This week Somer and Michelle jump into scripture to answer one of the most asked questions from our swHw community, "How do I find God's will for my life?"

Passage: John 6:28-40

Some of our favorite moments from today's episode:

"Belief is an action. Belief is a motivator. Belief is active, it's not still."
-Michelle Myers

"The foundation of my faith is the Gospel... Jesus was real."
-Somer Phoebus

"If it's not belief that is talking, that is leading, and that is guiding then I can't expect the action and activity that comes out of my life to mirror the work of God because it has to start with a deeply rooted, deeply planted belief."
-Michelle Myers

""Coming to Jesus", it's active and continuous... it shows full dependence."
-Michelle Myers

"Partial dependence will only ever bring partial satisfaction."
-Somer Phoebus 

"Our everyday movements, actions, community, jobs, hobbies, all of that, will contribute to the over arching will of God."
-Somer Phoebus

"Instead of looking for what's next, the belief we have in Jesus is going to make us see that one person. Jesus constantly stopped for one person. He consistently saw the one person."
-Michelle Myers 

Links we promised you: 

Youversion plan: God's Will Is Not Lost 

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On this weeks episode Somer asks Michelle to share her heart on UNITY which is imperative to us at She Works His Way. Because we live in a world full of division, Michelle felt a deep desire to look at Biblical unity more closely. She wanted to understand what it is, why it matters, and why we are so quick to divide. This conversation will give you both spiritual and practical advice to help you better pursue unity with other believers.    Some of our favorite moments from todays episode:  

• “Knowing the importance of unity is different than practicing the importance of unity.”

-Michelle Myers  

• “You cannot be unified by yourself, it requires others to be with you.”

-Michelle Myers  

• “When you think unity is only possible with other believers who only believe exactly what you believe you create something it was never intended to be. You become unified over something that isn’t Jesus.”

-Somer Phoebus and Michelle Myers  

• ”We have to protect and prioritize unity instead of our preferences and personal opinion.” 

-Michelle Myers  

• “Division is usually fueled by some kind of fear. We choose something that is more comfortable because we fear something that is uncomfortable.””

-Somer Phoebus  

• “LOVE casts out fear. If fear is what fuels division then a lack of love for one another puts fear in our hearts and causes disunity.”

-Somer Phoebus  

• “A lot of times fear looks like pride.”

-Michelle Myers  

• “There is nothing that is more important than showing the world we love others and love Jesus.”

-Somer Phoebus  

• “This will not come if this is a half heart effort.”

-Michelle Myers  

• “Fellowship is FUN!”

-Michelle Myers  

• “If more churches had more people that just hung out with each other, than the intimacy of the people would be greater.”

-Somer Phoebus  

• “When believers lose their unity, something else has become more important than Jesus, 100% of the time.”

-Michelle Myers     Scripture we dug into this episode: 

• John 17 
• Acts 2

Links we promised you:

• Andy Stanley Podcast Link 

Christmas Top 10
We've got a short + fun conversation for you today! On this episode, Michelle and Somer share their favorite Christmas traditions with a quick This or That speed round at the end. 

Links we promised you: 

Advent Blocks 

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We've got part 2 of the Q&A episode we started last week and here are the questions Michelle and Somer are answering... 

1. I have trouble navigating between loving people and doing my work for free. Can we talk about that?

2. I'm on the verge of burnout, how can I prevent going over? 

3. I'm done. Totally burnt out. How can I get back to serving where I am joyfully?

4. How can I get my husband to be better at communicating his emotions?

5. I desire community but can't find anyone else who desires it. Help!

If you're not apart of the SWHW Network yet, and desire a space where you can have conversations like these, join us today! We'd love to have you. 

SWHW Network, we can't wait to see you in our live workshop on January 12th. Look for the details and link to join coming soon to your inbox. 

In today's episode, Somer and Michelle answer a few questions sent in by you, the SWHW Network. And spoiler alert: they're really good!

Here's what we cover in Part 1 of our December Q&A: 

1. How do I handle the people that are the most difficult in my life?
2. How do I know what my purpose is or the spiritual gift that God wants me to use?
3. Any suggestions on resources for budgeting? 
4. What are your techniques for turning the conversation away from politics with friends and family?
5. What can I pray and are there practical ways for me to stay focused?

Want to hear a few of our favorite takeaways? Head to the blog!   If you're not a part of the SWHW Network yet and desire a space where you can have conversations like these, join us today! We'd love to have you.

Looking for a Bible reading plan that will reignite your love for Jesus and inspire you to go deeper in His Word? You can find us over on YouVersion! Just search She Works His Way and then choose a plan that's right for you. 

Part 2 of the Titus 2 series is here! Be sure to go back and listen to part 1 before joining us as we finish up verses 5-15 where we talk all about submission, obedience, purpose, and so much more.    Scripture we dug into this episode: -Titus 2:5-15   Some of the most encouraging moments from this episode:

"Submission is not marriage advice, it's gospel advice.” - Michelle Myers
“Not submitting to your husband isn’t a marriage issue, it's a gospel issue.” -Michelle Myers
“You can make the gospel visible by loving people so well, to the point of sacrifice, that they will not be able to deny that there is something different about you and this has to be practiced in our homes. This has to start in our households." -Somer Phoebus  
“Why is this possible? Why can you do this?.. For the GRACE of God has appeared making it possible for all people.” -Michelle Myers
“The Holy Spirit in you, is training you, corrects you, encourages you.” -Michelle Myers
“God saw it fit for GRACE to train us.” -Somer Phoebus
“Grace is the thing that God uses to train us… why would we not consider training others through grace? Why is it so hard for us to use grace as a strategy to inspire and motivate and train people to be who God has asked them to be and what He wants them to be.” -Somer Phoebus

As always, you're invited to come continue the conversation with us in the SWHW Network! We can't wait to meet you. 

We just got back from our annual Narrow conference and we are fired up and excited to talk to you about Titus 2! Join us as we break it down verse by verse to see what a Christian household should look like with one of the most practical guides the Bible gives us.   Links you'll want after you listen    Join us for Narrow 2022! 

• Greater DC Area: April 2022
• Atlanta: October 2022

The resources that Somer and Michelle mention:

• The Story of Redemption Bible 
• The Bible Project
• The Visual Word
• The standard ESV Study Bible link
• The FREE Online Standard ESV Study Bible

Questions about resources? Contact us!      Some of the most encouraging moments from this episode: “I don’t want to overwhelm you with a task list before you read the Bible because we have the Holy Spirit.” -Somer Phoebus

“If you're someone who likes the list, the "do’s and dont's", get ready, because Titus chapter two lays it all out.” -Somer Phoebus

“God is not a God of confusion, if we start to think that it’s because we’ve elevated something to a place that doesn’t belong.” -Michelle Myers

“People were not UNIFIED on what the Gospel actually was.” -Somer Phoebus

“If it was easy, if it didn’t require effort, than we wouldn’t have to train each other.” -Michelle Myers

“We have to speak truth into the areas that the world pushes you in the WRONG direction.” -Michelle Myers

“Titus wanted to see us address these issues in our households FIRST.. so that we love God because it has been put in us and shown to us in our homes.” -Somer Phoebus

Scripture we dug into this episode: Titus 2:1-4

In this week's episode, Michelle and Somer talk about all the things -- from Christmas movies and music to unity and encouragement in and around the local church. Michelle takes us to Acts and dives into the meaning of Paul's instructions around "strengthening the churches." Then, Somer takes us to Hebrews to explain what "stirring up one another" really looks like and why it's so important.

Some of our most encouraging moments from today's episode:

• “If you really look at [Paul's] letters as a whole, love was the marker of spiritual maturity. That wasn’t where it started, that’s where you wanted it to progress to. So we strengthen the churches by loving. Loving God, and what He says and warning of the things that come to steal our affection from Him.” -Michelle Myers

 

• “We minimize what love can do for the Kingdom... Love is a beautiful thing that comes out of a life that is lived for Jesus.” -Somer Phoebus 

 

• "Strengthening the churches is literally understanding that [the church] is God's Plan A for community and pointing people there and pushing people there, not because its the easiest place to go, not because it's convenient, not because it's perfect, but because that is where God tells us to go.” - Michelle Myers

 

• “Until we function like a body, like an actual body with all of its parts and joints and ligaments in place, providing there function, a watching world is just going to look and see a building that looks the same as any other worldly gathering, expect maybe it has a cross... We need to see a change, and that change is going to start by us choosing to love one another and choosing to love by God's priorities and not what is easiest and most convenient to us.” - Michelle Myers

 

• “The motivation behind stirring each other up is that Jesus is returning, and without fully understanding that He is returning, we are going to struggle to be motivated in the right way to stir each other up... If we lose sight of eternity, we lose sight of motivation and inspiration to stir each other up.” -Somer Phoebus

 

• “There really is no better way to live our lives than to be stirring each other up to love and good works” -Somer Phoebus

Scriptures from today's episode:

• Acts 15:41
• 2 Peter 1:5
• Hebrews 10:24
• 2 Peter 3:1-2
• Revelation 1:13-19

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