Stand with Lynnette

Today, I want to build upon what I taught last week by addressing a question that might be running through your mind:

"Lynnette, you talk about tracking habits as if doing so will facilitate massive growth, both spiritual and otherwise. But isn't faith more than a checklist?"

The short answer: of course, faith is infinitely more than a checklist. But a checklist can and will get you going in the right direction.

Listen in to discover:

• WHY a checklist or habit tracker is NOT the end goal (and what is)
• HOW a checklist or habit tracker can help you strengthen your faith and develop a relationship with God
• WHEN a checklist or habit tracker will lead to lasting spiritual change and when it will not

If you would like a little help or motivation to JUMPSTART your spiritual habits, join me in the Shine 7 Challenge - a FREE 7-day challenge designed to help you gain MASSIVE spiritual momentum.

The challenge starts on September 8, 2022, at which time the doors will close. I don't know when the next challenge will be, so join now! (No cost. No risk. MASSIVE growth potential!)

Learn more and sign up here.

See you on the inside!

Our lives are not made up of big decisions, whether spontaneous or otherwise. They are made of small and simple choices we make multiple times every day.

Our small choices or, in other words, the way we choose to spend our time and energy, almost make the big decisions for us. Not in a way that takes away our agency, but in a way that reinforces it.

Small choices lead to big choices and big outcomes, both positive and negative. And habits, whether conscious or unconscious, are the building blocks of our choices.

We have much more power over our circumstances than we sometimes believe. As James Clear said, "You get what you repeat."

Listen in to find out WHY habits are so powerful and HOW to gain momentum that will lead you to the outcomes you desire.

This week's SHINE challenge:

Come up with at least one small habit you can implement today that will increase your positive momentum. Then, do that thing each day.

Want to join the STAND movement? You can start by downloading our manifesto: Covenant Women Who Stand. Read it and grab your free copy right here.

Do you ever feel like you are in a comfortable rut with your spirituality?

Do you feel more distant from the Lord than you want to be?

Do you want to narrow the gap between you and God so you can hear Him more clearly?

In this episode, we learn why our relationship with God is a two-way street, and why we must show up for Him if we want Him to show up for us.

We learn what God requires of us in order to obtain His promised peace and blessings.

We learn how He compensates us for the small and simple ways we bind ourselves to Him.

This information is vital for anyone who desires to feel closer to God.

This week's SHINE challenge:

Commit to giving the Lord enough time for daily scripture study this week. You decide how much time that is. The important thing is that you commit to showing up for Him in whatever way you feel is best.

Want to join the STAND movement? You can start by downloading our manifesto: Covenant Women Who Stand. Read it and grab your free copy right here.

References:

1.We are Women of God: Sheri Dew. General Conference, October 1999

2. Spiritual Treasures: Russell M. Nelson. General Conference, October 2019

Can you imagine what would happen if you started to build a house without a blueprint? What if you poured a random foundation and then just started nailing boards together, hoping it would end up with just the right dimensions?

That idea is almost laughable, but the same concept applies to our lives. We must have a blueprint if we want to create the life of our dreams. Otherwise, life will simply happen to us while we sit and watch.

To create a blueprint, we must have a clear picture of our future self: who we want to become. Only then, can we intentionally build our lives in a way that leads us to that outcome.

Listen in to learn how to first see and then become the future self of your dreams.

This week's SHINE challenge:

Get in touch with your future self, however far out you want to imagine. It could be your future self next week, next month, next year, and beyond. Write about what she is like in as much detail as possible. After you know her, determine the things she does every day that have created the outcomes you now hope for. Then, make a plan for implementing those daily habits into your life right now.

Want to join the STAND movement? You can start by downloading our manifesto: Covenant Women Who Stand. Read it and grab your free copy right here.

Do you ever get discouraged because you are not where you want to be?

Maybe, on your journey to self-improvement or spiritual fortification, you feel like you take two steps forward and one step back. Perhaps, you fall off the wagon altogether for the one-millionth time, and you wonder if it is worth getting back on when you cannot seem to stay there.

If you have ever felt that way, you are normal! Welcome to the club. But there is a more fulfilling way to live. Today, I am going to show you what that might look like by teaching you to mind the gap and measure the gain.

This week's SHINE challenge:

Determine one way you have been measuring the gap instead of the gain in your life. Try to turn that around by assessing how far you have come since starting your journey.

Want to join the STAND movement? You can start by downloading our manifesto: Covenant Women Who Stand. Read it and grab your free copy right here.

References:

1. Exodus 14:10-12

2. Numbers 11:4-6

3. 1 Nephi 17

4. Perfection Pending by Russell M. Nelson

5. Be Ye Therefore Perfect - Eventually, by Jeffrey R. Holland

6. "The New Way," Leo Tolstoy: Spiritual Writings, sel. Charles E. Moore (2006), 81–82.

In last week's episode, we dove into Moroni 7 and what it teaches about discerning truth from deception. We learned how we can have a perfect knowledge of whether something is inspired of God or not. If you have not yet listened to that episode, I recommend starting there.

In this lesson, I will teach you how to spot the difference between a message that comes from God vs. the adversary based on the differences between how Satan and God work. They do not use the same tools, and it is important to understand the difference.

We will look to 2 Nephi 28 and Doctrine and Covenants section 8 as our guides.

We will also learn about why it is important to stay in the light, as explained in 2 Cor 6:14-18.

Come, stand with me!

This week's SHINE challenge:

Take inventory of the people you follow on social media. Do any of them teach things that may pull you away from Christ, His commandments, or His teachings? If so, have the courage to unfollow.

Want to join the STAND movement? You can start by downloading our manifesto: Covenant Women Who Stand. Read it and grab your free copy right here.

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Have you ever heard or seen something about the Church or its doctrine that contained elements of truth but did not feel 100% true?

Have you ever worried about yourself or your loved ones being led astray by intriguing but untrue ideas?

If so, this podcast will help you gain clarity.

Using scriptures from Moroni chapter 7 and several sections in the Doctrine and Covenants, I will teach you how to tell with a "perfect knowledge" whether something is true or false. Let's do this!

This week's SHINE challenge:

Read Moroni Chapter 7 with a prayerful heart. Record any thoughts or inspiration regarding truth and deception.

Want to join the STAND movement? You can start by downloading our manifesto: Covenant Women Who Stand. Read it and grab your free copy right here.

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With the craziness of summer upon us, I will be publishing mini-episodes for the next few weeks. Hopefully, these quick episodes will be easily consumable amid your crazy summer! We will get back to our deep dives soon.

This week's topic was inspired by a question I recently received on Instagram:

"I LOVE all of the different CFM podcasts because the scriptures come alive to me thanks to them. When I read the scriptures on my own I'm so lost. When you say you get answers to prayer while reading, is it the actual words on the page, or is it thoughts that come to mind while you read that is the answer to prayer?"

The scriptures can become the windows of heaven. Listen in to hear how.

For a deep dive into personal revelation, listen to Episode 6.

Want to join the STAND movement? You can start by downloading our manifesto: Covenant Women Who Stand. Read it and grab your free copy right here.

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With the craziness of summer upon us, I will be publishing mini-episodes for the next few weeks. We will get back to our deep dives soon. Hopefully, these quick episodes will be easily consumable amid your crazy summer!

This week's topic was inspired by a question I recently received on this Instagram reel:

"I stumbled on this reel and I just want to say I do commend your loyalty and faith but my question is where do you draw lines for your "prophets" and "prophets" like Warren Jeffs who preyed on the young and innocent and sexually assaulted children? Thankfully he is locked away but some still follow this so-called prophet and when I see reels like this with people who follow a "prophet's" words blindly I don't see how it is any different? Discernment is a gift that should be used."

Listen in for my answer. It just might get you thinking about how you might answer similar questions.

Want to dive in deeper? Listen to Episode 2.

Want to join the STAND movement? You can start by downloading our manifesto: Covenant Women Who Stand. Read it and grab your free copy right here.

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If you have ever wondered how best to help others (including your kids) SHINE on their path back to Jesus, this is the episode for you.

We will discuss the Lord's plan of leadership (which applies in EVERY instance of helping others along the Covenant Path), how to apply it to different situations, some common pitfalls that trip us up from time to time, and how to overcome those pitfalls.

This week's SHINE challenge:

Consider one way you can do LESS so those whom you lead in any capacity can do MORE. (Because DOING more will help them SHINE.)

Want to join the STAND movement? You can start by downloading our manifesto: Covenant Women Who Stand. Read it and grab your free copy right here.

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