1 00:00:02,650 --> 00:00:04,130 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: Hey friend, have you ever thought, I'll feel more joy 3 00:00:21,500 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: when life finally calms down? 4 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: But what if joy isn't something we have to wait for? Today, 5 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:32,229 Speaker 1: we're going to explore the science of joy. and why 6 00:00:32,430 --> 00:00:36,850 Speaker 1: even small moments of positive emotion can help your mind 7 00:00:37,010 --> 00:00:42,330 Speaker 1: and body recover from stress and help you experience God's 8 00:00:42,470 --> 00:00:48,090 Speaker 1: goodness right in the middle of your ordinary day. Well, friend, 9 00:00:48,170 --> 00:00:53,059 Speaker 1: welcome to Breathe, the Stress Less Podcast. I'm your host, 10 00:00:53,380 --> 00:00:57,300 Speaker 1: Bonnie Gray. I'm a soul care mentor, and I'm the 11 00:00:57,340 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: bestselling author of four books on soul care, rest, and faith. 12 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,500 Speaker 1: And One of my best sellers is called Breathe, 21 13 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: Days to Stress Less and Transform Chaos to Calm. Well, 14 00:01:10,580 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: this fall, we have been continuing our science and scripture 15 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:21,940 Speaker 1: wellness series. We're exploring one question together today. What does 16 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,820 Speaker 1: science tell us about how God designed us? And how 17 00:01:25,860 --> 00:01:29,500 Speaker 1: does scripture help us live it out? Today, we're going 18 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: to talk about joy. Sometimes we think joy belongs on 19 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: the other side of our problems. You might be thinking 20 00:01:38,340 --> 00:01:41,150 Speaker 1: like I often do, hey, I'll feel joy when the 21 00:01:41,170 --> 00:01:46,410 Speaker 1: stressful season is over, or I'll enjoy myself once I 22 00:01:46,470 --> 00:01:50,910 Speaker 1: finally get everything done, or I'll relax when I know 23 00:01:50,950 --> 00:01:54,390 Speaker 1: everything's going to be okay. But what if we don't 24 00:01:54,430 --> 00:01:58,670 Speaker 1: have to wait until life is perfect, until stress disappears 25 00:01:59,070 --> 00:02:02,180 Speaker 1: in order to experience joy? What if joy is part 26 00:02:02,220 --> 00:02:08,340 Speaker 1: of God's pathway to lowering stress and reducing stress? And 27 00:02:08,370 --> 00:02:11,790 Speaker 1: what if small moments of joy actually have something to 28 00:02:11,910 --> 00:02:16,690 Speaker 1: offer us while we are stressed? Well, today we're going 29 00:02:16,710 --> 00:02:19,350 Speaker 1: to have a good time thinking about how we can 30 00:02:19,389 --> 00:02:22,429 Speaker 1: discover those little sparks of joy in our ordinary day 31 00:02:23,010 --> 00:02:27,049 Speaker 1: and that they matter much more than we think. Well, 32 00:02:27,190 --> 00:02:29,470 Speaker 1: as we've been going through the series, I just want 33 00:02:29,490 --> 00:02:32,570 Speaker 1: to invite you to consider picking up a copy of 34 00:02:32,630 --> 00:02:37,060 Speaker 1: my book, Whispers of Rest. It's 40 Days of God's 35 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:41,260 Speaker 1: Love to Revitalize Your Soul. I chose 40 days because 36 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,340 Speaker 1: it's such an important number in scripture. 40 days is 37 00:02:44,580 --> 00:02:48,860 Speaker 1: how long the ark was in the flood. And it 38 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,410 Speaker 1: was during that time, 40 days also, that Jesus said, 39 00:02:52,820 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: was in the wilderness being tested. 40 days is a 40 00:02:57,020 --> 00:03:01,170 Speaker 1: way to really help our nervous system calm down. It's 41 00:03:01,250 --> 00:03:04,430 Speaker 1: actually a really good way to know that we're creating 42 00:03:04,470 --> 00:03:08,070 Speaker 1: new pathways for our brain as well as for our spirit. 43 00:03:08,169 --> 00:03:11,730 Speaker 1: God meets us in a time that we separate out 44 00:03:11,850 --> 00:03:14,230 Speaker 1: to say, God, I want to just learn how to 45 00:03:14,310 --> 00:03:17,870 Speaker 1: listen for your whispers of rest. So pick up a 46 00:03:17,910 --> 00:03:21,769 Speaker 1: copy and I think you'll enjoy these 40 scriptures today. 47 00:03:22,090 --> 00:03:25,380 Speaker 1: that will help lower your stress and increase God's love 48 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: and joy. I'll leave a link so you can check 49 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:44,650 Speaker 1: it out. And we'll be right back. Well, let's begin 50 00:03:44,710 --> 00:03:48,590 Speaker 1: with a beautiful breath prayer. We combine God's promise in 51 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,790 Speaker 1: Scripture with And use our breathing as a way to 52 00:03:51,850 --> 00:03:56,910 Speaker 1: signal our bodies to relax and calm down. Our verse 53 00:03:56,970 --> 00:04:02,870 Speaker 1: comes from Psalm 1611. In your presence, there is fullness 54 00:04:03,330 --> 00:04:11,130 Speaker 1: of joy. Just begin to inhale, exhale gently. Inhale. In 55 00:04:11,210 --> 00:04:12,210 Speaker 1: your presence. 56 00:04:13,210 --> 00:04:13,810 Speaker 2: Exhale. 57 00:04:14,430 --> 00:04:20,770 Speaker 1: There is fullness of joy. Again, inhale. Inhale. in your presence. 58 00:04:22,150 --> 00:04:22,770 Speaker 2: Exhale. 59 00:04:23,390 --> 00:04:28,589 Speaker 1: There is fullness of joy. Just continue to relax with 60 00:04:28,670 --> 00:04:35,130 Speaker 1: God because you're in His presence. Well, recently, a new 61 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: friend joined the Bible study group that I had recently joined. 62 00:04:39,980 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: She had moved here over the summer when her mother 63 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:48,260 Speaker 1: unexpectedly passed away. And I really felt for her. But 64 00:04:48,339 --> 00:04:51,390 Speaker 1: because I was new to the group myself and I 65 00:04:51,430 --> 00:04:54,230 Speaker 1: didn't know her that well, I had all kinds of 66 00:04:54,310 --> 00:04:58,690 Speaker 1: hesitation about reaching out. I was thinking maybe she just 67 00:04:58,730 --> 00:05:02,670 Speaker 1: wants privacy. Maybe it would be strange coming from someone 68 00:05:02,750 --> 00:05:07,349 Speaker 1: she barely knows. And maybe it's not my place. Then 69 00:05:07,529 --> 00:05:10,190 Speaker 1: one day I was grocery shopping and I noticed a 70 00:05:10,230 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: beautiful bouquet of roses I was considering buying for myself. 71 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:21,420 Speaker 1: And a gentle thought crossed my mind. What if I 72 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 1: shared half the bouquet with her? Now, at first I 73 00:05:25,220 --> 00:05:28,060 Speaker 1: brushed it away. I thought, I can always come back 74 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: and buy flowers for her later. I wasn't sure and 75 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,340 Speaker 1: I didn't want to overstep. But when I got home 76 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,050 Speaker 1: and I started arranging the roses in my vase, I 77 00:05:37,110 --> 00:05:39,969 Speaker 1: kept thinking about her. And I imagined how I might 78 00:05:40,029 --> 00:05:43,010 Speaker 1: feel if I was new to a community and my 79 00:05:43,330 --> 00:05:46,890 Speaker 1: own mom had passed away. Wouldn't it touch my heart 80 00:05:47,029 --> 00:05:50,930 Speaker 1: if somebody simply brought me flowers? So I decided to 81 00:05:50,990 --> 00:05:54,470 Speaker 1: listen to that prompting. I split the bouquet in half. 82 00:05:55,089 --> 00:05:57,830 Speaker 1: I chose the soft pink and white roses for her 83 00:05:58,250 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: because I felt the red roses felt a little too 84 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,940 Speaker 1: romantic for the moment. And I arranged them in a 85 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:09,450 Speaker 1: little mason jar so it would feel really personal. Well, 86 00:06:09,610 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: that night I left for Bible study in such a hurry, 87 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: I completely forgot the flowers. And I thought, maybe it 88 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,219 Speaker 1: wasn't meant to be. But the next morning, the idea 89 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,610 Speaker 1: was still on my heart. So I decided, okay, I'm 90 00:06:25,620 --> 00:06:29,290 Speaker 1: just going to follow this prompting. And as I was 91 00:06:29,310 --> 00:06:32,909 Speaker 1: getting ready to go to her house to drop it off, 92 00:06:33,190 --> 00:06:36,919 Speaker 1: I thought, hey, why not bring her some dim sum too? Now, 93 00:06:36,940 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 1: if you're not familiar with dim sum, they're little Chinese 94 00:06:41,140 --> 00:06:45,990 Speaker 1: bite-sized dishes. You could think of them as Chinese tapas, 95 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:49,529 Speaker 1: you know, like little hors d'oeuvres. I thought something warm 96 00:06:49,730 --> 00:06:53,430 Speaker 1: and familiar might bring her a bit comfort and a 97 00:06:53,650 --> 00:06:56,250 Speaker 1: taste of home. So I picked up some dim sum 98 00:06:56,310 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: and then I texted her. I told her I had 99 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:02,210 Speaker 1: some flowers. I wanted to drop it off. And that 100 00:07:02,250 --> 00:07:03,890 Speaker 1: she didn't need to come out or say hello if 101 00:07:03,910 --> 00:07:05,950 Speaker 1: she didn't feel like it. I just simply wanted to 102 00:07:06,010 --> 00:07:09,730 Speaker 1: leave things at her door. So she sent me her address. 103 00:07:10,350 --> 00:07:14,310 Speaker 1: As I drove there, there was just so many resistant 104 00:07:14,430 --> 00:07:19,030 Speaker 1: thoughts running through my mind. You're being overly sentimental. You're 105 00:07:19,050 --> 00:07:22,030 Speaker 1: being overly caring. Why are you going out of your way? 106 00:07:22,510 --> 00:07:26,230 Speaker 1: Maybe she just wants privacy. But I just kept driving. 107 00:07:26,970 --> 00:07:29,810 Speaker 1: When I arrived, I rang the bell because I didn't 108 00:07:29,850 --> 00:07:32,820 Speaker 1: want the food sitting outside. She came to the door 109 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,500 Speaker 1: and I just simply handed her everything, didn't say much, 110 00:07:36,860 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: and she thanked me and that was it. But as 111 00:07:39,980 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: I drove away, guess what, friend? I felt so much joy. 112 00:07:45,740 --> 00:07:50,460 Speaker 1: And suddenly I understood something very important. Flowers and food 113 00:07:50,670 --> 00:07:53,810 Speaker 1: are the two simple things that have brought me comfort 114 00:07:53,890 --> 00:07:58,690 Speaker 1: and joy in my own life on difficult days. Beauty 115 00:07:58,790 --> 00:08:02,050 Speaker 1: lifts my heart and Eating something you love can be 116 00:08:02,110 --> 00:08:06,540 Speaker 1: deeply comforting. So in trying to bring her a little comfort, 117 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: I had reached back into some of the ways I 118 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: myself have experienced God's kindness. And I shared something that 119 00:08:14,900 --> 00:08:20,490 Speaker 1: had brought me joy. And in sharing it, I experienced 120 00:08:20,830 --> 00:08:26,230 Speaker 1: joy again. Later, this new friend texted me a simple 121 00:08:26,290 --> 00:08:29,350 Speaker 1: text thanking me for the food, flowers, and a card. 122 00:08:30,250 --> 00:08:34,650 Speaker 1: And she wrote, thanks for the love and care. Friends, 123 00:08:34,710 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 1: that just brought tears to my eyes because I had 124 00:08:38,030 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: never even used the words love or care. I just 125 00:08:42,059 --> 00:08:44,980 Speaker 1: simply wrote a prayer that God's comfort would surround her 126 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,860 Speaker 1: and her family as she treasured the memories of her mom. 127 00:08:49,540 --> 00:08:55,010 Speaker 1: But somehow she had felt love and care. I just 128 00:08:55,110 --> 00:08:59,540 Speaker 1: quietly thank God because I realized Sometimes the very things 129 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: that God uses to bring us joy and comfort in 130 00:09:03,460 --> 00:09:07,990 Speaker 1: our own lives become the things we can offer to 131 00:09:08,070 --> 00:09:14,350 Speaker 1: someone else to experience God's love and care. Or friend, 132 00:09:14,390 --> 00:09:18,750 Speaker 1: maybe one of the seeds of joy is very simple. 133 00:09:19,770 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: Knowing that you are known. Psalm 139 says, You formed 134 00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:29,510 Speaker 1: my inward parts. You knitted me together in my mother's womb. 135 00:09:30,350 --> 00:09:34,730 Speaker 1: God knows you personally. He knows what makes you laugh, 136 00:09:35,190 --> 00:09:38,990 Speaker 1: what beauty catches your eye, what brings you comfort to 137 00:09:39,030 --> 00:09:43,189 Speaker 1: your heart, and what makes you feel alive. Those little 138 00:09:43,250 --> 00:09:47,270 Speaker 1: things are not too small for God to notice about you, 139 00:09:47,929 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: because you are not too small for Him to notice. 140 00:09:53,130 --> 00:09:57,180 Speaker 1: It makes me think about Hannah in 1 Samuel. You know, Hannah, 141 00:09:57,540 --> 00:10:01,469 Speaker 1: she was deeply distressed because she couldn't have a child. 142 00:10:02,130 --> 00:10:08,050 Speaker 1: And Peninnah, the other concubine, continually provoked her because she 143 00:10:08,090 --> 00:10:11,270 Speaker 1: couldn't have children. So when Hannah went before God and 144 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:15,390 Speaker 1: poured out her soul in prayer, she just wept. And 145 00:10:15,429 --> 00:10:18,340 Speaker 1: she prayed, and she told God what was breaking her heart. 146 00:10:19,429 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: And I love what Scripture tells us happened afterward. Hannah's 147 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:29,380 Speaker 1: circumstances hadn't changed yet, and Samuel had not been conceived. 148 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: But after pouring out her heart before God, the Scripture 149 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,900 Speaker 1: says that the woman went away and ate, and her 150 00:10:37,020 --> 00:10:41,270 Speaker 1: face was no longer sad. You know, I think what 151 00:10:41,610 --> 00:10:46,069 Speaker 1: brought Hannah joy That change is after she spent time 152 00:10:46,150 --> 00:10:48,970 Speaker 1: in God's presence, just pouring out her whole heart, she 153 00:10:49,110 --> 00:10:52,590 Speaker 1: felt differently. And I wonder if part of what she 154 00:10:52,650 --> 00:10:57,210 Speaker 1: received was simply the comfort of knowing she had been heard, 155 00:10:57,929 --> 00:11:00,980 Speaker 1: that God knew her heart, that she could trust God 156 00:11:01,220 --> 00:11:06,100 Speaker 1: with everything because she poured it all out. Maybe joy 157 00:11:06,179 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: sometimes begins there. God knows me. God sees me. God 158 00:11:12,300 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: hears me. And when we share the joy and love 159 00:11:15,820 --> 00:11:19,179 Speaker 1: we first receive from God, it can point someone else 160 00:11:19,660 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: to feel closer to him too. That's why part of 161 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:27,469 Speaker 1: joy brings us back to God when we need it 162 00:11:27,530 --> 00:11:31,070 Speaker 1: most on those stressful days. And then when we share 163 00:11:31,110 --> 00:11:34,650 Speaker 1: it with others, we're also carrying his presence into other 164 00:11:34,710 --> 00:11:38,050 Speaker 1: people's lives. And when we come back, we're going to 165 00:11:38,090 --> 00:11:55,260 Speaker 1: talk about the science behind joy. And we'll be right back. Well, friend, 166 00:11:55,380 --> 00:11:57,460 Speaker 1: here's what I love. We're going to talk about the 167 00:11:57,540 --> 00:12:02,340 Speaker 1: science of joy. Science is discovering that kindness doesn't only 168 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,540 Speaker 1: affect the person receiving it. It can affect the person 169 00:12:06,660 --> 00:12:14,050 Speaker 1: giving the kindness. Researchers conducted a analysis looking at 27 170 00:12:14,050 --> 00:12:18,410 Speaker 1: different experimental studies involving more than 4,000 people, and they 171 00:12:18,450 --> 00:12:22,190 Speaker 1: wanted to know, does doing kind things for others actually 172 00:12:22,270 --> 00:12:26,620 Speaker 1: affect the well-being of the person doing the kindness? The 173 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: answer was yes. Across the studies, acts of kindness produce 174 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:36,610 Speaker 1: a measurable improvement in the giver's well-being. Doing something kind 175 00:12:36,650 --> 00:12:39,270 Speaker 1: for somebody else can bring something good back into our 176 00:12:39,510 --> 00:12:44,770 Speaker 1: own emotional experience. I'm going to leave a link to 177 00:12:44,809 --> 00:12:46,609 Speaker 1: this study in today's show notes if you want to 178 00:12:46,650 --> 00:12:51,310 Speaker 1: read more. Researchers have also studied what happens when we 179 00:12:51,370 --> 00:12:55,809 Speaker 1: share positive experiences with someone else. Studies have found that 180 00:12:55,890 --> 00:13:02,230 Speaker 1: sharing something positive can increase positive emotion and well-being beyond 181 00:13:02,290 --> 00:13:07,390 Speaker 1: the positive event itself. So joy has this beautiful relational quality. 182 00:13:07,910 --> 00:13:11,130 Speaker 1: Sometimes when we share something good or do something good 183 00:13:11,150 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 1: for someone else, the joy doesn't get divided. It grows. 184 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,100 Speaker 1: And that's what surprised me about these flowers. I thought 185 00:13:18,380 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: I was simply bringing something to her, but as I 186 00:13:21,300 --> 00:13:25,590 Speaker 1: was driving home, I was carrying something to joy. And 187 00:13:25,630 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: that's why kindness can be so life-giving, so joy-giving. And 188 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,780 Speaker 1: it started with just some flowers I'd chosen for myself. 189 00:13:35,260 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: So friend, I want to ask you, what's one small 190 00:13:38,059 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: thing you could choose today that brings you joy and 191 00:13:42,220 --> 00:13:46,660 Speaker 1: reminds you that you're seen and known by God? And 192 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,860 Speaker 1: when you have that on your heart, who might God 193 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,699 Speaker 1: be putting on your heart to share a little of 194 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:57,809 Speaker 1: that joy with? And that brings us to today's beloved challenge. 195 00:13:58,150 --> 00:14:00,870 Speaker 1: I always leave you with some specific action I'd like 196 00:14:00,890 --> 00:14:03,970 Speaker 1: you to take that's good for your wellness. There are 197 00:14:04,050 --> 00:14:07,330 Speaker 1: two simple ways you can choose joy. You can choose 198 00:14:07,370 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: to receive joy or give joy. So maybe today you 199 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: need to receive joy. Welcome Jesus into your day and ask, 200 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:22,620 Speaker 1: what brings my heart delight? Maybe it's flowers, a favor 201 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: of food, music. creating something with your hands, doing something 202 00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: that makes you laugh. Choose one small thing that brings 203 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: you joy. Receive it as you picture Jesus with you together. 204 00:14:36,660 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: Enjoy it because Jesus knows you very personally. Now, the 205 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:46,630 Speaker 1: second way is to give joy, share joy. Maybe somebody 206 00:14:46,670 --> 00:14:49,370 Speaker 1: comes to your mind as I've been sharing my story, 207 00:14:49,810 --> 00:14:52,430 Speaker 1: somebody you want to bless. And it doesn't have to 208 00:14:52,470 --> 00:14:56,250 Speaker 1: be somebody going through a crisis. Maybe they simply need 209 00:14:56,310 --> 00:15:02,100 Speaker 1: encouragement or a little unexpected delight. Send the text. Bring 210 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: a flower. Share something delicious. Send something that'll make them laugh. 211 00:15:08,700 --> 00:15:10,750 Speaker 1: It can be very small. It's just something that says, 212 00:15:10,930 --> 00:15:14,670 Speaker 1: I thought of you today. I have a favorite author. 213 00:15:14,770 --> 00:15:17,770 Speaker 1: His name is Henry Nowen. And I love this quote. 214 00:15:17,950 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: He says, joy does not simply happen to us. We 215 00:15:21,750 --> 00:15:25,350 Speaker 1: have to choose joy. and keep choosing it every day. 216 00:15:26,260 --> 00:15:30,610 Speaker 1: Joy is a movement of faith. It's saying, I recognize 217 00:15:31,190 --> 00:15:34,590 Speaker 1: God is here with me. I'm worthy of his love 218 00:15:34,630 --> 00:15:37,530 Speaker 1: and care. So today, maybe you need to receive a 219 00:15:37,570 --> 00:15:41,250 Speaker 1: little joy. Maybe you need to share or give a 220 00:15:41,290 --> 00:15:45,430 Speaker 1: little joy. And perhaps you'll discover what I did, that 221 00:15:45,470 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 1: sometimes giving joy becomes part of receiving it. Let's pray. 222 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:55,910 Speaker 1: Dear Jesus, thank you for simple joys, gifts you've given 223 00:15:55,990 --> 00:16:00,350 Speaker 1: me during those times I needed it most. Revive that 224 00:16:00,410 --> 00:16:03,950 Speaker 1: part of me that can feel safe by receiving joy. 225 00:16:04,620 --> 00:16:08,140 Speaker 1: Breathe your Holy Spirit into me and fan the flames. 226 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:12,260 Speaker 1: Give me courage to choose joy with you by my 227 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:17,620 Speaker 1: side today. Give me courage to also offer someone a 228 00:16:17,710 --> 00:16:22,420 Speaker 1: moment of being seen today. or this week together with you. 229 00:16:23,540 --> 00:16:27,450 Speaker 1: Your presence, there is fullness of joy. We are loved 230 00:16:27,710 --> 00:16:33,510 Speaker 1: by you. Amen. Well, hey friend, if today's episode encouraged you, 231 00:16:33,830 --> 00:16:35,630 Speaker 1: is there a friend you can share it with to 232 00:16:35,670 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: encourage her? And if you feel inspired, take a moment 233 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:44,700 Speaker 1: to share a little review. It will really help others 234 00:16:44,860 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: invite them into this podcast. And we can share God's 235 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: peace and remember that we are beloved. Come say hello 236 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:55,460 Speaker 1: over at Instagram at TheBonnieGreat. I'd love to hear what 237 00:16:55,540 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: moment you're savoring this week with wellness. And remember to 238 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:04,439 Speaker 1: consider picking up Whispers of Rest as your companion this fall. 239 00:17:04,660 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: And I'll leave a link. Until next time, friend, remember 240 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:13,100 Speaker 1: you're loved, you're cherished. Just rest. And I'll see you 241 00:17:13,140 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: next time. 242 00:17:18,820 --> 00:17:22,220 Speaker 2: Breathe, the Stress Less podcast is a production of Life 243 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,340 Speaker 2: Audio and Salem Media. 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