We've discussed some of the effects that being in high-stress situations can have on us physically and spiritually.  The goal of being situationally and spiritually aware is to be able to function effectively for the Kingdom of God.
How do we minimize the effects and be better stewards of the gifts and callings we have in Jesus Christ?   We train and we train effectively.  In this episode we get into what training to be situationally and spiritually aware.
Topics include:  
The OODA Loop, how to make it more effective, and how to interrupt it.
The Love of God and the importance of balance.
How intimacy looks different for the warrior.

We continue our theme of situational and Spiritual awareness by getting into the color code of awareness and its significance in everyday life as well as our Christian walk.

We discuss the 5 levels of awareness: white, yellow, orange, red, and black
What can happen both short term and long term when you get in condition orange or black.
The importance of teamwork, trust, and knowing what God wants you specifically to do.
The effects of pollution on our ability to recover from intense situations.

We talk about situational awareness and its implications in the Spirit.  Topics discussed in this episode are:
What situational awareness is.
What it's not.
Is situational awareness in the Bible?
Its importance to the believer.
Why walking in love and relationship with Jesus Christ is imperative.
The importance of being able to function effectively in the Kingdom.

We also talk about some hard lessons we had to learn from not being situationally aware.

Welcome to Part 2 of Anatomy of a Scam.  This is part of our ongoing theme of Situational Awareness in the spirit, or Spiritual Awareness.  We don’t always recognize it but there are valuable spiritual lessons to learn by recognizing the behavior and learning how not to fall for enemy schemes.

In Part 2 we discuss:

How Predators marginalize and demonize critical thinking.

How the scammer’s words and actions don’t match.

Why scammers try to get the victim to take mental ownership.

How scams progress: Offer, Incentivize, Threaten

Why Negative Press is better for the scammer than critical thinking.

How Believing a lie can impact generations.

Moving the Goalposts.

Questions to ask. 

How to use evaluation tools to limit risks and maximize benefits.

The importance of relying on the Holy Spirit for discernment and acting in the Love of Jesus Christ.

These next two episodes are titled Anatomy of a Scam.  We think of scams as things that occur in the physical realm, but there are a lot of spiritual lessons to learn by recognizing the behavior and learning how not to fall for enemy schemes. After all one of the first scams was when the serpent conned Eve in the Garden.

In this episode we talk about:

Some of the forms a scam can take.

The importance of detaching or taking a tactical pause.

Why everything today is presented as a crisis. (Also known as awareness or creating demand)

How outliers are used to make a problem seem much larger than it is.

Personal responsibility vs. victim mentality.

The push to buy or act now.

We conclude our discussion of the doctrine of Herod by comparing the actions of Herod the Great and Herod Antipas, and include some modern day parallels to show how this is pertinent today.

We even go off script and talk about some things we usually don't on the podcast.

In Mark 8:15, Jesus warned His disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.  He later points out that this is referring to their doctrine.  We hear people talk about the doctrine of the Pharisees from time to time, but how often is the doctrine of Herod addressed?  

In this episode we lay some groundwork by identifying both the doctrine of the Sadducees and that of Herod and how they feed off one another.  We also get into what this looks like in the Church today.

In this episode, we celebrate one year of the WOFOYO Podcast.  We talk about why we did and didn’t do certain things and why we are continuing to do them that way.  We also get into what we believe the Lord would have us focus on for at least the first part of this year.

Some specific topics include:

Relationship, Relationship, Relationship

The importance of experiencing things for yourself

The Land-Nav of Faith (Going on your last set of instructions)

The importance of situational awareness

Warfare vs Conquest (knowing which battles you’re called to fight)

Battle Fatigue and being Combat Ineffective

What the Lord showed C-Dub about his Christmas Tree

When I first met Jacqueline Scott, or Sister Jackie, we were both attending a Sunday school class at a church I was active in.  Her testimony that she shared was mind-blowing and it still is.  She is really one of the strongest people that I know.  She is able to bring the love and presence of Jesus Christ into some really dark and hostile places and she can be as blunt as she is loving.  She often gets invited to places to speak and after listening to this interview, you’ll know why.  More importantly though, what you hear is what you get and she is able to keep the main thing, the main thing, her relationship with Jesus.

If you would like to contact Jacqueline Scott so speak to your church or organization, contact her at [email protected]

We conclude our talk about the importance of the Christmas message and what it means to have Christ born in you.

We talk a lot about some of our own family customs as well as some old stories where shenanigans happened.  We also talk about Jesus celebrating Hannukah (The Festival of Lights) and get into the importance of setting time aside away from all the distractions and commercialism to reflect on God's gift of Jesus Christ and simply worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.