253. Being who God made YOU to be and owning it

11/28/22 • 12 min

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The major subject of the show today is taken from Max Lucado's book "The Oak Inside the Acorn," which is about a young acorn who is told by his mother, "Don't worry, within you is a great oak. Just be the Tree God made you to be." Each of us has a special talent, a special calling, and a special intrinsic worth. We discover our value in who God made us to be when we live into that by claiming who we are and what God is calling us to instead of striving to be like everyone else, do it like everyone else, or appear like everyone else. To know more about this, tune in to this episode!

“When you try to be like everybody else and you try to fit in, you miss what God put you here to do. You miss your giftings, you miss who God created you to be. I don't know who needs to hear this today but within you as a great person, just be who God made you to be.”

We all have an inner child that wants to know if we have value
What God has called us to do, not what other people are doing, is what we are to live out
You’re not supposed to fit in
You have a mission, you’re a chain breaker. You’ve got a mission

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We all have an inner child that wants to know if we have value
What God has called us to do, not what other people are doing, is what we are to live out
You’re not supposed to fit in
You have a mission, you’re a chain breaker. You’ve got a mission

Link for Equipped 2023: Equipped: Coaching Mentorship 2023 Application:

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252. Navigating Challenging Conversations

Today, we're going to talk about how to have challenging conversations. These conversations can be with your partner, your children, your coworkers, or even a client. And the majority of us weren't really taught or given examples of how to navigate them in a way that can truly achieve the intended objective. With that said, we're going to concentrate on a few key lessons for challenging talks today because doing so can actually exacerbate a pattern or problem with a child or with your marriage. And it will keep you in a loop that never seems to end, spinning around and around and around.

“People won't feel safe when they express something to you. And your immediate response back to them is your defense, or your argument back or your thing back, people feel safe with you. When they say something, and instead of you giving a response back, you just show them that you're there to hear them.”

When people feel heard and seen you typically defuse any emotions that are underneath
What we all want to hear is “I’m sorry”
When we feel seen, heard, and safe, we want to be those things for them
Give what you want to receive

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254. Continuing Surrender: 2023 Life Update

Today, we're going to talk about how surrendering is the way to go. I was reflecting on my life, just my story, and realized that every turning point in my life occurred after I reached the point of surrender. There were times in my life when I was so angry that I was dealing with emotional crap, so angry that I felt emotionally messed up and traumatized. I was simply messed up. But when I finally surrendered, it was like finding your location on a map. Listen to this episode to learn more about this!

“God is calling us to equip ourselves with the tools to walk differently, to walk in freedom, to walk in healing, to be chain breakers to help our kids grow up in not having the wounds that we had growing up and to help equip them to step into their mission.”