The (in)courage Podcast

Expressing joy is not weak. As we journey through life and experience many losses of our own, we can start to hedge our emotions – tamper down our experiences of joy, stifle the emotions we can barely put words to.
 
 But what if, in that masking of self, we are also preventing ourselves from experiencing the joy God has given us? What if, in our hopes of not being “too much,” in our efforts of being “put together,” we are missing gifts from God?
 
 What if our inhibitions are blocking us from experiencing the full spectrum of what it is to be human, what it is to be a beloved child of God?"

Leave a comment for Kayla: https://incourage.me/?p=234213
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Plan out your next year of Bible studies with the (in)courage Create in Me a Heart of study collection! The full set of four studies is now available. Each six-week study includes stories from (in)courage contributors and a deep-dive into Scripture. Use code CREATEINME (in all caps) to get $15 off and free shipping on the full set of four studies at dayspring.com! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

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"God, bless this school year and bless each person who wears the beautiful and noble badge of Teacher."
- Becky Keife

Whether you send your kids to public school or private school, or you choose to educate them at home in an organized schoolroom or messy living room, make a commitment to pray for your child's teacher... even if that's you! And if you don’t have kids, your prayers are still needed!
 
 Join us in praying for teachers!  https://incourage.me/?p=234154
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Get ready for a faith-filled school year with our collection of Back-to-School essentials. From planners and notebooks to notepads and desk décor, find everything students need to stay organized and inspired throughout the school year at dayspring.com! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

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"Curiosity is the fuel that feeds our compassion. And compassion is the gateway to seeing and serving the ones around you. And I want to be that always. I want to be the one who stays curious and compassionate until the very end.
 
 Don’t you?"

Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=234217
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Get ready for a faith-filled school year with our collection of Back-to-School essentials. From planners and notebooks to notepads and desk décor, find everything students need to stay organized and inspired throughout the school year at dayspring.com! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

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"The power to change a person is God’s and God’s alone. Not mine. Knowing that it’s not my job to change my family is liberating. When I’m with my family, I don’t need to win arguments or put someone in their place. I’m not trying to be the smartest person in the room. I don't need to be that annoying family member who harps on someone over and over until I’m beating a dead horse with my advice.
 
 My job is simply to love and encourage my family in ways that align with Scripture. The last thing I want is to communicate that I will only love them if they act and think like me. Making our family feel like our love is conditional based on their level of transformation does not represent the heart of God."

Leave a comment for Michelle: https://incourage.me/?p=234121
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Get ready for a faith-filled school year with our collection of Back-to-School essentials. From planners and notebooks to notepads and desk décor, find everything students need to stay organized and inspired throughout the school year at dayspring.com! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

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"When we get in our heads too much about our material needs, we lose our focus on the Provider. God is asking you to trust Him to provide for you. Worry won't change your circumstances, and it will steal your peace and your joy. Today, you can be confident in God and in His provision. He lovingly cares for the flowers and birds He created -- and He'll care for you with even more love and attention."

Read an excerpt from the new book by Pray.com (and enter to WIN a copy!): https://incourage.me/?p=234115
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Get ready for a faith-filled school year with our collection of Back-to-School essentials. From planners and notebooks to notepads and desk décor, find everything students need to stay organized and inspired throughout the school year at dayspring.com! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
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"A loving God doesn’t make our dreams smaller, but gives us the vision, creativity, support, and wisdom to make our lives bigger. If you’re like me and your dreams have been muffled, you might have stopped saying, “What if.”  But God puts a path in front of us, and our goal has to be not to be distracted by everything that wants to divert our attention or change our course."

Leave a comment for Kathi: https://incourage.me/?p=234160
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Get ready for a faith-filled school year with our collection of Back-to-School essentials. From planners and notebooks to notepads and desk décor, find everything students need to stay organized and inspired throughout the school year at dayspring.com! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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"God, there’s no end in sight, in more ways than one, and I’m here again asking You to do what You’ve done before.

There are days our hearts break as our fingers scroll, and there are very real storms that will never be shown on a screen or posted to a social media feed. But there is a deeper assurance like an anchor in the waves: We are not adrift in a sea of chaos.
 
 May we watch and wait with hope. The waters might rise, but our friend Jesus is familiar with waves and one day, hallelujah, the sea will be no more."

Leave a comment for Kaitlyn: https://incourage.me/?p=234109
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Plan out your next year of Bible studies with the (in)courage Create in Me a Heart of study collection! The full set of four studies is now available. Each six-week study includes stories from (in)courage contributors and a deep-dive into Scripture. Use code CREATEINME (in all caps) to get $15 off and free shipping on the full set of four studies at dayspring.com! Find the set here: https://www.dayspring.com/in-courage-create-in-me-a-heart-4-book-bundle

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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"God isn’t interested in our productivity, but in our wellbeing. I found myself having compassion for the peonies and their big move, not bitterness that they didn’t make enough flowers for me. I pruned and fed them, and let them just be. It made me wonder how attentive God is to us, how He isn’t interested in our productivity, but in our wellbeing. How He stands in the hot sun, with the sheers and the nutrients, and compassionately understands why we just can’t be so useful and bloomy all the time. If I am like this over flowers, what is God like over me?"

Leave a comment for Jami: https://incourage.me/?p=234105
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Plan out your next year of Bible studies with the (in)courage Create in Me a Heart of study collection! The full set of four studies is now available. Each six-week study includes stories from (in)courage contributors and a deep-dive into Scripture. Use code CREATEINME (in all caps) to get $15 off and free shipping on the full set of four studies at dayspring.com! Find the set here: https://www.dayspring.com/in-courage-create-in-me-a-heart-4-book-bundle

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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"We committed to honoring and celebrating our accomplishments instead of overlooking them through the lens of comparison.

Heavenly Father, thank You for the unique gifts and abilities You have bestowed upon me. Help me to appreciate the work You have given me and to find joy in the progress I make along the way. Fill my heart with contentment and guide me to use my talents for Your glory. Grant me the strength to resist the temptation of comparison and to focus on fulfilling the purpose You have designed for my life. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen."

Leave a comment for Lucretia: https://incourage.me/?p=234019
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Plan out your next year of Bible studies with the (in)courage Create in Me a Heart of study collection! The full set of four studies is now available. Each six-week study includes stories from (in)courage contributors and a deep-dive into Scripture. Use code CREATEINME (in all caps) to get $15 off and free shipping on the full set of four studies at dayspring.com! Find the set here: https://www.dayspring.com/in-courage-create-in-me-a-heart-4-book-bundle

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
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Kind words are like honey—
     sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
Proverbs 16:24

"I had braced myself for a stranger’s rebuke — parenting in public in the little years made me sweat with anxiety. But instead of judgment, I was met with the kindness of simple encouragement. All I could do was whisper thank you. She gave me a knowing nod and entered the library as I followed my sons — my back a bit straighter, my steps a bit lighter.

A small, unexpected thank you from a stranger. A word to make someone feel seen. Is there an easier gift of kindness to give?"

Leave a comment for Becky: https://incourage.me/?p=234030
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Plan out your next year of Bible studies with the (in)courage Create in Me a Heart of study collection! The full set of four studies is now available. Each six-week study includes stories from (in)courage contributors and a deep-dive into Scripture. Use code CREATEINME (in all caps) to get $15 off and free shipping on the full set of four studies at dayspring.com! Find the set here: https://www.dayspring.com/in-courage-create-in-me-a-heart-4-book-bundle

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

• Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more!
• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

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