Full Send Living

This surprise bonus episode is about Ethan Dancing with Rona....that's pretty much it. 

Send it by giving some blood or plasma if you have the antibodies! 

In this episode Nate & Ethan discuss how not making a decision (commitment) is actually still making a decision (commitment).

Jesus said "Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one." in Matthew 5:37. A common misconception is that if we don't commit to doing something we are in more control and of our time. We've all heard ourselves and our friends say, "I'll try to be there" for that party or "I'll try to get that done in time." or the overly common "I'll see if I have enough time.". Unfortunately when we say things like "I'll try." we are really saying "I don't want to say Yes and I also don't want to say No. This misconception is the lie that we are able to not make a decision; when in reality we are making a very powerful decision. The reality is that when we say 'No' to one thing we are actually saying 'Yes' to something else. However, many times we don't know what that other thing is or we haven't given a name to that other thing and so we make powerful decisions with little strategy or little conviction on how it will affect us.

This week SEND IT by being intentional of what decisions you are making. Either do it or don't do it. But know what you are saying yes to!

SUB SEND IT: Decide what you are doing and then KEEP THAT DECISION. Don't upgrade it or try to find a better decision. Stay committed to your commitments. 

In this episode Nate discusses his experience dancing with Rona! Nate had a pretty serious and yet humorous experience getting Covid  and so we had to discuss it! 

Here's how you SEND IT this week. Send it by thinking about other people more than yourself. The people around you are in a completely different economic and physical situation than you are so think about others more than yourself when taking precautions. 

Whether you realize it or not every single day we have to manage the three Me's in our world. 

Here are the three Me's: 

1. How you see yourself
2. How others see you
3. How God sees you 

In other words every single day you are juggling the thoughts and opinions that come from you, others and God. In this episode, Nate Thompson & Ethan Bricker discuss how to manage all of those opinions and focus your attention on the opinion that matters most; God's opinion.

SEND IT this week by asking God what his opinion is of you! 

Ever said, "I just love waking up to a hot fresh cup of feedback?" Yeah.... me neither.

This week Co-Hosts of Full Send Living, Ethan Bricker & Nate Thompson discuss the importance of receiving feedback even though it can be painful sometimes. Most people don't enjoy receiving feedback. We typically didn't grow up seeking it out and usually don't enjoy hearing someone's experience of being around us. We'd rather stick our head in the sand and just pretend everyone loves us and that everything we are doing is amazing!

However, feedback is one of the most valuable commodities that we can receive. It helps us see our blind spots.  It encourages the things we are doing well. It reveals the areas that we can improve on and gives us a road map of how to get improve. Feedback and teachability is one of the best things an individual can seek out in the people that are closest to them.

This week SEND IT by asking someone you love and trust for feedback. Ask them this question: "What is it like being on the other side of me?"

When the Lord speaks to you what do you do?

Do you shrink back? Or do you allow His voice to call you into something great?

Georgina Thompson is a woman with hundreds (probably thousands) of stories of her hearing the voice of God, taking action and seeing people encounter Jesus for the first time. Georgina is a giant in the faith. She is also Nate Thompson's mom!

In this week's episode we had the privilege to sit down with Georgina and talk about the importance of following God's word and hearing his voice every day.

This week send it by asking God what he is asking you to do....then do it! 

The 2020 pandemic has had so many of us out of our routine. We've been spending so much time at home and disengaged from what life used to look like that we barley remember what normal is anymore. In this weeks episode co-hosts Nate Thompson & Ethan Bricker talk about the importance of reengaging with life after the covid-vacation (not so much) that had us all wondering "what's going on?". It's so easy to just continue to stay in this disengaged day to day mindset because of all that has happened this year. It's easier to stay isolated away from what your heart is longing for. It's easier to not keep pursuing your dreams. But easy never got you anything worth while! 

Times may be hard but we want to call you back into a reengagement with life and community! Don't just let 2020 beat you down! Choose today to take control of your attitude and the effort that you put in to 2020 so that you can walk out of this year as a victor and not a defeated disengaged person! 

How do you send it today? Take control of your attitude and your effort and reengage with life! 

Have you ever seen a quick 30 second sound bite online that determined your entire view on a massive topic? Yeah me neither....

Of course you have! In this weeks episode of Full Send Living, Ethan & Nate discuss the topic of a 30 second sound bite determining our views on topics. Our world is FULL of media that is designed to convince us to believe a specific belief system in little tiny bite size videos, photos and posts. These sound bites have created division, increased tension and most of all created ongoing debates that don't lead to changed people. Whether you are on social media or not these media posts have affected every single one of us in some shape or form.

This week send it by taking inventory of the sound bites you've been holding on to and what you need to let go of! 

THE WIVES ARE HERE!

Back by popular demand Lydia Bricker & Katie Thompson join their husbands Ethan Bricker & Nate Thompson to talk about the importance of remaining best friends in your marriage. The irony is that before marriage no one wants to be put in the friend zone by a person they are pursuing. While the opposite is true in marriage. Within marriage it's extremely important to constantly pursue a deeper relationship with your spouse by doing things that best friends would love to do together. Having a healthy friendship in marriage is invaluable as it fosters stronger unity and helps you learn new things about your spouse.

This week SEND IT by initiating an activity that your spouse likes to do! 

So. Many. Blisters. 

This weeks episode Co-Hosts Ethan Bricker & Nate Thompson and friends Brad Sundberg and Kevin Fleming talk about what their experience was like hiking Pictured Rocks and the national lake shore trail in the Upper Peninsula. Let's just say their experience was way different than they expected. 

Weight is an important thing when backpacking. Take it from Ethan, don't carry hot sauce on a hike. You don't need it. It's not worth the blisters and back pain after 20 miles of hiking. Lots of small items like hot sauce add up to a lot of poundage. Be like Nate. Don't research anything and just go with your gut. It'll work out better for you!