Returning to Joy

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Okay, this is an overdue episode. In this episode, the simple and the sacred collide as I share a little bit more about myself and why I started the Returning To Joy Podcast. 

Scriptures mentioned:
Jeremiah 29:11-14 NIV
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

Matthew 7:6 NIV
“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

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Hope is the joyful anticipation of Good. Hope is expectant and it remains regardless of the current conditions. We all know this to be true, yet when we're navigating unknown territory and can't see the road ahead clearly we sometimes default to our own speculations or reasonings that are devoid of hope. They're rooted in fear and past disappointments. In this episode, Gabrielle shares how she is practically and proactively anchoring herself in truth. 

Scriptures mentioned:
Isaiah 26:2 NLT
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!

Isaiah 26:3 TPT
Perfect, absolute peace surrounds those whose imaginations are consumed with you; they confidently trust in you.

Resources mentioned:
Chaim Bentorah Biblical Hebrew Study on Isaiah 26:3
https://www.chaimbentorah.com/2017/10/word-study-comple-peace/

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Two disciples were on the road to Emmaus discussing the events of the crucifixion. Jesus was on their lips yet they walked in despair. But why? In this episode, Gabrielle encourages us to recognize the difference between having a discussion about Jesus and having a conversation that includes Jesus. 

Scriptures mentioned:
Luke 24:13-18 TPT
Later that Sunday, two of Jesus’ disciples were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus, a journey of about seventeen miles. They were in the midst of a discussion about all the events of the last few days when Jesus walked up and accompanied them in their journey. They were unaware that it was Jesus walking alongside them, for God prevented them from recognizing him.

Jesus said to them, “You seem to be in a deep discussion about something. What are you talking about, so sad and gloomy?”

Luke 24:36-45 TPT
While they were still discussing all of this, Jesus suddenly manifested right in front of their eyes! Startled and terrified, the disciples were convinced they were seeing a ghost. Standing there among them he said, “Be at peace. I am the living God. Don’t be afraid. Why would you be so frightened? Don’t let doubt or fear enter your hearts, for I AM! Come and gaze upon my pierced hands and feet. See for yourselves, it is I, standing here alive. Touch me and know that my wounds are real. See that I have a body of flesh and bone.” He showed them his pierced hands and feet and let them touch his wounds.

The disciples were ecstatic yet dumbfounded, unable to fully comprehend it.

Knowing that they were still wondering if he was real, Jesus said, “Here, let me show you. Give me something to eat.”

They handed him a piece of broiled fish and some honeycomb. And they watched him eat it.

Then he said to them, “Don’t you remember the words that I spoke to you when I was still with you? I told you that everything written about me would be fulfilled, including all the prophecies from the law of Moses through the Psalms and the writings of the prophets—that they would all find their fulfillment.”

He supernaturally unlocked their understanding to receive the revelation of the Scriptures,

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I'm grateful for the incredible lengths The Father goes to demonstrate His love for us. Nothing can restrict it. He doesn't merely proclaim His love; He goes the distance to ensure we experience it uniquely directed towards us. In this episode, Gabrielle shares a story about how God used the children's book, "The Kissing Hand," written by Audrey Penn to assure her of His love. 

Scriptures mentioned:

Song of Songs 1:2 NLT
Kiss me and kiss me again, for your love is sweeter than wine

Isaiah 49:16 NASB
"Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me. 

Romans 8:16 NASB
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God

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Thoughts come quickly to our minds throughout each day. Some are fleeting, gone just as swiftly as they came. Others linger, and if left unchecked, will take up residence in our mind. We're commanded in scripture to take captive every thought that stands against the knowledge of God. In this episode, Gabrielle shares her process for identifying her thoughts and ensuring they agree with the nature of God. 

Scriptures mentioned: 

John 3:16-17 TPT
For this is how much God loved the world—he gave his one and only, unique Son as a gift. So now everyone who believes in him will never perish but experience everlasting life. “God did not send his Son into the world to judge and condemn the world, but to be its Savior and rescue it!

Romans 5:16 TPT
And this free-flowing gift imparts to us much more than what was given to us through the one who sinned. For because of one transgression, we are all facing a death sentence with a verdict of “Guilty!” But this gracious gift leaves us free from our many failures and brings us into the perfect righteousness of God—acquitted with the words “Not guilty!”

John 10:10 NIV
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Psalms 139:17-18 NIV
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand—when I awake, I am still with you.

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Our inheritance right now is that we are seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus. Our world may be disrupted and in chaos due to the Coronavirus but we must be a people that are connected to and reflective of the atmosphere of heaven. In this episode, Gabrielle brings a powerful and practical word on how to become aware of and mirror the reality of heaven on earth.

Scriptures mentioned:
For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:6 NLT

He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with him into the glorious perfection and authority of the heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as one with Christ!
Ephesians 2:6 TPT

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God is constantly communicating with us. Through scripture, creation, His people, and directly to our own hearts. What takes practice is learning how to recognize His communication. In this episode, Gabrielle will share what she's learned from helping people connect with Jesus and will share a practical exercise for recognizing how you are ALREADY hearing from God.

Scriptures mentioned:

Romans 8:15-16 TPT [The Passion Translation]
And you did not receive the “spirit of religious duty,” leading you back into the fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of full acceptance,” enfolding you into the family of God. And you will never feel orphaned, for as he rises up within us, our spirits join him in saying the words of tender affection, “Beloved Father!” For the Holy Spirit makes God’s fatherhood real to us as he whispers into our innermost being, “You are God’s beloved child!”

John 10:3-6 NRSV
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.” Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

Psalms 139:17-18 NLT
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!
I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!

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What a day we are living in! Whenever there is an occasion for fear there is an even greater occasion for faith. I'm so grateful that we are revisiting Psalms 91. I'm praying that at this time we will move from visiting with God to remaining in Him. Psalms 91 is a promise to the believer who "rests", "lives", or "sits" in the shelter of God Most High. In this episode, Gabrielle encourages us in this process of remaining that we may receive the promise of protection, security, and peace. 


Scriptures mentioned: 

Psalms 91:1 NIV
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 

Psalms 91:1 NET
As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the Most High, 
and resides in the protective shadow of the Sovereign One

Psalms 91:1 TPT
When you sit enthroned under the shadow of Shaddai,
you are hidden in the strength of God Most High.

Ephesians 2:6 NIV
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

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Join Gabrielle Leonard, Ashley Rogers, and Taylor Rogers in a special prayer and encouragement to the body in this time of sickness, uncertainty, and fear. Let us seek Immanuel, God with us, together. 

Scriptures mentioned: 

Habakkuk 3 NLT
Philippians 2:5-11 NIV

Special Guests:
Taylor Rogers - Director of Wildfire Network (http://wildfire.church/index.html)
Ashley Rogers - Director of Created Art Ministry (https://www.createdministry.com/) 

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The Father will fight to no end to demonstrate His love for us. We are transformed when we receive this love. But receiving the love of the Father isn't a one and done encounter. Steadily receiving the love of God is necessary for continual healing and transformation. 
In this episode, Gabrielle shares how she practices noticing when she is struggling to receive love from God and others and provides a practical tip for stretching our receiver muscles. 

Resources mentioned:
Life Model Works
https://lifemodelworks.org/blog/

Scriptures mentioned: 

Song of Songs 1:2 TPT
Let him smother me with kisses—his Spirit-kiss divine. 
So kind are your caresses, 
I drink them in like the sweetest wine! 

Song of Songs 1:2 NIV
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth
for your love is more delightful than wine.

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