Filling you up with hope

We finish going through Exodus, and talk about how God knows our names! We talk about how we all feel alone and not understood sometimes. We try to fill our voids with earthly things, but we have God with us! We can connect to Him deeply, and that is the only things that can fill voids in our life. 

The Israelites have just built a golden calf to worship- and we get a look at God's amazing character. Compassionate, merciful, very patient, full of great loyalty and faithfulness. How blessed are we to have Him? And in return we need heart that are so deeply rooted in Him, that  we are like the Levites- who are on the LORD's side. Join me, as we explore how deep God's love is for us. 

When was the last time you ran out of patience? I know for me, it happens too much. There is a better way. The Israelites were struggling with patience and confusion when Moses was up in a mountain with God for 40 days! What was going on? During this waiting they built a golden calf and worshiped it. What do we do while we wait? Life is filled with waiting! And the biggest waiting of all, waiting...

Many of us live burned out and overwhelmed. We have negative thought after negative thought. When we live with boundaries, we can hold onto what God wants us to and let go of things on this earth. We need to love God so much, that He is our boundary and our heart, strength and mind are focused on Him. 

We all complain at times.  Culture tells us it's okay, we all need to vent. Yes, we need to get out our feelings- but who are we getting our feeling out to? And are we thinking of all of the amazing things God has done for us, or are we focused on the negative? We can be like David, and get our feelings out to God. When we turn to Him, we can connect to the deep joy all of us have in Jesus.&n...

The Israelites are finally free! Pharaoh has let them go, but there is still fear. Their enemy is chasing them, but Moses tells them something we all need to take in- keep still! God will fight for you. God never left the Israelites, just like He doesn't leave us. We don't need to be filled with worry or shame. We need to stay calm, and put our trust in God. 

Many things happen to us through out our lives. What is our brain remembering? The Israelites are told to remember passover and all God did for them. And we remember what God has done for us on holidays and special days, but deep in our hearts we need to hold onto His saving of us. His saving of us means we have new life- how much hope is there in that? 

We continue going through Exodus and talk about how we are all stubborn like Pharaoh. We talk about how we can let go of this stubbornness and focus on Jesus. When we do this, we have deep joy and can love others better. Join me for some hope! 

We continue the story of Moses, and talk about how Moses in his flesh- struggles with unbelief. We all struggle and doubt, and are not perfect- because we are human! We can do the things God is calling us to do- not because we are amazing- but because we have an amazing God! He loves us and wants us to turn to Him and do what He is calling us to do. 

We start going through Exodus today. The Israelites are going through so much, but God. He understands. What are you going through? No matter what, cry out to God like the Israelites. Pray. He understands. He knows you, sees you and loves you. I hope this podcast leaves you with hope. Deep hope that comes from knowing how loved you are by God. 

Today, I talk about something we all deal with, anxiety. We see how Joseph's brothers handle their fear. We go through three helpful tips to deal with anxiety in these last chapters of Genesis. God is so good, and doesn't want us to spend our lives worrying. He is with you! 

In Joseph's life, God has done amazing things. Things that we would not expect. What things that are beyond our expectations has God done in our lives? We follow Genesis 45 and 46- and the beyond beautiful reunion of Joseph and his brothers, and his reunion with his father. We learn that we can let go and forgive from him. We learn that even when there is deep pain, God is always working. 

We follow more of Joseph's amazing story in Genesis 42, 43 and 44. At times we all are triggered. The past gets brought up. When Jesus is deep in our hearts, it changes us. We take in the past differently. We still have distress, like Joseph does as he is triggered by his past. We learn from him and above all Jesus how to deal with the past. There is so much hope in- it's not fatal it is for God's...

What are your dreams? Are they centered on you or on God? What do you do while you are waiting for the dreams God has put on your heart to come to fruition? The story of Joseph continues, as we go through Genesis 40 and 41. Join me, as we explore it and many things we can take into our heart. Joseph has a spiritual gift of interpreting dreams. What is your spiritual gift? Is it what you think it i...

This week, we talk about what happens when jealousy spreads. Joseph's brother's jealousy has grown, and they leave their brother. He is literally in a pit, but some how God has other plans. He is sold into slavery- but through it all there is one common, God is with him. He succeeds and has faith, even with the trauma he has been through. We can learn so much from his story. We can shine our light...

We continue in Genesis and talk about something we all face- things that are unfair, jealousy and bitterness. What do we do when we have these feelings? In Genesis 37, we can imagine how Joseph's brothers must have felt that Joseph was the favorite. They become jealous and this affected their roots. What are we rooted in? Are we rooted in jealousy and bitterness or in God's grace? There is hope, t...

What things in your life feel too broken to fix? Unmendable, beyond repair. With Jacob and his father in law Laban and with his brother Esau- God puts together the broken. These brothers could have killed each other, but God says watch. I am going to reconnect them. Nothing and no one is impossible for God.  

I talk about Leah and Rachel- and the tension, jealousy, longing and pain. I talk about how even with that going on Ruth 4:11 says- be like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel. God is working no matter what we are going through! We all have similar feelings to what they were feeling at times- but we have Jesus, that we can hold on to no matter what. He is hope! 

I talk about Jacob and Esau and division in our lives. When he hold onto what is good, and all God has done for us, we can let go! 

Join me as I Explore Isaac and Rebekah's struggle in the Bible to have kids. We all face struggles, with our mental health and in so many other ways. What do we do when we face these hard times? Do we lean on our own understanding? God shows us, through Isaac what we can do! 

What in our life seems impossible? Has God put a dream on our hearts, but something is holding us back from following Him? Join Abby as she talks about the amazing things God does every day, and the hope there is in that God is attentive to us.

Join me as we talk about Abram and how he left his comfort zone and followed God. Do we have faith like this? And how do we react when we are called to or forced to leave our comfort zone? What things do we have control over? Join me as we explore this and connect to the hope there is in Abram’s story.

What storms are you facing? I talk about the story of Noah- and the hope there is in that Noah walked with God. He had storms and chaos going on around him, but he was focused on God. We won’t sink if our eyes and hearts are on him! 💙

Join Abby as she goes through Genesis 2:7 and how God gave us breath. Just breathing is a reminder of His love for us.

Join us as we talk about Thanksgiving! We also talk about Daniel’s three friends who get thrown in the fire- but how amazing- there are four men in the fire! Who is the fourth man? Jesus or an angel? It is a picture of God being with us in difficult times. He is always there- so much hope!