In her new book, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Bevere tackles the question, “What is truth?”. It is a defining question in our current age which is ruled by a shifting sea of opinions and a constantly changing culture. But, truth is person, Jesus. And, he is a Rock for his people.

When I began to look at this, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, they were looking for Christ’. The magnet that would draw, but not be drawn, the one who is light, this whole dynamic of being invincible, that’s what adamant means… invincible… it’s also immovable, constant, that rock who follows us in the wilderness… That word in Hebrew means, ‘an unassailable refuge’. That made me realize that Christ is our unassailable refuge.

Listen as Lisa shares wisdom and encouragement for moms, daughters and followers of Christ everywhere.

What we chat about:

• Lisa’s background and testimony of meeting Jesus and her husband
• Parenting, discipline and setting your children up to win
• The power of positive affirmation in strong-willed children
• Explaining the why behind the rules and connecting it to God’s word
• Having grace for the season you are in as a mom
• Prayers for your kids to go beyond where you are in your walk with Christ
• Doing motherhood well is not the same as doing it perfectly
• The meaning of adamant and the background on Lisa’s new book
• Christ is our unassailable refuge, our rock, our adamant
• We can’t love what God loves if we don’t hate what God hates
• The danger of pride and how it separates us from God’s grace
• Jesus is our pattern for how to love
• You will never regret kindness and loving words
• Bring in the word of God when you have disagreements

Links Mentioned:

• Out Of Control And Loving It: Giving God Complete Control of Your Life**
• Lizzy the Lioness**
• Messenger International
• Adamant : Finding Truth in a Universe of Opinions**

**Amazon affiliate link

Losing a baby to miscarriage or later in pregnancy is heartbreaking, especially when you are struggling with infertility. Imagine experiencing that type of loss multiple times. My guest and friend, Shawna Beucler shares the story behind her two healthy sons and the many babies she can’t wait to see again in heaven.

If you’re walking through the journey of infertility or have a friend who is, Shawna shares so beautifully why you shouldn’t walk alone in these places of pain and the power of friends lifting you up in prayer every day.

We would not have gone through and survived that time in our life had we not had people praying for us around the clock. Because sometimes the anger and the heartbreak when your heart meets tragedy… there is no prayer you can form. I needed a break from the Lord and I had other people holding that connection for me.

What we chat about:

• Struggling with infertility, medical interventions and trying to get pregnant
• IUI, IVF and miscarriages
• Feeling the door shutting on future pregnancies
• The Lord wants us to desire to love and know him
• Losing a final baby and the traumatic process of going through delivery
• People praying for you made the difference
• Why Shawna wants to share her story
• The healing that can come from talking about the pain in your life
• Keeping your marriage together in times of deep grief
• 1 Timothy 1:7 – For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
• Philippians 4:13 – I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
• Psalm 27:14 – Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
• Luke 1:37 – For nothing will be impossible with God.
• How to help a friend who is walking through infertility

Links Mentioned:

• What to Say, How to Help, When to Show Up (Lunchbox Babies)
• Mourning & Dancing by She Reads Truth

Powerhouse Christine Caine shares how she let go of fear and found faith for when the unexpected happened. Lots of truth and encouragement here for anyone who has encountered fear in parenting, a medical diagnosis and rejection in friendships… so all of us!

Jesus never said we’re not going to have trials. He said when trials come, not if, but when. I think sometimes as believers we forget that, but we have a grace within it. I think part of our testimony to a lost and broken world is the way we go through it.

What we chat about:

• Christine Caine’s new book, Unexpected
• Emboldening our faith and letting go of fear in motherhood
• Trusting that God will fill in the gaps of what we’re able to do as parents
• Basic spiritual practices can be some of the most powerful things in our lives
• Facing painful actualites in a fallen world
• Christine’s reaction to her cancer diagnosis
• Jesus is the name above all other names, including cancer
• Having a “faith cocoon” of friends to encourage you in the face of fear
• Enduring suffering as Christians
• Giving in to the pain and fear and suffering is not the answer
• We serve a God who is bigger!
• Godly motherhood in this generation is harder than it’s ever been
• Leaning in with a spirit of faith and not pulling back with a spirit of fear
• We’re called to train our children up and not restrain their giftings
• Dealing with rejection in friendship and moving forward

Links Mentioned:

• A21 Ministry
• Paul the Apostle Movie
• Unexpected: Leave Behind Fear, Move Forward in Faith, Embrace the Adventure**
• Focused15 “Everyday Faith” by Katie Orr**

**Amazon affiliate link

The Bible tells of healings, miracles and the power of the Holy Spirit, but God’s power didn’t stop after the New Testament. Today’s guest Courtney Smallbone shares her personal story of God’s power in the hardest circumstances imaginable.

Supernatural healing is for today. Courtney’s story of finding freedom from anxiety and miraculous healing for her infant son is a powerful testimony of God’s faithfulness.

As moms we have a lot of fear and anxiety. We carry a lot. We have these little people that we’re in charge of and discipling. It gets exhausting and hard. I felt like the Lord just filled me with himself. He has given me not the spirit of fear, but love and power and a sound mind. I needed a sound mind when I was dealing with anxiety. He has given us power through his Holy Spirit and we can walk that out as moms in everyday life.

What we chat about:

• Courtney’s testimony of seeing God move in her life and health
• How Courtney met her husband Luke Smallbone of For King and Country
• The impact of Luke’s autoimmune disease on Courtney and her family
• Dealing with anxiety and prescription medicine dependence
• Getting freedom from the shame and finding healing holistically
• The importance of community in the healing process
• Why the church needs to embrace a holistic approach to healing and helping people be open about sharing their struggles
• Courtney’s physical issues with her most recent pregnancy
• The miracle of her son’s healing
• Teaching our kids that prayer is powerful and effective and that God is real
• Worshipping with your children invites them into a lifestyle of worship
• Hearing God for others and the gift of the praying in the spirit

Links Mentioned:

• “All who call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:13
• Lemierre’s Disease
• for KING & COUNTRY
• Compassion International  
• Colitis 
• Craniosynotosis 
• “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”              2 Timothy 1:7
• Bethel worship
• “Without You”  (feat. Courtney)

Does it seem possible to draw our kids away from entitlement and toward the bigger “Yes” of God’s blessing for them and other people in their lives? Well, get excited because Jim and Lynne Jackson of Connected Families are back with parenting wisdom to address entitlement in our kids AND in ourselves.

We as parents feel entitled to grateful, hard working kids, and when we don’t get them an we have ungrateful, resistant-to-chores kids we get pretty upset. That shows that we feel entitled to how things go my way in the home. Instead of saying, ‘Oh! Wow we have some challenges here that I can partner with Jesus and really dive into.’

What we chat about:

• Jim and Lynne Jackson introduce Connected Families and their parenting framework
• The root of entitled behavior in our kids and the beliefs that back it up
• Entitlement is the belief that I deserve something because I’m more important than someone else
• Entitlement is about our sin nature and we’re all born into that
• As believers we need to call out entitlement in our lives and choose to put God first
• We as parents feel entitled to grateful, hard-working kids
• The attitude we bring into parenting and our beliefs are reflected onto our kids
• Helping our kids learn to work hard and celebrate accomplishments give them a dopamine burst in their brains that helps “rewire” them to want to work hard again
• Letting go of the places we are coddling our kids by not expecting them to serve and do hard things
• The “Bigger Yes” of God’s blessing for your kids and other people
• Take it slow and consider your kid’s perspective as you make changes toward growing our kids out of entitlement
• Determining the rights, privileges and responsibilities of your family
• When our kids see the beliefs we fight for and see the joy we experience as we follow God and it inclines them to want that too

Links Mentioned:

• Help Your Child Feel Safe and Loved :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep80]
• How to Connect, Coach and Correct Your Child :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 81]
• Connecting With Your Kids in Any Circumstance Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 98]
• Resolving Sibling Conflict :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 126]