2 | Wish You Had a Spiritual GPS? Navigating Life's Wilderness with Faith and Forgiveness
06/02/24 • 19 min
Get the full episode here: Finding Forgiveness: Biblical Wisdom
Faith often demands we cross our own personal Red Seas, standing between painful pasts and uncertain futures. Through powerful archaeological evidence and scriptural insights, this episode reveals how the ancient Israelites' literal journey across an impossible sea creates a profound metaphor for our spiritual crossings today.
Archaeological discoveries at Nuweiba Beach reveal a natural land bridge spanning approximately 11 miles across the Gulf of Aqaba, where researchers have found coral-encrusted chariot remains and memorial columns erected by King Solomon himself. These findings transform what many dismiss as mere allegory into potentially historical fact—God's deliverance made tangible.
The heart of this message centers on forgiveness as our modern Red Sea crossing. Just as the Israelites hesitated at the shoreline, we resist taking those first muddy steps toward healing. The beautiful bell ringer analogy illustrates how forgiveness works—when we choose to forgive, we release the rope, yet the emotional bell may continue its ding-dong for a while before finally falling silent. This gives us permission for imperfect healing journeys.
What paralyzes you today? What impossible waters stand between you and freedom? Remember the Israelites who discovered that divine intervention creates pathways where none existed before. God specializes in the impossible, making dry ground through mighty waters. Your deliverance awaits not in standing still, but in taking that first faithful step forward.
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Get the full episode here: Finding Forgiveness: Biblical Wisdom
Faith often demands we cross our own personal Red Seas, standing between painful pasts and uncertain futures. Through powerful archaeological evidence and scriptural insights, this episode reveals how the ancient Israelites' literal journey across an impossible sea creates a profound metaphor for our spiritual crossings today.
Archaeological discoveries at Nuweiba Beach reveal a natural land bridge spanning approximately 11 miles across the Gulf of Aqaba, where researchers have found coral-encrusted chariot remains and memorial columns erected by King Solomon himself. These findings transform what many dismiss as mere allegory into potentially historical fact—God's deliverance made tangible.
The heart of this message centers on forgiveness as our modern Red Sea crossing. Just as the Israelites hesitated at the shoreline, we resist taking those first muddy steps toward healing. The beautiful bell ringer analogy illustrates how forgiveness works—when we choose to forgive, we release the rope, yet the emotional bell may continue its ding-dong for a while before finally falling silent. This gives us permission for imperfect healing journeys.
What paralyzes you today? What impossible waters stand between you and freedom? Remember the Israelites who discovered that divine intervention creates pathways where none existed before. God specializes in the impossible, making dry ground through mighty waters. Your deliverance awaits not in standing still, but in taking that first faithful step forward.
Become a part of our community of like-minded individuals on this journey together at FaithBuildingClub.com
🌹Become an Insider > https://paulabehrens.com/insider-list
👉👉👉 Grab your Freebies here > bit.ly/faithfulfamily
Tune in to Episode 3 > Are we Underestimating the Power of Oils in Biblical Teachings? >>> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-challenging-traditions-are-we-underestimating-the/id1748454615?i=1000658362480
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New PRINTABLE Resources every month! > FaithBuildingClub.com
Join the Community >>> BiblicalBoundariesForWomen.com
Unlock your FREE Coaching Call with me > WhyEssentialOils.com#FreeCoachingCall
Find my favorite Essential Oils here > WhyEssentialOils.com
Get a copy of my study > A New Heaven and New Earth: The Book of Revelation Revisited >>> https://amzn.to/3xRp0DI
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1 | What If We All Had a Burning Bush Moment? Discover the Power of Spiritual Listening
Get the full episode here: The Unburnt Bush: Exploring Curiosity as a Path to God - https://paulabehrens.com/blog/42435/the-unburnt-bush-exploring-curiosity-as-a-path-to-god
Have you ever felt unqualified for what God is calling you to do? Drawing from the powerful story of Moses at the burning bush, this episode explores how God meets us in our doubts and hesitations, calling us by name into purpose despite our perceived limitations.
When Moses encountered the burning bush, he had every excuse ready: poor speaking skills, advanced age, lack of credentials, and even a violent past. Sound familiar? We often focus on our inadequacies rather than God's sufficiency. Yet the transformative power in Moses' story wasn't his qualifications but God's simple promise: "I will be with you." That same promise extends to us today.
The revelation of God's name—"I AM who I AM"—becomes a thread woven throughout scripture, later expanded through Jesus' seven "I AM" statements addressing our deepest human needs. For those feeling lost, Jesus says "I am the light." For those wondering about eternity, "I am the resurrection and the life." For every human struggle, God's presence offers the answer.
Perhaps most beautifully, we discover that holy ground isn't limited to burning bushes in distant deserts. Wherever God is present—in our daily commutes, family dinners, or quiet moments alone—we stand on holy ground. Your everyday life becomes sacred space when viewed through this lens of divine presence.
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Tune in to Episode 3 > Are we Underestimating the Power of Oils in Biblical Teachings? >>> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-challenging-traditions-are-we-underestimating-the/id1748454615?i=1000658362480
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3 | Challenging Traditions: Are We Underestimating the Power of Oils in Biblical Teachings
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The sacred history of essential oils offers an extraordinary window into God's provision for our spiritual and physical wellbeing. Journey with me as we uncover how these powerful plant extracts appear from the very first chapters of Genesis—where Adam tended aromatic plants in Eden—to the final pages where Joseph was embalmed with precious myrrh.
Most Christians don't realize that God himself gave Moses specific instructions for creating a holy anointing oil—a potent blend of myrrh, cinnamon, calamus, cassia, and olive oil that consecrated the temple and priests. This wasn't merely a cleaning solution (though their antibacterial properties certainly helped maintain hygiene). More profoundly, this divine formula enhanced spiritual connection, literally covering the priests in aromatic molecules as they ministered to God.
Your sense of smell has a unique spiritual significance—it's the only sense not involved in humanity's original sin. When Eve was tempted, she saw, touched, heard, and tasted—but Scripture never mentions her smelling the forbidden fruit. This distinction runs deeper than biblical curiosity. Modern science confirms that smell is our only sense with a direct pathway to the limbic system—the emotional center of our brain. When you inhale essential oils, those aromatic molecules reach this emotional core in seconds, potentially calming anxiety, focusing thoughts, or releasing emotional blocks.
Remember Aaron stopping a deadly plague by burning frankincense among the Israelites? Or Jesus receiving precious oils as gifts at his birth and again before his crucifixion? These weren't coincidences but demonstrations of God's provision through creation. As believers, we're all qualified to use these oils in prayer and anointing—Jesus commissioned all his followers, not just the original twelve, to anoint and heal.
Don't let fears about "energy" or "mysticism" prevent you from embracing what God created for your wellbeing. The electrical impulses in your nervous system, the electromagnetic field of your body—these are God's design. By reclaiming these biblical practices, you're simply returning to your biblical heritage. Ready to learn more? Visit my website to discover how these ancient treasures
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Tune in to Episode 3 > Are we Underestimating the Power of Oils in Biblical Teachings? >>> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-challenging-traditions-are-we-underestimating-the/id1748454615?i=1000658362480
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New PRINTABLE Resources every month! > FaithBuildingClub.com
Join the Community >>> BiblicalBoundariesForWomen.com
Unlock your FREE Coaching Call with me > WhyEssentialOils.com#FreeCoachingCall
Find my favorite Essential Oils here > WhyEssentialOils.com
Get a copy of my study > A New Heaven and New Earth: The Book of Revelation Revisited >>> https://amzn.to/3xRp0DI
Living On Purpose In Christ | Boundaries, Devotions, Positive Affirmations, Bible Study, Christian, Faith, Scripture - 2 | Wish You Had a Spiritual GPS? Navigating Life's Wilderness with Faith and Forgiveness
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