Kairos Moments

Do you feel like you know God the Father and God the Son, but you don't really know God the Holy Spirit? There are so many misconceptions about the Holy Spirit that can cause us to neglect His presence and to forfeit His power in our daily lives. That's why I'm excited for you to meet my guest today: Jeannie Cunnion. She and I talk about:

• How life is better with the Holy Spirit,
• How we can know ABOUT the Holy Spirit but actually not really KNOW Him,
• One of the Holy Spirit's strengths, and
• How the "go-getter" with a God-given dream needs to wait on Him.

Jeannie recently published a book called "Don't Miss Out: Daring to Believe Life is Better with the Holy Spirit." You can grab your copy here. You can grab your copy here!

My hope for you in this episode is that you will learn something about Him that you didn't know before and that you will get to know Him even more intimately.

Website: www.jeanniecunnion.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/jeanniecunnion

***She has another book coming out in December 2021 for parents called: "Never Alone: Parenting in the Power of the Holy Spirit."

What do you do when you've heard from God, you move forward with it, but you hit a roadblock? It requires us to shift our focus!

My guest on the show today is Abby McDonald. Abby is a writer and speaker whose passion is to help women find the hope of Christ in the middle of life's messes. She is the author of Shift: Changing Our Focus to See the Presence of God, and her work has been featured on Proverbs 31 Ministries, (in)Courage, Crosswalk, and more. Abby lives with her husband and three children western Maryland.

TALKING POINTS:

• The kind of expectant we should have.
• How we practically fix our eyes on Jesus
• What we do when we think we've heard God but hit a roadblock
• 3 ways we interpret God saying "no"
• How to shift to seeing what is unseen

SCRIPTURE:

• 2 Corinthians 4:18

QUOTES:

• "The problem is many of us live as though He's not there. We walk around and do life like we're orphans instead of like daughters and sons who have a helper." (Abby)

• "Not seeing God showing up in my life the way I expected...I started second guessing the voice of God in my life and if I was hearing Him." (Abby)

• "If I don't ever have any situations where I need Him, He doesn't even need to show up." (Abby)

CONNECT w/ ABBY:

Website: abbymcdonald.org Facebook: http://facebook.com/fearfullymademom Instagram: http://instagram.com/abbymcd7

Stephanie Rousselle's spiritual journey took her from French atheism to biblical Christianity. She is married to a Middle-Eastern North African, and they have two teenagers. She is a Bible teacher, coach, mentor, and podcast host to Gospel Spice.

Stephanie thrives on Bible-centered, inspirational writing and speaking and dark chocolate. Her passion is to give God all the glory, because she's discovered that He promises to delight her with His very own presence.

TALKING POINTS:

• Where our identity is found.
• What identity in Christ means.
• The difference between head knowledge and experiential knowledge of God.
• Self-sufficiency and utter weakness.
• Where true power and authority come from.
• How walking in our calling is like seeing the Eiffel Tower.

QUOTES:

• "We don't choose weakness -- we are weak. We choose to accept the reality of our weakness." (Stephanie)
• "Calling is an outward manifestation of our purpose."
• "We have to sit in the heavenly places before we can walk in our callings." (Julie)
• "God is never more weak in my life than when I am strong in myself." (Stephanie)
• "True POWER and AUTHORITY comes from being WITH Christ and not working FOR Him." (Julie)

CONNECT:

• Stephanie:

  • Website: https://gospelspice.com/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.rousselle.904
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanierousselle.us/

Your God-given dream is not some cute little thing that would be fun to do one day. God planted that seed of a dream in your heart, and He wants to see a harvest. He wants you to be bold and courageous in bringing those dreams to life. It's time to stop playing it safe with your faith, to start leaning into your calling, and to begin bringing those God-given dreams to life.

On this episode, Katie Reid and I talk about:

• One way to discern if your dream is God's will or not.
• How perfectionism keeps us stuck and paralyzed.
• How freedom in pursuing a dream can be scary for a perfectionist.
• What it means to pray bold and unedited prayers.
• A lot of times God requires us to take a step of faith BEFORE He does the miraculous.

SCRIPTURES:

• "Faith without works is dead" (James 2:17)
• "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts..." (Colossians 3:15).
• "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'" (Isaiah 30:21).

QUOTES:

• "It doesn't depend on us, but God wants to partner with us" (Julie)
• "God is both POWERFUL and PERSONAL!" (Katie)
• "God's will is a not a tightrope." (Julie)

CONNECT:

You can connect with Katie at her website katiemreid.com. You can also connect with her on Instagram at @katie_m-reid and Facebook at KatieMReidWriter.

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In this episode, I talk with Jan Greenwood about:

• How you learn to be a good leader.
• What Biblical leadership is.
• How success is a harder test than obscurity and why.
• How comparison is a counterfeit power.
• The grace to wait on God's timing.
• Why the preparation season lasts longer than we want it to.
• How everything goes through a death, burial and resurrection. Listen to episode 10 here.
• You want to wait for God to open doors of public ministry.
• What you can expect with greater visibility and success.

Jan is a pastor, teacher, and mentor. Her latest book The Grace Giving Leader is about how to lead well and develop people. She is also the author of Women at War and founder of Brave Strong Girl, an online mentoring community for women. Jan and her husband Mark have been married for more than 35 years and they have four children. They live in a suburb of Dallas. You can follow her on Instagram or Facebook. You can visit her website at bravestronggirl.org or her on Facebook @bravestronggirl or @jangreenwood.16.

It's grace that empowers us to walk in our calling. It's also grace that empowers us to wait during a season of preparation.

We can learn three ways to be CONFIDENT and COURAGEOUS in our calling in 1 Samuel 17. I want each and every one of you to get these truths so deep in your heart that the enemy can't move you an inch from being in alignment with God's calling on your life.

Looking forward to hearing from you how this message resonated with you and the specific steps you can take to be confident and courageous!

In January 2021, Kairos Moments celebrates its one year anniversary. We will be doing some really fun things! Keep an eye out for that. (Pssst....there might even be some giveaways!)

But until then, let's take a look back at all that God did with Kairos Moments podcast in 2020!

As we talk about this past year, go back and get caught up on any episodes you may have missed!

Mo Isom and Brittney Prazen are two parts of a six-part ministry team, BOLDLIFE INITIATIVE. BoldLife exists to challenge, encourage and equip Christ followers to relentlessly pursue a holy and bold life. Through timely Word-rooted and Spirit-led communication, they long to see a revival of depth and sanctification within the Bride of Christ as they point other towards YHWH's heart, will and power available to all of us through Yeshua (Jesus).

Mo Isom and Brittney Prazen are two parts of a six-part ministry team, BOLDLIFE INITIATIVE. BoldLife exists to challenge, encourage and equip Christ followers to relentlessly pursue a holy and bold life. Through timely Word-rooted and Spirit-led communication, they long to see a revival of depth and sanctification within the Bride of Christ as they point others towards YHWH's heart, will and power available to all of us through Yeshua (Jesus).

Mo is an author, teacher of the Word, and a mouthpiece for the prophetic revelation God grants them. Brittney is a prophet for the Lord with incredible spiritual insight, a writer and a humble servant for the kingdom.

What does it mean to be buoyant? To be buoyant means to be able to stay afloat or rise to the top.

In the midst of a difficult season in our lives with wave after wave of bad news, I learned at least six ways to become buoyant even though the waves continued to rage.

1. Recognize and acknowledge God as our only source of POWER, PROVISION, and PEACE.

2. Find JOY!

3. Wage SPIRITUAL WARFARE.

4. WORSHIP

5. SERVE someone else.

6. Do not be afraid to ASK FOR HELP.

What other ways have you found to become buoyant in life's troubled waters? Let me know. Email me at [email protected].