159: Who is the Holy Spirit?

Who is the Holy Spirit to you? What is His role in your life? God is a triune God and the Holy Spirit is one of His equal parts. He is a gift we receive when we surrender our life to Jesus.

He wants to be your constant companion. He is your guide, your counselor, your teacher, and more. He is your helper. We are all in need of His help. He is waiting for us to invite Him into our everyday moments so we can look more and more like Jesus.

He is why we can do hard things. He is the power that drives us and propels us forward when we are weak. When we don't know how to pray, He intercedes on our behalf. Have you activated His presence and His power in your life?

Jesus said that it was best that He go so that we could receive the Holy Spirit. Wow! If Jesus said it, then it is truth. Have you received the Holy Spirit and are you benefitting from His presence in your life. Are you being open for Him to move, to prompt you, and to transform you? Today is a good day to invite the Holy Spirit into your everyday life.

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158: An Invitation: What are You Going to Do with Jesus?

As Believers, Jesus is inviting us into more with Him? It is a daily invite that we get to choose whether we will accept or decline. Are you making excuses or accepting the invitation?

Let's be intentional to invite the Holy Spirit into our life everyday. "Holy Spirit, you are welcome here!" He wants to be a part of our everyday moments - the little and the BIG.

He is also inviting us to know Him more. Seeking to know Him more - His character, Who He is - will make His invitation more appealing. As we come to know Him more, we will be more willing to accept His invitation. Let it be our daily prayer, "Lord, I want to know You more."

Even our struggles, hard seasons, and times of waiting are an invitation to trust Him, to build our faith muscle, and to know Him more. Don't miss anything with Him. Show up and allow God to use you to point others to Him. Let your story become His story of redemption.

Our prayer: "Lord, I am your servant. May everything you have said about me, come true."

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157: Gratitude - Are we Thankful?

156: How Do You See Yourself?

Do you have a self-esteem issue? Do you spend time struggling with your self image? If you do, you may be listening to the enemy instead of listening to your Creator.

If you are spending too much time thinking about you - you may have a pride issue. No worries - just confess it and surrender it to God.

It is so important to know the truth that tell us who we are in Him. Here is an entry for your Truth Journal - "I am who the Great I Am says I am. Our value is instilled in us by our Creator. Nothing we have ever done and nothing that has happened to us has diminished our value at all.

We should be a reflection of God's beauty. We should step into the purpose God has for us. We don't need to dwell on our self, struggling with self-esteem issues. We can rest in God's love. Instead of focusing on exfoliating, just start allowing Jesus to illuminate through you.

So what are we to do?

1. Be with Jesus. Spend time with Him and focus on His promises.

2. Give God the glory for everything that is good in your life.

3. Stop speaking negatively about yourself. Exude energy and positivity. Shine your light.

4. Be ready to testify and tell others about the One who shines through you.

Stop wasting time seeing yourself through the wrong lens. Remember you are created in the image of God. Remember who you are in Him. He is everything you have ever wanted and everything you need.

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155: How to Become an Influencer

Who do you allow to influence you? There are so many influencers for products and plans, trying to lead you to make purchases and follow them.

As Believers, how do we influence others? Can we become influencers for the Kingdom? Is this what Jesus is talking about when He instructs us to be the salt of the earth? We are to bring "flavor" to those around us. We should make a difference, preserve - not destroy, and be the light of the world.

The question is, "are we?" Are we being the salt of the earth and the light of the world? What do we need to stop doing and what do we need to start doing. Pause and make notes of what God is revealing to you as you listen to this episode.

Are you hiding or dimming your light by not speaking up, by being disobedient, by not believing His truth, by giving into our sin struggle, or by not sharing the source of your light? We have to shift the focus from ourselves and focus on loving God and loving others. It is important to show up faithful and allow God to use us to influence others to follow Him.

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154: Parenting Young Adult and Adult Children

Many times when we listen to parenting podcasts they focus on small children or teenagers. But today we are diving into the How To's of parenting young adults and adult children. Is it even called parenting?

This is so different than parenting our children when they are little. It is important to recognize that your children are adults who are making adult decisions and experiencing adult circumstances. It is important that we respect them as adults and keep the airways open so that we can have the opportunity to speak into their life.

We pray this episode is a balm to your Mama heart. We are praying for your relationship with your kids. If there is discord in your relationship, let the praying begin. Ask God to open the door for reconciliation and ask Him to reveal what you need to do. Reach out to your children and apologize for the mistakes you have made. Let them know you respect them and want to walk alongside them.

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Episode 153: Let Talk About it... Conflict, part 2

After listening to Pastor Jonathan Wallace talk about dealing with conflict on Episode 152, we needed to continue the conversation. Conflict can reveal areas that we need to give attention. Sometimes we may need to set boundaries around our conversation regarding the conflict so we don't engage the downward spiral Jonathan mentioned.

How can we do better when conflict arises? We can stop assigning meaning to things that have none. We can stop being offended so easily. We can choose to do better - it simply requires a decision.

We must consider what thoughts we are entertaining. Are we thinking negatively? Are we allowing our mind to focus on what is wrong or what is upsetting to us? God tells us to take our thoughts captive and to think on things that are good.

Sometimes it is not a conflict that we can put our finger on, yet friends fall away. It happens to all of us. We need to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and make sure we are loving and caring about others. We are to keep peace and love those who decide they no longer want to be friends with us.

From now on - you are going to handle your conflicts much better and honor God as you do. Reach out to us if we can help. We are here for you.

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152: Dealing with Conflict

Conflict is hard and it certainly is not fun. We struggle with conflict and don't know how to move through it in a healthy way. Listen as Pastor Jonathan shares that conflict is necessary and can be a blessing if we approach it the right way. It can bring growth in our relationships, in our circumstances, and will force us to deal with the things we would rather not deal with.

Jonathan shares 5 natural, unhealthy tendencies when dealing with conflict. Which one(s) do you gravitate toward? How can we do better? We need to first recognize our own tendencies and repent. Like David, ask God to reveal any way in me that offends you. Let's replace our unhealthy tendencies with healthy tendencies.

One way to begin moving forward is to identify your easiest win. Have a win and build momentum by tackling the small things first. Do all you can to stop the conflict spiral downward. Instead, how can we work through our conflict and take the relationship forward? Let's learn to honor God and the other person in our response.

You will want to listen to the end. Take notes regarding how we can communicate effectively. Consider the distractions, the internal distractions, and learn to ask good questions. And don't miss the 3 ways to win as you figure out the kind of solution you need. There are so many nuggets throughout this episode, you may want to listen several times.

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151: Let's Talk About it... Marriage, part 2

On our last episode, Pastor Jonathan Wallace shared with us, "What your Husband wants You to Know. It was such a good conversation and we were all convicted and encouraged by what he had to say. But, we couldn't just leave it. Once he left the room, we dove back into conversation about what he had shared. Come listen in.

Here are some of our takeaways...

* Plan business meetings and date nights with your husband. These two things should be separate. Be intentional and make your marriage a priority.

* Don't be self-centered. Try to elevate your perspective and see things from a higher vantage point.

* Share why you love your husband. Let him know what you love about him. If your marriage is challenging, ask God to help you muster up the strength to see and share the things you love.

* We can choose behavior that honors the Lord, because we love the Lord. We can choose to be obedient to God's word and choose to show respect.

* Submit yourselves to your husband... so they will be won over without words, by the behavior of their wives. Show the love of Christ without words.

* Encourage your husband and let him know that you see all he does for your family.

We love you and are praying for you and for your marriage. Marriage is hard, yet it can be incredibility beautiful. Invite your spouse into a conversation about making yours more loving, kind, committed. Be better together.

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150: What Your Husband Wants You to Know

We are excited to have a special guest today - Pastor Jonathan Wallace of Getwell Church in Southaven, MS. He is sharing with us the male perspective to marriage. Marriage is a precious gift that God has given to us. But if we are honest - it is a struggle. Could it be that we are a part of the problem? This conversation will help us do better and be better.

Jonathan explains to us why our husband is not sharing his heart with us. He shares how to set times for us to show up and communicate with one another. We talk about how to implement change and be a better listener and communicator.

We pray that you will listen to this episode a few times and share with your friends. Learn to love your spouse based on how they are created and how they receive love. Take time to think through the 6 things Jonathan listed for us that our husbands want us to know. Some of these things hurt to hear, but we need to know.

Pray for your husband and your marriage. Do the work. Now that you know what he wants you to know, you can show up differently.

Stay tuned for our next episode as Pam, Gwen, and Kim engage in conversation about what Jonathan shared. We talk about the struggles we endure and the challenges we all face. We want to encourage you to engage Jesus in your marriage and experience the more He came to offer!

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