1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 2: Hi friend, welcome to Breed the Stressless Podcast. I'm Bonnie Gray, 3 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: your soul care guide for this time designed just for 4 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: you to rest and relax. You're going to hear a 5 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 2: loving word of affirmation from God in scripture, and you'll 6 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 2: pick up a practical soul care tip to help your 7 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 2: body and emotions calm based on science and scripture. So, friend, 8 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 2: I am the author of Breede twenty one Days to 9 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 2: Stressless and Transform Chaos to Calm. That's a best seller, 10 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 2: and I'm also a soul care guide and founder of 11 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: soul Care School. Let me ask you today's question. Is 12 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 2: there something that you have been putting off, not because 13 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 2: you don't care, but maybe because it just feels too 14 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 2: daunting or too fearful because of some past experiences. Maybe 15 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 2: it's a medical appointment, a hard conversation, changes that you've 16 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: been wanting to make at work or ministry that have 17 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 2: been on your heart, or asking for help. Now, you 18 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: tell yourself you should be fine. You know logically that 19 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: you're safe, and yet maybe you sense your body tightening, 20 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 2: your breath, holding your breath, or your heart racing. Well, 21 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 2: today's episode is for those moments when fear quietly holds 22 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 2: you back from taking better care of yourself, not because 23 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 2: you don't want to, but because anxiety seems to show 24 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: up every time you might think about it, so you 25 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: brush it away. Well, you're not alone. Last week, I 26 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 2: shared that I'm stepping into a sabbatical year. It's one 27 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 2: of the hardest decisions I've ever made before. I've never 28 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 2: done it before, but I feel God's calling me to 29 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 2: season to learn how to live with more peace and 30 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: joy with Jesus. And one of the first things that 31 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 2: happened during my sabbatical I just started last week was 32 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 2: facing a fear I've carried in my body for decades. 33 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: This episode is also the beginning of a new series 34 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 2: I am going to be sharing while I'm on sabbatical. 35 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 2: It's called the Soft Soul Glow Up Series. How's that 36 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 2: for many words of alliteration, soft Soul glow Up. I'm 37 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 2: learning how to live with a softer soul, not by 38 00:02:55,680 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 2: trying harder or pushing myself to be busier or more 39 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 2: brave or you survive through challenges, but by letting myself 40 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 2: be more cared for as God's beloved. I want to 41 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 2: invite you on my journey because I'm going to share 42 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 2: things that I'm going to be learning during this time. 43 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 2: In today's episode, I'm sharing one story about what happened 44 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 2: this past week where I stopped trying to force myself 45 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 2: to try harder, but by allowing my soul to soften 46 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 2: to listen to what Jesus is inviting us to do 47 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 2: to respond differently. We're going to talk about why fear 48 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 2: stays stored in our body even when we know we're safe, 49 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 2: what science tells us about how the nervous system heals 50 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 2: through connection and a gentle soul care practice. I always 51 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 2: send you off of something simple you can do to 52 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 2: help you to release that stress. Instead of pushing through, 53 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 2: You're going to be able to more softly experience God's rest, 54 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 2: peace and joy. Now, if you've been carrying some of 55 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 2: that heavy burden lately, this episode is for you, and 56 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 2: I can't wait to share the story with you in 57 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 2: today's episode. If you have been feeling particularly tired, and 58 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 2: I know it's a fresh new year, but you know 59 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 2: the burdens we carry, they're still there right that we 60 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 2: had before. But it's a great opportunities as we start 61 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: the fresh year together. I have several soul care courses 62 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 2: I've made available now, Breathe rest with Jesus, breathe joy 63 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 2: with Jesus, praying the psalms for wellness, and the Lent 64 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 2: Wellness Study. It's coming up, like in just a few weeks, 65 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 2: Lent is coming up, and it's a wonderful time for 66 00:04:55,360 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 2: you to enjoy these courses I have made available for you. 67 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 2: So just look at today's show notes. All the different 68 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 2: four soul care courses are available for you. Thousands of 69 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:12,559 Speaker 2: women have experienced life changing rhythms of peace and joy 70 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 2: and wellness. I combine scripture and soul care and science 71 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 2: so you can feel better and experience more peace and 72 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 2: joy the way God intended for us. So head on 73 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 2: overlook in the show notes and you can just learn 74 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 2: more as you click on the different links and we'll 75 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 2: be right back. Well, this scripture for today for our 76 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 2: breath prayer is beautiful. It comes to us from Psalm 77 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 2: fifty six to three. When I I am afraid, I 78 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 2: put my trust in you. Notice that God's word doesn't 79 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 2: say if I'm afraid, it says when I'm afraid. Let's 80 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 2: just rest into this beautiful promise, this place we have 81 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 2: in Jesus's arms in his heart, his love for us. 82 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: I I'm going to share this verse and you could 83 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 2: just breathe. Take a moment to relax your shoulders, Just 84 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 2: breathe deeply in in heale when I am afraid, exhale. 85 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 2: I put my trust in you, and just even picture 86 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 2: a beautiful place in nature that you feel God's peace. 87 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 2: We'll just continue to relax into this beautiful truth as 88 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 2: we continued our time together. Well over a decade, I've 89 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 2: been using what's called laughing gas whenever I've needed dental work. 90 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 2: It's just something that I've used at the dentist office. 91 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 2: Some of the dentists us this, and it's a way 92 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 2: to feel calm during dental work. And you know dentists. 93 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 2: Going to the dentists has never been easy for me. 94 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 2: Growing up. Our family was on welfare. I grew up 95 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 2: below the poverty line, and I only saw the dentist 96 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 2: when something was already wrong. And so those early dental 97 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 2: experiences were very painful and my body remembers them. So 98 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: a few years ago, my longtime dentist. Decades I've been 99 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 2: with the same dentists. Our family dentist retired and I 100 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 2: had to find someone new. 101 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: Now. 102 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 2: I chose a dentist who was recommended by my son's orthodontist. 103 00:07:57,800 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 2: I asked him, Hey, do you know something that's really 104 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 2: gentle and kind and skillful. And when we finally booked 105 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 2: our appointments with this new dentist, I learned that he 106 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 2: doesn't use laughing gas. And so at this time I 107 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 2: told myself, I'll just find somebody later. But last week, friends, 108 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 2: and old filling fell out and I needed it replaced. Now. 109 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 2: I didn't want to delay it, you know, getting it fixed, 110 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 2: because I didn't want to get a cavity, and I 111 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 2: didn't have time to start over to try to find 112 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 2: a new dentist. So I did something really that felt 113 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 2: scary and vulnerable. I actually asked my husband Eric, I said, 114 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 2: will you come with me and hold my hand through this, 115 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,599 Speaker 2: because I know with little kids we go to the 116 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 2: dentist and we can hold their hand right for their 117 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 2: first filling. But my husband, he's so loving, he said, 118 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 2: of course, And so there I was. This just happened. Friends. 119 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 2: The dentist was on one side and the assistant dental 120 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 2: system was on the other, and my husband was holding 121 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 2: my hand. He was sitting kind of in front of us, 122 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 2: holding my hand the entire appointment. Oh my goodness, can 123 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:16,199 Speaker 2: you picture that? But every time my anxiety surged because 124 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 2: you know, certain sounds or even just being there, my 125 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:23,439 Speaker 2: body was slipped back into those fear and trauma response. 126 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: Right. 127 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 2: Our body stores body memories. But once I felt them, 128 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 2: I squeezed Eric's hand and I just whispered to myself. 129 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 2: I said, I'm safe, no one's going to hurt me. 130 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 2: Eric gets here with me, and I got through it, friends, 131 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 2: because holding Eric's hand, squeezing his hand, it kept me present. 132 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 2: And you know, interestingly, enough studies show that pain and 133 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 2: fear is lower, it's reduced when someone holds your hand. 134 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 2: They would have these studies done at hospit spittals, and 135 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 2: they found that touch signal safety to the nervous system, 136 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 2: and people that had their hands held their pain levels 137 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 2: were lower than those who didn't. Isn't that interesting? God 138 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 2: created us this way that even though we may know 139 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 2: the truth, logically we know we're safe, we're good, our 140 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 2: bodies need someone's presence, we need connection, we need care. 141 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 2: And so what happened was that I realized I got 142 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 2: through this not by forcing myself to be brave, trust me. 143 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 2: There were a thousands of reasons I said, you know, 144 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 2: I'll just get through it. I don't want to bother 145 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 2: Eric have them taking time off from work. You can 146 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 2: imagine all the things that went through my mind. You know, 147 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 2: is it embarrassing to you know? Let the dentists and 148 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 2: are ready at the office see that I have to 149 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 2: have my bring my husband. But friend, there's something beautiful 150 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 2: and new when we can turn to God and say, God, 151 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 2: help me to soften my heart and look at how 152 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:11,199 Speaker 2: you want me to do things differently with more love 153 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 2: and peace. What would help you, friend, to feel more peace, 154 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 2: more rest And when you think of what it is 155 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 2: that you need to do, is there something that you've 156 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 2: been afraid to face alone? You don't have to be 157 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 2: harder on yourself. Perhaps in the past you've just pushed through. 158 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 2: You just had to be strong by yourself because you 159 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:43,439 Speaker 2: need it to be that strong. Jesus just whispers I 160 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 2: care for you. When you are afraid, you can put 161 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 2: your trust in me. God wants to bring you comfort, 162 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 2: and He helps brings us comfort through others, other's voice, 163 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 2: their hand, the heart. Art. When we can go through 164 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 2: things knowing that others are beside us, we can receive 165 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 2: God's love and care. Friend, don't allow fear to hold 166 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 2: you back, because fear doesn't mean we lack faith. Fear 167 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 2: is just an invitation to know that our body has 168 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 2: learned at some point that when we're afraid, we just 169 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 2: hold back. It was there to protect us, but Jesus 170 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 2: invites us to something new. Jesus wants to meet us 171 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 2: in our fear through compassion and through opening our hearts 172 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 2: to what we need. So we don't have to silence 173 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,479 Speaker 2: our fear. We don't have to push through it alone. 174 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 2: You don't have to face hard times alone. Faith is 175 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 2: letting someone hold your hand as you take the next step. 176 00:12:54,920 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 2: And when we come back, I'm going to share the science. Well, 177 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 2: here's something interesting from neuroscience. When we have experience that's scary, 178 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 2: that fear is stored in our body. It's a body memory, 179 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 2: especially from early experiences. It's the way our brain's alarm 180 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 2: system has been activated. It activates automatically. So if there's 181 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 2: something that gets even similar to something scary or bad 182 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 2: that we experienced from the past, then the brain says, ooh, 183 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 2: this is bad, this is not good, and so That's 184 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 2: why reassurance alone doesn't always work. Even though our logic, 185 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 2: our left brain says you're good, You're fine, are you afraid? 186 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 2: Our body, the way God created us remembers things that 187 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 2: were tough. Now. Research shows there's a term called co regulation. 188 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 2: Being calm with a trusted person helps our nervous system 189 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:16,199 Speaker 2: return to safety. I know that before you know, I've 190 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 2: been learning about this. I always have always heard that 191 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 2: moral support really makes a difference. But for somebody like 192 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 2: me who didn't have it early as a child, and 193 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 2: maybe for you that didn't come during your childhood. You 194 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 2: were very supported in your childhood, but maybe it's later 195 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 2: as you went off to college, or maybe as you 196 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 2: entered motherhood, or maybe as you started working. I don't 197 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 2: know in what season. Perhaps you've had to face hard 198 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 2: things alone and so through your resilience you have pushed through. 199 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 2: But it doesn't mean that God wants us to continue 200 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 2: to stay in that way. God invites us, through even 201 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 2: the way he created our bodies, that it's time rest, 202 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 2: it's time to be softer, it's time to open up, 203 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 2: and to change how we approach hard things. So in 204 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 2: the science, things like touch, eye contact, somebody's voice, supportive presence. 205 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 2: This signals to the brain, you are not alone. You 206 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 2: are safe now. So as much as we would like 207 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 2: it we want to just handle things all on our 208 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 2: own alone, God created our bodies to need others to 209 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 2: experience God's presence that we are safe, we are not alone. 210 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 2: That's how God designed it, not to heal in isolation, 211 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 2: but in connection to others. So peace doesn't come from 212 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 2: forcing fear away, but by allowing God to meet us 213 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 2: as we walk with him through it. Well. I always 214 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 2: end you out with something practical, simple you can do, 215 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 2: and this week our soul care practice is to ask 216 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 2: for a hand. It just is so amazing when we 217 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 2: look at the scriptures and look at the gospel. Jesus 218 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 2: whenever he heals somebody, it's most often through a touch. I mean, 219 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 2: he didn't need to do that, right. God just says 220 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 2: with his word and it can be done. But Jesus 221 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 2: chose to use his hand, his touch, and it's part 222 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 2: of our wellness. So this week's soul care practice is 223 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 2: simple but powerful. Ask for a hand. Think of one 224 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 2: thing that you've been maybe procrastinating or avoiding because it 225 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 2: feels scary to you. Or overwhelming to you. It might 226 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 2: be making a medical or dental appointment, or having a 227 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 2: hard conversation, or making some kind of change in your life, 228 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 2: or doing something that you've been putting off. Now, choose 229 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 2: one person that you trust, see you know who God 230 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 2: places on your heart, and ask them to be with you, 231 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 2: whether physically or emotionally. As you talk to them about it. 232 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 2: You might even say, for example, could you come with me? 233 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,959 Speaker 2: Can I tell you what I'm going to be doing? 234 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 2: Can you check in with me afterwards? Can we text 235 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 2: or let's call. Research shows that knowing someone is with 236 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 2: us reduces fear and increases resilience. So help your body 237 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 2: to learn this new truth through experience. That's so important. 238 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 2: That's something we say on this brief podcast community is 239 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,199 Speaker 2: that we want to put feet to faith. Faith is 240 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 2: a verb, it's an action word. So your body learns 241 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 2: that you don't have to face hard times alone. So 242 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 2: who is that friend that God's putting on your heart? 243 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 2: And what is something that you can do to take 244 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 2: better care of yourself that you might have been putting off? 245 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 2: Yet Jesus invites you to step through it with him together. Well, 246 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 2: let's pray, dear Jesus, thank you that when we are afraid, 247 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 2: we can trust in You. Place your hand in ours, 248 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 2: safe in your peace. Amen. Well friend. If your heart 249 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 2: is longing for a new ways to experience joy, peace 250 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 2: and renewal, I want to invite you to sign up 251 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 2: for one of my self paced courses. Look at the 252 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 2: show notes and you'll see the links. If you've enjoyed 253 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 2: today's episode, share this episode with a friend, encourachure, Remember 254 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 2: you're loved, you're cherished. Just rest and I'll see you 255 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 2: next time. 256 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: Breathe. 257 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,479 Speaker 2: The stress Less podcast is a production of Life Audio 258 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 2: and Salem Media. 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