You Don't Have To Be Perfect Podcast with Vanessa Luu

Jesus regards their hearts. He isn't arguing to argue; He's speaking painful truth to them because their very souls are at stake! This is a perfect picture of Jesus's love. He didn't let them believe they were right. Even though every word He spoke didn't change them (at that time), He had to speak to them in truth and love.

Gluttony is a sin, so I ask myself, am I a glutton? The definition of gluttony is habitual greed or excess in eating. (Definition from Oxford Languages on Google.) By definition of the word, no, but I've wondered, are we a nation of gluttons? Don't we overconsume everything from television, social media, food, and drinks daily? My answer is yes, but is God's answer yes? There are no data charts on what God considers a healthy diet, so we have to use other principles to determine His answer; as I stated before, I've found this to be extremely difficult.

I have a theory that our toxic world may be a result of our sinful living. God had given us dominion over the earth (Genesis 1:26-31), but we've corrupted it. So what do we do?

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Other Resources:

You Don't Have To Be Perfect by Vanessa Luu

Truth and Tools Workbook by Vanessa Luu

The Relevant Old Testament by Vanessa Luu

The Wilderness Remains by Vanessa Luu

Welcome, friend, to a brand new series on the You Don't Have to Be Perfect Podcast; it's called Nitty Gritty Bible Questions- For Abundant Living. In this series, I will share questions that prompt me to dig deeper during my personal Bible study. When I spend my one-on-one time in the word with God, I'm always amazed and blessed by the questions that come to mind and the answers God provides or doesn't. Sometimes, God wants me to ponder longer and dig deeper; sometimes, He wants me to wait.

I believe this series will help bring the Bible to life for you as well as provide you with practical application for your journey. Let's get started!

Question: Do we break our relationship with God when we disobey his teachings?

Other Resources:

You Don't Have To Be Perfect by Vanessa Luu

Truth and Tools Workbook by Vanessa Luu

The Relevant Old Testament by Vanessa Luu

The Wilderness Remains by Vanessa Luu

Realizing that I go out for coffee too often is a good thing, and I will continue to address it with God. I know He will be faithful in guiding me through this earthly journey, but I also realized today that my practice of Lent this year was legalistic and, therefore, futile. These discoveries don't mean I'm against Lent, but knowing that God never commanded us to observe Lent is important. Knowing this causes me to pause and dig deeper.

I've learned from practicing Lent this year that I really enjoy going out for coffee, maybe even more than I thought. Abstaining from my coffee trips has indeed been a sacrifice. I know that the point of Lent is to sacrifice and draw closer to God, but I realized it wasn't bringing me closer to Him, which prompted me to learn more about Lent.

https://www.ibelieve.com/faith/should-we-think-big-or-small-when-it-comes-to-god.html

Lakeshia is here today to chat about our powerful position of influence. I think it’s going to be an uplifting episode! Lakeshia thank you so much for coming back to the podcast!

Lakeshia you caught my eye in your post that said, some of us are sitting in seats of power and positions of incredible influence but we don’t see it that way because the world doesn’t value it much; you don’t get praise or rewards; or it doesn’t pay a lot of money or carry a notable “title” You said that NONE of these factors lessen the actual power and influence we possess or absolve us of our responsibility to manage it well.

Other Resources:

You Don't Have To Be Perfect by Vanessa Luu

Truth and Tools Workbook by Vanessa Luu

The Relevant Old Testament by Vanessa Luu

The Wilderness Remains by Vanessa Luu

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Chapter 22 of The Wilderness Remains covers commandments 6-10 of Exodus 20. Enjoy!

Chp 21 of The Wilderness Remains covers the first 5 commandments! :)

Inside today’s podcast I have with me, Charlene Warren. Charlene is an artist, writer, Author coach, and mother. Through various struggles in her life, she has found her calling…helping creatives fight through things like fear, doubt, and self-sabotage to become who God designed them to be from the beginning.

Charlene thank you so much for coming back once again. I always love our conversations!

It’s a challenging task to embrace and be grateful for all of God’s goodness in your life while trying not to be afraid of losing it all.