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God created us as reflections of Him. The plot of the enemy was to tell us we needed to be even better – maybe even reflect someone else.

Satan wants to keep us busy with wanting to be like someone else, to have what they have, believing that if we get to the next level we will finally be truly happy and complete.

𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?

Today Heather will remind us that:

There is no top rung in the ladder of comparison!

We we should not write our own bibles!

She will also give us a game plan we can implement today to find real rest from  - The Burden Of Better!

https://comparedtowho.me

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Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. Ephesians 5:22⁠
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1. 𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖?⁠
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2. 𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑯𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒑 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚?⁠
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If you answered yes, does the word SUBMIT still bother you?
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When I see it in the shadow of the enemy it makes me defiant and see my husband in a resentful way. This is exactly what Satan wants.⁠
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But if you ask yourself the two questions that I asked you, and ask myself, then dig into the whole context of Ephesians 5 you can truly experience the gift God has given you in your marriage!⁠
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I really enjoyed talking with the Reverend and I say kudos for not only being the first male guest on the show, but for taking on this topic with me.⁠
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Listen in and share with a friend!⁠

How To Connect With Reverend Keith Haney:

https://alightbreaksthrough.org/understanding-our-roles-in-marriage/

https://frommesstomiracle.buzzsprout.com/1546138

https://revheadpin.org/blog-vision/

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podcast. Since then, we lost our daughter. 
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I will be talking Rachel Lewis about her new book: Unexpecting, real talk on pregnancy loss.

Even though pregnancy and infant loss are common, society shrouds them in secrecy and even shame—starving grieving women and their partners of much-needed support.

Women may leave the hospital feeling like strangers in their own bodies, facing postpartum life without a baby in their arms. And the well-intentioned but hurtful comments from loved ones may make them feel lonelier than ever.

Listen in as Rachel Lewis helps you create a game plan for when a situation arises that can trigger the trauma of your loss.

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒 𝐋'𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞:

𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬, 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 &  𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲

Rachel, the founder of the Brave Mamas online support group, is the friend bereaved mothers never hoped to need—giving them the practical guide she wished for after each of her five losses. With raw transparency and no pat answers.

She helps readers navigate how the loss of a child can affect body, heart, mind, and soul.

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podcast. Since then, we lost our daughter. 
I recently released a new episode discussing how I processed our year of firsts by creating Grief Conversation Cards. You can learn more in episode 236 and at cherifletcher.com. Thank you, Cheri

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Staying busy is easy. Staying rested, now that is the real challenge.

In this episode, Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith will discuss the seven types of REST that we need and the  method R.E.S.T  as a systematic way of looking at each type.

She will remind us that '𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀.'  

So often we only use the Bible as a tool for direction, but God wants us to use it as a love letter as well. He wants us to not only know that we are loved, but He wants us feel like you are His beloved! 

It is Dr. Saundra's desire that you stop and look at how much He loves us!  Look how intentional He is with His love!

Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith 

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In this episode I will be talking with Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith about her own understanding of rest and why it is so sacred.

Dr. Saundra shares:

 *Her personal story of when she was fully burned out, telling God  she can’t do this anymore and that she was JUST DONE

 *How God was rearranged her theology of what peace looks like

 *That she needed to re evaluate what a good life looks like and feels like

Our rest is under attack we need a Spiritual Game Plan to carve out time for Sacred Rest!

Join me as I talk with Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith about how important rest is in understanding how to live out our purpose, Part 1.

Join me as I talk with Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith about how important rest is in understanding how to live out our purpose.

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podcast. Since then, we lost our daughter. 
I recently released a new episode discussing how I processed our year of firsts by creating Grief Conversation Cards. You can learn more in episode 236 and at cherifletcher.com. Thank you, Cheri

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When is the last time you chose to rest?

To be quiet and trust in God?

To let Him restore you? 

God knew that we would struggle and resist rest.  That is why He reminds us to stop and rest. In fact He set an example for us.

He rested from His creative work.

He stopped and gave us the gift of rest and He still invites us to return to rest.

In this episode I share my own struggle with rest and the time when I was forced to stop.

During this time I was able to accept the invitation to rest and to  understand what it means to be still and know that He is God.

I will share:

1. Two mains thing God wants us to know so that we can let go and find peace - we can rest in His ability to work for us.
2.  How I discovered the book Sacred Rest by Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith.  

I know that you will be blessed by the lessons learned during the time that God - forced me to stop.

I have come to know that either He is Exalted, or I am Exhausted.

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Niki Hardy - Rest, A Gift or Punishment

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When you take a moment to look back through your life, how far back can you go to see the same purpose you are living today in who you have always been?

When you are looking back over the years, look for key people God placed in your path that He has used to bless you and show you His love for you. 

I am sharing one of those moments in today’s episode. Listen in as I take a look back and retell how, at the age of 16, I met my now-friend and coach Cheri Gregory. That one-minute exchange planted a seed that God would grow for 30 years until we met again.

Cheri Gregory was the person who challenged me to share what I was writing.  I did not consider myself a writer – I was looking at those who had been published or paid to speak. I disqualified myself from God’s calling.

Do you ever find yourself disqualifying yourself from the calling God has given you?

HOW WE MIGHT DISQUALIFY OURSELVES:

• We base our abilities on comparing the very calling we have been given with those who are already doing it.
• We set the bar to specific standards or expectations that God does not have for us.
• We try to seek safety by “staying in the boat” instead of stepping out and trusting our safety in Him.

I hope today’s episode causes you to stop and reflect on all of the ways God has already equipped you to live your calling.

Cheri Fletcher

Cheri Gregory

Unoffendable - the book

Writing At The Red House

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It is June! I hope that as things are opening up, your plans for the summer are too. I am extra excited about June because it is the one-year birthday for Your Spiritual Game Plan podcast! 🎂

I can't believe so much has happened in one year, but I can believe in God’s plan. Thank you for being here with me through it all – for all of the comments and letters of support that you have sent me. Your feedback helps me not only serve you the best I can, but it also helps me to grow.

This summer I am going to mix it up a little. I am going to take to heart the words that God spoke to me through two close friends - each at a different time.

In a nutshell what my two friends said to me was, “Cheri, we want to hear your thoughts on your podcast.”

They both admitted to not listening to many episodes because I did not share enough of my point of view.

So I am going to spend the summer sharing more of my thoughts with you.

www.cherifletcher.com

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podcast. Since then, we lost our daughter. 
I recently released a new episode discussing how I processed our year of firsts by creating Grief Conversation Cards. You can learn more in episode 236 and at cherifletcher.com. Thank you, Cheri

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Can you think of a phrase – or even a few words – that changed your life?

In this episode, I am speaking with Cindy Bultema as she shares the four words that changed the trajectory of her life. Those four words are still changing lives each time she shares them with others.

Cindy had hit rock bottom and almost lost her life to a drug overdose when she called a lady for help. That lady spoke the four words to her, and she did not shame Cindy, throw a Bible verse at her, or recommend a program. She simply called her by name and spoke Truth (with a capital T) into Cindy’s life.

Today Cindy wants to speak Truth into your life, and into the lives that God places in her path.

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭:

𝟏. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝. 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐃. 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝.

𝟐. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡.

Following Jesus is Cindy’s calling – she tells me that she will follow Him wherever He goes! I know her testimony will bless you today and that the words that changed her life will also change yours.

LINKS:

GEMS

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In this episode, my guest Meg Glesener and I are going to talk about our shared passion for Vision Casting – or as I like to call it, Game Planning. 

Meg Shares How:

• She and her husband began their relationship. 
• You can start vision casting today – it is never too late!
• That God created you and your family in a unique way to serve Him.

Letter From Home Podcast

Whether you are listening for the first time or you've been a listener for a while,  you may or may not know that on June 20th, 2023, I paused the
podcast. Since then, we lost our daughter. 
I recently released a new episode discussing how I processed our year of firsts by creating Grief Conversation Cards. You can learn more in episode 236 and at cherifletcher.com. Thank you, Cheri