Have you ever heard of the concept of sowing and reaping?

It comes from Galatians 6. Paul tells the church in Galatia that our spirit and our flesh work a lot like a farmer's field.

What you reap is what you sow. 

In my area of the country, farmers are starting to plant crops for the season.

>> If they want to grow sweet corn, then they plant sweet corn seed.

>> If they want to grow hay, then they spread hay seed.

There has never been a farmer who has planted beans and then was surprised when onions started showing up.

Never.

Never in the history of farmers has that ever happened.

So what are you planting?

So why are we so surprised when the equivalent happens in our spiritual lives and in our health?

In this episode, Ashley dives deep into Galatians 6 to find out how the idea of sowing and reaping can benefit your health!

 

Resources Mentioned:

This episode's blog post: Sowing and Reaping Good Health

The Girl of Grace Facebook Group

Faith Food Freedom

We all procrastinate, it's part of life.

But what happens when you procrastinate those BIG things:

• those dreams God has put in your heart
• that lifestyle change that you know needs to happen
• the ministry God has called you to do

In this episode, we're going to break down Ashley's 3 Step Method to stop procrastinating on the dreams and goals God has put into your life.

To get more resources, including links and worksheets, get free access to Ashley's VIP Resource Library! 

What do you do when you want to do big things for God, but it doesn't feel like anything is coming together?   In this episode, Ashley will share how you can be faithful with:

• your time
• God's purpose for your life...starting today
• your morning alarm
• your physical health
• the thoughts that go through your mind 

  The way you choose to spend your time is part of being faithful in the little things, so listen to this episode and get practical tools to make your life and your DAY count.   Read the blog post and get more resources here: Faithful in Little   Want to dig deeper? Check out all the resources we have in our SHOP!

In this episode, Ashley shares some tips for a more developing a more consistent prayer life!   Start Small Don’t get overwhelmed or make prayer too complicated. Start small, for instance, five minutes a day.   You wouldn’t run a marathon on the first day you start running, right? The same is true with prayer. God doesn’t expect you to start with five hours in prayer everyday. He just wants to spend time with you.       Stay Consistent Start small and stay consistent and you will see changes in your prayer life.   If you find yourself slipping in this area, then scale back the time you pray. Find an amount of time that you can commit to and then build from there!     Pray God’s Word The best way to have more power in your prayers is to pray God’s Word. Find promises in His Word and begin to pray them back to Him!   Here are a couple to start with: Psalm 51:1 “Create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me.” 2 Kings 17:9 “You will fear the Lord your God, and He will deliver you out of the hands of your enemies.”     Write it Down Keep track of your prayers!   Have a notebook in the place your pray or use the Notes app on your phone. Make lists of people you want to pray for, situations that you’re concerned about, and verses that you want to pray.   Then check back in a few weeks or months and see how God answered those prayers!     Be Accountable Another great way to have a powerful prayer life is to get connected! You don’t have to pray alone! There’s power in numbers!   Matthew 18:20 says, “Where two or more are gathered in my name, there I am with them.”   Your prayer life is strengthened when you spend time with others who are working to build their prayer lives too!       What Time with God is going to do for you, it's going to... 1. Give you peace 2. Give you time 3. give you inspriation 4. Give you confidence   Check out more resources in our shop!

Back in January, you probably set some goals for yourself! Now, we're a third of the way through the year and I wanted to back-track and see how you all are doing!

At the beginning of this year, I came up with one word that would drive my year and that was FAITHFUL.

In this episode, I'm going to share what that has looked like in my year so far!

 

I'll be sharing how I've been faithful in:

• business - even through crazy changes and be work jobs
• prayer - despite circumstances not always changing
• health - (SPOILER ALERT: it doesn't have anything to do with eating broccoli at every meal!

 

Join the discussion in the Girl of Grace Community!

See the full show notes at: ashleyvarner.com/2018-faithful

When the changing season, comes a struggle to stay healthy. But not just healthy physically. Healthy emotionally and spiritually, too.  This this episode Ashley shares:

• a simple, foolproof way to stay physically healthy through the summer and beyond
• how you can control your thoughts and feelings and make them obedient to Christ
• why you staying strong spiritually will impact your kids

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Hidden in My Heart

An online app to help your children memorize God's Word and learn how they can apply it to their lives starting now! There are 52 verses, audios, and an online tracker, as well as how they can take God's Word with them every day.

 

Girl of Grace

Ashley's free Facebook group for women who want to grow in the grace of God. Fill your Facebook feed with motivation to live a life on fire for Christ!

 

Check out the Blog Post for this Episode at AshleyVarner.com:

Healthy Through the Summer

Info from the Show

In this episode we're discussing the a few of the habits of purposeful people.

• When to multi-task and when not to
• How you may being using prayer life as an excuse to act
• Following the footsteps of Jesus and living as a servant
• How you can confidently say you've accomplished your to do list...everyday

When we say no with intention, we open up our lives to say yes to the right things.

 

Resources Mentioned

• Draw the Circle by Mark Batterson
• Lead with Heart: Home Edition is now The SUPER Mom Roadmap, check it out HERE.
• Graceful Balance Mini Course (Free Enrollment)

Info from the Show

We'll talk about how possessions can put us at risk of loving the world.

I'll share the link between stress and stuff. When we let go of stuff, we're stopping the bleeding. We're taking a stand and saying that it will no longer have a hold on us and take up our valuable time.

I want to caution you from loving the things of this world. We can be so worried about our possessions (or even the amount of money we have in the bank) that we're not being openhanded with what God has given us.

Instead of us owning our possessions, our possessions own us. Listen to this episode to avoid that and learn how we love people and like things.

Resources Mentioned

• Allie Casazza - Courses on Decluttering
• Lead with Heart: Home Edition is now The SUPER Mom Roadmap, check it out HERE.

Martin Luther said, "You can't stop a bird from flying over your head, but you can stop them from making a nest in your hair." Martin Luther wasn't really talking about birds, he was talking about your thoughts.

Many times we try to control your actions without dealing with our thoughts, and it's hard. That's why willpower doesn't always work. If we deal with the thoughts first, then the actions will take care of themselves.

 

Info from the Show

God's Word has a ruler for our thoughts, "We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." 2 Corinthians 10:5

In this episode we'll break down that verse and find a practical way to take everything thought captive that doesn't line up with the Word of God.

I'll also show you how to distinguish between God's Voice and Satan's voice.

 

Resources Mentioned

• Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer
• Ashley's Blog post about Conviction vs Condemnation

It's time to choose the best over the good. All this month, we're talking about learning to say no. But learning to say no isn't just about saying no to bad things, but saying no to things that may be good, but aren't the best.

  Info from the Show

• Being wise about the way you spend your time
• Being wise about the way you spend your money
• Choosing the best over the good still involves choosing.
• Saying no to everything isn't the answer
• One thing you don't have to pray about

 

 Resources:

• Graceful Balance Mini-Course (Free Enrollment)
• Girl of Grace Facebook Group
• Ashley's Instagram