Balance is essential in order to be effective in all areas of your life, but are you allowing yourself that time to be replenished? God allows us opportunities for rest, but we live in a culture where we are so wedded to overworking that we refuse to make time for rest.
My new episode of Cherishedflight the Podcast is all about making time for Balance. Take a moment to listen. Now is the perfect time to allow God to fill your tank.
Have you ever asked yourself, "God, why do you have me in this situation? Why me?" Well, you're not alone. God has you in this situation for a God purpose, but you won't be able to fulfill His purpose until you stop asking, "Why me?" and start declaring, "God, use me!" Listen to Episode 56 for insight on how to handle your "Why me" season.
Living grace can be a difficult task because doing so requires you to put your ego and pride aside in order to extend kindness to others you feel are undeserving. However, once we focus on the fact that God extends His grace to us, when we may not deserve it, will be be more willing to extend grace to others. Listen to Episode 55 of the Sunday Nigh Sessions Podcast for insight on how you can begin to live grace.
Sometimes life can be complicated. We find ourselves doing things out of obligation to please others, which makes us angry and unhappy. You're feeling this way because you are not operating within the will of God. If this is you, then now is the time when you must ask yourself, "Who am I serving?" my flesh or God. Listen to Episode 54 to gain insight on how to stop serving your flesh in order to live in the fullness of God's promise.
Are you going through the process to get to the destination, or are you trying to take control so you won't have to do the hard part called waiting? God wants to teach you how to have a deeper level of faith by taking you through the process which will prepare you for where God is taking you. Episode 53, "I'm Impatient" is for many of us who need to slow down in order to learn the lesson God is trying to teach.
Are you stuck in a space you've outgrown? You know, a relationship, a job, a space that has become detrimental to your growth? It is time for you to allow God, our Master Gardener, to release you from your potbound-ness, in order for you to finally operate in the purpose He has for your life. Listen to Episode 52 to learn how to let God cut you out of your pots so you can live free.
Are you in the middle of a season in the fire? If you are, then are you allowing God to perfect you, or are you shielding yourself from the experience? Listen to Episode 51 "Feel the Fire", to find out why trying to buffer yourself from the fire will actually keep you in that space longer than you need to be.
We cannot avoid the bitter seasons in life. Those valley experiences that allow God to build our faith and trust in Him. Those bitter season help us to appreciate the Lord on a deeper, more personal level. If you are in the middle of a bitter season, then take a moment to listen to Episode 49 "The Bitter & The Sweet" for some insight on how God uses our bitter seasons to create a deeper relationship with Him.
