1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 2: Hey friends, welcome to the every Day Prayers Podcast with 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 2: Million Praying Moms. I'm Nicolette Bell, your host, and I'm 4 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 2: glad you have joined us today. 5 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: I have a special guest with us today on. 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 2: The podcast, Rachel Adams, author of Everyday Prayers for Love. 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: Rachel, We're so glad to have you with us. 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,319 Speaker 3: I'm so happy to be here. Thanks for having me. 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: Yeah. 10 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: So we're doing something a little bit different on Fridays 11 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 2: in February as we are looking at Rachel's book, every 12 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 2: Day Prayers for Love and kind of centering our conversations 13 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 2: around what it means to love God, love others, and 14 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 2: love even ourselves and to be able to receive love 15 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 2: from God as well. And Rachel can tell us a 16 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 2: little bit more about She's kind of the love person. 17 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 2: She talks about love and teaches us all about love, 18 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 2: and we're very grateful to have her on the show today. Rachel, 19 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 2: why don't you get started by telling us a little 20 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: bit about you. 21 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 3: Yeah. So, I am a Kentucky girl. I have been 22 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 3: married for twenty years in April and have two children, 23 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 3: Will and Kate, who are sixteen and fourteen. So a 24 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 3: mom of two teenagers, which has been an adjustment that 25 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 3: we're just loving this season of life. And then I 26 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 3: do write and also have a podcast called the Love 27 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 3: Offering Podcast, and then. 28 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 2: Just a Love Offering podcast. You guys definitely check it out. 29 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, so, and then just serve in my local 30 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 3: church just and then do all the odds and ends 31 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 3: that most of us wives and moms do on a 32 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 3: daily basis. 33 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, so, tell us a little bit about I love 34 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 2: your story of how you got the title love offering 35 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 2: and where that comes from. Why don't you tell us 36 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: that to kick off our conversation. Yeah. 37 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 3: So, I was actually sitting in a church pew one 38 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 3: Sunday morning, and I attend a pretty traditional church, and 39 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 3: in front of me was a love offering envelope, and 40 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 3: in that moment, I felt like the Lord so just 41 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 3: speaking quietly to my heart and that still small voice, Rachel, 42 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 3: I've given you my love, and how are you going 43 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 3: to go and give my love to the world around you? 44 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:12,959 Speaker 3: And typically those love offering envelopes or for monetary giving, 45 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 3: but in this moment, I felt like it was more 46 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 3: like your talents and your gifts and your other resources 47 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 3: and your time, how are you going to live out 48 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 3: the greatest commitment to love the Lord God with all 49 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 3: of your heart, mind, soul, and strength, and to love 50 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 3: your neighbor as yourself, which I know we're going to 51 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 3: talk about more today and in the next episodes. 52 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love that story. 53 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 2: I just think that's such a reminder to all of 54 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 2: us of how we're listening for God. I mean, that's 55 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 2: just an ordinary Sunday morning. You didn't go knowing that 56 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 2: He was going to give you that message that day, 57 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 2: and it would set you on this trajectory to writing 58 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: and podcasting and doing the things that you're doing. 59 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: But in listening, in that moment of in worship, of 60 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: just listening to his voice and being able to recognize 61 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: it and then following it and answering that invitation that He. 62 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 2: Gave you is just a beautiful testament of how we're 63 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 2: listening to God. 64 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: So today we're going to begin by. 65 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 2: Starting out talking about how we receive God's love, because 66 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: we can't really have a conversation about love unless we 67 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 2: talk about where love originates from and where we even 68 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 2: get the capacity to be able to share love is 69 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 2: in that receiving. In that story, your first part is 70 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 2: is that God whispered to you, I have given you 71 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 2: my love like I have offered my love to you. Now, 72 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 2: how are you offering it to those around you? And 73 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: I think so often we want to skip to that 74 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 2: second step and we don't really sit in that first part. 75 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: So I love that that's where our conversation is going 76 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: to begin today. So, Rigel, what does it look like 77 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 2: for us to receive God's love like truly receive it 78 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 2: for ourselves? 79 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I want to start with there's a scripture that 80 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 3: says God is love. That is who he is, and 81 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 3: that's always how he has acted from Genesister Revelation and 82 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 3: even till now. And so we have to understand what 83 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 3: love is. God is love and love is God. And 84 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 3: so I think we start there, but it's so much 85 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 3: greater than that. It is his agope love. It's a 86 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 3: godly love that we have to come to know. And 87 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 3: so the way we come to know that is through 88 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 3: his word. I actually have a friend that was really 89 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 3: doubting his love, and so for Christmas, I got her 90 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 3: a Bible and I started to highlight all the times 91 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 3: in scripture that it talks about God's love. And so 92 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 3: when I started this project, I didn't realize there were 93 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 3: over six hundred and eighty six times that it mentions 94 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 3: the term love in scripture wow, And so I felt 95 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 3: like in that moment, God was not only wanting my 96 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 3: friend to know how much he loved her, but also 97 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 3: wanting to impress on my heart how much he loves me. 98 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 3: And the same is true for every single person listening. 99 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 3: And so I would just encourage every single person to 100 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 3: grab your Bible, grab your highlighter, and start to look 101 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 3: at all the scriptures that it talks about God's love, 102 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 3: and I think it will really just transform your heart 103 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 3: to realize that He is speaking those words straight to you. 104 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 2: I think so often we can generalize that right, like 105 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 2: we can read a scripture and think, oh, that was 106 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 2: for this person in the Bible, or that was for 107 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 2: this people group, where you know, we don't always internalize 108 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 2: that and think, oh, that is for me, like his 109 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 2: love is for me personally, and especially as mothers, I 110 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 2: think we do that right because we're always you know, 111 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 2: taking care of others around us, and it's hard to 112 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 2: go okay, like this is for me personally. What do 113 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: you think are what makes this challenging? What makes it challenging? 114 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 2: For us to receive God's love. 115 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 3: I think it's difficult because we equate godly love with 116 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 3: the human love that we have experienced, and human love 117 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 3: has often left us feeling in the exact opposite. It 118 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 3: has failed us. I know my very first Valentine's Day, 119 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 3: there was a a boyfriend and I say that very loosely. 120 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 3: I'm giving air quotes right now, that he gave me 121 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 3: this box of chocolates and when I opened it it 122 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 3: was empty. He had eaten all the chocolates and just 123 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 3: gave me the red foil box. And so I tell 124 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 3: that story just to say that so often what we 125 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 3: do is we go to everybody it's like, well you 126 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 3: fill my heart up, will you? 127 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: You know? 128 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 3: And they just can't. Us as human beings, we don't 129 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 3: have the capacity. And so I think so often we 130 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 3: looked at God as our experience here on earth, but 131 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 3: He is so much greater than what our experience is 132 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 3: here on earth. With love. The scripture says that nothing 133 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 3: can separate us from his love, and that he has 134 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 3: everlasting love, and that he's going to show his love 135 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 3: to a thousand generations. That's the kind of God that 136 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 3: we serve. And so I think that that is why 137 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 3: it's so confusing, and not to mention we in human terms. 138 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 3: We say we love chocolate, we love our pets, we 139 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 3: love nature, year, we love shopping, we love traveling, and 140 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 3: we love God. You know, there's it's such a big, 141 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 3: vast term that I think sometimes we just get it confused. 142 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 2: Honestly, Yeah, that's such a good point. I totally say 143 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 2: that all the time. You know, Oh, I love this, 144 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 2: love this whatever. It's like, wait, yeah, do I mean 145 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 2: that in the same same way that I love my 146 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 2: husband or my children or God? 147 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: You know how that. 148 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 2: Looks different in all of those different capacities. So let's 149 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 2: talk a little bit about how does prayer influence this 150 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 2: receiving of God's love? 151 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: What role does prayer play in that. I think it. 152 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 3: Plays a huge part. I think, you know, part of 153 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 3: when we talk about God's love and receiving it. For me, 154 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 3: I struggle with being performance oriented and feel like I 155 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 3: need to you to. 156 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: Like I need to. 157 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 3: Earn God's love. I need to strive for it and 158 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 3: do all the right things. And so really all God 159 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 3: is saying is no, I'm giving it to you. 160 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: You know. 161 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 3: I think about John three sixteen that for God so 162 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 3: loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, 163 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 3: that whoever should believe in him should not perish but 164 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 3: have everlasting life like he already did it. He already 165 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 3: gave Jesus sacrificed and died on the cross. He already 166 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 3: did all of that work. He's just saying, just believe. 167 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 3: Just sit with me, Just receive me, and sit with 168 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 3: me and be present with me. And I feel like 169 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 3: that that is in prayer. So often we feel like 170 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 3: we need to be talking to God. And I think 171 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 3: there's obviously an element to that, But what does it 172 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 3: look like for you just to sit and be with 173 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 3: him and receive his love. 174 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 2: Just listen, like your story in the beginning of listening 175 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 2: for him in worship and hearing him, hearing him speak. 176 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: That's so good. 177 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 2: I think also when you're talking about you know that's 178 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 2: in we receive God's love like through his word, because 179 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 2: that's how He speaks to us. And we can pray 180 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 2: that right like we can pray his word. That's what 181 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 2: we talk about all the time here on a Million 182 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 2: Praying Moms is we talk about praying God's word and 183 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 2: so we can say, Lord, help me to believe that 184 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 2: your perfect love drives out fear. Help that to be 185 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 2: a reality in my life. Help me to know that 186 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 2: nothing separates me from your love that is ours in 187 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 2: Christ Jesus. We can pray these scriptures until we believe. 188 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: Them for ourselves. 189 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 2: We can ask God to help us when we doubt 190 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 2: those things. And that's such a powerful tool that I 191 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 2: think so often we overlook. 192 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, me too. And I think one of the 193 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 3: things that a friend of mine encouraged me with in 194 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 3: prayer is start your day in prayer and say, Lord, 195 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 3: help me to realize how loved I am by you today, 196 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 3: and help me to walk in that love. And my friend, 197 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:49,319 Speaker 3: she says, she doesn't ever say amen throughout the day 198 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 3: until she goes to bed, and then she finally will 199 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 3: say amen. I think that really is what a relationship 200 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 3: with our heavenly Father looks like, just to walk in 201 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 3: his presence and to be with him throughout your day 202 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 3: because he adores you. You are his beloved. And I 203 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 3: think the more you sit with him, the more I 204 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 3: pray that each of each of us feel feels that love. 205 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: Oh that's so good. That made me think. 206 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 3: So. 207 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 2: My husband is in medical training he's in his cardiology fellowship, 208 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 2: and he works a lot right now, just has gone 209 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 2: a lot and works a lot. And know a lot 210 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 2: of people can relate to that in different ways, but 211 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 2: you know, I will have seasons where I just don't 212 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 2: feel loved by him, and it's. 213 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: Mainly because he's not here. 214 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 2: And so it's like if you're you know, if your 215 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 2: husband has worked away or you have a husband who's 216 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 2: deployed or something like that, maybe you've experienced that before. 217 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 2: But for me, it's like, I know that he still 218 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 2: loves me, like I know that in my head, but 219 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 2: because I haven't seen him or been with him physically 220 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 2: for any substantial amount of time when he's on nights 221 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 2: for a month or whatever that might look like, and 222 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 2: I'll just begin to feel like he doesn't left me. 223 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 2: And it's a direct relation to me spending time with him. 224 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,959 Speaker 2: And that's what popped in my head when you shared that, 225 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:10,719 Speaker 2: because our relationship with God is going to play out 226 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 2: in the same way, because we're made in his image 227 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 2: and we're made for a relationship with him, and so 228 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 2: when we start feeling like, hey, I don't feel very 229 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 2: loved by God, we can really ask ourselves one of 230 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 2: a kind of a litmus test or a marker that 231 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 2: we can ask ourselves about is how are we spending 232 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 2: time with him? How are we putting ourselves in relationship 233 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 2: with him? Because the most beautiful thing about God is 234 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 2: that he never moves. He is always there, He's always present, 235 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 2: and so if we don't feel loved or we don't 236 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:46,079 Speaker 2: feel close to him, we're the ones who have scooted away, right, 237 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 2: And it's our job to kind of align ourselves back 238 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 2: allow him to draw us back into his presence. And 239 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 2: so that's a good question we can ask ourselves when 240 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 2: we're looking at receiving his love. Rachel, as we wrap 241 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 2: up and ask one more question, and specifically for everyday prayers, 242 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 2: mind frame moms, how does receiving God's love in our 243 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 2: lives as mothers impact the way that we interact with 244 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 2: our children? Well? 245 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 3: I think it shapes everything about how we relate to 246 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 3: all the people in our lives. And I just wanted 247 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 3: to piggyback on what you just said. You know, I 248 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 3: agree with everything that you said about God not moving, 249 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 3: but I also think He is in pursuit of our hearts, 250 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 3: that he from the very beginning when Adam and Eve sinned. 251 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 3: He looked for them in the garden and said, you know, 252 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,199 Speaker 3: where are you? Where is your heart? And then he 253 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 3: of course was in the tabernacle, and then he came 254 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 3: as Jesus Emmanuel God with us, and then the Holy 255 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 3: Spirit came, and then he's coming again one day. He 256 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 3: is in conconstant pursuit of a loving relationship with each 257 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 3: of us. And so I think just knowing that eases 258 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 3: are striving, and it just helps us to be more 259 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 3: contented and at peace and our relationship with him. And 260 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 3: so I think that the same thing goes with our parenting, 261 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 3: Like we're not parenting from a level of proving ourselves 262 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 3: or performance, but we're coming from a posture of just 263 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 3: that belovedness. And I think that that changes everything. 264 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's so good. That's so good. 265 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 2: Well, Rachel, I appreciate you so much sharing with us 266 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 2: about receiving God's love today. I wonder if you would 267 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 2: pray for our listeners to be able to receive God's love. 268 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:24,719 Speaker 1: Yeah. 269 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 3: Absolutely, Father, we just love you so much, and we 270 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 3: just thank you for the way that you love us, 271 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 3: not because of anything that we do for you, but 272 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 3: just because we are yours and because you created us, Father, 273 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:43,679 Speaker 3: help us to act and behave and treat others, and 274 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 3: just believe that you feel that way about us, that 275 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 3: nothing can separate us from your love, and that you 276 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 3: want to spend time with us, that you're there with 277 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 3: us throughout our days. So Father, we just give this 278 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 3: day to you. Help us to realize how much you 279 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 3: adore us and delight over us with your singing. Father, 280 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 3: and I just pray for each each woman listening that 281 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 3: she would no longer feel unloved and realize that you 282 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 3: will never fail her, Father, and that you love her 283 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 3: exactly as she is. And so we just love you. 284 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 3: We praise you. It's in your holy and mighty name, 285 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 3: we pray. Amen. Amen. 286 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 2: Friends, you can get your copy of every Day Prayers 287 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 2: for Love wherever you buy books. It's a great daily 288 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 2: devotional to help you connect and receive God's love and 289 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 2: to teach you to do the same and teach your 290 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 2: children to do the same. We have you'll join us 291 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 2: back on every Day Prayers podcast. 292 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: See you soon. Friend. 293 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 2: We are so glad that you are a part of 294 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 2: our community here on the podcast. If you love Everyday 295 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 2: Prayers in the Ministry of Million Praying Moms, I invite 296 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 2: you to join our praying mom community on Patreon. 297 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: For just ten dollars a month. 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