Wholehearted Reflection

01/06/25 • 41 min

Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Mind

The New Year can come with a lot of celebration and also a lot of pressure to be made new and do things differently. So much so that maybe we avoid talks of resolutions altogether or we just immediately feel defeated at the very idea. Join Christy and Melanie as the talk about a different way to enter the new year with reflection and hope!

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Send in your questions! In February we want to answer any questions you might have about becoming more like Jesus in marriage, motherhood, friendship... no questions are off limits! We want to talk about the very things you are longing to know more about. Send in questions to [email protected] no later than January 22nd. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Sign up for The MomLife Monthly, our monthly email newsletter at momlife.org. This month we’re including a free resource to help you take inventory of what is going on in your mind so that you can then look to the Lord for redirection and renewal.
Sign up for a MomLife group near you! Or, join our virtual MomLife group, or sign up to participate as an individual (or with a friend). momlife.org/get-connected
Start a Podcast Club! Grab a friend (or two or three)—listen to the podcast and then have a conversation about it. Find discussion prompts in the show notes below.

Discussion prompts:

As you reflect on the past year, what was hard?
What feels hopeful as you look toward the days and weeks ahead?
Read Colossians 3. How are these words encouraging [or challenging] to you?
As you enter into this new year, what is something you need to lay down?
What do you need to pick up?
Who is a trusted friend that you can engage in conversation about these things with? Make a plan for how you’re going to meet up and possibly even check-in with one another throughout the year.
Spend some time in prayer. Check out the BONUS episode that was released on January 1 for a guided prayer using Matthew 11:28-30 .

Recommended resources for Wholehearted series: momlife.org/wholehearted.

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Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Mind

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Send in your questions! In February we want to answer any questions you might have about becoming more like Jesus in marriage, motherhood, friendship... no questions are off limits! We want to talk about the very things you are longing to know more about. Send in questions to [email protected] no later than January 22nd. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Sign up for The MomLife Monthly, our monthly email newsletter at momlife.org. This month we’re including a free resource to help you take inventory of what is going on in your mind so that you can then look to the Lord for redirection and renewal.
Sign up for a MomLife group near you! Or, join our virtual MomLife group, or sign up to participate as an individual (or with a friend). momlife.org/get-connected
Start a Podcast Club! Grab a friend (or two or three)—listen to the podcast and then have a conversation about it. Find discussion prompts in the show notes below.

Discussion prompts:

As you reflect on the past year, what was hard?
What feels hopeful as you look toward the days and weeks ahead?
Read Colossians 3. How are these words encouraging [or challenging] to you?
As you enter into this new year, what is something you need to lay down?
What do you need to pick up?
Who is a trusted friend that you can engage in conversation about these things with? Make a plan for how you’re going to meet up and possibly even check-in with one another throughout the year.
Spend some time in prayer. Check out the BONUS episode that was released on January 1 for a guided prayer using Matthew 11:28-30 .

Recommended resources for Wholehearted series: momlife.org/wholehearted.

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New Year, Renewed Mind: A Guided Prayer Time

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Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Mind

Join Melanie for a guided prayer time using Matthew 11:28-30. Take some time while you’re on a walk, folding laundry, waiting in the school pick-up line, or have a few rare moments of quiet at home to practice opening our mind to hear from God through the practice of lectio divina. Very simply, lectio divina is a devotional reading of scripture. The goal is to grow in your relationship with God by slowly and prayerfully dwelling on a passage of scripture. There is great importance in intellectually understanding scripture and exegeting the text to better understand the history, context, and meaning of God’s Word. But it is also important to remember that reading God’s overarching story in scripture is an invitation for us to intimately know him and be known by him.

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Send in your questions! In February we want to answer any questions you might have about becoming more like Jesus in marriage, motherhood, friendship... no questions are off limits! We want to talk about the very things you are longing to know more about. Send in questions to [email protected] no later than January 20th. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Sign up for The MomLife Monthly, our monthly email newsletter at momlife.org. This month we’re including a free resource to help you take inventory of what is going on in your mind so that you can then look to the Lord for redirection and renewal.
Sign up for a MomLife group near you! Or, join our virtual MomLife group, or sign up to participate as an individual (or with a friend). momlife.org/get-connected
Start a Podcast Club! Grab a friend (or two or three)—listen to the podcast and then have a conversation about it. Find discussion prompts in the show notes below.

Journaling/discussion prompts for today's episode:

What was this experience like for you?
How can you see the practice of lectio divina being helpful for growing your relationship with God by slowly and prayerfully dwelling on a passage of scripture?
How does what you thought about/heard from God line up with what God says about his character, promises, and purpose laid out in the whole of scripture (Genesis to Revelation)? Remember it’s ok to ask a friend to help with your prayerful processing!

Recommended resources for Wholehearted series: momlife.org/wholehearted.

Prayer music: “Music for Manatees” by Kevin MacLeod

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Peace of Mind

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Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Mind

With so much happening in our lives and the world around us, our thoughts can often feel all over the place—not only distracted and overwhelmed, but also full of worry. Join Melanie and Christy as they talk about some practical things we can do to receive God’s peace in our minds.

Send in your questions! In February we want to answer any questions you might have about becoming more like Jesus in marriage, motherhood, friendship... no questions are off limits! We want to talk about the very things you are longing to know more about. Send in questions to [email protected] no later than January 22nd. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Sign up for The MomLife Monthly, our monthly email newsletter at momlife.org. This month we’re including a free resource to help you take inventory of what is going on in your mind so that you can then look to the Lord for redirection and renewal.
Sign up for a MomLife group near you! Or, join our virtual MomLife group, or sign up to participate as an individual (or with a friend). momlife.org/get-connected
Start a Podcast Club! Grab a friend (or two or three)—listen to the podcast and then have a conversation about it. Find discussion prompts in the show notes below.

Journaling/discussion prompts:

What current things are causing you to worry and/or long for peace?
When was the last time that you brought all of those things before the Lord in prayer?
When was the last time you sat in stillness, waiting and open to listening to the Lord?
What was something you heard today that was encouraging?
What is one thing you want to try to grow in the practice(s) of prayer and/or gratitude?
Read Philippians 4:6-9. Use the words as a prayer.

Recommended resources for Wholehearted series: momlife.org/wholehearted.