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Have you ever felt ensnared by past trauma, as if it looms over your present and obscures your future?  You're not alone. We all carry the burden of past hurts, but there's solace in God's love and compassion.

In this enlightening discussion with Reagan on The Revelations Podcast, bestselling author Susie Larson opens up about her ongoing journey with the scars of past trauma and how she felt she was always bracing for impact.  Through her own battle, she offers a ray of hope, reminding us that even in the darkest times, God's love shines brightly. Susie also offers practical steps on overcoming past trauma, allowing us to embrace God's healing, fortify our faith, and rejuvenate our spirits.

Join us for a conversation about healing and wholeness as we delve into Susie's narrative, the miracles of God, and her new book, "Waking Up to the Goodness of God,-40 Days Toward Healing and Wholeness" in this episode.

Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode:

1. Gain insight into how the enemy acuses us of our past sins and trauma and how to fight for our God given healing.
2. Learn how the Scripture can help us recognize God’s miracles, embrace his mercy, and cherish his kindness, even amid adversity.
3. Discover the protective power of imprinting your hope and faith in God so you can learn how to let go of past trauma and start your journey to healing

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Resources

• More from the Revelations Podcast: Website | Instagram | Apple Podcast | Youtube
• Season 3 Episode 2: Your Adversary, the Devil, Prowls Around Like a Roaring Lion (ft. Susie Larson)
• Check out these other books by Susie Larson
• Waking Up to the Goodness of God: 40 Days Toward Healing and Wholeness: Amazon | Baker Book House (with cards)
• Closer Than Your Next Breath
• Strong in Battle
• Fully Alive
• Bible Verse:
• Psalm 107:6
• Proverbs 18:21
• Hebrews 4:2
• Connect with Susie: Website | Susan Larson Live on Faith Radio

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Episode Highlights

[03:27] How God Redeemed Susie’s Story

• Susie shares her journey of experiencing multiple traumatic events, including violence and sexual assault, and the fear she lived in even after knowing Christ.
• Despite facing health issues and financial problems, Susie realized she felt disappointed and bitter towards God so she wrote "Waking Up to the Goodness of God" to focus on His goodness.
• The default to fear, doubt, and self-preservation hinders us from receiving God’s goodness.

[14:56] Susie: “When you are in self-preservation, when you are in bracing for impact when you're living with elbows locked, you can't at once receive from God. You will not see goodness when it comes, you won't because your eyes are on the trauma.”

• Hear more about Susie’s battle against life’s curveballs when you tune in to the full episode. You can also check out Susie’s first episode with us as a guest in Season 3 Episode 2.

[19:01] The Recipe for Vitality

• Susie emphasizes that she has gained more in Christ and highlights the importance of thinking rightly about God to receive His blessings.
• Living in self-preservation prevents us from experiencing God’s miracles and goodness; we must work on our hearts to receive His answers.
• Deep rest in purposeful faith is vital for soul replenishment and engaging in our faith restores peace.

[26:53] Learning From The Past’s Mistakes

• Scripture invites us to remember God's work and trust Him with our lives, avoiding self-preservation despite fears.
• Recognizing God’s daily mercies and expressing perpetual awe for His kindness can strengthen and restore our souls.

[30:44] Susie: “His mercy is what covers us time and time again. We should be in perpetual awe of the kindness of God, the mercies of God. It’s because of His great love we are not consumed. His compassions never fail, his mercies are new every morning.”

• The Israelites were quick to forget God’s care for them and were quick to turn away from Him because of fear. Susie also battled fear her whole life. However, she learned to face them through God’s strength.

[33:00] The Power of Words and Declarations

• Faith declarations are our statement of who God is, that God loves us and will fulfill His promises to us.
• Brain retraining is meant to help us identify ourselves as sons and daughters of God.
• Both of these practices help interrupt rogue thoughts by being spoken aloud. Speak your declarations over your life especially those that resonate with you.

[39:07] Slaying Your Inner Critic

• Unresolved hurts and self-contempt create opportunities for the enemy; resolving them in God’s love closes these openings.
• Seek support to process unresolved hurts in the light of God’s love and trust the Holy Spirit to guide and correct them.

[40:37] Susie: “When you allow those hurts, those hard parts of your story to go unresolved in light of God’s love, they're like open loops and they're opportunities for the enemy to accuse God and accuse you.”

[43:24] Imprinting Your Hope, Faith, and Belief in God in Your Heart

• Susie is always striving to get closer to God. Recently, she attended a conference with Dr. Reimer. The conference became a safe space to bring out these unresolved pasts into God’s light.
• Despite new traumas, remembering God’s love and focusing on Him allows us to see through the enemy’s lies. 
• Keep your hope alive and you’ll eventually learn how to let go of past trauma. Remember who God is, trust that He is good and that He loves you. 

About Susie

Susie Larson is an author, speaker, and host of the popular radio show, Susie Larson Live. She has over 20 published books and devotionals and reaches millions of people worldwide as a host and a speaker. Through her work, she helps others find God’s love and hear His calling. 

Connect with Susie on her website.

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Jesus' brother encourage him to go to Jerusalem during the feast and gather a crowd and further his ministry. John tells us they say this because they don't believe in him. They want Jesus to prove himself.  On the other hand, Jesus is seeking the glory of the Father, not his own. He speaks the words and follows the timing of the Father. For this reason, he is eminently trustworthy. As sent disciples, we are sent by Jesus just like he was sent by the Father. So we seek only his glory, not our own.

Admitting your doubt is not a sin.  In fact, it’s a starting point for God to guide you.  In today’s episode, you’ll discover the power in saying, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” 

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In this tactical guide to Christian warfare, Warren Wiersbe gives you practical instructions straight from the Bible to help you detect and defeat Satan on a daily basis. The Strategy of Satan is a must-read classic to help you win the day spiritually!

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Conclusion of our Faith, Belief and Hope discussion and tackling common questions. With such a huge topic as Faith, we want to layout a common foundation understanding and invite our listeners to seek a deeper understanding through the Word.

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How about you, whatever you’re doing—are you more of a “see it to believe it” person or a “believe it to see it” person? How would your pastor, spouse, or best friend answer that? Is one approach better than the other? Do both “fit” as part of a robust Christian walk? Join Kevin as we delve into a couple of powerful Bible events to help ascertain that answer…and how it applies to our workplaces, too! This is gonna be fun! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

In this episode, the guys discuss if practices are the real driver that leads to belief and unbelief. We are more formed by what we do than by what we believe. Does this mean what we do leads to what we believe?

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The glory of man meant more to many in Jesus’ day than the glory of God. As a result, they didn’t act on their belief. What purpose did this fulfill? Guest speaker Nate Opfer encourages you to act on your belief today!

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Does God exist? What is He like? How can I get to know Him? These are questions often asked about the most important relationship you can ever have. And since we are called to know God as He really is, not how we think He might be, Pastor Nat Crawford has compiled "Knowing God," a Win the Day Bible Study Guide to help you or someone you love get to know the God of the Bible. We trust you'll enjoy "Knowing God."

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Mark 9:14-29

14 When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.

16 “What are you arguing with them about?” he asked.

17 A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.”

19 “You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”

20 So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.

21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?”

“From childhood,” he answered. 22 “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.”

23 “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”

24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”

25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”

26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.

28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

29 He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.

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The Book of Acts is the history book of the New Testament church. We learn how the church took shape, as well as what its doctrines and practices were. It is the manual for churches in every age.

The Apostle Peter is the key figure in the first twelve chapters but the Apostle Paul is introduced in the eighth and becomes the prominent figure in chapter thirteen. It is through his evangelistic efforts that we see the gospel taking shape in the Roman Empire. Churches were started and multitudes came to Christ.

As the book of Acts draws to a close, we are reminded that not everyone received Paul's preaching. Some believed but others rejected the gospel. This is the harsh reality that we all have to come to grips with. Every born-again believer wants to see others receive God's free gift of salvation. We especially desire this for those we know and love.

Despite the best efforts of God and man, some simply will not believe.  There will always be those who do and those who do not. Which camp do you belong to? Where will you find yourself? Will you reject or receive Jesus Christ?

"And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.  And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,  Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them," Acts 28:23-27.

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Hannah Scott-Joynt is joined by regular journos Rosie Dawson and Leo Devine who reflect on the main religious news from the past week which is all about the Census results.  What does Christianity’s apparent demise mean for the UK in terms of its description as a Christian country, the potential disestablishment of the Church of England, religious education in schools and what spiritual representation, if any, makes sense in the House of Lords?

The team are joined by Chine McDonald, director of Theos Think Tank, and sociologist Dr Lois Lee who led the research programme “Understanding Unbelief” at the University of Kent. Leo galvanises some opinions from a church-based foodbank in Truro, and on a lighter note tells us about a tattooist in Jerusalem who loves nothing better than tattooing pilgrim grannies with the Jerusalem cross. “Go girl” as Hannah rightly puts it.

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Brian McLaren is at it again, writing a book for people on the edge of Christianity, just barely holding on. Do I Stay Christian? is a brilliant book that takes a very honest look at Christianity, ponders reasons to go, and reasons to stay, while presenting us with a new kind of Christianity...one that's more Christ-like and rooted in this moment and on this earth we find ourselves on. I know...weird, right?

In this episode, we tasted both the spectacular Wild Turkey Father and Son 13 Year and a select offering from New Riff Distilling.

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Content note: this episode contains some mild profanity and mention of (biblical) sexual assault and murder.

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