Rock Solid Families

We can all share stories about how busy we are.  Sometimes life just gets crazy and like craving water when you are thirsty, we begin to crave rest when we are too busy.  The question is: Are we resting in God?  Are we resting in a way that will truly energize and restore us?  Most of us, even Christians, do a poor job of knowing how to rest.  We have allowed the world to shape our view of how we rest.  Maybe it's sitting on the couch and binge-watching tv.  Maybe it's not looking at any of your daily work for the day.  Maybe it's just doing your own thing with no one adding to your agenda.  Those all seem like helpful remedies for rest, but they are not complete.  

True rest is found in what God calls, The Sabbath.  This is a day that we hold off on much of our physical work, but more importantly, we rest in the Lord. In other words, we take peace and give thanks to starting our week in Christ!  We hand him all of our blessings as well as all of our burdens.  We quiet our mind and hand Him the noise.  We make Him our priority.

Merrill and Linda are guilty like most all people of just allowing the obligations of life to take over. During this show, they discuss the need to pull back and give the control and thanks to God.  

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Trying to figure out God's timing can be frustrating, confusing, and down-right exhausting.  We often pray for God's intercession only to not see what we prayed for.  Or maybe it doesn't happen as quickly as we desired.  

This single act is one of the largest contributing factors to people abandoning their faith.  "I asked and God never listened. "  While this may feel like the case, the truth is that God hears all of our prayers and answers all of them with his answer, not ours.  

Don't feel like you are alone in this endeavor. The greatest of all the saints fall into this same predicament.  King David frequently prayed and questioned God's actions in the book of Psalms. He cried out only to wait for God's answer.  

Often when we pray, we do so with intensity and immediacy.  "Lord, I need this now!".  The deal is that God knows what we need and when we need it.   So, we often feel like we rushed to our prayer only to be left with a waiting game to receive God's response.  This time of waiting is critical to our faith.  It can either build it or destroy it depending on how committed we are to God rather than self. 

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What kind of adults do you want your children to grow up to be?  Most of us have a very similar answer; independent, strong, happy, faith-based, honest, hardworking, etc.... Give or take a few descriptors, we all seem to have a fairly common desire for our children.  The question is, when you look at what you want your children to grow to be, are you actually preparing them to be that?  Or, are you protecting them and guiding their every step?  

We have actually coined a phrase we call - "Rescue Parent", a parent who knowingly or not, rescues their child from nearly every inconvenience or consequence they encounter.  There is a time and place to rescue your child.  If they are getting ready to run out into traffic, yes, by all means, stop them.  But if they are riding their bike a little too fast, or not doing their homework, or they forget their lunch on their way to school.  These are things that will most likely not cause anything more than discomfort and inconvenience in their life.  These are the things that come with excellent teaching opportunities for your child.  

In today's show, Linda and Merrill address the absolute importance of allowing your child to fail, fall, mess-up, get scratched, maybe even get in trouble.  Yes, allow them to be in the middle of these situations and then allow them the priceless opportunity to figure it out!  This is what helps up to grow children into the resources, responsible and productive people that we yearn for.  

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Relationships are based on trust.  But we all know that trust is something that can be easily destroyed.  This is the part where we have to understand the value of forgiveness and TRUST! Trust is at the root of being able to move the broken relationship back to a state of healing and hopefully healthy again.  

In this show, Linda and Merrill discuss the critical steps that are involved to move forward to rebuild trust from both the offended as well as the offender's perspective.  If you have experienced a break in a relationship, this show will help you restore your relationship in a way that will honor each other as well as God. 

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Most of us could agree that the election process of our political leaders can make us weary.  It is sometimes difficult to hear negative add after negative add. It is difficult to know who you can trust and who you can't.  No, it is not a perfect system.  However, it has proven itself to be among the best systems used to run a country that allows a significant amount of freedom to the people.  

This show is not about the political ads and all the other junk.  This show is about the treasure that this country is and the processes we have to maintain it.  Among those processes is the election process.  It is so important and valuable to keeping all of us free that we must learn how to teach it to our kids.

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Disclaimer Alert: This show has very little to do with money!  This show is about the most important things that we must all learn to invest wisely in.  The world tells us that our financial investments are among the most important things that we can take care of.  But, the reality is, there are many more things that prove to be far more important than money: Relationships, Physical Healthy, Emotional Health, and Spiritual Health are among the most important things we must invest wisely in.  

Linda and Merrill take the time to discuss and explain the importance of these other critical areas if we want the best in our life.  It is time to turn down the ways of the world and listen to the ways of God.  His ways will produce all the riches that we desire! 

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Have you had enough stress for 2020?  What a year it has been.  Between Covid, Elections, Fires, and Hurricanes, we have to wonder if we will ever get through this year.  Researchers claim that we are seeing the highest levels of mental health issues in recent times.  

Merrill and Linda take on the subject of mental health as it relates to these trying times.  They have helpful guidance and instructions on how to assess your current mental state and make the adjustments necessary to live your best life. 

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Sometimes we see a single event that completely devastates a marriage. But, more often than not, we see a cycle of bad behavior between the spouses that seems to perpetuate even more bad behavior.  Dr. Emerson Eggerich describes this as the "Crazy Cycle", in his book, Love and Respect.  

The man feels disrespected and the woman feels unloved and the more they feel that way the more they treat their partner in the negative.  She disrespects him as the man in the house so he retaliates by not being loving towards her.  She then doesn't feel loved, so she responds in a disrespectful manner towards him.  And so the cycle continues! 

This cycle can lead to total marriage devastation or just a slow rot.  Either way, it doesn't end well.  During this show, Merrill and Linda take on this crazy cycle with understands and techniques that will break the negative cycle and put you on to a path of positive reinforcement within the relationship.  You owe it to each other, your family, and most importantly, Christ, to love and respect each other well.  

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Rock Solid Radio has been on the air for two years!  Merrill and Linda take some time to discuss the beginning, where the ministry is today, and where the ministry is going!

We have been so fortunate to use this platform as an opportunity to help others in their personal lives as well as their marriages and families.  But, more importantly, we are fortunate and thankful to be basing our work in the Word of God!  We have seen exactly how the Word of God can change a person's life for the better.  It is our prayer that we are able to continue this mission.  

We know that without others who believe in this mission, Rock Solid Radio would be short-lived.  But, because of your belief, we are growing and God is demonstrating on a daily basis what can happen to our life when we live for Him.  Join us in continuing to make God's Word the cornerstone from which we live and build the future! 

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Linda and Merrill quickly get into the confessions of days gone by!  This show is all about the importance of being open, honest, and approachable with your spouse.  Sometimes we hide behind old secrets or live a separate life to keep our spouse "happy".  The result is not more happiness.  In fact, the result is anger, frustration, broken trust, and disruption to the marriage.  
During this show, Merrill and Linda discuss why people keep things in secret and how to help them not have a reason to keep the secrets.  The ultimate goal is to keep the marriage healthy through mutual trust, love, and respect.  When we understand how to handle the difficult part of people's lives, they are more likely to share and be open. 

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