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Self Deception is deceiving. We don’t know we are deceived until we see correctly and the correct vision comes from God’s grace and knowing the Truth of the Word. Today were are going to talk about the dangers of self-deception and how to live in the reality of this world God created. 

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Life Hack

For those people are hard to buy gifts for - here's an idea I found on the internet: Tell the person you got them a gift and to try and guess what it is - then you'll have a list of things they want!

Happy Birthday January babies!

Self Deception

Self Deception is deceiving.

We don’t know we are deceived until we see correctly and the correct vision comes from God’s grace and knowing the Truth of the Word.

The first time we see deception is in the garden - Genesis 3:1-3

• Satan is crafty and wants to deceive us
• He wants us to believe the lie that we know better than God - that our way is better
• We are self-deceived because we want to be like God.

We see the results of this self-deception ALL OVER Scripture 

• Jeremiah 17:5-7
• Matthew 7:21-27

Dangers of Self-deception 

hell. That’s a freebie from my husband

1. We will never face up to our sin with any realism - blame shift, justify, down play, ignore
2. We will not face up to the state of our future with any realism - in death and the path of choosing our selves as lord in this life
3. We place our trust in idols because we can develop a false Jesus. - You don’t get to make up your own Jesus. We can be deceived by our own desire for comfort or justification and make Jesus into someone He is not.

We are not the source of what is true. We are not the authority in this world. We need the truth to renew our minds and show us where we are trying to be God.

Wake Up from Self-Deception

1. Know the True God of the Bible
2. Be doers of the Word - workers of lawlessness
3. Be in community

“We all have our blind spots, and God, in order to keep us on our spiritual toes has enable us to see everyone elses.” Pastor Doug Wilson

Body Image

We cannot self-love ourselves out of our insecurities.

Confidence in the way we look comes from understanding who God made you to be.

1. That outward beauty fades, but inward beauty grows
2. We are created to work - have babies, use our bodies, get wrinkles and gray hairs
3. We are created to worship our Creator not the created - and give thanks for the gifts He gives us

Recommended Resources

SPF Podcast Episode 52 - Body Image Struggle

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Got Goals? Got dreams? God ideas of a new you? We are going to talk about the true agent of change and expose the secret sauce to REVIVIng the soul. Ready to prove faithful this year?

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It's that time again! Time for the festive Christmas episode with my special guest, Andy Hlushak. Today we are answering some of your Christmas questions and having a jolly good time too!

Merry Christmas!

We had a lot of fun doing this show - laughing and remember Jesus in all things.

Here are some highlights:

Christmas Lifehack

Andy: use a staple gun and duct tape to wrap presents
Lauren: boil water, pour in a glass and then dump it out, then put glass over a refrigerated stick of butter to bring it to room temp in a minute (I think mine was the more helpful life hack ;)

Favorite Christmas Song

Andy: O Holy Night and Joy to the World
Lauren: O Come O Come Emmanuel

Theology of Gifts

Learn more about the theology of gifts--  on episode 64 of the SPF Podcast and Doug Wilson's sermon

Why is the birth of Christ celebrated on December 25th?

The importance of celebrating Christ's birth is to celebrate it; the date doesn't matter because it doesn't get us closer to the Lord, prove our salvation, or determine when Jesus is coming back. The important part is to make Christ known and to use Christmas as a time of worship and proclamation!

What do we do with all the Santa stuff?

Andy challenges us to not lie to our kids about the truth of Santa- it adds no value to their lives. Instead, share the great legacy of St. Nicolas and when we see a Santa rejoice in the symbol of generosity during Christmas!

What will you eat for Christmas breakfast?

Andy: Sushi.  (But not anymore hahaha)
Lauren: craving Panera Bread treats or homemade cinnamon rolls

Favorite Christmas Resources:

Christmas Favorites List:  sheprovesfaithful.com/christmas

God Rest Ye Merry: Why Christmas is the Foundation for Everything By Douglas Wilson The Christmas Star from Afar Advent Calendar - Christmas Advent Nativity For Kids - Great Christian or Catholic Gift For Children By Natalie Ard

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God’s Timing is perfect even when we’re a little skeptical. If the Lord’s timing is perfect, then there is some waiting on our part. Whether a few hours or decades, there are some biblical principles on waiting that can encourage our heart and help us prove faithful as believing women in Christ.

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The Cow Tongue The Lord's Perfect Timing

The inspiration for today’s episode comes from 2 Peter 3, my pastor’s sermon on Sunday, and the advent season.

Today’s take away is - THE LORD’S TIMING IS PERFECT

My timing is not so good.

But God’s timing - it’s always spot on. Perfect.

We can see it with the arrival of Christ! In Jeremiah - just like we talked about last week - at the right time God would send a Savior:

In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’ “For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever.” Jeremiah 33:15-18

And Romans 5:6 tells us: You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly."

God has a perspective and a wisdom and  a knowledge and a Sovereignty that we don’t have!

The arrival of Christ came at just the right time.
His death came at just the right time.
His resurrection three days later came at just the right time.
And his second arrival will be at just the right time.

Three wrong directions we can go when waiting

1. We lose heart and get discouraged or become bitter and scoff - 1 Samuel 13
2. We forget what we are waiting for - Second Coming 2 Peter 3
3. We advance our own kingdom and agenda - Matthew 6:33

How to prove faithful while we wait on God's Perfect Timing

1. Be diligent to be found in Him without blemish or spot 2 Peter 2:14
2. Know the character of God 2 Peter 3:15
3. Don't get carried away with the error of lawless people 2 Peter 3:15-17
4. Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2 Peter 3:18

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What is so distinctive about our hope? Today were are looking at some Old Testament promises and prophesies to blow open our hearts about the reality of our hope. It’s time to get even more excited about the best time of they year.  

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Why do we give gifts at Christmas? God has given us the greatest gift and now we get to serve him through giving to others. Today we are talking about the theology of giving gifts and how God’s grace changes the whole Christmas giving paradigm. 

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The Theology of Gifts

Check out Doug Wilson's sermon: A Theology of Gifts

What does the Bible have to say about gift giving? Why do we give gifts at Christmas? How much should we spend? How do I cultivate a biblical attitude about giving gifts?

These are questions that bounce around in my head around the Christmas season. Thankfully my husband pointed me to a Doug Wilson sermon that really infused me with a lot of joy and excitement about the WHY behind giving gifts.

Why Gifts at Christmas?

1. We are celebrating Christ's birth!
2. We are remembering the gifts that the Wise Men gave to Jesus that represented His Kingship, His Divinity, and His death.
3. We give because God gives to us and it serves Christ.

How Does Giving Gifts Serve Christ?

Giving gifts is part of fulfilling the law of Christ (Mark 12). We love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength, AND we love our neighbor as ourselves. Giving gifts is part of our sacrifice and service to the King. It is a reflection of God's love and generosity to us.

Hebrews 6:10
Matthew 10:42
Matthew 25

"If we don't understand gifts, we don't understand grace, and if we don't understand grace, we don't understand anything." - Doug Wilson

Three Sins of Gift Giving

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Sometimes prayer can appear to be more complicated than it really is. But when we throw off our misunderstandings about prayer, we learn that prayer is actually all about putting our trust in God. Today we are talking about 7 biblical principles of prayer and how prayer can help you prove faithful.

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What is the purpose of Thanksgiving? To advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

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“The first Thanksgiving Proclamation was issued by the revolutionary
Continental Congress on November 1, 1777. Authored by Samuel Adams, it was one sentence of 360 words, which read in part: “Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending providence of Almighty God; to acknowledge with gratitude their obligation to him for benefits received…together with penitent confession of their sins, whereby they had forfeited every favor; and their humble and earnest supplications that it may please God through the merits of Jesus Christ, mercifully to forgive and blot t

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How do we give a defense for the hope that we have? Let’s start with a few questions that every person wrestles with in their lifetime. Who am I? Why am I here? What is wrong with the world? How can the wrong be made right? Today we are answering these questions from two vorldveiws: secular humanism and Christian theism and how relying on the Truth of God’s mercy helps us prove faithful.

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SPF Christmas Favorites List

Does gift giving stress you out? Give life to your soul? Are you a last minute shopper or have you already purchased AND wrapped all your Christmas goods?  Whatever your feelings or styles are with gift-giving, you won't want to miss these SPF Christmas Favorites!

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Cultural Apologetics 

The word "apologetics" is scary to me. It feels like I'm not smart enough to even get near the topic. But we are called to give a "defense" or apologia, for the hope that we have, and with gentleness and respect. 

Today is about answering four questions through two different worldview. We expose the issues with one and see the goodness of the other.

1.  Who am I?

2. Why am I here?

3.  What’s wrong with the world?

4.  How can the wrong be made right?

Voddie Baucham addresses these in a talk that is EXCELLENT here:

https://vimeo.com/203890559

Secular Humanism:

Secular humanism is by definition "an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems." (Merrium Webster dictionary)

Christian Theism:

The belief that God is the Creator of the universe and reigns Supreme. We have rebelled against His holy law and are dead in our sins. We need a Savior to take the punishment for our transgressions, which came through Jesus Christ, God's only Son. Through Christ alone can our sins be forgiven and can we stand before the most Holy God without blemish.

Secular Humanism answers the four questions with humans being the solution to the problems. More government and more education are often the solutions they stand behind, but they do not work.

For example, the drug problem. Check out recidivism - rearrests for the same crime for drugs:

Recidivism is measured by criminal acts that resulted in rearrest, reconviction or return to prison with or without a new sentence during a three-year period following the prisoner's release.

Bureau of Justice Statistics studies have found high rates of recidivism among released prisoners. One study tracked 404,638 prisoners in 30 states after their release from prison in 2005.[1] The researchers found that:

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Here I am God, Send me! Go and make disciples. Ummmm...  Discipleship can be tough and there can be some obstacles that make us a bit reluctant. Today we are talking about Acts 9, being a reluctant disciple-maker and 5 reasons God gives us to be hopeful about our calling. 

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LIFE HACK: Easy Fall Dessert for a Crowd

It would cost me our entire Christmas budget to bring a PSL to everyone at group get-togethers. Fret not, there is another easy dessert that won't break the bank, tastes like fall, and feeds a crowd.

Easy Crock - Pot Cinnamon Apples

*Note, that this is a Lauren recipe, which means I do a little of this and that - you make this your own! It would be hard to mess up - unless it caught on fire somehow. That's a hard recovery ;)

Feeds: 8-10

Time: prep 20 minutes   -    cook time varies (2 min to 3 hours)

Ingredients:

• 10-12 apples (I mix tart and sweet, like granny smith and some pink lady's or gala's) peeled, cored, and sliced
• 2 tbsp lemon juice (keep apples from browning)
• 1/2 cup of liquid like apple cider, pumpkin spiced cider, (i've even used some apple sauce diluted with water)
• 1 - 2 Tbsp corn starch
• 2 Tbsp melted butter
• 1/4 cup or less of sugar or brown sugar (to your taste)
• drizzle of molasses (to taste)
• sprinkle of cinnamon (to taste) I use about 1 tsp
• Vanilla icecream

Instructions:

• coat apples in lemon juice and put in crock pot or insta-pot
• in a separate bowl, mix corn starch and cider (or liquid) until lumps are out
• add melted butter, sugar, molasses, cinnamon, to liquid mixture and stir
• drizzle over apples and stir to coat
• Set crock pot to low for 3 hours or Instapot to 2 minutes high pressure (then manual release).
• After cooked to desired softness, ladle over two scoops of ice cream

  The Reluctant Disciple-maker

God has given every Christian a calling: to go make disciples of all nations. Matthew 28:19-20

A disciple is a student or follower of Christ.

Discipleship isn't just about intellect or organization!

Sometimes there are obstacles to fulfilling our calling and it makes us reluctant to obey.

Today we looked at Ananias in Acts 9:10-25 and how we can be encouraged to GO even when it seems impossible, painful, intimidating, and unknown.

Five Hopes for the reluctant disciple-maker

NO 1: Go anyway

We need to be obedient even when we don’t understand because WE CAN TRUST God!

NO 2: It's not about us.

God reminds Ananias that He is God and that God needs to be at the center of God’s universe.

“He is a chosen instrument of MINE”

NO 3: God has a greater purpose than we can see

When we are reluctant we need to remember that God has a great purpose especially when there is suffering. Because there will probably be suffering if you are following Jesus.

NO 4: Remember that God transforms hearts not us

There is no limit to God's power at work: within days Saul when from killing people who said Jesus was the Messiah to preachi

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Reformation didn’t stop with the end of the 17th century. Every generation is prone to it’s own waywardness. Even the first century church struggled! Today we are looking at a familiar pattern in historical Reformations, and our role in our generations Reformation. We are wrapping up our Reformation Series with Part Three - Our Role in Reform.

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Three Patterns of Reformations

NO 1: There is a deviation from God's Truth

1 John 2:15-17

NO 2: God is faithful. He raises us bold men and women who go back to the Truth of Scripture in order to know who God is, who we are, our condition, and how to be right with God.

1 Peter 1:17-21

NO 3: Suffering for standing up for Biblical truth

1 Peter 3:13-18

Examples of this pattern:

- Early Church - Stephen Acts 6,7

- 8th Century - Iconoclasm

- 16-17th Century - Reformation

Our Role in Reformation

We have a role in reforming were the church is erring. 

We have a role of reforming in our own lives and homes.

The directive is the Word of God.

Ideas for our Role in Reform

In the Church:

• Attend a bible-believing church and be involved, learn, grow
• Pray for those locked on a false gospel
• Learn to give a defense for the hope that we have - with gentleness and respect
• Stand firm on Truth
• Don't be surprised at suffering

In our own lives:

• Know the Word of God
• Teach the Word of God
• Pray for God to reveal personal religious systems and be humble
• Be free in Christ

Reformation Resources

She Proves Faithful Podcast: The Reformation Part 1 - The Spark

She Proves Faithful Podcast: The Reformation Part 2 - Reformation Women

She Proves Faithful Podcast: The Five Solas

She Proves Faithful Podcast: The Woman Who Fears the Lord

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