Designed With Purpose

Spending money and taking vacations may make you temporarily happy but we know that feeling fades. Ultimately it does not fulfill. This episode I wanted to share our experience with our most recent family vacation and encourage you with some action steps this summer heading into vacationing season. We absolutely can center this area financial around God, let me show you what I'm thinking.

Are you one? Do you have one? What even is an accountabilibuddy? Enjoy today's episode as we talk about the benefits as well as some action steps when it comes to partnering up and creating some fun fitness habits with your accountabilibuddy.

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But today we are talking about the Venture category, our work life. Now this is more geared towards men and women and our roles when it comes to work within the family. This is something my husband and I have struggled with before because of how we were raised. But just like anything we are questioning, let's take it to the Bible. Because just like a lot of things in this sinful and distorted world, how we view this is important. When you see work through a biblical lens you can also see how the enemy is trying to attack and divide.

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Today is an encouraging episode. We are talking about Energy (the food life category) and I wanted to talk about our relationship with food. How we view food. You can absolutely look at this area of your life as a way to walk in stewardship, obedience, worship and love. And relax, knowing food has no hold on you. In your life you may have a lot and you may have a little, it may be nutrient dense and it also may be lacking but our hope is not in what we eat, neither is our joy. Happy habit building!

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Special guest Joanna Kimbrel joins us for conversations about theology, the Bible and building a relationship with Christ. I pray this bonus episode is as fruitful for you as it was for me!  Find everything we talked about today and more below!

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So recently I've been doing a mini study on the theme of 'light' within the Bible. This sparked from the book of 1 John. I was reading through and came across a verse:  1 John 1:5  “God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.”  This lead me down a cross-referencing path through my ESV Study Bible and let's just say this episode barely scratches the surface of this topic.  There is so much conviction, hope and redemption in welcoming the light of God into our lives. So I hope this mini devotional blesses you and there are many more to come! Happy habit building!

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This is the framework to creating and maintaining healthy habits. I was able to start a running habit, audio Bible habit, get in minerals and trust God in times of trouble. With these 4 simple and easy to apply steps I could approach habit building with a new lens and purpose.  Life In Orbit we like to talk about how life isn't about balance but is instead an orbit, with God as the central pull to all areas of life. Not linking our hope, worth, identity in our seasons, circumstances or habits but instead rooting in a foundation in Christ.

Show Notes: www.brooklynbeckerson.com/post/the-4-keys-of-building-a-habit

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Parenting has been so incredibly rewarding. But we all know sometimes it comes with challenges, but it's how we approach and handle those challenges that make a difference. From learning new things with every milestone, I've had a lot of instances where I need to adjust and have realistic expectations for my toddler. Allowing him to learn in his own way, with support and guidance.  Yes letting him pour his own cereal is a mess, yes it’s very hard for me to not say “watch out” at every turn. But truthfully he needs to fall down, he needs to make mistakes. This is how kids learn and as soon as we come to terms with that as adults we can lower milestone expectations, rest and trust that what will be, will be. Providing resources, support and love and as always centering this life area of parenting around Christ.

Show Notes: www.brooklynbeckerson.com/post/realistic-expectations-parenting-a-toddler

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Talk about celebration! So i decided to run a 5k for my 30th birthday. Yes, of all the things I could've done on my birthday I chose cardio. But hey listen, it was more than just a run for me. I really wanted to celebrate the body God gave me and use this 3.1 mile run as an opportunity to hang out with Jesus in stewardship, obedience, worship and love.  Something I discovered when creating my first ever running habit years back was when we focus areas of life around God instead of ourselves, something amazing happens. We show up differently, we become consistent. Not because we are looking to get something out of it but because we are able to build a relationship with Christ even here. In these small moments in life, that make big waves for eternity.  So whether you looking to run 1 mile or 21, this episode is sure to have some helpful action steps and encouragement to get you started!

Spending money before you have the money in hand. From credit cards, to calculating money coming in. This mindset of spending before I have the money has landed me in a lot of trouble when it comes to debt, stress or having massive spenders guilt. It keep my husband and I in an endless cycle of living paycheck to paycheck for a long time. And honestly, even now as a freelancer it's been tricking tracking money coming in and out. I hope this sheds some light on the dangers of spending money we don't have in hand yet and also being an encouragement for you. Knowing you are not alone, Jesus can help (yes, even in this area) and through repentance we can be free of the sin and shame. Learning to steward our money and resources wisely and move about our spending with intentionality and not whipped around by our impulses or emotions.

Show notes: www.brooklynbeckerson.com/post/the-dangers-of-pre-spending 

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