thought life

God is alive and he wants to communicate with you personally and intimately! Nothing and no one else have done more to transform my life and save my mind like God’s word. And he will save yours, too. Join me for practical tips to get serious about spending time in God’s word in 2023.

Recalibrate under God’s truth in the breathing room with your Bible open, and ask God to show you what you can eliminate– what’s not important. Eliminate the distractions, the urgent, and the unnecessary so that you can jealously guard your relationship with Jesus during this year and always.

Punky shares her final encouragement for 2022 and a spiritual charge to all of us for 2023. Listen to the very end for an important update! To access all the resources mentioned in today's episode, visit: https://punkytolson.com/podcast-episode/ep87

Join Punky and a couple friends as they talk about some of the most meaningful life-on-life moments that have happened…in the living room! Tune in!

If we're being honest, family gatherings have the potential to be “The best of times and the worst of times” (Charles Dickens) during the holidays. And, it all starts long before we ever get to the celebration, right? Days before, we begin remembering all the offenses and before long, we’re carrying a big grudge that weighs more than the turkey! So, what are we, as Jesus followers, supposed to do? How are we supposed to walk this out? Well, I've got a few practical, biblical tips for you in today’s episode. Tune in!

Have you ever shared your faith in Jesus with another person? Don't be embarrassed if you haven’t–about 95% of professing evangelical Christians have never shared their faith with another person. Why is that? As Christians, we know it's important that we use what God has given us (our voices, our resources, our spheres of influence) to have an impact for Christ. Do you know what you believe and why you believe it? Then, share your faith! Not sure how? Tune in!

*All resources mentioned in today’s show can be found at: https://punkytolson.com/podcast-episode/ep84/

Who's talking to you? Who are you listening to? What are they influencing you to think about, to do or to become? Words are powerful. Throughout history, people with the ability to communicate have written things and spoken things that all of us have been influenced by. Words can convince us and convict us, change the way we think…and therefore change our attitudes and our behavior. And as a result of all of those words filtering in us–they have the ability to change our life for better or for worse–depending on who or what we're listening to. So, who’s in your head?

So how do we navigate the stormy seas that happen 50% of the time?
1. Acknowledge that storms are a given and will happen - be prepared for that 

It doesn’t mean we won’t take on waves or water, it means that how we respond to the wind and waves does.

2. What we expose ourselves to can hinder or help our ability to keep our ship headed in the most healthy direction possible.

3. When the sun is shining, soak it all in. Absorb that Vitamin D we all need and allow it to penetrate your soul with gratitude for those sunny days. 

4. When the wind and waves come, know that the author of this life - our creator desires to give us peace despite the storms. He knows every detail of the wind and waves and desires to give us that comfort we all desire to feel even when it feels like the winds will never calm down. He is there for us. We have to simply invite him on board the boat.

Our brains are wired to keep us safe

Our brains are also wired to keep us so that we are right about our thoughts.

So if our thought is, we aren’t a good parent our brain will look for answers that make that a true thought.

If our thought is we could never get that promotion - our brain will look for ways for that to be right

If our thought is, we couldn’t ever achieve a healthier weight, our brain will look for ways for us to be right about that and then subconsciously we put things into place for that to be true

In How we grocery shop

In How we plan our meals

In How we order food from a menu at a restaurant

In how we take daily vitamins and minerals through supplements to help improve our bodies vitality 

Did you know yesterday, January 17, 2022, was termed "the most depressing day of the year?" If you did, how did you day go? If you didn't, well, good news! Evidently the most depressing day of 2022 is behind us! What we think matters, and believe it or not, a day like yesterday prompts us to think about our thoughts. Julie leads us to do so in this episode. Join encourager, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real encouragement for your real life right now through a fresh, hope-filled perspective, a lighthearted inspiration, and Biblical insight, all in about 15 minutes. Each episode will lift your spirits and equip you to be a light in this world. Find extra encouragement at julielefebure.com.

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Birds may fly over your head, but you do not need to allow them to build a nest in your head. 

During this time, I wanted to give you a message of how to deal with the thoughts of fear that might be bombarding your mind. This is a very practical talk that I give. I know you will enjoy it.

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Be blessed!

Kasey Price talks with Sheryl Kloehr on what it means to ‘take your thoughts captive’.  With the unknowns of this season, the Bible gives encouragement and hope. Kasey reminds us that (2 Corinthians 10:5) we have an active role to play in guarding our thoughts against lies  that go against God's plans. Knowing your worth in Christ can shut down the lies. Give yourself grace and forgiveness.

Hear more from Kasey in her podcast on how to Thrive in Times of Loneliness.