broken world

WARNING!  Transparency, heart and truth in these 22 minutes of Jodi's current testimony. 

"On this episode of The Air That I Breathe, Jodi dives into the importance of prayer and learning from the Bible. She explores the topics of surrender, obedience, and dependence in the face of challenges, and acknowledges God as the ultimate source of hope and comfort. 

Jodi shares her personal testimony of experiencing God's presence in difficult times and encourages listeners to navigate life's hardships through Jesus.  She discusses finding inner peace through a relationship with Jesus and the power of seeking God's help. 

Join Jodi as she explores the reality of living in a broken world and the role of God's word in sustaining us during hard times. 

Jodi opens up about her own difficult marriage and divorce and the journey towards realizing it was not aligned with God's purpose for her life. Despite feeling hard-pressed on every side, she found strength and beauty in closing that chapter and discovering a renewed sense of purpose. 

Jodi dives into this difficult season and how her faith in God brought her peace and clarity. 

Jodi recommends a powerful book called 'Hard Pressed but Not Crushed' by Patti Davis, which shares testimony, hope, love, and endurance. 

Throughout this episode, Jodi emphasizes loyalty, obedience, and surrender to Jesus as the path to persevering through challenges. Despite facing difficulties, the Jodi holds onto the belief that she will not be destroyed. 

Jodi also explores the efforts of the enemy to bring insecurity and hopelessness, and the her reliance on surrendering everything to God. 

She touches on the power of prayer, the importance of fellowship and worship music, and finding comfort in God's presence. Despite this difficult journey, Jodi find's hope in the knowledge that she will love again. Her story of leaving a turbulent marriage due to an unbelieving spouse serves as a powerful example of obedience to God's will. Join Jodi as she dives into the her personal journey of healing, growth, and trusting in God's plan."

00:02:19 Finding blessings in pain; relying on Jesus.
00:06:30 "Listen to God, leave marriage, heal."
00:09:38 Hard times remind us of God's power.
00:14:04 God's faithfulness, goodness, and peace prevail.
00:15:46 God's grace helped me through tough times.
00:20:59 Prayer, Bible, relationship, surrender - find peace.
00:22:08 Grateful for listeners, sharing hope in Jesus.

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Disability. Illness. Loneliness. Heartache. It’s a broken world and suffering comes at us in many shapes and sizes. Joni Eareckson Tada who has lived through more than 5 decades of quadriplegia, two rounds of breast cancer, and daily chronic pain, is well-acquainted with hardship. But she also knows about perseverance! Listen as Joni explains where she finds strength to continue on in the midst of new challenges and what she has learned about the power of example. Courage breeds courage, so be encouraged that your brokenness can be used to bless others.

After becoming a quadriplegic at seventeen, Joni thought a lot about the topic of suffering. If God is loving, why is there suffering? When bad things happen, who’s behind them—God or the devil? Joni considers these questions and more on our blog, joniandfriends.org/blog. Additionally, her book, Songs of Suffering, includes some of Joni’s favorite Scripture passages and hymns for hard times.

KEY QUESTIONS:

• Where can you find courage to endure your suffering?
• How can your courage impact others as you persevere through hardships?

KEY SCRIPTURE:

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.” 2 Corinthians 4:8–10

RESOURCES

• Songs of Suffering
• Making Sense of Suffering
   

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What is sin? And how does God really feel about it? Once we understand these truths, we'll realize that God as defined in His word, isn't who people usually run away from. In week two, Chase Gardner shares biblical truths about 3 hard realities of a sinful and broken world.

#sin #runningfromGod 

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The season of Advent is a season for asking questions like: is anyone coming to save me? Is the promised king we long for coming and can he save us from ourselves? Save us from this broken world? In Psalm 103, David wants to remind us of God’s great love and compassion in sending his son, who took on our frame, became dust, took on the form of a servant, was tempted and without sin, took our place, and died on a cross. Jesus shouts to us this Christmas season. Jesus is how high and wide and deep the love of God can go. None of us can look at a baby born in a manger and doubt if we are beyond rescue. Absolutely not! Part of this season, the reason we do this every year, is to remember God’s rescue.

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22.12.11

It's quite obvious that there is a lot of ‘brokenness’ of the world around us. he ‘whys’ may not all be answered, but there IS purpose in it all. God is not finished with this world yet. And Christians? Well, He’s helping us to focus on what really counts, testing our love and devotion, and developing in us a closer likeness to His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Georgene Rice speaks with John Ferguson on his new book "Blessed: 5 Everyday Ways to Love Your Neighbor and Change the World."

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It has been a month since I gave birth to Promise. I have cried every day and am experiencing grief in a new way. In my grief I have also been loved well and I know that through it all God is carrying me and holding me close to Him. 

Scripture References:
Moses Story: Exodus 17
David Story: 2 Samuel 12
Psalm 121

Music: It Is Well With My Soul
Lyricist: Spafford, H.G. / Arranger: Bliss, P.P.
Public Domain, played by Paul Most

IT'S BAPTISM SUNDAY for our dear friend Madison St. Louis!!!  Listen in on most of the service as we celebrate an excellent woman submitting her life to the merciful King Who offers us grace, peace, and belonging.

Warning: watch out for anointed kings covering their feet in desert caves!

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