Everyday Good

Laura Kleinschmidt and her guest, Anna Wojtul, discuss anxious situations where they find themselves using self-talk to attempt to bully themselves into acting differently.  They seek out some of the roots of their negative self-talk and find that performance and seeking refuge are key themes. Here's some of what you'll hear as you listen in on their conversation:

- "I put my sense of value and worth in this person that I think I should be."

- "There's something even better than magically turning into this charismatic person or having a zero percent memory failure rate."

- "Whereas the message that I often given to myself is, 'What's wrong with you? Do better!' The message that I get from Jesus is, 'I love you. Come and rest '"

01:30 Anna's wedding social anxiety situation

03:26 Laura's memory lapse situation

05:11 The root of the negative self-talk - trying to achieve a standard we set for ourselves.

07:35 Six Sigma? 3.4 defects per million? What's that about?

08:30 Being the judge and the receiver of the judgement at the same time.

09:10 Looking for a refuge

09:30 How Jesus is different from us and why that's really good.

12:00 A sense of peace and not being alone

13:20 Showing intelligent love for others

15:11 Beating up on those who bear the likeness of God 

19:28 The accessible Jesus.

Referenced Verses:

Psalm 139:17-18, Ephesians 2:8-9

Laura Kleinschmidt and her guest, Laura Michaels, discuss their fear of making the wrong choice and inspect their own hearts as to what they're believing drives that fear. Laura Michael's shares, "I functionally am believing that if I make the right decision, well, then life will go well. And on the flip side, if I make the wrong decision, well now everything's ruined and I can't possibly go back and fix it."  The two Lauras take this and replace it with better thoughts regarding control and provision.

01:13 Laura M shares her indecisiveness in returning to work after having her first child

03:44 The root of Laura M's indecisiveness

04:27 Root or Route? Laura K's super small slice of life in deciding on travel routes, and the root of it.

7:01 Exhaustion and crammed mental space

7:03 What's good in this?

11:21 Getting practical by replacing lies with truth

16:50 Celebrating the good! Someone's in control.

Verses referred to:

Jeremiah 32:17, Proverbs 19:21, Matthew 6:25-34, Colossians 1:15-20

Laura and her guest, Meredith Hodge, discuss what they avoid and what they run to in the pursuit of comfort. They address conflict and pre-grieving situations and what it looks like to "pursue peace even when it's uncomfortable." And you'll hear how they relate comfort to easy buttons and Handel's Messiah. Finally they'll talk about an ultimate source of comfort and how good it is.

01:44 Meredith shares about conflict and comfort 

03:25 The Staples Easy Button   

04:09 Laura shares about pre-grieving and comfort

07:20 Not being afraid of feeling uncomfortable.

12:42 Getting practical with seeking better comfort than conflict-avoidance

14:57 Getting practical with seeking better comfort than technology

20:01 What's really good

23:43 Meredith's favorite "F" word

Handel's Messiah: Comfort Ye

Verses referred to:

Matthew 11:28-30, 2 Corinthians 1:3-5. Hebrews 4:15, Isaiah 40:1, Isaiah 49:13-16

What does it look like for someone to engage with the person and work of Jesus in their everyday life? In this season of Everyday Good, Laura Kleinschmidt interviews different individuals who come with a specific everyday struggle. Laura and her guest each share a small slice of life and how they’re handling it. Then together they explore how the person and work of Jesus is good in the midst of it all.