Confessions with Mayra

So what does patience look like? If I doubt, get frustrated, or get discouraged mean that I'm not patient? Tune in to listen how Mayra a guides us to recognize that patience is simply waiting and ultimatley NOT quitting. If you're honest, you'll see how you are already doing it, if you're beliver.
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What is patience? Why would it be compared to a fruit? The truth is, you might already by cultivating this beautiful virtue and not even know it. Listen in as Mayra walks us though practical ways to cultivate this powerful characteristic. Patience

Part of cultivating and working for a Fruit of peace in our lives looks like actually fighting for it. And the beauty of it in all reality is that God is the One fighting for you and with you as you fight. Listen in as Mayra confesses to a weakness hindering the peace in her marriage, that took time to overcome. Our hope is that in this you also may find Hope. Peace is attainable and worth fighting for.

Can our peace be stolen? Can our peace be forfited or lost? Listen in as Mayra shares on how sometimes our Peace is and can be stolen, but also how we sometime voluntarity give it up by giving in to our own selfish wants and desires. How can we keep it? Convition vs Condemnation

What does it mean to bear fruit (from John 15:16) and (Galatians 5:22-23)? The Fruit of the Spirit. In this episode Mayra confesses to fear and worry and the opposite which is Peace. One of Fruit, we are comanded to bear. How can we have peace in such a crazy world? Tune in to hear how Mayra has learned to fight for having peace, even in the midst of chaos.

What does it mean to be lovesick? Why is fasting and prayer a means to embracing a lovesickness for Jesus and His Presence? Listen in as Mayra shares her heart on the joy of being lovesick. It's more than a need, it's a want in need of His Presence!

So what does happen when we fast? What does it look like when we do it? Listen in as we sit down with our special guest Sarai Sanchez as she gives "confessions" of what it looks like to fast and how it transforms us.

What really happens when you fast? What is the reward of fasting if any? Does it always have to be food? Do I have to pray? Listen in as we try to answer and work through these questions that we all have at some point concerning fasting.

Can kids fast? Introducing fasting as a family can encourage everyone in the household to continue through and not give up. Listen in as our girls (Melody-11 and Evely-8) give us their perspective and how they have felt during this time of fasting for the very first time. It's a Promise. It's a Gift. It's an Honor to be able to give up something we love for Him; The One We Love Most!

Why do we fast and what does the Bible teach about fasting? Did Jesus fast? Listen in as we explain why we fast and what it should ultimately produce in us. It's our foluntary gift to our Amazing God!

What does it look like to fast and pray? Who does it? Why do we do it? Listen in as Mayra dives in to confessions on her own journey with fasting and prayer. It's a battle between our spirit and our flesh.

This is Part 2 of Episode 17. Continue listening as our guest (Nuno Banda) unfolds personal examples on knowing God in different seasons in our lives and how He is a never-ending well of God. Such a mystery are His ways, yet He so gracefully reveals them to us if we seek it.

How do you know God? How do you know when it's HIm speaking? Listen in as Mayra and our special guest (Nuno Banda) develope what it is to know God and how to know Him. This is part 1 of 2, so be sure to continue on to part 2 at your own time and convenience.

How do we Trust God? We can't trust what and whom we don't know. We trust what we KNOW to be relable and what we are FAMILIAR with, so it only makes sense to put the knoweldge of God at the top of our list to be able to trust Him more.

Being thankful even in the smallest of things is big and goes a long way. Listen in with Mayra as she helps us navigate the road to a life of gratefulness and gratitude. Remember where you were and how far you've come. God is Good!

Being grateful doesn't come natural to the human body and mind. We have to workout our attitude towards being and living greatful just like any other habit. Listen how Mayra shows us how we can move to being more grateful even in the midst of heardache and pain.

What does it mean to be thankful and what does it mean to be content? What is the importance of being content in all things and how will it strengthen us to do ALL things? Listen in while Mayra explains why Paul says "I can do all things through Christ..." as being part of a thankful lifestyle.

Offended at God? Something not talked about much, but more common than we think is when we are offended at God for something in our lives; un-answered prayer, hurt, mistreatment, sickness, death, etc. Listen how you can navigate being offended at God in our last podcast this season of Forgiving.

Forgiving yourself. Probably one of the most difficult people to forgive is our ownselves. Listen as Mayra guides us in ways we can forgive even the most unforgivable person we may know and most familiar with. Ourselves.

What does it look like when forgiveness needs to happen even within the church. Our guest invite, Susie Marquez