1Peter 5:10a There is so much suffering that sometimes it's easy to lose sight of God's undeserved kindness to us. Today we're going to encourage one another to live our holiest hot mess lives despite the struggles, the sorrows, the trials, and the tribulations that we are pressing our way through.

In Deuteronomy 8:5-6, Moses reminds the people of the importance of following God's laws and obeying Him. God doesn't want to correct us to be mean, He corrects us to protect us from natural consequences when we do sinful things. As we're living our holiest hot mess lives, let's be mindful that God's correction in our lives is a sign of His love for us.

Psalm 55:6-8, 16-19 shows us David crying out to God after being betrayed and in the midst of fighting many battles against his enemies. Our lives can often feel like this - the world can often feel like this, especially now as we watch Ukraine and the surrounding countries respond to Russia's invasion. When we're able to remember that we're called to be God Sufficient, we're able to find encouragement as we grow in living our holiest hot mess lives.

In Deuteronomy 3:22 and 24, we see Moses encouraging Joshua in his role as leader. These verses are a wonderful reminder of God's sovereignty (which we had a whole podcast on last week) and of the importance of rooting ourselves in Him as we learn to live our holiest hot mess lives.

In James 1:22-25, James warns us of the consequences of deception and encourages us to continue to be rooted in grounded in God. When we stay focused on God's Word, we are not only able to do better for ourselves, but we are also able to help others to do better for themselves. Today's podcast is all about living our holiest hot mess lives while making sure we're paying attention to what God is saying to us.

In this podcast, we look at the lifespan and the fun facts we can find about olive trees, as we discover how our lives and our walks with God compare to them while we learn to trust God with our holiest hot mess lives. Psalm 52:8-9

Let's be honest, this world is full of distractions. We spend so much of our time wondering what other people are thinking about us or comparing ourselves to other people or striving to live up to other people's expectations. Today's episode will help us to be more aware of how we can focus on what God thinks. Only what God thinks matters as we strive to live our holiest hot mess lives.

We hear people talk about God's grace and His mercy in multiple contexts. There are songs that are sung about it and poems that are written about it and testimonies that are spoken about it. But what does it really mean to experience God's grace and mercy in our lives? Today we will explore God's grace and mercy as we continue to look to God to help us to live our holiest hot mess lives.

In today's world it's easy to become distracted by all the noise and the experiences. God's sovereignty isn't always the focus of our lives. As we grow and mature in Jesus, we can be more mindful of Who God is and all that He is able to do. Recognizing God's Sovereignty also helps us to live our holiest hot mess lives as we focus on Him first and foremost.

We don't like to talk about obedience because it implies having to give up something that we want. But God requires our obedience in order to keep us safe and to bless us with our best lives possible. Today we are looking at ways to be obedient to God to help us to live our holiest hot mess lives.