Trust in the Lord is easy to say, but sometimes difficult to do. Sometimes we want to think that we are trusting God but if we really take a moment and look at our lives, we’re actually depending on our own strength to see us through. Often times it takes more strength to actually let go and let God than it does to continue to fight the battle on our own. In this episode I will discuss some of the traits of Jesus that make Him trustworthy and paint a picture of what it looks like to trust Him. What He is truly looking for is not the strength of our fight, but the strength of our surrender. I hope you enjoy this episode.

1 Samuel 15 tells us the Lord delights in obedience more than sacrifice. Sometimes we try to use our works to bring us favor when all the Lord is asking for is obedience. It’s obedience that opens doors and with that same thought in mind, it’s disobedience that can keep them closed. The Lord is looking for a remnant with His commands written on their heart. Yes we will fall short, but do you have a heart posture that wants to follow the Lord? This is the topic for today’s episode.

Scriptures referenced: 1 Samuel 15: 13-23, Proverbs 3:5-6, Philippians 2:12-13, John 14:15, Matthew 7:21-23, Proverbs 15:33, Proverbs 16:1-3, Proverbs 16:20, Hebrews 4:1-2, 1 John 2:3-6

In this episode I will be discussing Psalm 23. This is a psalm of David that speaks about going through life with the Lord as your Shepherd. A shepherd leads and guides, tends and cares for, and searches and rescues for his sheep. He leads them to food and water sources and ensures that they have all that they need. In Christ we have all that we need and when we have Him as our Shepherd we truly lack nothing, Psalm 23:1 NIV. The question we have to ask ourselves is are we truly letting Him be our Shepherd or are we trying to lead our lives our own way. Let’s talk about it.

Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22: 37-40. The Ten Commandments were given to the Israelites to establish a covenant with them and God under the Law. Jesus came not to undo the original covenant but to establish a new covenant where He already paid the price for our sins and gave us direct access to God. Jesus takes the Ten Commandments and takes them a step further not only requiring obedience with our actions but creating in us a heart that follows.

This is an extended conversation about how we are waiting for a promise from God. Are you waiting without grumbling and allowing God to check your heart? In the story of Moses and when he lead the Israelites out of Egypt, the Israelites did not have a deep reverence for God and they waited in the wilderness for 40 years and it really should have only taken 11 days. A lot of times we don’t understand how God is answering our prayer or when He will do it but we have to position our hearts to trust Him even when it doesn’t look like we want it to look.

In this episode we will be discussing the waiting season. It can be so hard to wait for God’s promises to manifest in our lives and if we aren’t careful the promise can become the focus instead of the Promise Keeper. In this episode we discuss what the Bible says about waiting on God and share some testimonies of our own. It is in the waiting season that God is refining us and preparing us to steward all that He has for us. This is part 1 of this discussion and we will discuss part 2 in the next episode. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode we are discussing heart posture. Man looks at the outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart -1 Samuel 16:7. When we truly choose to follow Christ, He changes our heart. We go from having a heart of stone that is hardened, to a heart of flesh that is soft. We go from loving the things of this world to truly loving God with all of our heart. In this episode we dive into what the word says about the transformation our heart goes through in following Christ and give testimony of some of our own experiences. We all have to check our hearts from time to time and ask ourselves are we really loving God the way we should? We hope you enjoy!

Scriptures referenced: Luke 19:5-9, Luke 18:9-14, Luke 12:27-31, Proverbs 18:21, Proverbs 17:28, James 1:19, Proverbs 4:23, Luke 6:45, Ezekiel 11:17-21, Matthew 13:3-8, 13:14-15, 13:18-23, Psalm 51:10

In this episode we will be discussing forgiveness. Forgiveness is a gift our Heavenly Father so freely gives us, yet it’s often so difficult for us to give it to each other. I think we often forget just how much we desperately need to be forgiven and how we fall short each day and that makes it more difficult to extend that grace to others. We dive into what the word says about forgiveness and give testimony of ways that we have had to forgive in our own lives. Of course none of us are perfect but we should all strive to love one another as Jesus has loved us.

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with Keyshod Baker. He was so gracious to share his testimony with us and his journey with Christ. One of the central points mentioned in this episode is this importance of consistency in reading your bible and the transformative power of the Word. We hope you enjoy and thanks so much for listening!

In this episode we discuss a question that a family friend brought up…who is Jesus? It occurred to us that there may be many other people who don’t really know the gospel and who Jesus is. Sometimes we just need to get back to the basics to truly understand and grow in our relationship with our Lord and Savior. While we would never be able to cover everything that Jesus is to us in the length of an episode, we dive into what the Bible says about Jesus and how He rescued us. Isaiah 9:6 says that He is Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. He is all of those things plus so much more and the most important relationship you can have in this life is a relationship with Jesus Christ.