Tried something new today, recorded my podcast LIVE on Facebook simultaneously when the the recording of this podcast. I hope you enjoy it!

As we round up the week, whatever you were passionate about and gifted in, may you do that and God’s strength and bless others. God gifted you, to be the person to interact with those people, and share his love, hope, grace, enjoy.

Today’s podcast encourages you to not only think about what you’re passionate and gifted to do but whose strength are you relying on to do it and when you are inspired and doing what God called you to do you may get tired but you’re not gonna be overwhelmed and discouraged in a way that defeats you, a lot to think about today.

Often in January, podcast and blogs will focus on goalsetting and why it’s important to set goals. This year, I wanted to try something new and focus on what are you gifted in and what are you passionate about? What are you doing to encourage and inspire others?

Today we take a look in Colossians, chapter 1, as a reminder to be thankful and praise God for all that he has done and has yet to do. As you strengthen and develop your faith disciplines, remember to praise God for the things that only he can do and thank him for the way he’s working in your life. I hope you had a wonderful and blessed week, and I look forward to seeing you next week.

Today we wrap up Ephesians 1:15-23 with a challenge to rank your faith and the things you do to strengthen, share, or praise God as it relates to your faith. Through this process, he will be able to recognize where you have areas of weakness, in a direction to strengthen and renew your faith by starting where you’re weak and making it strong.

Today we focus on feeding your faith as we look at fusions chapter 1, verses one through 14. I encourage you to spend as much time feeding your faith as you do sharing it, so that you will avoid a spiritual burn out.

So today we look at a couple different verses on joy and my scattered, squirreled-brain, takes us back to you when I was in Catholic high school that has nothing to do with choosing joy but thankfully I pull it back around and we end talking about joy and the new year. If you check out today’s podcast, thank you for sticking with it and have a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful new year!

You were given the choice in life to choose joy, regardless of what challenges or obstacles you face. I encourage you that as you say goodbye to 2020 and look to 2021, that you make the conscious effort to choose joy. You are the only one that can determine your outlook for the future. Will you choose joy this year?

In a world where it’s easy to be miserable, I challenge you to choose joy.