Welcome to this week’s “In the Little things” Podcast. In today's world, it seems like time is just whizzing by. It seems like there are not enough hours in the day to do all that needs to be done! From the moment we wake up to the moment we go to sleep, do you find yourself thinking of the “to do” list? Questions start popping up in my mind, like.. “What's today?- It's Monday, I need to...” “What am I going to make for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?” “Is the laundry, done?” “What do we need from the store...” and so on! Well, recently today, Jennifer is going to share a cool story that will hopefully inspire, encourage, and strengthen our relationships and really be able to connect with those closest to us!
Love Jennifer as she is always so trans parable! Listen to her amazing story of walking close to God and asking Him to help her relationship with her teenage daughter.
Scripture: When we look at Scripture… These are the ones that come to mind..
(Proverbs 22: 6) “Train up a child in the way he or she should go; even when they are old; they will not depart from it!”
(Psalm 133:1) “How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity.”
(Revelation 3:20) “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” THAT is relationship and connection!
(John 15:5) “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
(Romans 8:38) “For I am convinced that neither death not life, neither angels nor demons, neither present, past or future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord!”
Challenge/ Application: So this week, as you face uncertainty, disappointment, loneliness, or if you feel that you are by yourself in this world. Understand that God wants and desires a relationship with you, too! The challenge can be overcome by 1. Making time to read His promises to you in the bible and make a true effort to spend time with him. 2. Allow God to grow you closer to Him so that you also can have an impact in your own community and serve Him in the way your Creator has equipped you! Just as Jennifer prioritizes her time in order to have time to build her relationship with her children, we must also create time to be with our Heavenly Father.
Guided Prayer:“Heavenly Father, Thank you for your unconditional love. Thank you for giving us a chance to be loved by you! Thanking for your promise of never leaving us or forsaking us. Jesus showed how tangible your love is for us, that he even died for the sins that we've done in our past! We do want to have a relationship with you Lord God and ask that this be a New day and a new beginning of a closer walk with You! So just like you said in Your word ...[Romans 8:38] We know, God, that You long for a relationship with us and NOTHING can separate us from Your LOVE! So, we ask You, God, to walk with us and build the relationship that our heart has always longed for! Give us Your wisdom to grow closer to You!We ask all these thingsin the powerful name of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior, Amen, Selah!”
