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People. They can be hard to live with. They’re impossible to live without.

God has created us to need people for many reasons, one of which is they can help guide us towards truth. Sometimes it’s the truth we need to see about ourselves. Sometimes it’s the truth someone else needs to see. Always it’s to know the truth about who God is and how we are made in His image.

In this replay of Part 3 of the Core Compass of Truth series, see how people are crucial to your knowing and living aligned with truth — and how necessary you are to others!

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Have you ever played peek-a-boo with a child who thought if they covered up their eyes that you couldn’t see them?

Sometimes that’s how we are with God and all He created. If we just close our eyes to the evidence of His existence, power, and goodness all around us, He won’t see us.

But God is evident in Creation. In Part 2 of the Core Compass of Truth replay, discover how the physical world and universe help point us towards truth.

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What GPS system does your life depend on?

I don't mean the kind in your vehicle but the one in your heart signaling what's right/wrong, smart/dumb, and good/bad. Gratefully, God has given us a core compass of truth that has four parts just like the four cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west.

Common sense is one point that helps to keep us on track. Listen and discover how common sense is one expression of God's amazing grace and why we won't navigate life wisely without it.

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Gratitude. A virtue we love and sometimes wonder how to make tangible.

Don't let gratitude get buried in the closet of good intentions -- in your life or in your family. Instead, choose a culture of great impact by adopting one or more of the buffet of practices you can choose from.

Toss out "fake it until you make it" thinking. That mindset has a short shelf life. Rather, find creative ways that move gratitude from a nice idea to a lived habit.

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Ready or not, change comes!

How do you keep from drowning when life hits you unexpectedly with great loss?

How do you keep from spinning out of control when something positive comes your way?

I unpack five A's to keep you on course, whether you're adjusting to painful or positive circumstances that caught you by surprise. You'll see how to:

Act, not react.

Accelerate goals, modify them, or let them go.

Adjust your priorities, but not your principles.

Avoid the temptation to package a Tiffany gift in a Target box.

Ask for help and be aware of who to avoid.

Share this episode with someone you know who's facing unexpected change in their life.

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"You can't change someone else" is true.

So is "You can influence someone else to change."

How do we not try to take ownership of someone else's life while owning the power of our influence? In this episode you'll learn seven ways you can help or hinder change in someone else -- and maybe even yourself in the process!

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The idea that enough pain motivates change is dangerous. While sufficient pain might prompt a person to change, it might also keep them from changing. Why?

Because pain can migrate from being an experience to becoming an identity.

Young women today are especially wrestling with this because significant and ongoing anxiety has become the "norm." While we want to bring empathy and compassion to this issue, are we promoting the very problem we want to solve by failing to bring truth?

I explore change and a specific application to the issue of anxiety in today's episode.

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Change is typically hard, especially when it's significant and has been tried before. While practices and techniques matter, the biggest obstacle is our mindset.

Believing change isn't possible, for us or someone else, is the #1 obstacle to growth. Whether subtle or loud, this belief packs incredible power. Today we unpack how:

• Changed minds will result in changed words and behaviors.
• The difference between destructive people and difficult people
• The danger of treating changeable character traits like permanent attributes
• Believing change is possible in others requires vulnerability

We'll examine how big of a Gospel we have by applying it to what we really believe about the possibility of change -- in ourselves and others.

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Change is inevitable. It occurs by default or intention, and when it's by default, it seldom produces the benefits we hope.

Yet how does sustainable and positive change happen?

In the first episode of the mini-series on Change, I unpack three common yet harmful ideas that keep people from changing:

1. The information fallacy
2. The rock-bottom myth
3. The shame motivator

These ideas can not only limit people's ability to change but can contribute to destructive patterns in ourselves or others.

Share this podcast with two friends, and you'll always have something worthwhile to visit about!

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Life inevitably puts us in places of overwhelm. While we can't avoid this entirely, there are ways we can face these times with maturity.

Discover how five "R's" make a crucial difference.

• Remember
• Record
• Re-orient
• Release
• Re-energize

With both practical application and principles from the example of David in 1 Samuel, you'll be empowered to not run away from overwhelm but face it courageously.

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