Living With Less Podcast

Living With Less Podcast

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Living With Less Podcast episodes

  • Living With Less Jealousy of Others Blessings

    Episode 5 is all about Living With Less Jealousy of Others Blessings. God is showing me that not only does He see me in a beautiful way, but He sees everyone else that way too. He wants everyone to experience His gifts. We're still hanging out in Psalm 139 this week tackling verse 23. I pray God challenges you with the same question He's challenged me with - "Why shouldn't she have it all?" and "Why has what I've (God) given you not good enough?".

    Psalm 139:23 "Search me and know me, O'God and know heart! Try me and know my thoughts."

    This is how change begins, we have to ask God to dig into these jealous and critical thoughts. I know this makes God so happy I can hear Him saying , "Shes trusting me in this area and she knows I want more for her life."

    We don't serve a God who gives us things to shut us up, we serve a God who craves our attention and conversation.

    Lysa TerKeurst quote - "I've learned to say to myself, I'm not equipped for the bad that comes along with that good. It's always a package deal. If I saw the whole picture, I'd probably never want that package, I'd just be a little more grateful for my own life."

    We have to remember we only see the BEST of most people lives. The ones we know the in's and out's of, including our own are NOT perfect.

    It's probably the people we are most jealous of that we should be praying for.

    Before we can let the thief of jealousy steal our joy, we've got to invite the author of our lives in and ask Him to search our hearts to heal what is broken.

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    19 min
  • Living With Less Destructive Self Criticism

    Episode 4 is looking deeper into Living With Less Destructive Self Criticism. I talk about how God is showing me to change our view of our appearance, our achievements or lack there of, and most importantly the gifts God gave us as individuals. In Psalm 139 we see parts of God's word that we can declare when we begin to see ourselves through worldly eyes and not Godly eyes.

    139:4 Before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely.

    • Our Appearance

      • Think of how this makes The Lord feel when we say these things about His creation. He created me perfect and here I am picking it all apart.

      If we got to live in a world where we all got to pick what we looked like there would be so much perfection we'd drown in it.
      Claim the truth and the confidence WONDERFUL ARE HIS WORKS.

      • Missed Achievements

        • When our missed achievements get highlighted we feel inadequate and filled with self disappointment.

        Don't forget that God didn't create us to be X,Y, and Z. These things that WE think we need to be. He created us to be the way He wants us to be.
        God calls us all to do things differently. Embrace the fact that you're walking with The Lord and if we are on the plan and path He has for us, that's what He wants for us.

        When you find yourself in these places of doubt pray "God this is making me feel very critical about who you made me to be. Can you re-route my thoughts Lord."

        HE IS SO PROUD OF YOU! Don't sulk in our human mind disappointments.

        Bloom where you are planted.

        Psalm 139:14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

        • Our God Given Gifts and Talents

          • We always end up wishing we had someone else's gifts. We're telling God what you gave me isn't good enough.

          In Gods eyes these gifts are a big deal - We need to be answering with a celebration! The whole reason God gave us these gifts in the first place is to bring Him glory and give us some joy.

          Chelsey's mesh of verses - I am a child of God, chosen and precious in His sight. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are His works.

          Stand in His truth and cling to Him in ALL things. Above all else, there is NO achievement greater than your relationship with Christ alone.

          If you liked today's message please screen shot it and tag @livingwithlesspodcast as well as #livingwithlesspodcast! I love all of your support and pray this message will help to shape you as it's shaping me!

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          21 min
        • Living With Less Curiosity of Other People

          Episode 3 is diving into Living With Less curiosity of others. Diving into 1 Thessalonians 4:11 we're finding out the reasons God doesn't want us to go searching someones life if we have no desire to have relationship with them.

          3 Parts of 1 Thes. 4:11

            1. Aspire to live quietly - Don't make issues for no reason or out of
              2. nothing.
              1. Mind your own affairs - Don't go digging up other
                2. peoples business.
                1. Work with your hands - Instead of working to
                  2. figure out someone else's life, do the work God has called you to do.
                  Do it for His glory.

                  What God spoke to my heart on this matter : "If I don't care to have relationship with this person, I certainly do not have permission to know their business."

                  God could be protecting us from something He doesn't want us to see or taking up residence in our minds.

                  Ask God to give you the discernment to know if you're having Godly curiosity or un-Godly curiosity over a situation.

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                  21 min
                2. Living With Less Bad Friendships/Relationships

                  1 Corinthians 14:40 “But all things should be done decently and in order.”

                  3 questions to ask about your friendships:

                  1. Do they point me to Jesus?
                  2. Do I point them to Jesus?
                  3. How do I feel when I’m done meeting/talking to them?

                    4. Miss Joyce quote - “If I can’t be the Godly friend someone needs, I need to pray for someone who can be.”

                    2 most important groups of friendships to have:

                    1. Your close nit group, (2-5 girls) they are in your season of life and you can share about anything.
                    2. Mentor friends, the women who have walked the roads before us. Who can serve us with their wisdom!

                      3. I pray this message can help you see more clearly who God wants in your life, who He doesn’t want in your life, and the type of people He’s desiring for your life.

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                      17 min

                    About Living With Less Podcast

                    From the publisher's feed

                    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.