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02/22/24 • -1 min
Jesus and Moms – 6 Ways to Show Love to Your Children
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Show notes: What I’d like to share tonight is a way to embrace the vocation and high calling of motherhood that keeps our eyes on Christ.
First, let’s look at how Jesus taught. This will help us in our daily, minute-by-minute instruction of our children no matter what age they may be. This is also called relationship.
If we look at the life of Christ we see that Jesus was loving. He repeated spiritual truths over and over so that people might understand. He walked among the people healing them, by asking them questions, and by imparting truth through ways they could understand (Mark 4:34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.)
Jesus was someone who attracted others. He had a way of pointing to the Father that satisfied the needs of people. He knew how to satisfy their greatest spiritual needs. Even when they just returned for more bread, he knew they had a greater need.
6 Ways to Show Love to Your Children
Here are ways he did just that, and how as Moms we can be encouraged that if we will follow the master Jesus will meet their needs and our own.
- Children need to feel safe, loved, and important. Do you have a consistent temperament? Do you meet as well as you are able your children’s basic needs for clothing, shelter, and food? Is your discipline consistent or are your children unsure of what to expect? Can your child confide in your? We are especially admonished not to provoke our children to anger or discouragement (Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Colossians 3:21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.Jesus makes us feel safe, loved, and important in his very life (lived sinlessly), death (for our sins), and resurrection (for our justification) that we might have peace with God the Father, Romans chapter 4.
- Children must trust their parents Do you keep your word to your children? Do you keep your word to others so your children witness this? Do you do your best to make sure that trustworthy adults influence your children? Remember when we talked about how Jesus patiently repeated things to his followers (and for our benefit) so we’d understand? This built trust. We can trust him because He did exactly what he said he would do. Read Mark 8,9, and 10. He said he would suffer, die, and rise. He did.
- Children need to know their worth Do your children understand that their value as a human and made in the image of God? Do your children see how important they are to you by the time and real attention you give to them? Are you full of distraction? God’s Word tells us children are a heritage (Psalm 127) and fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139), and that the Father would hold nothing back in saving them should they stray, and in fact he didn’t hold back his only son. (Matthew 18 and the parable of the lost sheep)
- Children need to see their purpose and calling Do your children see that they’ve been created by God and live in the culture and time we live in “for such a time as this”. Do you? Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
- Children need chores Constant entertainment is soul-destroying to anyone, especially a child. There is value in work that sparks their creativity and curiosity and helps them see their place in God’s world. Again, Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
- Wisdom and role models- Children need your guidance and the guidance of trusted adults, especially as they become young adults themselves to help grow discernment. Who do you know that exhibits wisdom that would be a good influence? Do you exhibit wisdom to your children? Proverbs 13:20 tells us, “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”
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02/06/24 • 46 min
Replay: Keeping Christ the Center of Your Homeschool
When was the last time that you were undone by your thirst for God? Staying connected to God and being in the word with our children is so vital for homeschooling and disciplining our children. Heidi shares her heart and passion to encourage families to dig into the Word together and grow closer to God in this podcast, “Keeping Christ in the Center of Your Homeschool”. Grab your bibles and prepare to be encouraged.
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Heidi St. John has been married to her husband Jay since 1989. Together they have seven children from toddler to adult and have homeschooled all the way through high school. A favorite conference and radio speaker, Heidi approaches marriage and parenting with humor and grace. Her passion to encourage moms and set them free to be who God has created them to be will bless and encourage you. Connect with Heidi at her blog The Busy Mom, on Facebook, on Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
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Why Every Homeschool Mom Needs a Homeschool BFF
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07/25/19 • 16 min
Why Every Homeschool Mom Needs a Homeschool BFF
Every homeschool mom goes through a similar experience. We start with the conviction that we should homeschool our children. Moms get excited with shopping for and choosing curriculum. We spend our summer planning.
Then we begin. And it’s not long before we start to feel like we’re going at this thing alone.
We Question Ourselves
Once the loneliness sets in we start to question our decision to homeschool.
One days when our children’s behavior or lack of interest in their studies sets in, we want to give in and hand it over to someone else. Even if we don’t admit that out loud.
It doesn’t mean we’ve lost faith in our conviction, it just means we really are meant to be in community with one another. We need a friend who gets it.
Reaching out to Friends and Finding a Homeschool BFF
This is where having a homeschool BFF can really make your homeschool experience so much better. She understands your struggles. She can hold you up with you’re feeling down. It’s often that homeschool mom BFF who reminds you of why you’re doing this in the first place. And if she’s a true friend she points you back to Jesus, so you don’t lose your way.
Friends for Life
And these friends aren’t just friends for a season. You never really outgrow them. In this podcast I share a little about Mom School and how that experience introduced me to a circle of friends who are still my friends to this day. Good friends.
The Homeschool Sisterhood
That’s why I’m kinda (okay, a lot) excited about the Homeschool Sisterhood (referral link) with Ana Willis. I wish I’d had this opportunity when I was a brand new homeschooling mom. The opportunity to learn from a veteran homeschool mom who can share how to stay focused would’ve been such a blessing.
Wherever you’re at in your homeschooling journey, check out The Homeschool Sisterhood (referral link) and get yourself plugged in.
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My podcast interview with Ana Willis, topic: How to Stop the Hustle and Find Your Purpose
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07/15/19 • 22 min
Back to Homeschool Decisions (and a Giveaway!)
It’s that time of year, Back to Homeschool season. Along with an incredible giveaway (see below), many current homeschool moms are looking for a way to make extra income to afford the homeschooling lifestyle. You might be a mom curious about homeschooling and hoping you can find a way to earn extra money while you homeschool.
I’m here to encourage you, that YES! You can homeschool and work from home. And this could be the year you get to celebrate two things: working from home and a back to homeschool giveaway!
Is a Virtual Assistant Business Right for a Homeschool Mom?
When determining if a virtual assistant business is a good work from home opportunity for a homeschool mom, it helps to take a virtual assessment. Ask yourself the following questions to help you make a sound decision.
{Before we get started, are you going to vote for our new intro? Join the Mommy Jammies Podcast Support Group. A homeschool mom looking for a side hustle will appreciate a back to homeschool giveaway! Check out the $250 Rainbow Resource Gift Card Giveaway at the bottom of the show notes for this post. }Many homeschooling moms have heard the buzz about working at home. Is it possible to work at home and have a work at home business?
It’s vital to consider that homeschooling is your first commitment. You’ve made the promise to your family.
Ask yourself:
- Can I prioritize my homeschool over my business and still bless my family financially?
- Is it possible to serve my family and my clients in a way that doesn’t stress me out?
- Can you manage a “side hustle” and still homeschool well?
Let’s look at what a virtual assistant is and what’s required.
First, What is a Virtual Assistant?
A virtual assistant is an individual who helps manage portions of a business owner’s business. Normally a freelance worker, you can work your business from anywhere. A homeschooling mom is an ideal fit for this! She’s likely already a working through the three areas you need to master to be successful!
They are ...
1. Manage (your VA Business)
- Time- Are you able to manage the time necessary to work your business? Can you handle the daily life interruptions? Can you balance homeschooling, working at home, and family life?
- Money- Can you handle the ebb and flow the income? Are you able to manage taxes due? Can you make wise spending choices?
- Instructions – Are you willing to take the time to follow instructions and learn the needs of a client? Can you balance the client needs with the needs of a homeschooling moms life?
- Alone time- Do you have a strategy for handling time alone and make the best use of that time?
2. Market (your VA Business)
- Don’t be shy! Are you willing to get yourself out there? This often takes time and that’s a precious commodity for a homeschooling mom. Can you make this work?
- What are you good at? Make a list of your skill set. Think about the things you already know and do as a homeschool mom that can translate to a VA business.
- Ideal Client, what’s that? Are you able to think about who you already know that you might be able to help with their business. This is likely the homeschooling community.
3. Master (your VA Business)
Learning:
Are you willing to invest your time and resources into what’s necessary to grow your skill set and establish your business properly?
Growing:
Are you willing to establish the processes and systems you need in order to grow your business?
Scaling:
Would you say that you’re willing to learn to manage a team or subcontractors in order to make an independent income?
If you’ve determined, that Yes! I think I can homeschool and have a home business keep reading ...
How can you homeschool and have a virtual assistant business and do both well. The 3 skills we’ve covered are your launch pad.
Think of the time commitment.
Homeschooling is often a full time job.
- Do you have the support of your spouse and family to add to that responsibility?
- Can you use your managed free-time to build a business without building resentment in your children?
- Is it possible to stay on top of the legal requirements to homeschool while building a business?
I’m confident that you can, but this is somethin...
05/01/19 • 27 min
Jesus and Moms – 6 Ways to Show Love to Your Children
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Show notes: What I’d like to share tonight is a way to embrace the vocation and high calling of motherhood that keeps our eyes on Christ.
First, let’s look at how Jesus taught. This will help us in our daily, minute-by-minute instruction of our children no matter what age they may be. This is also called relationship.
If we look at the life of Christ we see that Jesus was loving. He repeated spiritual truths over and over so that people might understand. He walked among the people healing them, by asking them questions, and by imparting truth through ways they could understand (Mark 4:34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.)
Jesus was someone who attracted others. He had a way of pointing to the Father that satisfied the needs of people. He knew how to satisfy their greatest spiritual needs. Even when they just returned for more bread, he knew they had a greater need.
6 Ways to Show Love to Your Children
Here are ways he did just that, and how as Moms we can be encouraged that if we will follow the master Jesus will meet their needs and our own.
- Children need to feel safe, loved, and important. Do you have a consistent temperament? Do you meet as well as you are able your children’s basic needs for clothing, shelter, and food? Is your discipline consistent or are your children unsure of what to expect? Can your child confide in your? We are especially admonished not to provoke our children to anger or discouragement (Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Colossians 3:21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.Jesus makes us feel safe, loved, and important in his very life (lived sinlessly), death (for our sins), and resurrection (for our justification) that we might have peace with God the Father, Romans chapter 4.
- Children must trust their parents Do you keep your word to your children? Do you keep your word to others so your children witness this? Do you do your best to make sure that trustworthy adults influence your children? Remember when we talked about how Jesus patiently repeated things to his followers (and for our benefit) so we’d understand? This built trust. We can trust him because He did exactly what he said he would do. Read Mark 8,9, and 10. He said he would suffer, die, and rise. He did.
- Children need to know their worth Do your children understand that their value as a human and made in the image of God? Do your children see how important they are to you by the time and real attention you give to them? Are you full of distraction? God’s Word tells us children are a heritage (Psalm 127) and fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139), and that the Father would hold nothing back in saving them should they stray, and in fact he didn’t hold back his only son. (Matthew 18 and the parable of the lost sheep)
- Children need to see their purpose and calling Do your children see that they’ve been created by God and live in the culture and time we live in “for such a time as this”. Do you? Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
- Children need chores Constant entertainment is soul-destroying to anyone, especially a child. There is value in work that sparks their creativity and curiosity and helps them see their place in God’s world. Again, Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
- Wisdom and role models- Children need your guidance and the guidance of trusted adults, especially as they become young adults themselves to help grow discernment. Who do you know that exhibits wisdom that would be a good influence? Do you exhibit wisdom to your children? Proverbs 13:20 tells us, “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”
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The Work Life Homeschool Balance Myth
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03/29/19 • 9 min
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Which brings us to the topic of today’s podcast: The Work, Life, Homeschool Balance Myth. {If you’re listening online, scroll to the bottom of the post to find the audio player. }
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The Myth of Balance
Balance. What is it anyway? You might be surprised (I know I was) to learn that balance has to do with an equality of passions. As Webster’s 1828 tells us, “As balance signifies equal weight, or equality, it is by custom used for the weight or sum necessary to make two unequal weights or sums equal; that which is necessary to bring them to a balance or equipoise. ”
And now we know why balance is a myth.
There is no way we can ascribe equality to the moving pieces of our lives, especially when we are talking about our children. Why do moms agonize over going back to work, taking time for themselves, or even taking a weekend away with their spouse. I think it’s because as moms, we are always balancing the needs of our family against every other need.
So, you guessed it — there’s always a certain amount of imbalance.
This also means that the other things vying for importance, will become “most important” at certain times and not at others. The struggle is real! And it’s OKAY.
Tips to Keep Things Moving
So, what’s a girl to do? Well, first let’s keep things moving. This means evaluating our priorities. ( Listen to the previous podcasts, Developing a Wholehearted Business Mindset or Recovering from Burnout).
Once we have our priorities outlined, they deserve the attention that systems and processes in your business along with a doable schedule at home can provide.
Some ideas to outline your priorities in this way include:
- keeping a simple schedule
- asking for help from your spouse and older children or even grandparents
- scheduling your time in three blocks – work time, school time, family time
- organize your homeschool, home, life, and business
Eyes on the Prize
In the end, it’s helpful to keep our eyes on the prize. Why are we trying to do all.the.things anyway? What’s our goal? Why do we want a business, ministry, or work at home career?
If by your providing additional income to your family helps you to stay home with your children, and that’s one of your goals, remind yourself of that very thing.
This helps you count all the chaos as blessing.
The truth is, yes, we are sometimes checking our phones with kids in tow while dropping our oldest off at Japanese lessons. But, we’re doing this in the middle of the day, around our own schedules, accommodating the needs of our family. That freedom is priceless.
And learning to, not balance anything, but give priority to the things that we’re called to do, is a beautiful thing.
Action Step:
This week, make a list of all of the reasons you are thankful for the chaos that is working at home.
03/21/19 • 8 min
How to Build Your Business While Building Each Other Up
Our tongues are mighty enough to inflict wounds or build one another up. How often do we stop and think about the power we have to build up our business through our speech? Tune into Mommy Jammies Podcast as Gina talks about keeping our conversation holy.
“Whoever wants to embrace life and see the day fill up with good, Here’s what you do: Say nothing evil or hurtful; Snub evil and cultivate good; run after peace for all you’re worth.” 1 Peter 3: 10-11
Embrace Life
In our last two podcasts, we’ve taken a look at setting our priorities on the right course, those aligned with our values. Let’s talk a little today about how to build your business while building each other up.
CommunityWhen Jesus came to Earth he created a community – a community of the Redeemed. God Himself is a community in the form of the Trinity!
It’s hard wired in each one of us to desire community with one another. It’s one of the ways we can truly embrace life – by reaching out to others! While sin separated us in the Fall, and we still don’t love one another perfectly, Jesus wants us to experience it. Though we experience God’s saving grace individually, we can be transformed (sanctified) within a community. This community isn’t just the church or our family, but also our business relationships.
Indeed, our businesses can require a good portion of our attention and can be a primary way the Lord sanctifies us, desiring that we would in fact- embrace life.
See the Day Fill up with Good
That brings me to seeing the day fill up with good. Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seems to go right? You complain, procrastinate, and compare to the point that you just want to crawl back in bed. While those days sometimes happen outside of our control, often those days can be a result of what the rest of the verse says to us.
In our business dealings, how often do we fall prey to sharing screenshots of conversations, saying things we shouldn’t, or taking concerns to a friend first- rather than the Lord. I know I’ve been guilty of all of those and in fact struggle with this. It’s a distorted version of community, isn’t it?
What can we “put off” and “put on” in order to overcome this struggle? How can we build trust, friendship, and respect with our business colleagues using these put off’s and put on’s?
Say Nothing Evil or Hurtful
Just yesterday a friend called me deeply hurt by words said to her. Words! She wasn’t physically harmed and she wasn’t threatened. No, she was laughed at for a business idea by a friend. This hurt her in the moment and she was still dealing with it the next morning.
It’s hard for us to realize that if we speak without weighing our speech (thinking how it might impact another), we can deeply would someone we actually care about.
How likely is this friend I mention going to be willing to share her business ideas with others again? What will she have to overcome and forgive in order to now show up in the world with her awesome idea?
Snub Evil and Cultivate Good
What can we do when a business friendship is based on a list of who to like and who not to like? Is it possible that maintaining these types of business friendships actually harm your own business and reputation? They can and they do.
We all know that person (and in fact, if we look in the mirror we’re guilty, too) who can’t wait to tell you the ten reasons not to like so and so. While it’s good in business circles to give general warnings and guidance to friends in order to keep them from a bad business deal, it’s not necessary to attach personal descriptives about another person.
Honestly, this is a difficult situation sometimes, but having a policy of carefulness and seeking Wisdom on the subject of sharing about another individual is a good one. Most business mamas are savvy enough to recognize a fraud or bad business relationship.
Run After Peace for All You’re Worth
That brings us back to the beginning. Remember in our last podcast, we determined Who gives us our Peace and Worth. If we’re to run after peace for all we’re worth, let that sink in. God created us for a purpose. Our businesses have a story to tell to the world and pursuing peace in our business relationships will (in the long run) build up our businesses.
Action Point:
Spend some time in prayer, reflecting on ways you tend to run after discord instead of peace. How does knowing what you’re worth and running after peace have the potential to build up others and by extension, build up your own business?
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04/20/18 • 31 min
How to choose the right work from home opportunity for you starts with determining what will work for your family, personality, and budget. There are so many options. Pick one and start today! FREE Podcast.
Announcement: Starting in May, Mommy Jammies will be a once weekly show! We’ll no longer be “live” but, we’ll have some fun and exciting things for you! Keep up with us!
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Topic: How to choose the right work from home opportunity for you. Show References:
Work from Home as a Medical Transcriptionist (also includes the link to the free one hour webinar).
TalkingMom2Mom.com Articles on Home Businesses
Big Sisters Boutique – the start-up business of Lindsey Stomberg with her daughters.
FREE Guide to Raising Tiny Entrepreneurs
VIP Kids
Elite Blogging Academy
Different options for making money from home.
- Handcrafted items and selling online/ Etsy/ local vendor events (great to do as a family)
- Not talented enough to do crafts? Options online to design and sell your own tShirts/ mugs/ etc. and you don’t even have to keep any inventory. (Teespring/ Cafepress just to name 2)
- Multi-Level Marketing (not for everyone but if you have an outgoing personality and a lot of supportive friends/ family these can be super successful)
- Blogging for profit (Elite Blog Academy)
- VIPKid (must have a four year degree for this one but pays $14-$22 an hour for teaching English language online)
- Medical Transcription (Deb Burns – free one hour webinar offer)
How do you know what is right for your situation and budget needs?
- All work from home opportunities come with risk, some more than others.
- To some degree all work from home opportunities have start up costs and require extra time devoted to the building of its foundation.
- Some things require skill immediately and others require just a passion to begin. All will require effort and attention to grow and sustain.
- It is important to sit down with your spouse and discuss the following:
- What job will work best for your personality and skill set?
- What job do you see as being something you can potentially stick with and continue building long term?
- Are there any budget concerns that need to be addressed when it pertains to start up costs with one vs. another?
- What is the end goal of your pursuing this? Is this meant to be a hobby or a legitimate income source? How much are you expected to bring in per month and what is the expectation for hours worked?
Choosing to work from home can be very satisfying on many levels. For my personality, I need something that feels like mine separate from homemaking and homeschooling. I pour my creative energy into what I do and it is therapeutic. It also fulfills a need for us financially and that is important too.
Meet Lindsey
Lindsey is a stay at home, work from home mom to six children ten years and younger. She homeschools and enjoys large family living. When Lindsey is not changing diapers, cleaning house and cooking meals, she enjoys binge-watching shows on Netflix with her husband ... because let’s get real, who has energy after 8PM when you have this many kids?
As her husband would say, Lindsey is a chronic hobbyist. She is always learning a new skill whether that be graphic design, making cloth diapers, or streamlining a start up business with her 9 year old daughter. Lindsey likes to DIY her way around the home, explore natural remedies, and create new and exciting recipes in her Instant Pot duri...
09/13/17 • 44 min
Faithfulness and Endurance During Life’s Biggest Hurts with Jen Grice (Scroll down to the playbar to listen to the audio.)
Faithfulness + Endurance Through Life’s Biggest Hurts
George Mueller is known for saying, ‘To learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings.”
Just like George Mueller and some of the other people I’ll be talking about, I too have learned my faith and learned to endure through my life’s biggest hurt.
If you’re a homeschooling mom like myself, you read the story of George Mueller and how his faith helped him to feed and house thousands of orphans. I just love hearing stories about how other people have used faith to survive. We actually read through the Christian Heroes Then And Now book, about George Mueller, while I was going through my divorce trial. It opened my eyes to the fact that...
God uses life’s hardest times to bring His sons and daughters to a place where their only hope is found in their faith in Him.
I was one of those people who said, it won’t happen to me... it won’t happen to us. We’ll never divorce... I’m “married for life.” We can’t control the actions and choices of other people, our husbands, our family or our friends... so sometimes we get hurt. Sometimes we have to deal with suffering. I’ve never been sold into slavery but I was told to get out of my mother’s home at the young age of 16, with nowhere to go. I’ve never been to jail. But I’ve been confined to a hospital bed, pregnant, struggling to survive while people I considered family pretended I didn’t exist.
Betrayal. Treachery. Pain. Humiliation. Falsely accused. Unjust punishment and suffering. Feeling alone and forgotten.
Anyone else experience these hurts before? I think we’d all agree that these are the biggest. And they can prove to be the biggest threat to our faith as well.
It’s even more painful when we experience these things, from family, or from someone who vowed to love, honor, and cherish you for life.
These are the very feelings Genesis Joseph felt as he faced trials that were inflicted on him because of the choices of others. Sin causes problems. And usually innocent victims feel the brunt of the pain of someone else’s sinful heart. And we don’t always get what we expect out of life. Those biggest hurts... tend to disrupt our life’s focus.
I know I expected to get married and then stay that way until I died. I expected my husband to stay faithful only to me. After that I expected him to repent of his behaviors, get help and spiritual guidance, and then stop the sin. But that’s not what happened. I was betrayed and then served divorce papers... and told I was the one forsaking.
Someone walked out and then God walked in.
He said, never will I leave you. Never will I forsake you. (Hebrew 13:5)
Joseph learned to depend on God for everything. So have I. Our Father took very good care of us discarded people. Providence was there the whole time. I had no idea how I was going to get through this but I knew where to look for guidance. I spent a lot of time reading God’s Word. I felt so much like Joseph. I felt betrayed. I was being blamed and feeling humiliated.
Even in my pain and anger at God, because of my situation, I knew there was more to my situation. I knew my faith was being tested. I remembered verses about growing my faith. But my eyes would look at my circumstances and I was afraid and felt alone. When the promises were easy to forget I would write them on my bathroom mirror and on my forearm... just trying to keep my faith.
And I’m here to share I’ve made it through... and to encourage you too with my story.
Through my life’s biggest trial, struggles and pain, I’ve learned these three things about faithfulness and endurance.
#1 : God is always with us – guiding, comforting, and protecting us
#2: We grow in faith as we endure
#3: God has a purpose for pain – a divine destiny
Our response to life’s biggest hurts? Faithfulness and endurance. To recap we do this by remembering that God is always with us, growing in our faith as we endure, and looking out for the purpose for our pain and suffering.
If that’s you right now, I want to encourage you! You can and will get through this too. God is with you! Slow and steady wins the race... we just have to keep pushing forward.
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Following God in All Things
Mommy Jammies
03/06/24 • -1 min
Following God in All with special guest, Felice Gerwitz ~ Episode 53
Welcome to our special Throw Back Thursday edition of Mommy Jammies Night! Once per month we’ll give kudos to a previously unpublished or replay podcast or audio.
This week’s Throw Back Thursday is from creator of Mommy Jammies Night, Felice Gerwitz, Following God in All Things
Have you ever had a plan that didn’t go exactly how you thought it would? Did you want to throw in the towel?
Felice reminds us not to grow discouraged, but to place our faith in the ONE who is in control of all things. His plan is much better!
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