Do you ever just want to cry out for God to listen to you? Can we do that? The Bible contains beautiful prayers that give words to our emotions. This episode looks at two places that give us permission to do exactly that. I hope you will join us.
We pray for God to move but do we really believe He will? This episode takes a look at a real question most of us face and what it looks like to address it in our daily lives.
She Yearns so She Prays. This is what we have started doing weekly in short episodes. Taking about five minutes Cheri walks through a short section of the Bible, talks about it, and prays it over your life, making it a practical and hope-filled five minutes of your day.
You and I generally try to press our limits. Not only do we do this physically, but we don't tend to be very intentional about caring for our spiritual lives. Eventually, you and I need to be spiritually refreshed and in this episode, Cheri discusses what this can look like in our lives.
Allow Cheri to take five minutes to walk through a prayer from the Bible, talk about it and pray it over you today. Today's verses focus on the light God brings to our darkness as well as all we are able to do because of His presence in our lives.
The Bible uses the illustration of a runner or an athlete in a race to compare the Christian life often. Just as a runner devotes herself to her athletics, the Christian approaches her faith with intention, passion, and purpose. Using the analogy Scripture introduces, Cheri draws out aspects a believer is to embrace in order to run the Christian race well.
Something exciting is coming today. In this episode, Cheri introduces a different format to provide a taste for a new way this podcast will be utilized. An additional episode emphasizing prayer will be added each week. Try it out to see what you think and let Cheri know.
One of the most common experience shared with other women today is discouragement. Somehow we still get suprised by the derailements and forget there is nothing unusual happening. Before we become totally hopeless, Cheri offers three things to remember when we are feeling defeated to help pivot our perspective.
Most of us are in the need of some real rest. We want to just get away for a while. But what if we can't? Is there a way to find rest in the midst of all the activity, the chaos, and the difficulties regular life brings? And if so, what does it look like and how do we experience it? This PhD. mother to eight understands this need and brings to light four words of encouragement to anyone needing a more restful today.
You have likely heard it before. "Taste and See that the Lord is good." But what does it mean for you and me. And what does it look like in real life? How can we make it a reality that is more than a pretty verse to post on Instagram or inspiration found on a mug? These are all questions that Cheri addresses as she looks further into the topic in this episode through the life of Nehemiah.
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Stirring Faith with Cheri Strange is a conversation designed to help awaken and inspire a desire for God into your everyday life, making Him more evident and desirable to others.