Starlight: Conversations with women about finding real rest and true life

As we kick off the new year, what are your desires for the next 12 months? What is desire anyway? And why, if we're really honest, do we shy away from getting in touch with our desires? Amy Glass and Allison Entrekin discuss.

Suggested reading: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho; The Journey of Desire by John Eldredge; The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone

Why is it that the holidays seem to expose our brokenness? Damaged relationships, unmet desires, difficult memories. Can this holiday season really be different? Can we actually have peace--and even joy? In this podcast, Amy Glass and Allison Entrekin discuss their feelings about the holidays. They also offer a few things they're doing to enter into this holiday season well, including:

Readdressing their wounds

Staying spiritually centered (getting time alone to hear from God)

Caring for themselves like it's January

Only agreeing to do things that actually work for them

Not expecting situations or other people to change

Asking themselves what they want for the holidays

Asking God his word or thoughts for their holidays

It isn't just the characters on "This Is Us" whose pasts collide with their present-day circumstances. We've all been wounded, and those wounds still affect us. Continuing the conversation from Part 1, Allison Entrekin and Amy Glass offer practical tips on how to begin identifying your wounds and where they came from. These methods include:

• Inviting God to reveal your wounding.
• Paying attention to your overreactions and strong emotions.
• Getting with a trusted friend to do a "Break In"--see worksheet at www.seestarlight.com/blog
• Reading "Captivating" by Stasi Eldredge

There's no formula for this, and it's an ongoing journey, but one that's so worth the effort.

Why are some men so passive, and others so aggressive?

What's the worst thing a wife can do when it comes to her marriage?

Can we ever change the men in our lives?

In part two of our conversation with Linus Morris, we dive into these questions--and more. Linus has talked with hundreds of men over the years through his work with Adventures of the Heart (www.adventuresoftheheart.org), and he's able to share what’s really going on inside their heads (and his own). You won't want miss this very special Starlight episode.

For all of us, there are things we want but don't yet have--a spouse, a baby, a second baby, a house, a new house...and sometimes the wait seems unfairly long. In this episode, Amy Glass and Allison Entrekin talk about the things they've waited or are waiting for, and how they're learning to surrender to the process.

For an eye-opening look at the instant gratification so ingrained in our culture, listen to all six parts of "The World" podcast by Ransomed Heart Ministries. https://www.ransomedheart.com/podcast.