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April 10, 2019Living With Less - Interview with Heather Nicol - 3 Part Series Wrap Up
Episode 15 is an interview with a Christian based counselor in Columbus, OH. Heather Nicol joins the show to wrap up the 3 part series on Emotional and Physical Compulsiveness. She answers questions on ways we can better handle our emotions and how to invite God into the moments we feel tempted to give into things to fill the void in our hearts on Christ can fill.
A little about Heather - She has a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work and an undergrad in Social Work and has been working the mental health field since 1996. She started her own practice in 2006, took a few years off to run a non-profit agency in Columbus, and then went back to private practice in 2012. She's been married for 21 years to a fabulously patient and Godly man, and has been blessed with two children, a senior and junior in HS. We attend Grace Polaris Church. In her spare time she loves teaching yoga, working out, playing with her dogs, or reading a good book.
If someone finds themselves letting their emotions control them what are a few things they can do in the moment to try and help take a step back?
Often our large emotional responses are due to other stressors we may be feeling at the time. Think of rating stress on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being no stress and 10 being that “Total Freak Out.” If we are constantly at a level 5 or 6 stress level then it will take very little to send us to a level 7 or 8 response to something that really should only be a level 3 or 4 response. So our first step needs to be a commitment to lowering our feelings of stress on a daily basis. Making sure we take care of our bodies, minds, and souls should be a priority. Getting into the habit of starting every day with a quiet time with the Lord, exercising, eating right are all ways to start our days with less stress so our emotional responses will be lessened.
What is the best way to propose a discussion with someone when it’s a topic you’re really passionate about?
Begin with seeing if your proposal is a harsh set up vs. a soft set up. Start with a question asking your spouse if he/she is open to a conversation. “Hun, do you have a few minutes to speak with me about something?” “May I share something with you that’s been on my heart?” If it’s going to be an “ouchy” conversation, suggest you and your spouse simply pray together first. Ask God to put the words in your mouth He wants you to say. This way the conversation will be guided by the Lord rather than by our own selfish desires.
When it comes to relationships what’s your best Biblical advice to fighting fair?
Beware of Pride! Pride causes us to be focused on our own agendas. Do you know that there are at least 63 references to “pride” in the Bible? God knew we were going to need lots of reminders on how to deal with the sin of pride! Proverbs 13:10 tells us “Pride breeds quarrels.” Proverbs 16:18 reads “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” If each spouse/person would simply try to “Hear” the other and be willing to put his/her own agenda and his/her own pride aside most couples/friends/families would automatically argue less. So rather than trying to be heard or trying to persuade your spouse/friend/family to your side, simply try to listen and truly hear whatever your they are trying to say. It doesn’t mean you have to agree and yes, sometimes we need to compromise. Respectfully listening will go a long way.
What is the most used way to fill voids and what are some good ways to stop these habits.
When we are trying to change a habit often we need to start with changing a simple behavior leading up to that habit. For example, I once had a client tell me he was drinking a 12 pack of beer each night. Upon further questioning I discovered he stopped at a gas station each night on the way home from work to buy his beer. I asked him to simply drive past the gas station and go directly home. He stopped consuming the beer! Sometimes it can be that simple.
However, sometimes we need to dig deeply to figure out what void the negative habit might be filling. For example, sometimes negative habits are started from feeling lonely or sad. It’s important to identify the negative feelings and then figure out what we can do about them in a positive manner. The best way to do this is to ask God to reveal to us what we may not be willing to see - which is a very hard thing to do. Most of us don’t want our sin nature to be revealed because we then feel convicted. But you know what - God already knows what our sin nature is! So trying to pretend it’s not there is only hurting ourselves.
When giving into the compulsive behaviors, what do you see as counselor that people lose most of when they do this?
When we give in to our compulsive behaviors and temptations wether it’s over eating, over spending, etc these things become idols in our lives and keep us from having a fulfilling relationship with the Lord. That, in turn will impact how we view ourselves, our family, our friends, and how we impact others around us. In the book of Genesis The Lord commands us to be fruitful and increase in number so we can grow His Kingdom. Matthew 28 speaks of the Great Commission telling us “to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” Temptations and idols will limit our abilities to do this. Not to mention we are going to feel pretty crummy about ourselves as we will feel separated from the Lord.
If someone were to ask you what they first thing they needed to live with less of in regards to becoming who Christ has called them to be, what would it be and why?
-It depends upon the person. We are all different and subject to different temptations. For example, if I said you need to live with less shoes - well some of us may only have 3 or 4 pair of shoes while some of us have 300 or 400! Instead of seeking an earthly answer I would ask God to reveal what His answer would be as it’s going to be different for each of us.
What's your favorite bible verse and why?
2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” I really like that verse because I’m athletic and competitive and I can relate to it in that way. But I also feel like life is a marathon made up of smaller races. We have the race of being children. Then the race of young adulthood. Then the race of being a newlywed and young parents. Then the race of being empty nesters. And each race often feels like a battle that requires a whole lot of faith. I can look back on certain aspects of my life and say “Yep, Lord, we got through that one!”
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April 03, 2019LWL Physical Compulsiveness - Things that are used to fill the void in our hearts only God can fill.
Episode 14 dives into the physical things we use to fill the voids in our heart only God can fill. Living With Less Physical Compulsiveness is something God has been with me every step of the way in regards to overcoming these 3 areas in my life. Sex, food, and spending money. We serve a mighty and forgiving God. Who wants nothing more than for us to turn to Him and begin living a life in pursuit of Him. Romans 12:2 gives us the guidance to keep our feet to God's path as we allow Him to restore our brokenness.
Compulsiveness
irresistible urge, gripping, uncontrollable
We need to first see that these words when not linked with the gospel are NOT good. They are NOT holy. They are tempting and typically devastating to our lives. Nothing should ever be taking over our life other than living out Christs calling in our lives.
Sex
Using sex not within God's design was all based on insecurity in my life. I was trying to fill a deep desire of feeling loved by a guy instead of seeing I didn't need a mans approval to be deemed lovable. God calls us "his beloved".
Sex can also be used in the wrong context within marriage, be sure you and your spouse are on the same page at what you both feel comfortable with.
Don't fall prey to the lie that satan will try to plague you with. If you've struggled with this area he will try to convince you that if you've done it all before it doesn't matter. THIS IS A TRAP FROM THE PIT OF HELL. With Christ all things are redeemable.
My prayer during the season of when we put God at the center of our relationship before we were married: God please be bigger than my temptation.
Find a good Godly accountability partner, that can check in with you every week!
Food
I constantly teetered back and forth from eating my feelings or choosing to not eat enough to feel in control.
The enemy is going to try to fill your mind with reminders that you'll never get past this, BUT I'm here to tell you, YOUR GOD IS GREATER.
Romans 12:2 gives so much insight into this trap of eating issues. It can be overcome when we allow Christ to control and renew our minds another great took is a good Christian Counselor.
Spending Money
There is a difference between treating ourselves from a bad day and self care to keep ourselves feeling rejuvenated every once in a while.
It starts with one thing then snowballs into $80+ dollars down the drain - only leading to feeling worse than we started.
We find ourselves explaining we deserve something when really we don't deserve anything that's been given to us. When we start looking at our things as OURS, we're in trouble. They are God's. (this is very hard to me as well)
When we start to believe we control our own happiness we're headed down a deep hole. Christ controls my happiness, better yet Christ controls my FULLNESS.
Doesn't this look like a scary picture when we run to buying something vs. going to God about our situation. Example: Latte > Jesus. This is crazy, I just put $3.49 latte from Starbucks over Jesus. WOAH, wake up call.
All 3 of these areas I talked about today have one thing in common they are all used to fill a deep void only God can fill.
Sex, food, and a new purse won't renew me, they won't fill the gaping hole in my heart only Christ can mend, I end up worse off than I started and feel farther from God.
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March 27, 2019LWL Emotional Compulsiveness
Episode 13 is the start of a new 3 part series on Living With Less Compulsiveness. This week we are looking deeper into Emotional Compulsiveness. How God has shown me even though this feels like a small area of sin in my life, it still creates a barrier between me and Him.
To truly know God we've got to also study the Old Testament. God took me to 2 Samuel 6:6-7 "But when they arrived a the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah rached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God. The The Lord's anger was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him dead because of this. so Uzzah died right therebeside the Ark of God."
*This story can be looked at as very cruel but it shows the reverence we're supposed to have for God and His commands.
"When we get to complacent in our walk with The Lord our obedience becomes loose."
When Uzzah touched the Ark, he probably wasn't doing it to be rude toward God. I think he did it because he'd become to comfortable with his actions around God.
Even though this area of sin in my life seems small, it's still creating a barrier between He and I.
If we could un-blind ourselves and realize if Jesus was in the room with us we'd never act the way we are, we'd be a lot better off.
How do we turn from these compulsive behaviors?
Romans 12:2 says, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable, and perfect."
Do not be conformed to this world - Turn away from the world and your old self.
Be transformed by the renewal of your mind - Accept Christ and pursue being transformed in His image
Discern the will of God - Learn His voice by having a relationship with Him.
Do what is good, acceptable, and perfect - Pursue Godliness
Notice all 4 of these are a choice, but when we choose these we're choosing God's best for us and able to pursue freedom.
"God blessed us with emotions and expects us to feel them, we just have to learn to not let them overpower us. When we let our emotions get to loud, we'll no longer be able to hear the quiet whisper of the Holy Spirit."
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22 min
March 20, 2019What Discontentment Steals From Us
Episode 12 is all about Living With Less Discontentment and what it steals from us. The Lord took me Matthew 6:19-21 and He showed me the earthly things I've been storing up my treasures in. I share a story from a few years ago that continues to rise up from season to season in my life. I hope you leave this episode feeling encouraged to be free of the thief discontentment is, and ask God to show you all you're missing from Him in your heart.
Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Discontentment robs the gift of JOY God so graciously wants to give us.
Discontentment is like a leaky valve in your heart, if left unattended it'll send you into spiritual heart failure.
How many times have you been robbed of the joy due to this very word. How many seasons that could've been bearing much fruit ended up filled with grief and sorrow because something else looked better?
We continue to find our selves hungry again for things that look better, when they have nothing life giving to offer.
It's in these places though we can find ourselves desperate for God. Open the Bible up for yourself and ask Him to speak to you. It's amazing what you'll feel when you begin to discern what He's speaking to you. You'll see little by little He's peeling back the layers of you life, asking you to leave things behind because of all the good He has for you instead.
Trust me on this, the truths tucked into the word of God you don't want to miss. These are the treasures that can never be taken from you, they don't rust or become destroyed. They give you life, peace, true contentment.
Look around at all the things God has entrusted to you when you start to feel like you don't have enough, or someone else life looks better. He's entrusted you with souls to take care of and show love to. Your family, friends, spouse, workplace, the list goes on.
Don't let the discontentment of this world steal another season of your life. Claim Matthew 6:19-21 and put your treasure in Christ alone.
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March 13, 2019Inviting Jesus Into Our Anxieties
Episode 11 is all about a deeper understanding of inviting Jesus into our anxiety. God showed me I need ask Him to join me in my situation instead of demanding He change it. He took me to 3 parts of the Bible that I believe give so much power and freedom for what He wants for us in this hard place of anxiety. Mark 4:37-40, Philippians 4:6-7, and 1 Samuel 17:20.
Mark 4:37-40 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”
We've all been in the midst of a raging storm in our life, and we've all probably felt like God wasn't seeing us. (BUT HE WAS!)
I love that the disciples in this verse didn't ask God to stop the storm, they woke Him to invite Him into their panic.
I also LOVE that Jesus was sleeping until they called up Him. This is what He wants from us, He wants to ask Him to come into the anxiety with us.
Instead of thinking Jesus is choosing to ignore us, we must call on Him to get in the boat with us!
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
This verse gives us the permission to go to God about anything.
I love that this verse in the ESV says "requests" - request doesn't always mean things will workout the way we want.
Then it follows with - the peace of God will (which is a promise word) guard your heart and mind. God gives us the promise that even if our request doesn't come to pass the way we ask, He is still giving us His peace.
-God's peace changes us. It changes our reactions, it changes our feelings, it changes everything.
1 Samuel 17:20 And David rose early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and took the provisions and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the encampment as the host was going out to the battle line, shouting the war cry.
STORY OF DAVID AND GOLIATH - ANXIETY = GOLIATH. He's BIG, LOUD, & INTIMIDATING.
"David rose early in the morning." This is a crucial part of the scripture - David was EAGER to obey God.
Note in my bible : Eager to obey = Opportunity to conquer
When we submit to God and invite Him into the anxiety in our life we are setting ourselves us to conquer anxiety with Christ!
When we are eager to pursue God, big things change. Chains are broken. With Christ at the center we can defeat the Goliaths in our lives.
Living With Less Giveaway-
I'm giving away one copy of a life changing book, donated by Angela Brittain this book walked me through a very hard season and got me into really pursuing my issues with anxiety and panic attacks from a Christian perspective. In "Don't Forget To Look Up", Angela gives real ways to pursue freedom with Christ at the center. She knows it because she walked it out, and from my experience it's sometimes hard to take advice from someone who doesn't get it, but she does! To enter into this giveaway you need to be sure you're following the @livingwithlesspodcast on Instagram, like the photo, and comment your favorite part of todays episode. Please enter in if this is something you are struggling with or are giving to a loved one, as this is to be a tool and resource for you/someone to overcome this issue!
Resources:
Book: Don't Forget To Look Up, A Christians Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Panic Attacks.
Author: Angela Brittain
Website: www.overcomepanic.com
Twitter: @BrittainAK
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March 06, 2019Living With Less - Interview with Chelsey's husband!
CELEBRATORY GIVEAWAY EPISODE! Come listen this week as I interview my husband on this whole Living With Less journey and what it looks like to him. Come here the story of how God used the same 3 words "Live With Less" with him. You'll get to hear is heart on a good place to start this journey in your faith, how he got to see God bring unthinkable to fruition, what trusting God and his goodness looks like. You may also find out how he likes his coffee and some other fun things.
What did you think when God laid "Live With Less fear and anxiety" on your heart?
As I started to feel overwhelmed I thought that I needed to pause and just pray.
In doing so I felt this rush from within, which I know is the Holy Spirit, and in that moment I
heard God speak to me, telling me to take a step back, breathe, and to “make one decision at a
time, Live With Less fear and anxiety.” It’s so simple, yet so complex.
I, like many, I have a tendency to dwell on the current and then project it out to what it could be, but that’s more than God made us to handle.
If you could tell someone what to rid their life of first when it comes to Living With Less of the things getting in the way of who Christ is calling them to be, what would you tell them?
If I could share one thing I believe this ties back into my previous answer of “anxiety”. This is
something that everyone struggles with and the enemy is so good at using it to make us doubt
God and ourselves. It consumes us entirely. Despite scripture telling us to “cast your burdens on
Him” and to “not be anxious about anything” we often can’t help ourselves. There’s immense
peace in learning how to take a step back, make one decision at a time, and taking it from there.
What was something God put on your heart 8-10 years ago that has now come to fruition? What would you tell someone who is having a hard time trusting God's goodness?
I wouldn’t have thought my life would have turned out the
way it has. Where I was at with my career, with relationships, it just didn’t seem possible. At times I was overloaded with decisions and struggling to follow my
path. Looking back I can now see how God has graciously opened doors, guided me to them,
and at times even pushed me through. I know it’s a bit cliché, but the old saying is so true: to
make God laugh tell Him that you’ve got a plan.
Favorite bible verse and why?
Galatians 2:20 – I have been crucified with Christ. I no longer live, but it is Christ who lives in me.
The life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved and died for me.
I have this verse tattooed on my arm, along with my baptism date of 4-4-10 as a reminder that I am a
new creation in Him, that He loved/loves me SO much that He gave his only Son for me, and that
Christ is still alive, in me. The last part I feel often gets overlooked, but is so incredible and
powerful to think, to realize that Christ is IN us. Going back to my LWL moment, this is so
important to remember as God tries to keep us focused on the here and now, and when we get
off track like I did He is there to speak to us, like he did to me.
LIVING WITH LESS GIVEAWAY DETAILS
Head to the Living With Less Instagram page. Be sure to like the GIVEAWAY post, you have to be following @livingwithlesspodcast page, for extra entries tag your friends in the comments who you think would love the show! Winner will be announced on Saturday evening at 9PM.
GIVEAWAY PRIZE - Book donated by Holley Gerth - You're Made For A God-Sized Dream and a Starbucks gift card!
If you loved today's episode please share it on your social media tagging @livingwithlesspodcast. I'd LOVE if you left a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for joining me today. Have a great week this week, thanks for coming here to CELEBRATE 10 episodes! Very special thanks to my hubby who joined the show!
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February 27, 2019LWL Fear of Surrender
Episode 9 is all about the fear we have of surrender. Chelsey takes you through how we can help get ourselves in the posture of trusting God with our most precious things. You'll hear about the need of community as well as our deep need for a constantly active relationship with Christ.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you declares The Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and future.
This verse is not a promise to exempt us from trials, this verse is a promise that God will be with us in it all.
Surrender
This is a choice of free will.
There's no bargaining or leveraging with God when it comes to surrender.
We have to be willing to surrender all of it. The BIG stuff and the LITTLE stuff. (SO HARD - I know!!!)
Trust with Surrender
Trust can only come from deep personal relationship, it has to be pursued and active!
We can't be in a posture of surrender without a relationship with Christ.
We can't expect to trust God if we're not actively trying to know Him better.
Find Community
Find someone who walked out the very thing your afraid to surrender to Christ. Ask them how they got to the place to trust God and His plans for them.
Find someone who you can process your raw thoughts with. (Christian Counselor, Pastor, Wiser friend.) When you can share you thoughts on what you're afraid to surrender in a safe/uncensored environment it creates a place for you to find out what's really going on.
Surrender becomes active
When we realize us holding onto these things and not giving them to God doesn't make them better, easier, or different.
"Surrender isn't glamorous, but it's absolutely GLORIOUS."
Last Point
If you're in a hard, painful place, in fear of surrendering something to God because of what you're going through REMEMBER THIS **it was never supposed to be this way. When the enemy tries to fill your mind with doubting Gods goodness SPEAK OUT LOUD -God gives me a HOPE & FUTURE despite this circumstance and despite this pain. He is the source of my strength in this battle.
If you loved today's episode please share it on your social media tagging @livingwithlesspodcast. I'd LOVE if you left a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for joining me today. Have a great week this week, I can't wait to CELEBRATE with you all next for our 10th episode! My hubby joins the show and you'll all get to hear what God's been doing in his heart through Living With Less. We also have a super exciting giveaway in store!
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February 20, 2019Living With Less Judgment Of Who I Once Was and Living With Less Fear of Who I’m Becoming in Christ
This episode is all about leaving behind the parts of us that Christ has redeemed and approach God with our arms wide open for all He has for us. Chelsey shares the way God pursued her and showed her all He has for her. That on the other side of the choice to accept Christ are the greatest gifts you could ever imagine! 2 Corinthians 5:17 gives us hope, redemption, and promise for all Jesus did for us.
2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Being Judgmental of Our Past
If we're ever going to move on with our life we have to stop judging who we once were.
I can't outrun and I can't change the sin in my life - I don't get a do over. When I can truly humble myself and accept this verse for what it says I find Gods grace!!
Unrealistic Expectations
We set the bar so high for who we think we should be, when who we think we should be and who God is calling us to be are two very different things.
I'm trying to plan who God wants me to be, I forget to sit with Him and ask God, now that I am a new creation Lord what do you have for me.
Living With Less fear For Who I'm Becoming in Christ
When you ask the Lord with your hands wide open, "Okay God who do you want me to be. My hands are wide open for whatever you have for me." That's a scary place to be sometimes.
When we ask God these questions we have to know He might answer in completely unexpected ways.
We have to trust that because we are a new creation in Him it's going to be good for where we're at and where we're going.
"When I look back at my old life I see what my thoughts, choices, and day to day was like before I knew Christ. I can’t believe this was the life He had for me waiting on the other side of that."
Isaiah 43:1 “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.
When we can wrap our mind around the fact that He created me just to be His, that is how much He loves us. He loves us despite our past and despite the fears of our present.
Hold these verses as VICTORY over our life
"HE HAS CALLED YOU BY NAME, YOU ARE HIS.
"YOU ARE A NEW CREATION IN CHRIST."
"No one can take these truths away from you. Your past cannot take these truths from you."
"The cross goes so far beyond what you have done, He went to the cross because He had so much more to offer for us and He loves us so much."
Big Daddy Weave - Jesus I Believe.
I in my flesh apart from Jesus have nothing to offer to this world, but God in His holiness has everything offer to me and everything to offer for you.
If you loved today's episode please share it on your social media tagging @livingwithlesspodcast. These episodes are now available on iTunes and Spotify. I'd LOVE if you left a review! Thanks for joining me today. Have a great week and talk to you next Wednesday!
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February 13, 2019Living With Less Fear of Others Acceptance
Episode 7 is all about the fear we have in others accepting us. In this segment Chelsey gives 2 questions we have to ask ourselves: 1) why am I looking to be accepted by these people. 2) What kind of friend am I looking for, and what kind of friend am I looking to be? It's in these questions that God began to break the barrier and show that it all begins with prayer and vulnerability.
Why am I looking to be accepted?
Typical answers are superficial. All about feeling validated.
The answer should be we want them to leave noticing something different about me - JESUS. The only thing that can illuminate something like that is a soul rooted in Jesus.
Ways to invite Jesus into these awkward situations
Ask to do a prayer before the meal begins, doesn't have to be long but just set that tone!
Drop little Jesus truth bombs. Talk about what season God has you in, or how God has recently blessed you/seen you through a hard time.
Our job here on earth is to point others to accepting Him. We just by His grace get to be a part of that process.
What kind of friend am I looking to be, and what kind of friend am I looking for?
Proverbs 17:17 "A friend loves at ALL times.”
This is what I was looking for and looking to be.
What does this fear get in the way of?
God's greatest blessings by plaguing our vulnerability.
It was over shadowing how much I really needed this Proverbs 17:17 friendship.
God wasn't going to assign just anyone random person to my life, He had the perfect friend picked for me.
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February 06, 2019Living With Less Situational Fear
Episode 6 is the first part of the Living With Less Fear segment. We're tackling Living With Less Situational Fear this week. Taking God's word and holding it up to the big and small things in our lives we have to navigate day to day. Join me as we hang Mark 5:36 as a banner over our lives!
Mark 5:36 - "Do not fear, only believe."
We find ourselves so paralyzed with fear in certain situations we can't even find words to pray. If you're here, ask people to pray for you! It was in this place 2 weeks ago, I was so thankful for the people in my life we could call on.
Gods Divine Appointments
Make no mistake, God will use what He has to in order to get our attention. Not in a malicious way but in a MIRACULOUS way.
Help with finding a verse and help to memorize that verse
Finding a verse - Go to the back of the bible and seek out the words that fit your feelings. Then find where they're at in scripture and apply the truths to your life!
Memorizing a verse - Add your name to the beginning or the end (this can help make it feel personal - the way all of God's word is. Write it on a sticky note and hang it where you will see it everyday. Bathroom mirror, coffee cabinet, car dash, work station! Say it every time you look at it, but BELIEVE it when you say. Don't let it become another phrase, let is become the POWER in you God intended it to be!
Beth Moore quote - Feet to the path, Hands to the cross!
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The Living With Less Podcast was birthed in 2019 when the Lord placed the words “live with less” on Chelsey’s heart. She wondered what you're wondering too, "what am I being called to live with less of?" You'll hear all about that in these episodes through her own personal stories on what God is teaching her, diving into scripture, and having conversations with guests.

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