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In this episode, Andy and Cath are chatting about the “fatherliness” of God – a word they have swiped from Andrew Murray (Andy’s hero!). They talk about how He is Abba and not distant and aloof. How the place of lack in our hearts can be a blockage to really receiving the fullness of God’s “fatherliness” for us but also the healing He can bring if we let Him into these voids. It’s another probing chat with a challenge and an encouragement to lean in deeper and know Him more.

It’s another challenging chat with Andy & Cath today. They unpack why some of us carry a general feeling of “being guilty” around in the everyday of life. Maybe you sometimes find it hard to work out if something is your fault or is someone else’s problem. Mix in the work of the enemy to hold us in condemnation – it’s a recipe for a lot of restlessness and internal angst! Listen along as Andy and Cath share how God has been helping them learn the difference between when God is bringing His conviction and when the enemy just wants to make us feel bad.

Today Andy and Cath are chatting with friend, pastor and author; Andy Robinson. They chat together about the real issue of suffering… not a fluffy topic by any means! Like many of you we know God can heal and change lives, He can redeem, fix and mend any problem and situation – yet what do we do when He doesn’t seem to be healing or answering our prayers and we are still suffering? Andy R shares his personal story of living with pain and how God has been doing a much deeper work of healing. He is very honest about the suffering and the desperation he can feel but how when He reaches out to others and God from that reality, it is the place where God meets him.

We pray this episode will encourage and lift up the hearts of those who are suffering in very real situations and you will know you aren’t being punished by God or left alone to suffer in silence. God cares deeply and passionately about you and He wants to be there in the day to day of your life.

Which end of the spectrum of sharing your heart do you fall? Are you someone who pours out inner struggles a little too easily or are you someone who finds it harder to let people in and struggle to let people into the vault of your inner thoughts and emotions? We probably all fall somewhere between the two – trying to navigate vulnerability in relationships is really hard. What is God’s heart in all this? Andy and Cath have a chat together about the desire of the Lord for us to be healthy and balanced, free to share but also free to hold up boundaries. What does healthy look like? Listen along and see if God wants to challenge gently any area of your relationships and vulnerabilities.

On this episode, Andy and Cath take a look at how to navigate our priorities and live our lives in way where Jesus is at the centre. It can be hard to find the right balance of putting other people first in a healthy way, taking care of ourselves, and acknowledging valid needs, all while trying to live life with Jesus at the centre. Join Andy and Cath as they chat through this topic, and discuss some of the challenges that we all face when our human nature clashes with a lifestyle of putting God first, with plenty of laughs along the way!

Andy and Cath are back with a new podcast and this time they are chatting about self-confidence. It’s a funny balance as a Christian – how do we have a rightful self-confidence but still remain reliant on the Holy Spirit? Are we even meant to be confident in ourselves? Andy and Cath have one of their honest chats about self-doubt and how our confidence can get bashed and battered. What is God’s heart for us and how do we even find our confidence in Him? Listen along and let God probe some questions in your own heart. Andy and Cath don’t come with all the answers but rather an honest chat that leaves us all leaning into Him and wanting Him to speak and show us His way.

Burying our feelings and emotions doesn’t work in the long term - they soon catch up with us one way or another! God encourages to be real and truthful with Him about what we feel - He gave us feelings and emotions to express what is going on inside. But what happens when our feelings (emotions) overwhelm us? We can feel out of control and like we are drowning in a sea of overwhelm - we know we shouldn’t just disconnect and hide the feelings - but what do we do with them?

Andy & Cath chat honestly about the challenge to bring our feelings to God – what does that actually look like and where is the balance between compartmentalising our emotions and being consumed and ruled by what we feel. It’s a challenging chat… hopefully as you listen along you are encouraged to dig deeper with God and grow with Him. If you find this podcast helpful - do send it on to a friend, perhaps it’s just the encouragement or help they need! 

Do you ever get a bit stuck or dare we say... drifting... in your relationship with God? There is nothing worse for us as human beings than being too comfortable! It causes everything to slow down and settle - that can include our walk with God. Today Andy and Cath are challenging us, and themselves, to seek for more. To step out of apathy and instead to choose to dig into discovering more about who God really is - letting Him "out of the box" and free from our limitations. As you listen along we pray we are all stirred to believe for more of God and more of His power in our lives.

Not all of our struggles stem from negative things done to us. Sometimes the biggest impact is from the omission of things that we haven't received. In this episode, Andy and Cath chat about the challenges faced when affirmation has been missing and how there can be a deep hunger that motivates us to earn or seek affirmation in our daily lives. How many of us are driven by a much deeper greed for encouragements, striving, feeling sorry for ourselves and even using flattery and manipulation to meet the voids? How do we let God fill that void and become secure in His love for us and how do we become people who can speak true, life-giving words to the people around us?... Phew! Not easy! It’s challenging stuff! We would love you to join us as we grow together.

Andy and Cath are back from summer holidays and are feeling the fight! Perhaps we forget it but we live in a daily battle with the enemy and with our carnality. That’s not great news until we remember we are on the winning side. In this episode they chat about how as we recognise the battle, we can learn to stand up in His authority and victory – before we know it we are disarming the enemy in his strategies. Join Andy and Cath as they unpack some of the enemy’s tactics but most importantly as they remember and remind us we are on the winning side and we can stand up and take our place as children and heirs.