1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:23,319 Speaker 2: Hi friend, welcome to Breathe the Stressless Podcast. This is 3 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 2: your time to just rest and refresh your soul. You're 4 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 2: going to pick up a practical soul care tip based 5 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 2: on science to help renew your emotions and your body, 6 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 2: and most importantly, you'll pick up a loving word of 7 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 2: affirmation from God's word. I'm Bonnie Gray. I'm your host 8 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: for this time that's designed just for you, and I'm 9 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: the best selling author of Breathe twenty one Days to 10 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 2: Stressless and Transform Chaos to Calm. I'm a soul care 11 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 2: mentor and founder of Soul Care School. So today I'd 12 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 2: like to ask you an important question. Do you ever 13 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 2: feel responsible for fixing things the moment they appear. Like 14 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 2: you hear a problem, you're like, oh, I need to 15 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: fix that. And maybe something isn't urgent, but you feel 16 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:25,199 Speaker 2: it's urgent within your whole soul and body. Now, maybe 17 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: it's not a crisis to others, but there's just this 18 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 2: subtle feeling you feel inside. You think maybe I need 19 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: to reply, I should fix that. I shouldn't forget it, 20 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 2: I should make sure it's better. 21 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: Now. 22 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 2: I'm curious if you have that kind of feeling do 23 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 2: you feel that God may have a different message. 24 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: For you he does. 25 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 2: Today we're going to explore why doing nothing doesn't really 26 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: calm a driven mind. Many times people say, don't worry 27 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: about it, just don't know anything about it. That doesn't 28 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 2: really help us, right for the of us who are 29 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: used to caring for others are feeling responsible. But we're 30 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,119 Speaker 2: going to explore how rest can help us when we 31 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 2: switch to saying to ourselves not now okay. We're going 32 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 2: to see how science, what science has to say about 33 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 2: these micro stress activations, how we can stop it in distracts, 34 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 2: and what God has to say to us to help 35 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: us to release that stress. I'm going to give you 36 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: a practical challenge that can help give your mind and 37 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 2: your body and motions that break to help your body 38 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 2: and emotions reset. Now, this week is pretty special. It's 39 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: the beginning of Lent. Is a beautiful six week journey 40 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 2: where we can walk with Jesus to the cross and 41 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: to just feel more closer to Jesus that he understands 42 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 2: our heartbreak, He understands the anxiety and stress this we 43 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: can go through. The beautiful part is that it's a 44 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 2: healing journey where we can step with Jesus into new 45 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: life on the other side. 46 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: Of the cross at Easter. 47 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: So I want to guide you through this wellness journey. 48 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: I add wellness into Lent and it's a Lent Wellness Study. 49 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 2: Thousands of women have taken it and have been able 50 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 2: to find a more intimate experience with Jesus during Lent. 51 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 2: Just click on the link that's in today's show notes 52 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 2: and you'll learn more about the Lent Wellness Study and 53 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 2: you'll be able to learn some practices where you can 54 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: fast from stress, fast from busyness, and just spend some 55 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 2: intimate time with Jesus and you'll see your stress lower 56 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 2: and your relationship with God feel even more intimate and 57 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 2: feel His peace in God's healing. 58 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: Touch in your life. 59 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: So just go ahead and click on the show notes 60 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 2: and you'll see there's a link for you to learn 61 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 2: more about the Lent Wellness Study. Well, when we come 62 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 2: right back, we're going to talk about how to say 63 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: not now and experience a new, deeper experience of God's 64 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 2: rest well Our scripture this week is a beautiful and 65 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 2: it's from Jesus himself. In Matthew Six's six, Jesus says, 66 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 2: go into your room, shut the door, and pray to 67 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: your father who is in secret. And your father, who 68 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 2: sees in secret, will reward you. I love this passage 69 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 2: because it actually says the word secret twice. How many 70 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 2: of us feel unseen, and yet it says, our heavenly 71 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 2: father sees what we do in secret, and he will 72 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 2: reward you. I wonder what your heart. What reward would 73 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 2: just lift up your heart and bring you some sunshine 74 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 2: and joy. Our hevenly father knows what that is. Let's 75 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: turn this into a breath prayer. Just breathe in. Go 76 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 2: into your room and pray to your father who is 77 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: in secret. Breathe out, and your father, who sees you 78 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 2: in secret, will reward you. Just gently inhale and exhale, 79 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: and just picture yourself being seen throughout your day. Your 80 00:05:55,920 --> 00:06:01,679 Speaker 2: heavenly Father is right by your side. Well, this week 81 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 2: I noticed something surprising. I started turning my rest into 82 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 2: a project. Those of you who are falling along. I'm 83 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 2: actually in my fourth week of spatacle, and I started 84 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 2: noticing that one of the things I wanted to do 85 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 2: I wanted to write a New Year's update letter to 86 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 2: family and friends. I missed my Christmas letters, and I 87 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 2: generally wanted to share something meaningful during this time where 88 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 2: I don't have any projects I need to get to, 89 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 2: and I thought, hey, I'd love to sit down and 90 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 2: just write a New Year's Update letter. But what was 91 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 2: interesting is an odd was that I resisted. I dragged 92 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 2: my feet and I didn't know why. I just felt 93 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: this like resistance and in my heart I really wanted 94 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 2: to do But why did it feel so heavy? Do 95 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 2: you relate to this? There's something you want to do 96 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 2: and when you vision it, it just sounds good to you, 97 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 2: looks great to you, but then when you actually try 98 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 2: to make time for it, you just lose that motivation. Well, 99 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 2: you know, I realized something I had quietly turned this 100 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 2: New Year's Update letter into a performance. I realized I 101 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 2: was asking aboutself things like well, what story should we tell? 102 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 2: What things should I choose? What photos would I select 103 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 2: to make it meaningful? And how would people receive it? 104 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 2: What would they think? And so this letter that start 105 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 2: out be something RESTful and joyful, it stopped being sharing. 106 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 2: It became something I was producing my old be useful 107 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 2: self mode, fix everything mode, make sure what I do 108 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 2: is useful or meaningful. That was still running and everything 109 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 2: needed to take away. I needed to have a message. 110 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:01,119 Speaker 2: I had to have an outcome. Even my rest time 111 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 2: had become a need to be productive. Now what unstuck 112 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 2: me was this question, what would I actually enjoy sharing 113 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 2: just moments that touched my heart? And then I felt 114 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 2: that burden lift. Not trying to make this letter purposeful, 115 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 2: but just sharing from my heart, and the excitement started 116 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 2: to return. All I needed to say, I just wrote 117 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 2: it at the beginning is hey, it's been a while 118 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 2: since we've shared an update, family update. So here's a 119 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 2: few moments from my family and hope they'll bring you 120 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: a warm hello. And that shift from being useful to 121 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 2: share what moved me or touched my heart, it just 122 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 2: changed everything in my nervous system. And I started noticing 123 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 2: this everywhere, asking myself what would feel good for my 124 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 2: body or touch my heart versus is this useful? So 125 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 2: I want to ask you, what's something that you have 126 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 2: wanted to do? And usually it's very quiet and it 127 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 2: seems almost like very random. These kind of ideas don't 128 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 2: really help anybody or isn't beneficial to anybody, but it 129 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 2: brings you comfort, rest, joy, delight, feels energizing to you. 130 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 2: Try to ask this question, how can I enjoy in 131 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 2: this moment, rather than trying to judge whether it's purposeful 132 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 2: or helpful to others. I started noticing I had some 133 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 2: other ideas. For instance, I watched the Olympic figure skating 134 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 2: just because I enjoyed it, and for sure I spent 135 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 2: some time on it, even though the results already known, 136 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 2: but I enjoyed watching the process. I also tried a 137 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 2: simple slow cooker tariaki chicken recipe, and it's funny because 138 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 2: it didn't turn out quite right, but it was fun 139 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 2: just spending time trying to look for recipe and enjoying it. Third, 140 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: I started sketching in my journal for the first time. 141 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 2: I've never sketched before. I am totally not an artistic 142 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 2: type of person when it comes to drawing, but I 143 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 2: decided to draw a rainbow I saw on my short 144 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 2: ten minute walk, and it was fun just seeing the 145 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 2: colors go in my journal. No one benefited from it, 146 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 2: nothing was improved, but my mind felt calmer and I 147 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 2: just felt my mood lift. So friend, what's something else 148 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 2: that you can add to your day? Don't ignore any 149 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 2: ideas you have because it's not useful. We're gonna learn 150 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 2: through the science and also through God's word that the 151 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 2: things we do in secret are the ones that God 152 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 2: created you to enjoy with him. And so it just 153 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 2: aligns that the things that are unseen, the things that 154 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 2: are non product there are the hidden moments that may 155 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 2: not move anything forward, but your heart is where God 156 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 2: is nurturing you. So, friend, I just want you to 157 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 2: let your mind rest by taking some action where you're 158 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 2: doing something that you can hold off what's pressing. And 159 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 2: one of the phrases that helped me is not now, 160 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 2: because for sure, during the time I was doing these things, 161 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 2: my mind kept feeding up a lot of things that 162 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 2: I should be doing, and I just simply said not now. 163 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 2: It's easier for me to feel that rest when I 164 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 2: say not now. If I say don't worry about it, 165 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 2: or you don't need to do it, that's hard. I'm 166 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 2: so used to being responsible, but that if I say 167 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 2: not now, that phrase is very helpful to give yourself 168 00:11:54,559 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 2: permission to do what feels RESTful, comforting, adding joy or 169 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 2: peace to you. So try that on not now. Over time, 170 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 2: it will become more of your rhythm to put urgency 171 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 2: to the side and your wellness with Jesus in the center. 172 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 2: And when we come back, we're going to talk about 173 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 2: the science of not now. Now, let's talk about the science. 174 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 2: It really helps us. When we look at the science, 175 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 2: we get to see that the way God design our 176 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 2: nervous system actually really matches wellness, and that God designed 177 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 2: us to prioritize taking care of our wellness. Now, every 178 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 2: time you mentally engage in a task or worry, your 179 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 2: stress response ticks up, even just slightly. Now do that 180 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 2: dozens of times a day, and your body will never 181 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 2: fully stand down. It just keeps that cortisol level high. 182 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 2: When you say not now, that phrase, you interrupt the 183 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 2: urgency reflex and you delay engagement. You tell your nervous 184 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 2: system when you say not now, this is not a threat, 185 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 2: and it reduces the micro cortisol spikes. Now, over time, 186 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 2: when you keep saying okay, not now, not now, your 187 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:42,319 Speaker 2: brain lowers baseline stress. Right, it kind of comes down 188 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 2: a notch. It'll strengthen the part of your brain that 189 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 2: will be free to think about the other things that 190 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:58,559 Speaker 2: would give you comfort, joy or peace, and it'll reduce 191 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 2: chronic vigilance. When nothing bad happens after postponing whatever thought 192 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 2: comes in your head where. 193 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: You need to do it. 194 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 2: Now, your brain actually learns that urgency is optional. Okay, 195 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 2: you don't have to fix everybody else's problems or every 196 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 2: problem that just come to your mind, And instead of 197 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 2: being outcome focused, you then focus on experience. So I 198 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 2: often in the past wouldin hey, did I have a 199 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 2: good day? And what that would mean in the past 200 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 2: is did I do something useful? Did I improve something? 201 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 2: Did I fix some problem? But now, as I move 202 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 2: into a lower stress way of living with Jesus, I'm 203 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 2: not asking myself did I find any downtime today? Was 204 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 2: there any time in my day where I experienced comfort, 205 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 2: rest or peace? Now I know that that is a 206 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 2: good day. So let your body lead. That's another way 207 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 2: to think of it. Let your body lead, and you 208 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 2: can say not now. So it's not avoidance. You're acknowledging it, 209 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 2: but you're just saying not now. It's about timing an urgency, 210 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 2: and that is what will give your nervous system that 211 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 2: break and your training your nervous system. Well, we always 212 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 2: want to do something practical, and this week's is pretty simple. 213 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 2: Choose one small act of non productive engagement. Okay, so 214 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 2: something you're going to enjoy doing that. It's not about 215 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 2: improving anything, it's not quote unquote useful to anybody else, 216 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 2: just an experience. So I shared some examples just to 217 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 2: get your brain juices flowing. Brainstorm juices flowing. Could be sketching, 218 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 2: cooking something new, walking slowly noticing what's all around you, 219 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 2: or watching something that you find engaging or interesting or beautiful. 220 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 2: It can be a show, sitting outside without your phone. 221 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 2: What is it that would give you an experience where 222 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 2: your mind's not engaging on fixing any problems. When your 223 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 2: mind says I should be doing something useful, just gently 224 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 2: respond not. Now you're teaching your body that rest does 225 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 2: not require you first to earn it. You're lowering the 226 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 2: background cortisol and you're retraining what you need to be 227 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 2: feeling urgent about. And that's really good for your wellness. Well, 228 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 2: let's pray, Lord Jesus. You see how quickly our minds activate. 229 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 2: You see the pressure we all carry to be useful. 230 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 2: And yet, Jesus, you call us to rest, You call 231 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 2: us to be loved, to feel your peace, calm the 232 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 2: urgency reflex in us, help our bodies, learn that we 233 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 2: are safe with you when we no longer have to 234 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 2: optimize anything or produce anything, or you are the Prince 235 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 2: of peace. 236 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: Amen. 237 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 2: Well friend, I hope that you get a chance to 238 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 2: enjoy this first step into Lent. Lent to such a quiet, 239 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 2: wonderful time to draw closer with Jesus, and invite you 240 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 2: to check out my Lent wellness study. You can just 241 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,160 Speaker 2: click on the link in the show notes and learn 242 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 2: more about it. And I hope to guide you into 243 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 2: an intimate time of healing time for your emotions, your heart, 244 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 2: your soul, and your body during this Lent as we 245 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 2: walk with Jesus towards Easter. Remember you're loved and you 246 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 2: are cherished. 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