Leader Lab with Andy Bruce

Today we’re talking about what we do when the women we love and lead fail. When they seem to botch their calling. When there’s major sin. When they are deceived or they deceive others. When their secret life comes barreling out and their duplicity is exposed. How do you - the one who is loving and leading them handle it? Rather than emotionally and mentally going off the rails with her, let’s talk about some guardrails to keep you from spiraling.

Welcome back to the podcast! Season 2 kicks off as I share some pretty amazing things God did in me this summer, and it has everything to do with my wrong thinking about God. That I didn’t even know was there! So let’s dive in and talk about things we can do to find, heal, and change our wrong thinking.

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You know those times you open the fridge door and get caught off guard by a rotten smell? And you think to yourself, "Somebody needs to take care of that!" but nobody does. So the more you open the fridge door, the worse the smell gets. What makes you finally do the nasty work of digging through the fridge???? The smell right? It gets so bad, and you've held if off for so long, until finally you HAVE to deal with it. I know this sounds goofy, but this picture perfectly describes the spiritual condition of my heart these days. There's a spiritual pattern I've recognized that's not cool. And although I've seen it in myself before, these days, the "smell" is getting to me. Take a listen, join the conversation, and let's become women who don't just SPEAK the Truth, we LIVE the Truth. 

In this episode, Andy's catching up the community on what God's been doing. Things like Calling, Listening to God together, roadblocks of our callings, and where God's taking us next. Listen in.  

For years I worked so hard to TRY to love Scripture. I was in the Bible and thought the answer was to cram MORE into my Bible reading. Boy was I off base. Learning to love Scripture happened in the SLOW. Take a listen to the problem, a story, and a few things I’ve learned about the process of loving Scripture.

Most of us have been told that to the extent we know God, will be the extent that God uses us. And the opposite: the less you know God, the less He will use you. And while this is true, there’s more to the story.

The more you know and accept God and the more you know and accept yourself will be the extent that you JOYFULLY live your God-given calling. 

I know this sounds loosey-goosey, but hear me out.

I think we are ALL about knowing God. But sometimes we do ALL we know to do to avoid knowing OURSELVES. Listen in for some practical steps to take that allow God to not only reveal Himself to you, but what to do when He reveals yourself to you as well. 

There's no doubt about it, self-leadership is THE way to discipleship, and it all starts in your mind. To go to the places God is calling you and I to go, we have to lead ourselves, which means knowing the Truth, telling ourselves the Truth, so we can speak the Truth. Listen in for some practical ways to start. As always, to find your community of like-minded women, go the Truth Group Community Facebook page. 

I'm MORE than convinced that there is ONE thing that can make or break a woman's God-given calling. Ever wonder what the difference was between you, who seriously wants to live for Christ but it rarely seems to pan out and the woman next to you who is growing, maturing, and producing God-given fruit? If your answer is yes, then you NEED to listen to this podcast. Because I promise you, this ONE thing is the thing that will make or break living for God the way you want to. 

Join a bunch of like-minded women at the Truth Group Community Facebook page - these are YOUR PEOPLE! 

Sometimes making decisions is as easy as pie. Other times it's just plain hard. The typical Christian answer for decision paralysis is, "just wait on God and He will show you what to do." Yes! That's true. But what do we do when we HAVE waited on God, but nothing comes? In this episode, Andy shares 3 questions that have helped in making decisions and how God has used them to help her think more clearly when making decisions. Join in the conversation. And for even more conversations with like-minded women, join the Facebook group at Truth Group Community. 

Welcome to a new podcast season! This week, Andy's talking to herself 20 years ago (don't worry - it will all make sense in the first few minutes of the podcast) about how to navigate seasons that *LOOK like a "spiritual ghost town." *FEEL like God's on silent. What can we make of these seasons and how do we navigate them? Andy shares the REAL problem in our thinking and a few tidbits of what to do. As always, hop over to the Truth Group Community Facebook page to team up with your kind of people - those who want to know God deeply through His Word and purposefully do what it says - no matter the cost.