The power of positive thinking alone, from a bird’s eye view, is scriptural. It is part of renewing the mind.  Thinking positive thoughts and choosing to see the good in circumstances aligns with scripture. 

But, gaining peace by thinking positive things alone, without the correct motive, anchor, or compass of the word of God can lead to error and get us out of alignment with Christ. We aren’t just to focus on good, happy things but on the eternal, living God. “For in him we live, and move, and have our being.” Acts 17:28a

In this episode, we look at traps we can fall into if we are simply thinking positively without anchoring our purpose for those positive thoughts in the word of God.

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“We are not loving ourselves because of who we are, but Whose we are and who we are in Him!”

There is so much we need to add to our last discussion on self-love (Episode 21) to make sure we are staying in alignment with scripture. We want to be sure we are not applying this truth in a worldly way because then it will be mixed with error.

We are not trapped in a sin we have committed. We have provision through Christ to acknowledge, repent, and receive forgiveness for our daily sin.  We then get to move immediately back into abundant life with the Savior.

When we struggle to recover in our spirit for a sin we have committed, we can stay out of the despair of our sin by yes, acknowledging our sin, but then focusing on the provision instead of the failure. Focusing on God’s power, instead of our weakness.

I end this episode with the song Via Dolorosa and an Easter reminder to include into your life the provisions God offers us as a result of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.

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Has a big trial entered your life and you feel like everything is now standing still?

Feeling stuck, trapped, or paralyzed by circumstances is not where God wants us to live. 

Our trials can flow along the highway of life with us rather than keeping everything at a standstill.

In the midst of trials or in the midst of waiting, we still have life in us and around us.  We don't want to miss it!

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I had a rough morning over the weekend, with a lot of bullying going on in the battleground of my mind. I had to make a decision in those moments to either stay in a pit of defeat or put forth the energy to renew my mind.  I chose to renew my mind and take a more compassionate mindset toward myself. Listen in as I contemplate how God wants us to feel about ourselves. 

Today’s episode is only the beginning of the unfolding of me studying how God wants us to feel about ourselves in a way that aligns with the abundant life Christ wants us to have. 

Please give me grace as I share what I learn and trust that God has the answer in His precious word.  He wants us to know this answer!

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02 | Exactly HOW to Cast Your Thoughts Down: The Greatest Weapon in Your Arsenal!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/02-exactly-how-to-cast-your-thoughts-down-the/id1713239999?i=1000633885271

04 | Our Thoughts Have Superpowers! Rewiring the Brain - The Miracle of Neuroplasticity.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/04-our-thoughts-have-super-powers-rewiring-the-brain/id1713239999?i=1000634747857

06 | Valuable or Worthless? Are You Letting Someone Else Determine Your Value?

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I got to spend some time talking with a friend last week, and she mentioned briefly that some people hold the belief that God doesn’t want to make us happy, He wants to make us holy. My friend believes scripture supports the idea that God wants us happy, and so do I. But that statement got my wheels ‘a turnin.’

Is our purpose to be holy, or is being holy the fruit of fulfilling our purpose?

What IS our purpose?

And as we try to be holy, what happens if we have the wrong motive?

Have you ever served with all your heart but still felt lean in your soul or relationship with God?

I pray this episode can help bring some clarity on why that might be and how to fix it.

In my Online Bible Study, I talk about the subject of motive extensively because a correct motive is vital to our Christian lives.

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Sermon link - Dr. John Van Gelderen (Sermon is from 16:49 – 57:15)

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This week God revealed His subtle wisdom found in an ordinary moment of my life by using the chaotic ambiance of my coffee shop as a backdrop for a lesson on carrying burdens and taking on the stress around us.

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God doesn't always allow us to see the results of our ministry, our service, our parenting, our sacrifice. This can make it feel we are not having an impact on those around us. It can make us feel that our work is wasted, unseen, or in vain.

But God has some very encouraging scriptures that He includes in His word that confirm He is working and fruit is happening.

Along with some great scriptures, in today's episode I use my own salvation testimony to highlight the ways that God used faithful servants to bring me, as a young girl, to Christ.

The servants I mention never got to see the fruit of their labors, the end of the story... a girl that grew up to serve the Lord fully. But God saw their labor! And it bore fruit!!

God doesn't just use people to plant seeds, but also uses circumstances that will eventually lead to Him. Are you wondering how God will reach your loved one? In my salvation testimony I highlight some interesting circumstance God used to reach me. And if He did it for me, He will do it for your loved one!

I pray you will be encouraged by this episode. God sees you! He sees your labor and service, even if He doesn't allow you to see the fruit or impact that it brings. Keep believing that God is working! He is faithful!

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When we have stress that has compounded over time, it can cause the limbic system to malfunction, resulting in a chronic stress response which then results in symptoms. 

When we combine renewing the mind with prayer and breathing, we can help this healing process take place on an even deeper level. This benefits both our physical health and our relationship with God.  

In today's episode, I take you through a 24 minute guided breathing and prayer session that can help relieve and disrupt the chronic stress response. It serves as an example of an additional way you can pray to incorporate renewing the mind with the proven benefits of breath exercises and gratitude.

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How does revival happen?

When we look at how our world is today and we say, “Our country needs revival,” are we expecting someone else to start it?

Are we thinking it’s someone else’s job?

Are we wondering how it can even be done?

In today’s episode, we talk about how revival actually starts with us, one person at a time.

It starts with you. It starts with me.

And the exciting thing is that we have the tools to begin revival today!

Find out the one thing that kills revival before it can even start and learn how to avoid it.

Get encouraged that that our amazing God is not limited to bring revival to us, our family or our world.

With God, all things are possible. Let’s go back to believing that truth.

I pray after today’s episode you are encouraged to believe big, pray big, and be revived in your heart that the power we see in biblical times is still available to us today because our God is still the same.

God is still the God of the impossible!

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Have you ever felt like you are supposed to live everyday as if it were your last?

But then have you realized that maintaining that level of zeal on an ongoing basis is exhausting and you wonder where the balance is?

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