Adventures With Jesus, Today

Trust the GOLD Inside of You

We all have those times when we're asking God for the solution to something and … crickets. We ask and nothing happens for days and maybe even weeks. It can be frustrating when we don't know how He wants us to move forward. I’ve been there and felt that frustration too.

Then suddenly one day, you're minding your own business, and a thought pops into your head and it’s the answer to your question! It seems so random and out of the blue but you just know in your gut that you have what you need from the Lord.

In His wisdom He knows exactly what we need, and when we are ready to receive it. Might not make sense to us but it makes absolute sense to His plan for our lives and the kindness with which He stewards our hearts.

This is where the beauty of John 14:26 becomes a reality in our lives. God takes the gold that we have been depositing for years and, wrapped in His love and wisdom, He makes known to us what we need, when we need it. It is the beautiful promise of Jesus that the Holy Spirit will come and help us. 

This week as I have been recording videos that will be in our new course, I experienced a well of gold coming up and out into my words as the Holy Spirit helped me to remember analogies from literally thousands of hours of coaching and conversations that I have had over my 20 years of being a believer.

As you listen to today’s podcast you will see the gold that has been deposited in you too! It’s an amazing invitation that will transform how you see your role in your world as you realize how truly special you are.

 

We look at how to walk this out

1. Be faithful to deposit gold
2. Let it transform your life
3. Share it as Holy Spirit leads 

We’re SO excited to see the GOLD in you!

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Stewarding for Success

I have this beautiful story of how God brought us an ottoman that exactly fits into our brown leather couch. As I looked at it the other day, I realized that the leather was beginning to crack and I needed to do something before it was permanently damaged.

As I took out the leather polish and concentrated on bringing it back to life, I realized that there is so much correlation to how we get steward our own lives too.

We all have such tremendous blessing in our hand right now - but in the humdrum and busyness of life, we can forget what is ours and neglect it. You know what I mean, 

• taking relationships for granted because they're just there or 
• complaining about the things we don't like in our job without remembering how amazing it is to be contributing to the world and 
• then there's forgetting the astounding privilege of being a child of God because our complaints against Him are in the forefront of our minds.

Just like I neglected to look after the ottoman - and was then given the opportunity to do something about it - this podcast episode outlines 3 ways to truly see the blessings of God in your life, and then intentionally live them out.

1. Really notice what you have in front of you
2. Ask the Lord what to do with it
3. Dream with Him and then speak faith

Encourage someone you know by sharing this podcast episode with them - let's be a force for good in the world.

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How to Heal a Hurt Heart

You can probably relate to what happened to me last week.

Here’s the scenario…
I'd done a piece of work for someone and I was really pleased with it. So the next morning I opened up my email to see their response… and I burst into tears as I slowly read and re-read their reply. 

My heart felt like it was being ripped out of my chest and I could feel the anger creeping in as I rushed to defend myself against their accusations. I was MAD and SAD and ugghhhhhh!

I slowly realized what was happening as I felt my heart hardening towards them, I turned to Holy Spirit and cried, “help!”

As I sat with Him, He showed me how to listen to my heart and acknowledge what was going on that was causing me so much pain. I took a few deep breaths and the hurt and anger slowly subsided enough for me to think clearly.

Holy Spirit then gently walked me through the 3 steps I share with you in today’s episode

1. Acknowledge your heart and what it’s feeling
2. Let God remind you of how He sees you
3. Get God’s view of the other person and follow His heart

By the time we were done, I was much calmer and I could feel the 'peace that surpasses all understanding'. I put my fingers on the keyboard and was able to reply from a calm and clear place. 

How amazing is it that we get to follow the ways of Wisdom and let Him show us how to navigate each and every situation in front of us (which He’s just brilliant at doing). 

So be encouraged as you listen today.
Whether you experience words that hurt you deeply, or you try really hard and feel unseen, or your heart hurts and you don’t know how to stop the pain… Holy Spirit is here to walk with you. He has wisdom keys that will heal up your broken heart and help you walk into wholeness - each and every day.

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Is It Time For A Reset?

Sometimes we just start to feel ‘ugh’. Our bodies get sore, we aren’t sleeping so well and life just seems to be full of effort.

I know what that’s like - something just feels ‘off’ and it gets to the point where we take notice and want to do something to help ourselves feel alive again.

My husband and I are on a ‘liver reset’ at the moment and we get to completely change and intentionally refine the way we eat, what cleaning and personal products we use, and how we view everyday life. It’s been quite a journey so far, but we’re beginning to feel the benefits!

As I was talking this through with the Lord, I realized that we all have the opportunity to have a ‘spiritual reset’ too.  

Maybe there’s a relationship in your life that is just ‘same old, same old’, and you really wish that the spark would come back

Maybe you dislike your job and you just want to feel like what you do matters

Maybe you know that your health is suffering because you eat badly and don’t exercise and it would be so good to have lots of energy again

 

 So how do you do a ’spiritual reset’? Well, let me show you how in this week’s podcast episode.

I’ll be sharing with you how I lead my clients to a new perspective and give you 3 practical tools to help you see the change in your life that you long to experience.

 

Listen now to walk in victory today (I believe you can do it!)

Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today, will you accept? 

 

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3 Keys to Overcoming Stress - God’s Way

You can probably relate to this situation I found myself in last week

Here’s the scenario…

I was sitting in front of my computer - my chest was tight, my hands were tense, and my jaw was clenched…

As I became aware of what my body was feeling, I realized that I was really stressed.

I’d had my quiet time that morning and spoken life over my day,

but the problem was that somewhere along the line I had let my peace go, and become stressed instead (sound familiar?)

It wasn’t until I let Holy Spirit show me what was happening, that I could see His solution for my situation.

Replacing the lie I was believing - for His Truth instead, helped my chest and hands and jaw to relax and I was able to return to that peaceful place.

So how do YOU raise your awareness of when Holy Spirit and your body is telling you its stressed?

Whether you…

-> have no ‘spare time’ in your day and have little idea of how to be constantly peaceful…but you want the joy you crave

-> have started trying to carve out some quiet time and begun to learn about the peace Jesus gave you…but you’re not really sure how to make it part of your day

-> have a hunger for more of God, and a deep desire to live peaceful in the midst of everyday life (and you’re done being stressed)

-> are constantly asking yourself if you can really make it happen with limited time, resources, and energy

 

…well, I’m here to tell you that you can access the peace and confidence that Jesus has given you - right where you’re at.

I want to support you on your journey…

 

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Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?

Encouraging Yourself and Others

“I’m so scared and I don’t know what to do” she said to me when we got on a call.

I too was faced with a scenario last week where a legal situation we need to remedy for our company looked really big and scary. I didn’t know what to do either…

We all feel this way at times as we get overwhelmed by the situation in front of us. 

Our job situation has suddenly changed and we need to make some big decisions

A relationship is going sideways and we don’t know how to turn it around

Some curveball has come at us from left field and we’re a little stunned…

 

As I was praying through the legal situation, Holy Spirit encouraged me with those famous verses in the Bible where God is giving Joshua instructions on how to face, and conquer, the big obstacles he was seeing on the border of the Promised Land.

Learning to rely on God in the midst of the uncertainty has revolutionized my and my clients lives. Understanding Who He is and how to live out His promises is an invitation that He is extending to us all. He is the One Who gives us the courage to face anything.

In todays’ podcast episode I unpack what giving and receiving courage looks like (and how to walk it out in your everyday life)

 

1. Meditate on courageous thoughts
2. Know Who has got your back
3. Giving and gaining courage

 

I love that Jesus invites us on these adventures and gives us the very thing that we need to navigate our daily lives with HIm.

You can listen to today’s podcast episode as you get ready for the day, have your lunch break or brush your teeth before bed.

 

Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?

 

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Love God, Love Yourself, Love Others

The 3 important parts of the greatest commandment that Jesus gave to us.

Selah...

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Who Are You Doing Life With

“I want to know how to connect with God and hear His voice, in the middle of my 12-hour busy days” my friend said.

 

I remember that frustration of trying to fit my quiet time into my day. I knew it would be good for me, but where was I supposed to fit it in?

 

And it’s not just him. So many people I talk to have busy lives - whether it’s looking after the kids, working long hours at a job or running a business (or all of these), so many of us are just busy…

 

I felt this way too until I realized that it’s not about adding another ‘to do’ onto your already wayyyyy too long list, it’s about an ‘all through the day’ conversation that comes from relationship.

This revelation (and learning how to live it each day), was a total game-changer for me. It relieved all the stress of trying to fit my ‘quiet time’ with God into a small window in my day, and broadened it to lots and lots of snippets of conversation all day long.

 

In todays’ podcast episode I share examples that people just like you, are going through and we look at

 

1. How are you connecting to God?

2. How are you growing?

3. How are you living this out?

 

I not only share common experiences, but I give practical solutions for bridging the gap between where you are now and the deep relationship with God that you long for.

 

You can listen to today’s podcast episode as you take the cat for a walk, drive to and fro or fix yourself your breakfast smoothie.

 

Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today - will you accept?

 

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