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Scriptures Referenced: 2 Samuel 7-12 2 Samuel 11:1-12:9

Scripture References: 2 Samuel 5:17-25 1 Chronicles 14:8-17 Join me as we discuss David's persistence in consulting and seeking God before making any big decisions. We see David seek the Lord, the Lord answers, David obeys, and God gives David victory time and time again. In this episode, we will talk about how this applies to our lives today.

Scripture Referenced: Ephesians 3:12-21 To all the women who feel they have to give up their dreams in order for everyone else to pursue their dreams, God wants you to keep dreaming and maybe even dream bigger. Don't allow the enemy to deceive you into thinking God can't give you the desires of your heart in God's timing.

Have you ever been in a season where you didn't feel like your best self in any area of your life? If so, you have probably experienced a lack of spiritual motivation at some point. Join me as we briefly chat through these feelings and talk about three things you can do in the midst of lacking spiritual motivation.

Scripture: John 10:1-21  Verse of Reflection: “ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 ESV  Reflection Questions   1. How has God exceeded your expectations in life thus far?  2.What are areas of your life where you hope and trust he will exceed expectations in the future?  3. How will you use evidence of his past fait...

Scripture: John 11  Verse of Reflection: "Jesus told her, I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying." John 11:25  Reflection Questions  1. How has death impacted your relationship with God?  2. What fears do you have about death?  3. What hopes do you have about death?  4. How do you envision heaven?

Scripture: 1 Peter 4  Verse of Reflection: "So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you." 1 Peter 4:19  Reflection Questions  1. How has God exceeded your expectations in what felt like  hopeless situations?  2. How has God sanctified you to be more like him through seasons o...

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:9-28  Verse of Reflection: "Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward." Psalm 127:3  Reflection Questions  1. How has God exceeded your  expectations in motherhood?  2. What attributes of God do you see in  your children?  3. How has God sanctified you to be  more like him through motherhood? 4. How can you be more intentional abo...

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-16  Verse of Reflection: “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days...

Ephesians 6:10-18 - The Armor of God 10  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  11  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  12  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ...

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-24  Verse of Reflection: “Then the Lord God said, it is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” Genesis 2:18  Reflection Questions 1. How has God exceeded your expectations in marriage?  2. What attributes of God do you see in your spouse?  3. How can you be more intentional about experiencing God through marriage?

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18  Verse of Reflection: “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” Proverbs 27:17  Reflection Questions  1. How has God used your friendships to encourage you?  2. What attributes of God do you see in your friends? 3. How can you be more intentional about experiencing God through friendships?

Scripture: Exodus 14: 5-31  Verse of Reflection: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:2-4  “Not only so, but we[a] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that sufferin...

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7  Verse of Reflection: Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild deer, not to awaken love until the time is right. Song of Solomon 2: 7  I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife—and h...

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12  Verse of Reflection: “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 ESV  Reflection Questions:  1. How are you currently glorifying God in your work?  2. Do you enjoy your work or do you l...

Scripture: Isaiah 53, Romans 6, Luke 23 Verse of Reflection: “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:6  Reflection Questions: 1. Think of a time that your sin has caused separation between you and God and you and loved ones. Share an example.  2. How has God redeemed you and your relationships?  3...

Scripture: Genesis 1, Isaiah 40 Verse of Reflection: “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?” Isaiah 40:12  Reflection Questions  1. Have you experienced moments in life where God exceeded your expectations in creation?  2. What made tha...

Purchase Exceeding Expectations: Trusting God with What the World Considers Impossible on Amazon using the link below. https://a.co/d/gWpN41P Scriptures referenced: Luke 1:26-45 26  In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee,  27  to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. ...

Judges 6:17-18, 36-40 17  Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me.  18  Don’t go away until I come back and bring my offering to you.” 36  Then Gideon said to God, “If you are truly going to use me to rescue Israel as you promised,  37  prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight....

““So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s troub...

Joshua 21:43-45 43  So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.  44  The Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the Lord gave all their enemies into their hands.  45  Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fu...

Deuteronomy 34:5-12 5  And Moses the servant of the Lord died there in Moab, as the Lord had said.  6  He buried him[ a ] in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, but to this day no one knows where his grave is.  7  Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone.  8  The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until...

 Genesis 15: 1-6 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram.     I am your shield,     your very great reward.” 2  But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit[ c ] my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”  3  And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my hei...

Deuteronomy 30:10, 19-20 10  The Lord your God will delight in you if you obey his voice and keep the commands and decrees written in this Book of Instruction, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and soul. 19  “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you woul...

Revelation 22:13 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”