Hey there, do you ever feel like your mind is a war zone of voices and chaos, to the point where you can't even hear yourself think, let alone discern God's voice? Like every day is a whirlwind and you just crave a moment of peace and clarity?
This week on the Nourished to Bloom Podcast (Episode 31), I dive into the art of tuning into God's voice amidst the daily noise and chaos that can often drown out His gentle whispers. Guess what? You're not alone in this struggle.
In our fast-paced lives, especially as moms and women, it often feels like we're constantly surrounded by noise and chaos from the moment we wake up until our heads hit the pillow. With so many competing voices—worldly standards, societal pressures, and even our inner doubts—it can be incredibly challenging to tune into the one voice that truly matters: the voice of the Lord.
Episode Highlights:
- Understanding how different voices impact our thoughts and actions.
- Exploring the concept of a "holy headspace" and mind mapping.
- Key scripture references that help distinguish God's voice:
So if you're ready to quiet your mind, listen intently for God's voice, and make decisions that lead you closer to a Christ-centered life, this episode is for you. Let's embark on this journey together to find clarity amidst the chaos.
Remember, beauty held is the seed, beauty shared is the flower. It's your time to bloom! 🌸 Let's get started!
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As moms and women, it seems like from
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the moment we wake up in the morning until the
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moment our head hits that pillow, something is always
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vying for our attention. Something is
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always wanting to draw us in, to label
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us, to tell us that this thing is most important and it
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leaves us in chaos. Our mind is
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constantly filled with so many different voices
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and so much noise that it can be really hard
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to be able to distinguish whose voice
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is even speaking to us. Is it the voice of
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worldly ideals and standards? Is it the voice of the
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enemy? Is it the voice of the Lord, the one that we want
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to truly listen to? It can be so challenging to really be
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able to distinguish and be able to tune
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in to the voice of the Lord. So in today's
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episode, I want to share a few pieces of scripture
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that will help you be able to
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distinguish and to recognize when the Lord
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is speaking to you. So let's get started.
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Welcome to the Nourish to Bloom podcast, where your faith meets
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your health. I'm your host, Kara Trochta, a registered dietitian
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and certified catholic coach, and I'm here to help you cultivate a deeper
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connection with your body, your spirit, and the nourishment that sustains
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them both. In a world filled with noise and
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confusion about food, health and body image, this podcast
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offers truth and healing from a Christ centered perspective.
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Together, we'll untangle the deep roots of diet, culture and discover
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what it means to truly care for ourselves through joyful
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nourishment of mind, body and soul. We're here to dive into the
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transformative power of intuitive eating coupled with the rich teachings of our
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christian faith. With every episode, I'll be cheering you on,
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offering insights, inspiration and practical tools to help you
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heal your relationship with food and embrace the beauty of your
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body as a temple of the Holy Spirit with confidence
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and courage that can only be found in Christ.
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Join me as we journey together towards a more holistic approach to wellness,
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one that honors the wisdom of your body as God's creation,
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the teachings of our faith, and the unique purpose you're called to
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fulfill. You were made to bloom,
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to come into full beauty and health in order to bear good fruit
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for the Lord with your life. So if you're ready to nourish your body,
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feed your soul, and bloom into the best version of yourself, then you're
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in the right place. And I'm so happy you're here. Welcome
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to Nourish to Bloom, where every day is a sacred invitation
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to thrive. Hey there. Welcome
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back to another episode of the Nourish, the Bloom podcast. I'm your
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host, Kara Trakta, and I hope that your week is off
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to a great start.
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This week, I really wanted to spend some time on,
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really, that holy headspace that we're trying to create.
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The idea of a holy headspace is kind of one avenue
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that I work with my clients on. When we look at this whole person well
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being, when we look at this idea of balanced nourishment and
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having a holy headspace is really about being able to
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take our thoughts captive and hold them up
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to God's truth and then be able to make an informed
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decision about, you know, if I'm thinking this thought and this
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is how it's making me feel, and this is the actions that
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it's causing me to take, like, is this thought really leading
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me down the path that I want to go? Is it leading me closer to
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the Lord of. Or is it not necessarily leading me away,
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but is it maybe keeping me stuck or not moving me towards the
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Lord? Or it's, you know, shrinking my heart instead of really being
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allowed. Being. Allow really allowing
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the Lord to come in and transform this part of
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your life. And so, mind mapping and creating a holy
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headspace is something I spend a lot of time with my clients on
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working on, because, again, those thoughts that you
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have determine how you feel and determine
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the actions that you're taking, the behaviors that you have, and the habits that you
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create, and then that determines the results that you're getting in your
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life. So it's a really important part of making
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changes, not only from a health perspective, but really being
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able to make changes in your life to move towards
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that more Christ centered living. And so I wanted to spend a little bit
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of time today sharing some scripture that I
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think will help you be able to really understand
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what the Lord's voice sounds like when he is trying
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to speak to you. Because, like I said, we are
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constantly bombarded with noise and voices
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and societal pressure and just kind of chaos in our
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minds all day long. And so it can be difficult
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to really pinpoint when and how the Lord is
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speaking to us. And this fall, I'm actually leading
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Orlando, facilitating a Bible study formation
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type course at my parish called she shall be
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called woman. And it has a wonderful devotional that goes with it.
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And in one of our sessions, we were talking about this subject,
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putting on that mind of Christ, what that really entails and what that really
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looks like. And in the devotion, they share
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some of these pieces of scripture to really help you be
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able to distinguish God's voice. And so it's like a list of
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characteristics of God's voice. And so I wanted to share these
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pieces of scripture with you because I think it'll help you when you
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find yourself in those moments of, you're like, okay, you
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know, is this voice that I'm listening to a lie
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of the enemy? Or would this be what God is, is trying
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to speak to me about in this moment? So
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we'll go ahead and go through these different pieces of scripture.
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So. Psalm 23, verse six. God speaks
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with conviction, not condemnation. His voice
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never encourages shame, only an invitation to
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conversion. It's God's kindness that
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pursues our brokenness. First
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Corinthians 1013 the voice of God doesn't
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make us feel hopeless or doomed, but always provides
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a way out. Kings,
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1912 God's voice can be
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firm, but is never harsh or obtrusive.
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John 16 eight the devil will make you feel
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like there are daunting labels put upon you that are too overwhelming
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to overcome. You're selfish, worthless,
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impure. God will call you to precise, specific
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ways to turn from sin and encounter him.
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Second Chronicles, chapter 26
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God's voice makes us feel like everything is under
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control. Philippians
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417 the God whose words created the
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universe wants to speak peace into your life. The
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devil seeks to speak discord and indignity.
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John 1010 God came not to ruin our
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joy, but to fulfill it. When you encounter a voice,
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ask, does this voice bring me abundant life or
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shrink my heart? Hebrews
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412 God's word strikes us in a place that no one
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else can access. His words penetrate us in a way
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nothing else can.
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So I'd be really curious out of these, you know, is there
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one that speaks the most to you? I know when I was going through this.
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Listen that. Second chronicles 26 that says,
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God's voice makes us feel like everything is under control.
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That I really gravitated towards, because in times of
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anxiety, in times of chaos and times of stress, it can feel like, you
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know, it's always on us, like we have to
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control the situation. And when we take a step back and we really
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listen to that voice of the Lord who is, you know, in. In
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our minds, in our hearts, quietly telling us, because he
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does not speak the loudest, he does not try to
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shout over anyone else, but we have to be paying attention because he comes
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in, right? It's that tone, like it was saying, he speaks to us with
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conviction, not condemnation, but it's that invitation
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to lean on him. And when we're feeling those times of stress and
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anxiety, and we rely on the Lord. We turn that over, we
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surrender to him. It does bring about that sense of, like,
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this is in his control. I don't need to worry about this
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anymore. So that one really spoke to me. And then
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also the one about, from John 1010 where it says, when you
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encounter a voice, ask, does this voice bring me abundant life
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or shrink my heart? And I think that one goes back
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to what we were speaking about, where our thoughts influence our emotions
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and our emotions influence our actions, and how
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important that mind mapping exercise can really be. So
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we can see that when we think this thought, this is where it's leading. And,
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you know, is it leading towards that abundant life or is it shrinking your
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heart? So going back and when you're, when you find
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yourself in these situations and you're trying to distinguish what voice is
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speaking to you, it's always important to remember that tone,
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that, that tone of the Lord is not
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condemning, but it does convict you into wanting to
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move towards change, to it's that
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invitation to conversion. What else does it say? That God's voice
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doesn't make us feel hopeless or doomed. It may be
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harsh, but it's not critical. It's not blaming.
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It's he wants to speak peace into
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our life. He came to fulfill our joy, not to
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ruin our joy. And just how different that is in contrast to the devil.
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Who wants to speak that discord and dignity, who wants
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to condemn us, who wants to make, wants us to
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feel hopeless or doomed, who
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wants to put those daunting labels on us and shrink our hearts
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to where we don't want to be open to where the Lord is calling
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us. So I want you to take a few moments, go back
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and relisten to these different pieces of scripture and see if there's
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one that speaks the most to you. And if there is, like send me a
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message on Instagram, or send me an email and let me know which one,
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which piece of scripture really spoke to you in this
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instance. And just know that with that practice and with
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that mind mapping that it does allow you to,
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as St. Paul tells us in corinthians, to be able to
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take these thoughts captive and make them obedient to
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the Lord. I hope you have a
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wonderful week, and I can't wait to be back here with you
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next week. And, you know,
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please share the podcast with any friends you may know who may be wanting
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to explore more, what it looks like to live a more christ centered
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life, or who are struggling with
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weight or constant dieting and really need that freedom that
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intuitive eating can offer or anyone who is looking for,
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you know, approach to more life coaching where, you know, they're
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struggling with these overwhelming emotions of anxiety
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or stressed and really need practical ways
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that they can move forward in their life. So I would love if
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you shared the podcast with a friend and invite new
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listeners. And like I said, I hope you have a wonderful
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week. Remember, beauty held is the seed. Beauty shared is
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the flower. It is your time to bloom. Take
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care and God bless and I'll see you later. Bye.