 

Sometimes, God gives us a choice. No matter what we choose, we can serve God and glorify him on our path. Proverbs 16:3 “Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.” 

If we realize that we took the wrong direction, God is bigger than our decisions and can help us correct our course. 

~About this podcast:

Designed to listen on the car ride to school and start the morning off right with encouragement and truth for your teens and tweens, these messages have a short 2-3 minute teaching on a daily Bible verse with time devoted at the end to commit the scripture to heart. 

~About me: 

I am a mom of 3 girls with a passion for instilling biblical values and a love of Scripture. I have a Master's of Arts in Professional Counseling from a Christian university and also worked on staff at a church for several years. I started this podcast as a way to help other parents impart scriptural truth to their kids while also dealing with those rushed and busy mornings.

Hope you and your tweens and teens find these messages helpful and encouraging!

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This message is Part 8 of this series about Discovering God's Will and reminds us to hold our plans with an open hand and acknowledge God's sovereignty in our life. It is wise to make plans for our future, but we do not know what tomorrow will bring. 

James 4:13-15 says “Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” 

We do not get ahead of ourselves, but we learn to say "if it is the Lord's will". 

~About this podcast:

Designed to listen on the car ride to school and start the morning off right with encouragement and truth for your teens and tweens, these messages have a short 2-3 minute teaching on a daily Bible verse with time devoted at the end to commit the scripture to heart. 

~About me: 

I am a mom of 3 girls with a passion for instilling biblical values and a love of Scripture. I have a Master's of Arts in Professional Counseling from a Christian university and also worked on staff at a church for several years. I started this podcast as a way to help other parents impart scriptural truth to their kids while also dealing with those rushed and busy mornings.

Hope you and your tweens and teens find these messages helpful and encouraging!

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This message is Part 7 of this series about Discovering God's Will and discusses how to know whether you hear the voice of the Holy Spirit or another voice. 1 John 4:1 tells us "Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world”. 

To discern or test these voices, we can ask ourselves a few questions:

1) Does it lead me to sin?

2) Does it contradict the Bible?

3) Is it encouraging or discouraging? Is it convicting or condemning? There is a difference between conviction and condemnation.

God's voice is encouraging and reassuring, forgiving and merciful. God's voice will never contradict the Bible or lead us to sin. His voice will never make us feel bad about ourselves, and Romans 8:1 tells us “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”.

~About this podcast:

Designed to listen on the car ride to school and start the morning off right with encouragement and truth for your teens and tweens, these messages have a short 2-3 minute teaching on a daily Bible verse with time devoted at the end to commit the scripture to heart. 

~About me: 

I am a mom of 3 girls with a passion for instilling biblical values and a love of Scripture. I have a Master's of Arts in Professional Counseling from a Christian university and also worked on staff at a church for several years. I started this podcast as a way to help other parents impart scriptural truth to their kids while also dealing with those rushed and busy mornings.

Hope you and your tweens and teens find these messages helpful and encouraging!

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This message is Part 6 of this series about Discovering God's Will and discusses how to hear God's voice when he speaks to us individually. Throughout Scripture and church history, we see that God loves to communicate with His people. Isaiah 30:21 tells us “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”

God has given us the Holy Spirit through Jesus to communicate with us directly. To discern the work of the Holy Spirit better, our hearts needs to be attuned to hear better. We do this through creating quietness in our life, obedience to God's commands, and spending time with the Lord through prayer, conversation, and bible reading to become familiar with His voice. The Holy Spirit speaks in many ways including through nudges, convictions, other people, etc. 

John 10:27 - "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."

~About this podcast:

Designed to listen on the car ride to school and start the morning off right with encouragement and truth for your teens and tweens, these messages have a short 2-3 minute teaching on a daily Bible verse with time devoted at the end to commit the scripture to heart. 

~About me: 

I am a mom of 3 girls with a passion for instilling biblical values and a love of Scripture. I have a Master's of Arts in Professional Counseling from a Christian university and also worked on staff at a church for several years. I started this podcast as a way to help other parents impart scriptural truth to their kids while also dealing with those rushed and busy mornings.

Hope you and your tweens and teens find these messages helpful and encouraging!

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This message is Part 5 of this series about Discovering God's Will and discusses how to discern God's will for decisions not found in the Bible. We use wisdom for these decisions such as what career path or who to date. Ephesians 5:15-17 tells us "Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise...Do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is".

To get wisdom, we are told to pray for it, and God will give it to us: "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5

We consult wise counsel to help make decisions. Proverbs 15:22 tells us "Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

We also read the Bible to grow in wisdom. For example, the Bible might not us which person to befriend but it does tell us to not hang out with foolish people. The bible might not tell us whether to be a doctor or lawyer, but it does tell us that God gave us certain gifts and to consider using wise counsel to discern those gifts.

~About this podcast:

Designed to listen on the car ride to school and start the morning off right with encouragement and truth for your teens and tweens, these messages have a short 2-3 minute teaching on a daily Bible verse with time devoted at the end to commit the scripture to heart. 

~About me: 

I am a mom of 3 girls with a passion for instilling biblical values and a love of Scripture. I have a Master's of Arts in Professional Counseling from a Christian university and also worked on staff at a church for several years. I started this podcast as a way to help other parents impart scriptural truth to their kids while also dealing with those rushed and busy mornings.

Hope you and your tweens and teens find these messages helpful and encouraging!

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This message is Part 4 of this series about Discovering God's Will, and this message discusses Micah 6:8- "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God”.

We find God's revealed will in the Bible and never need to question if God wants us to love our neighbor, speak truthfully, or to not gossip or cheat. God also gave us His revealed will through Micah 6:8. Acting justly means doing the right thing such as treating everyone the same regardless of social status. Loving mercy means to show loving-kindness, compassion, and forgiveness, just as God forgives us. Walking humbly with our Lord means to not think less of ourselves, but to think higher of God and depend on Him. These things are part of God's will for our lives.

Next time, we will discuss wisdom and what to do when something is not in the Bible. 

~About this podcast:

Designed to listen on the car ride to school and start the morning off right with encouragement and truth for your teens and tweens, these messages have a short 2-3 minute teaching on a daily Bible verse with time devoted at the end to commit the scripture to heart. 

~About me: 

I am a mom of 3 girls with a passion for instilling biblical values and a love of Scripture. I have a Master's of Arts in Professional Counseling from a Christian university and also worked on staff at a church for several years. I started this podcast as a way to help other parents impart scriptural truth to their kids while also dealing with those rushed and busy mornings.

Hope you and your tweens and teens find these messages helpful and encouraging!

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This message is Part 3 of this series about Discovering God's Will, and we learn a few verses related to God's revealed will. First, we learn the importance of reading and relying on the Bible because God has revealed part of His will for us in it. Psalm 119:105 "Your word is a lamp to my feet. And a light to my path." The Bible will illuminate the path God has for us. 

The Bible also has very clear parts of God's revealed will in it, and we learn two aspects: "It is God’s will that you should be sanctified “1 Thessalonians 4:3 and "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” –1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. God's will is that we should grow more holy as well as give thanks, be joyful, and pray throughout our day. 

In future messages, we will discuss another aspect of God's revealed will for our lives as stated in the Bible and how to navigate wisdom issues not explicitly stated in the Bible. 

~About this podcast:

Designed to listen on the car ride to school and start the morning off right with encouragement and truth for your teens and tweens, these messages have a short 2-3 minute teaching on a daily Bible verse with time devoted at the end to commit the scripture to heart. 

~About me: 

I am a mom of 3 girls with a passion for instilling biblical values and a love of Scripture. I have a Master's of Arts in Professional Counseling from a Christian university and also worked on staff at a church for several years. I started this podcast as a way to help other parents impart scriptural truth to their kids while also dealing with those rushed and busy mornings.

Hope you and your tweens and teens find these messages helpful and encouraging!

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