Today, Peggy Easterling, Christian Mindset Coach and Founder of The Mindset School shares the powerful insights we can learn from Mary’s response to the message from God to become the Mother of Jesus.

The transformative power of surrender to God's will can be seen clearly in the biblical story of Mary. As just an ordinary girl, Mary's life completely changed when she chose to accept God's call, despite her fears and uncertainty. By inviting God to take over our ordinary lives, we embrace opportunities for God to write extraordinary stories that glorify Him.

In this episode, you are encouraged to:

·       Start your day by surrendering to God's will and purpose for your life. Take a moment to reflect on any negative thoughts and surrender them to God's word and His plan for you.

·       Memorize and meditate on specific Bible verses that challenge the negative thoughts in your mind. For example, if you struggle with feeling unworthy, memorize and meditate on Ephesians 2:10 - For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

·       Identify your personal I am not statement and replace it with an I am statement based on God's truth. For instance, if you struggle with feeling unloved, replace I am unloved with I am chosen and dearly loved by God (Colossians 3:12).

·       Commit to surrendering your life to God's will and purpose on a daily basis. Take time each day to pray and surrender your plans.

God can use our ordinary lives and meet us right where we are, to do extraordinary things for His glory. - Peggy Easterling

The key moments in this episode are:

00:00:00 - God Uses Ordinary People 

00:02:01 - The Power of Surrender

00:06:03 - Embracing Surrender in Everyday Life

00:14:21 - Practical Steps for Surrender

00:20:00 - Renewing Your Mind with God's Word

00:21:42 - Embracing Your Identity in Christ

00:24:38 - Prayer and Gratitude

Grab Peggy's free resource, The Breakthrough Quiz to learn where you are on your journey of overcoming the trauma from your past. 

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The Virgin Mary is a central figure in the opening chapters of both Matthew's and Luke’s gospel, and early in Christian history, devotion to Mary became common in both the Eastern and the Western Christian traditions. However, many Protestant denominations today see Roman Catholic devotion to Mary as nothing short of idolatrous. In this Answers episode, we look at Mary's role in Roman Catholicism and answer the crucial question as to whether she is worshiped in the world's largest Christian denomination.

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