1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 2: Jesus loves you, and he has a different path for you, 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 2: and he's still with you, and he promises to never 4 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 2: leave you. And you're not supposed to be like her. 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 2: You were never supposed to be like her. You weren't 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 2: supposed to look like her, or talk like her or 7 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 2: act like her. Because if we all did the same thing, 8 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: you know how boring this world would be. 9 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 3: This podcast is for the woman who loves Jesus or 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 3: who is longing to reconnect with him, and who knows 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 3: deep down that alcohol is no longer serving her. I'm 12 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 3: your host, Dan your coach Christy Osborne. Here we'll talk honestly, 13 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 3: with grace and truth about how stepping away from wine 14 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 3: opens the door to the love, joy, peace and connection 15 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 3: you've been searching for. Because, Babe, those were never meant 16 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 3: to be found in a bottle of wine, They're found 17 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 3: in Jesus. Through scripture, coaching and neuroscience, I'll help you 18 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 3: make sense of your habits, your nervous system, and your 19 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 3: heart so freedom feels possible and sustainable. You don't have 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 3: to do this alone, Babe. Welcome to Love Life Sober. 21 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 3: This week, I am joined by my friend Laura Smith 22 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 3: and You're gonna love her. She is a popular speaker, podcaster, 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 3: and best selling author who has written books for adults, teens, 24 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 3: and kids. Her beautiful book, How Sweet, the Sound, The 25 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 3: Power and Promise of thirty Beloved Hymns has sold more 26 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 3: than one hundred and thirty thousand copies, and her heart 27 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 3: for helping women tear down lies so they can live 28 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,839 Speaker 3: rooted in Christ's truth is woven into literally everything she does. 29 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 3: Laura loves reminding women that God's grace is not something 30 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 3: that we earn. It is abundant, it is free, and 31 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 3: all we have to do is receive it. She lives 32 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 3: in the beautiful town of Oxford, Ohio, with her husband 33 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 3: and the youngest of their four young adult kiddos. We're 34 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 3: celebrating International Women's Day this week and this month, and 35 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 3: because of that, we're going to be talking about Laura's 36 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 3: brand new book, Brave Woman, Mighty God. And stay tuned 37 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 3: because Amazon has a really special deal on for International 38 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 3: Women's Day. I cannot think of a better conversation to 39 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 3: bring you for this week. This conversation is a powerful 40 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 3: reminder that God has always been in the business of 41 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 3: empowering women. Redeeming messy stories and calling ordinary people into 42 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 3: extraordinary courage. So if you have been quietly disqualifying yourself, 43 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,119 Speaker 3: or if you feel stuck behind or like everybody else 44 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 3: is ahead of you, then Babe, this episode is for you, 45 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 3: and Laura is going to be coming into the community 46 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 3: this spring. If you want to join us to talk 47 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 3: more about things that we talk about in this episode today, 48 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 3: there's a link for. 49 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: You to do that in the show notes. 50 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 3: All right, babe, without further ado, here's the episode. 51 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: Let's dive in. 52 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 3: Hi, Laura, how are you, my beautiful friend Christy? 53 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: It is so good. I love you so much. It's 54 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: so fun to be honest with. 55 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 3: You, so so glad that I get to talk to 56 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 3: you today. I feel like the last time I interviewed you, 57 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 3: I walked away feeling like I left a church service. 58 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 3: And I feel like I'm so excited I get to 59 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 3: talk to you today on the week of International Women's Day. 60 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,959 Speaker 3: What's going on with your special book this week? 61 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 2: To celebrate International Women's Day month week, all the things 62 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 2: celebrating the great women in the world, my publisher is 63 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 2: offering Brave Woman, Mighty God for only ninety nine cents, 64 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 2: which is crazy. So it's only ninety nine cents March 65 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: sixth through eight, and that's the ebook format so that 66 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 2: you can like literally read it on your phone or 67 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: on your laptop or your reader, or just email it 68 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 2: to a friend, like so easy to do. And it's 69 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 2: celebrating all the great women in the Bible and how 70 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 2: God empowered them and celebrating you and me and all 71 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 2: the ways God empowers us. 72 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: Ninety nine cents. 73 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, what a great gift to give all the women 74 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 3: in your life for this week? 75 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: Is this book? You guys. 76 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 3: It is such a beautiful book. It is brave Woman, 77 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 3: Mighty God. And Laura walks us through like the women 78 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 3: of the Bible and how they're courageous and what they 79 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 3: overcame and how they were scared but leaned on God 80 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 3: and leaned on Jesus. And so who's your favorite Who's 81 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 3: your favorite woman of the Bible? 82 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 2: So that question, like it depends on the day, right, 83 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: it depends on who's resonating with me most today. But 84 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 2: I'm feeling kind of fired up today, so I'm going 85 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 2: to say today my favorite woman in the Bible is 86 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: Mary Magdalene because she was a woman who through the 87 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 2: love of Jesus overcame a lot. She had seven demons 88 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 2: in her. We don't know what that means, but let's 89 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 2: just say no bueno. Whatever seven demons means, none of 90 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 2: us want that. Not only do we not want that, 91 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 2: but the torment and the way other women would have 92 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: talked about her and looked at her like that's the 93 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: chick with seven demons, Like we're not inviting. 94 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: Her, like, don't sit next to her. 95 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 2: She has seven demons, right, I'm sure, And Jesus healed 96 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 2: her of that, and her whole life changed because she 97 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 2: was freed from all that torment and whatever that destructive, 98 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 2: awful hold on her life was. So if any of 99 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 2: you out there have a hold on your life, right, like, 100 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 2: Jesus wants to free you from that, and her whole 101 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 2: life changed. And so then for the next te you know, year, 102 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 2: a couple of years, she's walking around with Jesus every day, 103 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 2: hearing all his teachings like just so it in his 104 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: love and his light and his truth. And then he 105 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 2: dies and she's like wait, like the person who saved me, 106 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 2: the person who changed everything, Like now what? And I 107 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 2: think some of us go through that too. We're like 108 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 2: on this trajectory of like, oh, things are better and 109 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 2: we're learning we've saved, and then like something crashes in 110 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 2: our lives. 111 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: We're like, now what. 112 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 2: But when Jesus rises from the dead, she is the 113 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: first person he appears to And I think it is 114 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 2: so beautiful that he picks her out of everyone. Like 115 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 2: he doesn't go to King Herod and be like, Haha, 116 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 2: I told you so, I'm actually the king. He doesn't 117 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 2: like even go to his three closest disciples. Instead, he 118 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 2: goes to Mary Magdalene and he empowers her with the 119 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 2: truth of the gospel and asks her to be the 120 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 2: very first person to preach the gospel, to tell the 121 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 2: good news of him rising from the dead and conquering death. 122 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 2: And I just know that each and everyone out there listening, 123 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 2: like God has a special mission for you. And you know, 124 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 2: Christy and I were talking before we when started a 125 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 2: record about the things God is putting on our hearts 126 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 2: to do. And God has a special mission for each 127 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 2: of you, and He's coming to you today and he's saying, Hey, 128 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 2: I have something I want you to tell people. 129 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: I have something I want you to do. 130 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: Mary mackellen doesn't know how it's gonna go when he 131 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 2: comes to her, and he's like, go tell everybody, go 132 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 2: tell go, tell my brothers, Go tell the disciples. I've 133 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 2: risen from the dead. It's an outlandish story. Everyone saw 134 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 2: that he was crucified, they saw the stone put over 135 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 2: the tomb, like this was craziness to say that he 136 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 2: was alive. Remember, she was still had that stigma of 137 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 2: the chick who had had seven demons, like, who's gonna 138 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 2: believe her? But she went and she told them because 139 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 2: Jesus asked her to. And I just I guess I'm 140 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,799 Speaker 2: encouraging everyone out there today and me too, and you too, Christy, 141 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 2: that the things God tells us to do, like, let's 142 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 2: just go do them in Jesus's name, no matter how 143 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,359 Speaker 2: intimidating it seemed, no matter how much we might not 144 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 2: feel qualified or have imposter syndrome, Like, let's just do 145 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 2: it because he loves us, because he changed our lives, 146 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 2: and he like he only has goodness for us. So 147 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 2: I've just kind of fired up right now thinking about 148 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 2: her and about what he's calling us to do, and 149 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 2: what he's calling every listener to do, and how he's 150 00:06:58,240 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 2: going to empower and equip them to do it. 151 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's so so good. 152 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 3: I fell in love with Mary Magdalene when I was 153 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 3: reading the Bible, like in my first year of sobriety, 154 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 3: and just like for every reason that you just said, 155 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 3: and I was like, if he. 156 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: Can do it for her, he can do it for me. 157 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 3: And then and then we got the Chosen right, and 158 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,679 Speaker 3: then we got to like have this like extra layer 159 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 3: of imagining how she kind of was, but also what 160 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 3: their dynamic was, her and Jesus together, and it was 161 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 3: just like I fell in love what they're even more. 162 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I love the depiction of her and the Chosen. 163 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 2: It's so good. Yeah, it's so good. And that's true 164 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 2: what you said. I mean, Revelation tells us that the 165 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 2: testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. So what 166 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 2: he does for another, he can do for us. So 167 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 2: my testimony of what he's done for me, Mary Magdalen's 168 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 2: testimony of what he did for her, your testimony of 169 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 2: what he did for you, that is a spirit of 170 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 2: prophecy for someone else. That is telling someone else like 171 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 2: he can do that for you. 172 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: I love that. 173 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 3: So talk to the woman right now who just heard 174 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 3: you say that, and thought, not me, because my stuff 175 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 3: is too bad, or I'm drinking too much, or it's 176 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 3: just never going to happen for me, Laura, what about me? 177 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 2: So I tried to do as I wrote this book. 178 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 2: I wrote about women who are queens, and women who 179 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 2: are being trafficked, and women who were married, and women 180 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 2: who were single, and like just women who are rich 181 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 2: and women who are poor. To say, like Jesus does 182 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 2: this for everybody. But I'm thinking of a specific woman. 183 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 2: Her name is Gomer, and she is not in the 184 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 2: Book of Hoseiah. And if you've seen Redeeming Love or 185 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 2: read Redeeming Love, you know part of her story. But 186 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 2: she was a woman who was being trafficked, and who 187 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 2: can imagine how awful her life had been to get 188 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 2: her to that state. Right, So if you think that 189 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 2: you are too far God, I'm going to tell you 190 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 2: there's no too far gone for God. There's no too 191 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 2: far gone for God to redeem your story. She had 192 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 2: been traffic she had been in prostitution for who knows 193 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 2: how long. And God tells Hoseiah like she's the one 194 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 2: you're going to make be your wife. Obviously, not because 195 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 2: of anything she's done or earned. Like, she's not who 196 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 2: you like would picture as a perfect wife. But God says, 197 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 2: so that the world can see how much I love them, 198 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:57,959 Speaker 2: This my bride is the church. 199 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: And so this is how God feels about you. 200 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 2: He doesn't get where you've been, what they've done to you, 201 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 2: what you've done, what you've let them do, how many 202 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 2: times you've fallen back down. He wants you as his bride. 203 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 2: So that's Kilmer's first part of her story. And then 204 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 2: the truth is, her story is so real. I love 205 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 2: that it's in the Bible like this. Hoseah marries her, 206 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 2: they have a couple of kids, and then we find 207 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 2: her back being trafficked again and again. Did her old 208 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 2: the person was trafficking her, did they come back and 209 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 2: kidnap her or we don't really know what happened, but 210 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 2: she must have just been mortified when Hoseah then comes 211 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 2: and sees her, because she's like, this guy, save me. 212 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 2: I had it all together and here I am again 213 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 2: like a bottom of the barrel. Why would God use me? 214 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 2: Joseiah doesn't just like grab her and take her back. 215 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 2: He pays to have her back because God wanted to 216 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 2: show us that he paid. He gave his son for you. 217 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 2: He doesn't care how down you or how many drinks 218 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 2: you've had, what you've done, how you've lied, how you've 219 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 2: hidden k it, what deed you've done. I mean, he 220 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:00,599 Speaker 2: wishes that that hadn't happened for you, just because he 221 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 2: wants goodness for you. But he's not saying it's too late, 222 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 2: you've done it too many times, as too far. He's saying, 223 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 2: I love you so much. I will pay the price 224 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 2: for you again today and today. I will keep coming 225 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 2: back for you no matter how many times you slip. 226 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 2: You're my beloved, You're my bride, and here I come 227 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 2: for you because I love you. 228 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: So encouraging and it's so true. 229 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 3: It's multiple women but also men in the Bible that 230 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 3: we see these redemption and restoration stories. One of the 231 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 3: things that things that stuck with me even just this week, 232 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 3: we were looking at Ruth in our Bible study, and 233 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 3: I just was really conscious of the fact that we 234 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 3: get the highlight reel and obviously because these are decades 235 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 3: and decades of these gals stories, and I just got 236 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 3: really moved by the amount of time that it would 237 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 3: have took basically in between her moving all over the 238 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 3: place right in between her like working in the fields 239 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 3: and waiting and waiting trying to figure out what was 240 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 3: best and we don't see that, right, we can imagine 241 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 3: what happened during those years, but I just was encouraged 242 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 3: things feel like and I guess we can talk about 243 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,839 Speaker 3: Sarah are so many other women that have had to wait, 244 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 3: But it was just so encouraging to me. I'm like, 245 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 3: we're seeing like that low light reel right of these stories, 246 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 3: but in between these are decades right of time that 247 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 3: these women had to like show up and be faithful. 248 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: And maybe it wasn't perfect. Yeah, there were hard days 249 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: for sure. 250 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 2: Right, there were days where they didn't believe, where they 251 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 2: didn't trust, where they weren't all sunshiny and roses for sure. 252 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, maybe encourage that woman who's like, I have been 253 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 3: trying this thing and I am trying to be faithful 254 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 3: and it feels like it's taking forever. 255 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 2: So just real quick. There is a really cute rendition 256 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 2: of Ruth on Netflix. It's called Ruth and Boaz and 257 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 2: it's a modern day like she's like a hip hop star. 258 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: No, it's new. 259 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 2: It's pretty cute, So she's like a hip hop star 260 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 2: like it's totally modernized. It's not completely biblically accurate, but 261 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 2: it's pretty accurate. So highly recommend if you want a 262 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 2: little ruth. It's a good one to watch with the teenagers, 263 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 2: with a teenager, not with not with ten year old. 264 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 2: But I'm excited now for the gal who's. 265 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: Been waiting forever. 266 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 2: My word of encouragement too is you don't have to 267 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 2: do this on your own, Like you don't have to 268 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 2: pull yourself up by your bootstraps, and you don't have 269 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 2: to be like, Okay, I'm going to wait five years 270 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 2: for this and it's going to be great. Like you 271 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 2: can turn to the Lord every day and he will 272 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 2: give you what you needs. He promises to give us 273 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,319 Speaker 2: our daily bread. I wish I could say this. I 274 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 2: don't sometimes want my daily bread. Sometimes I want my 275 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 2: next year's feast. But he gives us exactly what winding today. 276 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 2: And so if we can just trust him with today, 277 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 2: that's all he's asking us to do. Trust him with today, 278 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 2: then tomorrow he will give us what we need for 279 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 2: tomorrow and the day after that. And we see again, 280 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 2: woman after woman in the Bible. This Elizabeth was Baron 281 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 2: till I don't know how old she was, eighty, maybe 282 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 2: when she got pregnant, right, same with Sarah. And God 283 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 2: kept his promises to them. And Sarah messed up a 284 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,439 Speaker 2: million times, you know, she doubted the Lord, she laughed 285 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 2: at the Lord. But God promised that it would happen 286 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 2: for her. And he keeps his promises. He just does. 287 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: He doesn't. He never ever breaks them. 288 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 2: I think of Anna who was eighty and she had 289 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 2: lost her husband when she was twenty, and we see 290 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 2: her in the temple every day praying and fasting and worshiping, 291 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 2: and she just longed to see the Messiah that was 292 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 2: her like the dream of her heart. And when she's eighty, 293 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 2: Mary just bring Jesus into the temple to like be circumcised, 294 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 2: and she gets this realization, like that all these other 295 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 2: prophets she was a prophet. So all these other prophets 296 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,079 Speaker 2: had prophesied about the coming of the Messiah, she was 297 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 2: the one who actually got to see him, like Isaiah 298 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 2: and Jeremiah. Like if you read your Bible, these are 299 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 2: famous names, like you've heard of Isaiah, you've heard of Jeremiah. 300 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 2: They have huge books of the Bible written by them 301 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 2: about the prophets, you say, right, and Anna, who has 302 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 2: just a couple verses, She's this woman, widowed prophet and 303 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 2: living in poverty going to the temple every day. She's 304 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 2: the one who actually gets to see the Messiah because 305 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 2: every day she did what she could. 306 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: Every day she went to the temple and prayed. 307 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 2: She knew she could do that, that's what she could 308 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 2: do that day, and God sustained her. So I'm not 309 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 2: saying any of us want to wait sixty years for anything. 310 00:13:58,080 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 2: I'm just saying that God is faithful and he'll meet 311 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 2: you where you are today. I think of that Michael 312 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 2: Jackson Billy Jean video. If you guys remember, if anyone 313 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 2: here is old enough to remember that video, I would 314 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 2: like they would light up a square and Michael Jackson 315 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 2: would dance over to that square, and then another square 316 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:14,319 Speaker 2: would light up, and then he would dance to that one. 317 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 2: And I feel like that's what God does with this. 318 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 2: He lights up a square, dance to it today. Just 319 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 2: dance to the one square today, And that might mean 320 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 2: today you stay sober. That might mean just today, just 321 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 2: for today. It might mean today you get out of bed, 322 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 2: even if you don't feel like it might be today 323 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 2: you call your sponsor, or call your best friend, or 324 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 2: you send someone a text and say, hey, I need help, 325 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 2: Hey I need prayer. Day might just be you know 326 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 2: that getting outside is really good for you, and even 327 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 2: though it's raining, you're gonna pop up your umbrella and 328 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 2: you're gonna go for a ten minute walk in the rain, 329 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 2: just because you know that fresh air is good for you. 330 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 2: The Lord will meet you today where you are, and 331 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 2: he will give you what you need today. The Lord 332 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 2: is my shepherd. Everything I need some twenty three one 333 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 2: tells us not everything would want. Yeah, everything we need, 334 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 2: and he will give you everything you need. And then 335 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 2: tomorrow he will do the same because he is faithful. 336 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 2: He promises to never leave you, and he will give 337 00:14:59,920 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 2: you what you need today. 338 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 3: We'll be back right after a quick word from our sponsors. Babe, 339 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 3: can I pause us just for a moment if you're 340 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 3: listening to this and thinking I don't want to do 341 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 3: this alone anymore. I want to tell you about the 342 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 3: love life Sober community. This is the space where the 343 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 3: podcast turns into real connection and real support inside the community. 344 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 3: We gather weekly for live connection calls where you can listen, share, 345 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 3: or simply be present. There's a beautiful leadership team holding 346 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 3: this space with wisdom and care, a dedicated prayer request 347 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 3: area where you can be covered, regular masterclasses led by 348 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 3: expert guests, and even a worship music playlist to help 349 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 3: you reconnect when your nervous system needs it. Inside the community, 350 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 3: there's also a dedicated coaching space called Truvine for women 351 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 3: who want even deeper support. The love Life Sober Community 352 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 3: is a place to connect with like minded women and 353 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 3: open up in a way you might not be able 354 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 3: to in your church or small group. This space was 355 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 3: created specifically for women who are questioning their relationship with 356 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 3: alcohol and who want the kind of freedom that can 357 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 3: only be found in Jesus. All the details to join 358 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 3: us are at the link in the show notes. I 359 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 3: can't wait to meet you. All right, let's jump back 360 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 3: into the episode. I love that you said that so 361 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 3: much because I feel like I have been reiterating that 362 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 3: a lot to gals who are maybe in the middle 363 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 3: of one of their forty day fasts and feel like 364 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 3: either it's a long stretch where they never like quote 365 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 3: unquote got started, which is like, there's so many things 366 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 3: I could say about that, because it's all these like 367 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 3: societal constructs of one thing should be done in a 368 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 3: certain amount of days and take it off the list. 369 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 3: But it's it's such a beautiful reminder when you're talking, 370 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 3: when you're speaking, and I hope that I come across 371 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 3: the way too. When I speak you, you have such 372 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 3: a confidence, like we both know that what you're saying 373 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 3: is true. But talk to the woman who's like, how 374 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 3: could I ever like know and be that confident? And 375 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 3: even speaking about the Bible, Like what did that look 376 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 3: like for you? 377 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 2: What did that take? So now I'm just gonna want 378 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 2: to hear this, but it takes time. Yeah, one stuff 379 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 2: at a time. We live in an instaworld and I 380 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 2: can get anything in the world on my doorstep tomorrow 381 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 2: from Amazon. But God wants you to be confident in 382 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 2: who he is, and so this is something you could 383 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 2: even start praying for every day. You could just be like, Lord, 384 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 2: please give me the confidence to trust you. Please give 385 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 2: me the confidence to believe in you, to believe that 386 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 2: you're there, to believe that you're for me, to believe 387 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 2: you're not against me, to believe that you will give 388 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 2: me what I need, Like whatever your desperate prayer of 389 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 2: your heart is like that actual hearts cry that you 390 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 2: really struggle to believe. Ask him, because he wants this 391 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 2: for you. He's going to grant it to you. He 392 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 2: wants you to believe in him. He wants you to 393 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 2: be able to trust in him. He wants you to 394 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 2: be able to walk in his ways because his ways 395 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 2: are always better. Like he wants you to know that 396 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 2: he is for you and not against you, that he 397 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 2: goes before you and behind you, and that his hand 398 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,160 Speaker 2: is always on you. And if you ask him for it, 399 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 2: he's going to want to give this to you. Spending 400 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 2: time in scripture is key. Like, I know we all 401 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 2: are busy, and I don't know what this means for you. 402 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 2: But if you can even carve out five minutes a 403 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 2: day to read your Bible or listen to your Bible, 404 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 2: listen to your Bible while you're putting your makeup on, 405 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 2: listen to your Bible while you're making breakfast, I don't care. 406 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 2: Like driving the kids to and from school, like that 407 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 2: might not be their top preference, but guess what, you're 408 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 2: the mom. 409 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 1: You're in charge. 410 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 2: You get to pick what's on the radio, Like you know, 411 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 2: put there for five minutes. Get in your Bible every 412 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 2: day and it will change you. It will change you, 413 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 2: I promise again prayer. It can be as easy as 414 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 2: I got off a tricky conversation the other day and 415 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 2: I was feeling kind of all tangled up inside after 416 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 2: the phone call, and I was like, Ooh, I feel 417 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 2: like this, and oh I wish this was different, and 418 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 2: oh I want this for this person. And I was 419 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 2: just like, Lord, I feel icky like I need you. 420 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 2: I don't feel peaceful. I need you. I don't know 421 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 2: how to handle this situation. I didn't I don't know 422 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 2: what to say, I don't know what to do next. Lord, 423 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 2: I need you, And all of a sudden, I just 424 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 2: felt this peace at my heart. I didn't know what 425 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 2: to do, but I just felt peace. So ask God 426 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 2: he wants these things for you, and spend time in 427 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 2: his word, because he speaks through his living word too. 428 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: The Bible is his living word. 429 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 2: So he'll speak to you through prayer, but I'll speak 430 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 2: to you through the Bible as well. 431 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, And it's it's one of those things right where 432 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 3: even if you don't get that feeling necessarily like divine 433 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 3: supernatural peace every time, it's it's the sustenance that we need. 434 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 3: It's like eating your daily bread, right, it's in order 435 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 3: to be able to not necessarily even like get as 436 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:06,919 Speaker 3: confident and bold as you are, but even just to 437 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 3: be able to like tackle what is going on in 438 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 3: our daily lives like we need it, Like I feel 439 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 3: it when I have not like quote unquote eat en 440 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 3: for a few days. 441 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: For sure. 442 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, he wants to sustain you. And it's like anything 443 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 2: you know, Yes, how I am this confident? I said, 444 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 2: It's taken years. But if you start a workout plan, 445 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 2: like the first day, you don't go like bench pressing 446 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 2: two hundred pounds like you start, but you just faithfully 447 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 2: show up and start lifting weights or start walking or 448 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 2: start riding your bike, or start playing pickleball or whatever 449 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 2: your thing is. And just the more consistently you do it, 450 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 2: the more confident you are in that. And that's the 451 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 2: same you know, if you're learning a foreign language, the 452 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 2: more you practice it, the more confident you become. The 453 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:51,400 Speaker 2: more time you spend with the Lord, the more confident 454 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 2: you become and who he is and what he's doing 455 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 2: for you. 456 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, that's so so good, And I think too, 457 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 3: it allows us to remind ourselves that we can give 458 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 3: ourselves a great with that as well. You know, there's 459 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 3: so much grace. So that brings us into the question of, like, 460 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 3: how do you advise a gal who's basically getting tripped 461 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 3: up in being brave and being mighty and all the 462 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 3: things because she's comparing herself to another woman for example, Like, 463 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 3: and I see this all the time in my community, 464 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 3: where someone's far ahead and they have more days under 465 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 3: their balder. They've done you know, they did this better, 466 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 3: whatever it is. And so how would you encourage that 467 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 3: gal who's sitting in that like comparison trap. 468 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, comparison is the worst. They were never ever meant 469 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 2: to compare ourselves to others. First of all, I just 470 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 2: want to encourage you that God created you intentionally, Like 471 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 2: some thirty nine tells us that when we were in 472 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 2: our mother's ones, who is knitting us together? Stitch by stitch, 473 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,479 Speaker 2: And I just think of, I'm not a knitter, but 474 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 2: I had a friend over last week who is a knitter, 475 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 2: and to watch her actually, like each stitch is so intentional, 476 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 2: and I think like God created you to be really 477 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 2: good at this and her to be really good at that, 478 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 2: and for you to have this communication style and for 479 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 2: her her to have that communication style, and for you 480 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 2: to love sweet foods and for her to love savory foods, 481 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 2: and like, right, like all the things, like he made 482 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 2: us very intentionally, very different so that we could reflect 483 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 2: him in full. So we're not supposed to be like 484 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 2: someone else, because he didn't even make us like someone else, 485 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 2: like when he was stitching, like drop stitching that person. 486 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 2: Like he made me not like sports, like I'm sorry, 487 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 2: I wish I would enjoy the super Bowl. 488 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:26,679 Speaker 1: I just don't like. But that doesn't make me a 489 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: bad person. 490 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 2: And I don't need to be like my friend who 491 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 2: loves football, right like, I just didn't put that stitch 492 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,439 Speaker 2: in me, so it would be pointless for me to 493 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 2: try to be like that. I think of Mary and 494 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 2: Martha in the Bible, and they're such a great example. 495 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 2: And I think that Martha gets this bad rap because 496 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 2: people aren't actually reading that scripture correctly. But they're two 497 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 2: sisters who are really good friends with Jesus and he 498 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,719 Speaker 2: comes over to their house and Martha is like the 499 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 2: queen of hospitality. She's like clean, and she's just like 500 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 2: if you've gotten to someone's house and you feel like 501 00:21:57,119 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 2: they've thought of everything. That is Martha. She is your girl. 502 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 2: She's she's got the perfect candles going, and she has 503 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 2: like the cutest little favors and like name tags, and 504 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 2: she's set up fun games for everyone to play. 505 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: Like this is Martha. All the food is perfect. 506 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 2: And Mary sits down at Jesus's feet and listens to 507 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 2: him teaches, which is what a disciple would have done 508 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 2: of any teacher or rabbi at that time. They would 509 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,719 Speaker 2: sit at their rabbi's feet to learn from him. So 510 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 2: we hear Martha then start being like Jesus, like, tell Mary, 511 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 2: like to help me out, Like do you see the 512 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 2: like spread I'm playing out here. 513 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: She's not helping at all. 514 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 2: And Jesus stops everyone and is like, hey, like Mary's 515 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:37,120 Speaker 2: chosen the better thing. 516 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 1: Now listen. 517 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 2: Later in scripture says Jesus loved Mary and Martha. Jesus 518 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 2: loved both of them, and he knew in that moment 519 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 2: that everyone was telling Martha good job. Everyone was patting 520 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 2: Martha on the back saying, oh my gosh, like how 521 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 2: did you even think to like coordinate this? And like 522 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 2: did you have those napkins like printed? Like what you 523 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 2: know where did you get all this stuff? Where did 524 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 2: you order these things? And where'd you get the recipe? 525 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 2: And that's what everyone's saying to Martha in hospitality was 526 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,679 Speaker 2: so important to their culture and the Jewish culture, like 527 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 2: that was so important that Martha was killing it and 528 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 2: everybody there knew she was. But Mary wasn't supposed to 529 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 2: be like Martha. She wasn't the next Martha store It 530 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 2: or the next Martha her sister. She was Mary, so 531 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 2: she wasn't trying to be like her. Yeah, and Mary 532 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 2: was also doing exactly what she was supposed to do 533 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 2: because she was curious, she was a learner. She was 534 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 2: the kind of like Bible study geek girl like she 535 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 2: was doing what she was supposed to do. Both of 536 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 2: them were honoring Jesus. Both of them were worshiping Jesus. 537 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,639 Speaker 2: Both of them were doing what they were created to do, 538 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 2: and Jesus loved them both. So just know that you can, 539 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 2: like if you love to like host gatherings and be 540 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 2: the girl who hosts book club and who hosts baby showers, 541 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 2: awesome if you aren't awesome, like if you are also 542 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:58,159 Speaker 2: the girl who likes to read the book and go 543 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 2: on a walk with the baby like. That's awesome too, 544 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 2: if you're the girl killing it in your so bridey program. 545 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 2: Awesome if you've had a few slips. Jesus loves you. 546 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 2: Jesus loves you. Jesus loves you, and he has a 547 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 2: different path for you, and he's still with you and 548 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 2: he promises to relieve you. And you're not supposed to 549 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 2: be like her. You were never supposed to be like her. 550 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 2: You weren't supposed to look like her or talk like 551 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 2: her or act like her. Because if we all did 552 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 2: the same thing, you know how boring this world would be. 553 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 2: Like if everyone was like Christy. And Christie is gorgeous 554 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 2: and she is awesome, but then we wouldn't have any 555 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 2: medical doctors, right right, Like, if you're sick, if everyone 556 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 2: was like Christie, honestly, and you were sick, what would 557 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 2: you do? If everyone was like Christie and you wanted groceries? 558 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: What would you do? Because she does not run a 559 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: grocery store. I don't. 560 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 3: I also don't cook, And my husband will love this 561 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,479 Speaker 3: and I'm admitting it on this podcast. 562 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 2: So you would be so hungry if everyone was like Christie, right, Like, 563 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 2: we look at her like she's gorgeous and she's kind 564 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 2: and she's funny, and she's smart, and she's got this 565 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 2: great podcast and blah blah blah, and I want to 566 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 2: be like her. Well, in some ways I do want 567 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:56,879 Speaker 2: to be like her, but I just don't want to, 568 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 2: like love the Lord like she loves her. Yeah, Christie does, 569 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:02,479 Speaker 2: But I come, actually I should love the Lord like 570 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:04,679 Speaker 2: I love the Lord. But we should never try to 571 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:06,439 Speaker 2: be like someone else because actually, our world would be 572 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 2: missing so much, and the world would miss so much. 573 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:11,399 Speaker 1: If you weren't you. Yeah, one hundred percent. 574 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,880 Speaker 3: And if you're stuck in like a story that feels 575 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 3: long and hard, and you are comparing it to someone else, 576 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,639 Speaker 3: it's exactly what you just said, but you're walking a 577 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 3: unique story obviously that God has laid out for you, 578 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 3: but like most likely so that you can go turn 579 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 3: around and help someone with a similar story to yours 580 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:31,919 Speaker 3: that doesn't look like anything like mine. Not everybody can 581 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 3: relate to my version of how I left alcohol behind, 582 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 3: but they relate to a lot of the gals that 583 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 3: I have on this podcast, for example, And that's what 584 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 3: one of my favorite things to do, is bring on 585 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 3: real gals like the testimonies of freedom, right, And that's 586 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 3: what we see in your book is the testimony is 587 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:52,199 Speaker 3: of freedom and redemption and restoration of the gals in 588 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 3: the Bible, which I love so so much. 589 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, we all, we all have different stories. 590 00:25:56,760 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 2: The Lord has saved me from other things, horrible, awful, 591 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,400 Speaker 2: ugly things the Lord had saved me from. 592 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: And my story is different than your story. 593 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 3: So maybe encourage the gal that's getting a little bit 594 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 3: tripped up in the past. Fear of the past, fear 595 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,239 Speaker 3: of the past maybe repeating itself, fear of the like 596 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 3: circumstances dictating future. Who can we talk about in the 597 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 3: Bible that overcame that. 598 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,439 Speaker 2: First of all, Like Jesus is in the business of 599 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 2: renewing and restoring things. That's what he came to do. 600 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,639 Speaker 2: That's why he came. I'm in seminary and we were 601 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 2: actually just talking in our class last night about the 602 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 2: Kingdom of God. When he came to be the king, 603 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 2: he didn't come to be like on an earthly throne 604 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:39,679 Speaker 2: with a gold crown on his head. He came to 605 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 2: restore and redeem the world like that was his whole purpose. 606 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 2: And so he wants to restore and redeem your story, like, 607 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 2: that's what he wants to do. So, first of all, 608 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:50,399 Speaker 2: have hope in that. As far as old patterns like 609 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 2: rearing back up their heads and being trapped in situations, 610 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 2: Jesus doesn't want that for you, but you're probably gonna 611 00:26:57,680 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 2: have to work with him to get out of those. 612 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: Yeah. 613 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 2: An, So if your husband for you a glass of 614 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,200 Speaker 2: wine every night, you're gonna have to tell them you 615 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,159 Speaker 2: don't want a glass of wine tonight. 616 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:08,120 Speaker 1: Right again, you could. 617 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 2: You can just tell him tonight and at some point 618 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:11,440 Speaker 2: you're gonna have to have the conversation. You know that 619 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 2: you don't want wine anymore. But if if you aren't 620 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 2: ready to have that conversation tonight, you can just say, 621 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 2: I don't really want a glass of wine tonight. 622 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: Just doesn't sound good. Tonight, I have a headache tonight. 623 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 2: Whatever you want to say, like tonight, you don't want that, like, 624 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,480 Speaker 2: but you're gonna have to do that. But God will 625 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:25,879 Speaker 2: give you the courage to do that. 626 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 3: We'll be back right after a quick word from our sponsors. 627 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 2: Actually, the story of the little girl in Luke twelve, 628 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 2: who is dead. I love her story so much because 629 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,679 Speaker 2: she has died. We barely know anything about her. We 630 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 2: know who her dad is, and we know that her 631 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 2: dad asked Jesus to heal her when she's still very sick. 632 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,679 Speaker 2: And by the time Jesus is headed to the house, 633 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 2: the people come and say, you know she's already dead. 634 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 2: Don't don't waste your time, Jesus. And Jesus is like, 635 00:27:57,600 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 2: it's not a waste of my time. It doesn't matter 636 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 2: how dark things are, how over things feel, like what 637 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:04,159 Speaker 2: a bad trap she's in. 638 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: It's like, not a waste of my time. 639 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 2: And he comes and he grabs her hand and he 640 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 2: pulls her up and he says, talitha coombe, which means little. 641 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: Girl, get up. 642 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 2: And I hear him saying that to each of us today, 643 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:18,919 Speaker 2: little girl get up. And it's not in their own strength, 644 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 2: her own power. Like the little girl didn't do anything. 645 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 2: She didn't try harder, she didn't stay sober one more day, 646 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,440 Speaker 2: She didn't start a new program, she didn't pray harder, 647 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 2: she didn't memorize another Bible verse. She didn't like exercise 648 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 2: more or change her eating habits. And she didn't say 649 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,880 Speaker 2: no to something, And she didn't like drink a green 650 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 2: smoothie like she just simply laid there and Jesus pulled 651 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 2: her up. Yeah, and she got a whole new chance, 652 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 2: like she went from dead to do over. So today, 653 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 2: just let him pull you up. He's saying, Tealitha kuhmb 654 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 2: little girl, Get up, little girl. I have more for you, 655 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 2: little girl. It's not too late for you. I'm not 656 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 2: too busy for you. It's not a waste of my time. 657 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 2: I want to pull you up, and I want to 658 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 2: pull into new life, and I want to do it 659 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 2: right here and right now. Boy, it just makes me 660 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 2: tear up thinking about it, because this is what Jesus 661 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 2: wants for all of us. It's new life. He wants 662 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 2: to do over, starting today, starting right now. He's saying, 663 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 2: little girl, get up. He wants that for all of us, 664 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 2: one hundred percent. It's so so true, Like he is 665 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 2: with you. He is with you, and he's waiting for 666 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 2: you to call on him for that moment. Right And 667 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 2: even if you feel like you're unqualified, disqualified for all 668 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 2: the reasons that Laura just said, he's still there because 669 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 2: we're never going to do anything that's gonna earn it, right. 670 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 2: But at the same time, it's because of his grace 671 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 2: which is just this unfathomable thing. He is there like 672 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 2: waiting to help us up. Yeah, it makes me want it. 673 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 2: Can I read romansde real fast? Yes, please, no matter 674 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 2: how far gone you feel, no matter how hard it is, 675 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 2: no matter how worried you're about old patterns Romans eight 676 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 2: thirty eight. I'm convinced that nothing can ever separate us 677 00:29:56,760 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 2: from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angel nerd demons. 678 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 2: Neither are fears for today or our worries about tomorrow. 679 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 2: Not even the powers of hell can separate us from 680 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:10,840 Speaker 2: God's love. No power in the sky above or the 681 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 2: earth below. Indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be 682 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 2: able to separate us from the love of God that 683 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 2: is revealed in Christ, Jesus, Our Lord. 684 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 1: Bang men, Amen, thank you, my friend. 685 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 3: I just this is if you gals are looking for 686 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 3: one thing to just read, and it doesn't have to 687 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 3: be on a particular timeline, as we said, But Laura's 688 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 3: book is so incredibly powerful and it will meet you 689 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 3: and it's such the perfect way to buy it in 690 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 3: celebration of women. But let's celebrate, like, you know, the 691 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 3: women of the Bible and the examples that they have 692 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 3: been and what Jesus has done for them? 693 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 1: Can you tell the gals like where to find it? 694 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 3: And I will put it in the show notes and 695 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 3: when remind them again when the offer ends and all 696 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 3: that good stuff. 697 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 2: Brave woman, Mighty God is on sale for only ninety 698 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 2: nine cents March sixth through eighth, So that's on Kendall 699 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 2: on Amazon ebook copies, but only ninety nine cents, so 700 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 2: grab a copy. 701 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 1: Well it's cheap and bite for all your friends too. 702 00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: It's less than a dollar. 703 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 3: Thank you, my friend. You're the best. And where can 704 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 3: people follow you and read? Like keep up with you? 705 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 3: It's Lauras Smith author. There's so many Smiths out there, guys. 706 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 3: Everything is Laura Smith author. So my website is laurasmithuthor 707 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 3: dot com. My Instagram is Laura Smith Author. My substack 708 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 3: is Laura Smith Author. So, La, you are a Smith author, 709 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 3: that's how you find me? And yes, and you have 710 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 3: a great substack, which I love reading. And thank you, 711 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 3: my friend. I just love you so much and I'm 712 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 3: glad we got to talk again. And you are just 713 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 3: such a beautiful speaker and so knowledgeable about the Bible 714 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 3: and so encouraging and so I thank you for using 715 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 3: your gifts. I thank you for shining your bright light 716 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:50,200 Speaker 3: for Jesus. And keep going, my friends, I am just 717 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 3: cheering you on every step of the way. 718 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: Thank you, love you, Thanks for having me on. 719 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, of course, all right, gals, we'll see you next week. 720 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:00,720 Speaker 3: Thank you for spending this time with me on Love 721 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 3: Life Sober. If today's conversation stirred something in your heart, 722 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 3: don't rush past it, take it to prayer. If you're 723 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 3: feeling ready for deeper connection and support, I'd love to 724 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,719 Speaker 3: invite you into the love Life Sober community, a grace filled, 725 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 3: shame free space where real connection grows and lasting change 726 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 3: takes root. You can find the link to join us 727 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 3: in the show notes. Love Life Sober is part of 728 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 3: the Life Audio podcast network, where faith filled conversations help 729 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 3: you grow deeper in your walk with Christ. You can 730 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 3: find more faith centered podcasts at lifeaudio dot com. Until 731 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 3: next time, be gentle with yourself, stay curious, and trust 732 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 3: God's promises. He has freedom waiting for you