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This is part two of Jonah the runner. If you haven't listened to episode #8, I encourage you to go back and listen to it as well. On today's episode we are going to look again at Jonah, the perfect example as a runner. We know that Jonah has run, and that he put his running shoes on and took off in the opposite direction of what the Lord has instructed him. Then we look at Jonah 1:4 And we see here that because of Jonah's running, then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. When we choice to run away from God we cause God-violent storms to come into our life. Then we start the blame game. We blame God, God why did you do this? We blame our husbands, we blame our children, we blame our parents. It's not always God's fault, or our husbands, our children, or even our parents, or family’s fault. However, when we run Satan loves when we are disobedient. He will have a hand in it. He is like yes, this is great, don't do it, run fast hard, keep running. How darn God ask this of you anyway. When we are disobedient and run, we do the work for Satan, and he loves it. God uses storms in our lives to get our attention. I give you three points here in today's episode. First know this when we choice to run away from God we cause God-violent storms to come into our life. God loves chasing rebels and will come after us. Do keep in mind when we run, we are not the only ones who suffer from our storms. Maybe it's our children, our marriages, our parents, our church families and even strangers that suffer because of our disobedience. Because of our choices. Second ask God, Did I cause this storm by running, by my disobedience, by my choices I have made?  If in fact you have caused this storm in your life. Third we need to repent. Ask God to forgive us and turn and run toward God and what he has instructed for us to do, to go, to be. David is a perfect example of when we sin and how we should repent, read Psalm 51 David confesses to God for I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight. He asks God to create in him a pure heart. I know that I want to go from running to no more running. Let's look at Acts 13:22 God chooses David a man after his own heart; he will do everything I want him to do. I know I want to be more like David a woman after God's own heart and do everything God wants me to do.  I pray today will be the day that you choose to stop running and surrender. Ok God NO MORE RUNNING, I SURRENDER.  
 
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On today's episode we are going to look at a runner, an example from the bible. Satan was telling me that I’m the only runner, nobody else does this, nobody has ran mentally, emotionally, or spiritually like you, but the truth is we all have ran from something or other, and I wanted to tell you that if you are a runner like me that you are not alone. Let’s look at our example in the bible-Jonah. (Jonah is the perfect example) We first see where God is speaking to Jonah. Do you know what Jonah was doing these first couple of verses? Jonah was grabbing his running shoes, putting them on and lacing them up and getting ready to run. Then God told me, Crystal this is what you do, this is the first thing you do, while I’m speaking, instructing you, this is exactly what you do.  I can relate to Jonah so much. Today we will look at some of the reason Jonah ran and talk about some of the reasons we run as well.  Our scripture comes from Jonah 1:1;2;3. 

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Thank you for joining me today I'm your host Crystal Loyd. I wanted to share some things that I have learned and the mistakes that I have made over the years being a mom. There are several stages and we wear many hats in each stage of motherhood. I love to hear from other moms and learn from what they have experienced and went through as well.  I share my mistakes in hopes to help a new mom in the early stages, a mom who is in the thick of running around with their littles and those moms who may have a pre-teen or a teenager testing their patience. And even for those moms of young adult or adult children who is learning now to be their children's life coach. And maybe those that have had to switch hats and now being the caregiver. I share several things I learned and share 4 mistakes that I have made. 

I encourage you to reach out to a trusted counselor or life coach to help you in each stage of motherhood. 

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Rachel struggled with depression, anxiety, self harming (cutting), eating disorder, and suicide thoughts. The struggles started at a very young age. She notices these things got worse and her eating disorder evolved into something more. She felt as if her life was out of control. The eating disorder was something she could control and then it lead to wanting more control of her life then she turned to self harming. She would cut herself in hiding. She felt more in control when she would cut herself. She finally got to a breaking point around the age of 17 years of age and reached out to her parents. Then they did everything they could to help her and to get her help. The turning point for Rachel was when several things in her life was changing that was out of her control then she hits rock bottom.  Then runs from God feeling as if God had let her down and told God she was done with him. And then a friend was brave enough to confront her on hear actions and it changed her life. Pushing her to go back to church and turn back to God. She decides that she would escape to Camp Ba Yo-Ca right here in her back yard of the Great Smoky Mountains where she had volunteered and was a camp leader, hoping to get alone with God. She told God she was done and thought she would just take her own life and then she feels someone or something push her. It stops her from taking her own life and during this alone time she started asking God to come back to her, to speak to her. Then she feels God's presence and he speaks to her that very night and she starts to seek God again. God chased after her, never letting her go even when she had her back toward God, he still pursued her. And now at 23 yrs old it's been a long mental, emotional struggle to get where she is now trusting and leaning on God to help her. She stills has very hard days. And clings to the verses Phil. 3:10-14, Ps. 34:18, Ps. 147:3, & Ps. 55. 22. to give her strength.  Rachel has now started her very own podcast-He Holds Me Together. She is now running toward God and hopes to help other girls and women who have struggled or who find themselves struggling with depression, anxiety, self harming and who have an eating disorder as well. 
If you need help please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline's counselors are here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by dialing 988 SUICIDE the call is free and confidential.  And/or go to Focus on the Family website and click on the Get help tab. 

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Hello, I am Crystal Loyd your host of Gather around the table with a spiritual purpose. I have announced that there was a change coming to the podcast and now I want to share with you that the new name will be NO MORE RUNNING the podcast for woman who find themselves running mentally, emotionally, spiritually, or even running physically from things in this life. I’m here to help you go from running to no more running.  I am a runner myself. Nope not an actual physical runner who runs a 5K or a marathon, or even runs for fun but I have been known to run and still find myself running from the things in this life, good & bad, running from God, his calling/purpose. Running from change that’s within my control that needs to be made or any type of change. Running from hard or even simple little things in this life. Maybe you find yourself running from these things as well. I want you to know that You are not alone. And if you are ready to go from running to no more running then this podcast is for you. Let’s do this together!!!

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Spilled Perfume, GREAT, now I'm going to be delayed.  This was supposed to be an easy Friday morning, an easy kind of day. Now I'm running late but not to late to stop and get breakfast. I drive like a mad crazy women-who loves Jesus I might add. I end up running over the curb in the drive through. Normally I like to think that I'm a good driver.  But I was struggling and I confused to the nice kind lady in the drive through that I was struggling and she too shared she had a rough morning, the tea bag had busted and went everywhere. She had a mess to clean up. I prayed Lord Jesus be with us both. I finally made it to work and before going in I stopped and asked the Lord. Who is at work here? Show me who is at work? I thought for sure the struggles I was facing this morning was all Satan's doing, his evil plan. I continue on into work and I decide I was going to take the elevate instead of the stairs as I always did. Then I run into my friend who also was struggling this morning.  Again, I thought Satan is at work not just with me but with my friend. We ended up going to lunch together and having the best time. I love our friendship so much.  This day, God showed me  that this morning the spilled perfume was a divine delay, it was on purpose that this happened. I was meant to be late this morning. I was supposed to struggle. I was meant to run into my dear sweet friend. We both needed each other this day. Has something like this happened to you and you found yourself delayed.  Have you ever wondered, why did this happen this morning, this day?  Why, why, why Lord? I encourage you the next time you are running late, ask the Lord who is at work? Show me who is at work here? Are you willing to be delayed so that you can be used by God? Do you dare pray God inconvenience my morning or my entire day or even my life for your purpose and your plan? Remember friend God's purpose prevails. Prov. 19:21. Ok God whatever you have planned for me that's what I want. I surrender, No More Running.!!!

I'm excited to share there is a change coming to the podcast and can't wait to share with you my friends.

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Have you ever struggled with depression and anxiety? Robin our guest today grew up in an unstable home and struggled a lot with depression and anxiety as a child, as a teenage and into adulthood. At an early age she shut down emotionally didn't talk about how she was feeling which led her into a life of turmoil. Robin tried so hard to be good enough, good enough for God, good enough for God’s people, good enough in her own eyes, feeling like she couldn’t live up to people and their expectations. But now realizes that she doesn’t have to be good enough. God loves her right where she is and for who she is. But her story doesn’t stop here. Robin goes on a mission trip and falls in love with a sweet little girl that no one wanted. She feels the call to adopt her and bring her into her family. She struggles for 3 ½ years to bring her home. And while in Mexico several things happen and the events that took place causes her some trauma and sent into a deep depression and struggling with anxiety yet again in her life. Robin was desperate to find help with her trauma, depression, and anxiety. She wanted so much to be better, to get better for herself, for her family. She reaches out for help and her doctor suggested she tries ECT treatments. Hoping things would get better but things only got worse, so much worse. As a result of these treatments she lost years of memory. And she lost cognitive abilities as well. ECT took her life from her, from her husband, from her family, and from her adopt daughter. She now warns others of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and what it did in her life. She knows that she needs help and reaches out to the leaders of the church that her and her family attended and wasn’t received well or didn’t even response to her or her family’s cries for help. They have experienced hurt within the church and pulls away from everyone and isolates in fear of being hurt again. However, Robin choices to forgive. Robin had to make some hard decisions for herself, for her family and for her adopted daughter. Realizing that this will be the hardest decision of her life. But knowing that this is what is best she finds her adopted daughter a new home. And knowing now that God used her and her family as a bridge for this sweet girl to be connected to her new home and family. God has brought Robin through so much pain, hurt, depression and anxiety. She believes God’s word in Psalm 138:3, when I called, you answered me because God was there helping her and never left her alone and carried her through it all. She is on her way to healing and sharing her story in hopes to help others in this journey we call life. 

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Join Crystal Loyd on this episode as she shares apart of her story.  She talks about how she has been stuck in the hurt of her past, her childhood sexual abuse and not being believe in that and later in life being hurt in the ministry as a pastor wife. For years she has been stuck in the hurt and listening to the lies of Satan. While stuck in the hurt she has been asleep and was ok with that because it keep her safe and protected from getting hurt again. Until Covid, it shook her awake. Covid  helped her realize she had left her first love, Jesus. Rev. 2:4 And refuse to stay stuck in the hurt another day.  And encourages others to look at where they are. Hello! Where are you?

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On today's episode Melissa (Missy) Harris shares a heartbreaking story of when life does not treat you fair. She had a plan in life, but as always things do not go as planned. Listen to how Missy lost both her son's, yet she kept her faith in Jesus Christ. As a result, she has started a support group on Facebook called Parents with Purpose; to help other parents who have gone through the same tragedy. If you would like to have her, come and speak or sing at your church or ladies event you can message her on Facebook at Melissa Ann Harris.

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