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076: Embracing A Tough Season with Mandy Meehan ehan Aug 27, 2018

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Mandy Meehan joins today's episode of She Walks In Truth to talk about embracing the unexpected in a tough season. Just over two years ago, right before she married her husband James, Mandy got sick and has been fighting for my health ever since. She shares about how her life has drastically changed including stepping down from a job she loved as an associate youth pastor at Life.Church and speaks to God's faithfulness through it all. This episode will encourage your heart no matter what season of life you find yourself in.

Faith Story (3:34)

Mandy shares how her story is quite unique in that she doesn't remember making the decision to follow Jesus because she was so young but she does remember wanting to make sure she was following Jesus and kept making the decision to follow God. She talks about how there's never been a place she didn't know Jesus. Mandy says it doesn't mean she hasn't had up and downs but she's known him her whole life and has some great memories including the day she was baptized.

Embracing the Unexpected (7:548)

Over two years ago Mandy's life went completely different than she ever expected. A couple of weeks before her wedding she got a diagnosis of mono. She was still able to marry her husband James and go on her honeymoon and rather than getting better she seemed to present more symptoms. Mandy was nearly married, working full-time and barely functioning. She had to step away from her job as an associate youth pastor at Life.Church in Oklahoma City and felt like she was loosing her purpose. Mandy says circumstances were so difficult but at some point she felt like she was going to die.

Embracing Rather Than Endure (14:00)

Mandy shares how she began to share her story on YouTube. She nearly didn't upload the first episode but it's been great to see how God's used her channel to give hope to people. Her love for nutrition and wellness has exploded and she's been able to help even more people.

Ministry Online (17:36)

Mandy talks about technology and how even though she isn't able to go to church she is still able to serve online.

Finding Joy In Transitions (21:14)

Finding things to do that she really finds joy in was important to her. Even though she wasn't able do those things very often she was challenged to make sure she was finding her contentment in Christ. Whenever you seek Jesus you'll find joy and contentment. She's always had a relationship with Jesus she's had to fall on her face to seek Him in ways she never has.

Chronic Illness (25:00)

Mandy opens up about her diagnosis from Mayo Clinic. Initially she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome and other smaller things that fall underneath that but she's grateful to God for recent discoveries that are helping give her functional medicine doctor more insight to what my be going on.

Healthy Living (29:30)

Before addressing the healthy living factors Mandy wants to address your heart to make sure that you know that God sees you and that you're not alone.

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YouTube: http://youtube.com/mandymeehan

Instagram: http://instagram.com/mandyhmeehan

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075: Contagious Life & Purpose with Connie Tresedder Aug 20, 2018

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Connie Tresedder is a joyful and energetic lover of life. She is an expert at teaching people to control worrisome, stressful thoughts. She has taught at the college level for over 20 years inspiring her students to believe in themselves and discover their true purpose. Connie has also coached people for years helping them to hear God's voice and giving people tools to re-wire their brains so they can control negative thoughts.

Faith Story (4:12)

Connie's been a teacher most of her life teaching at the college level, youth group, children and women. She says she used to struggle with low self-esteem because grew up with an alcoholic father and didn't feel valued. Her family didn't attend church and in 5th grade a friend from school invited her to VBS when she invited Jesus into her life. She ended up going to church with that family because of them including her and welcoming them into their home.

Impacting Others (7:50)

Connie talks about how right she's passionate about helping people break through roadblocks that's keeping them from their God-given purpose. It doesn't matter what age someone is, they're not too old or too young to have a purpose. Letting God shift and turn us in a new direction isn't as scary as it seems. It's worth taking a leap of faith and opening ourselves up to God's plan.

Getting Unstuck (12:50)

Connie says she helps people get unstuck and a lot of times people don't even know they're stuck. There could be an experience in childhood that's impacting them as adults. Through conversational prayer God shows up and helps reveal what's impacting the person.

Neuroplasticity & The Brain (15:40)

God is our creator and he knows exactly how he created our brains. Thanks to research done in neuroplasticity and brain science, we can change our brain and our brains change because of the way we think. Sometimes we have to go deeper because the brain is wired and will take the path of least resistance but we can rewire them.

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Want to get in touch with Connie Tresedder?

Website: www.contagiouslifeandpurpose.com

Email: contagioulifeandpurpose@gmail.com

074: Watch Your Words with Jenn Baxter Aug 13, 2018

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On today's episode of She Walks In Truth, author and speaker Jenn Baxter joins the show again to chat about our words and how what we say and think makes an impact on our lives. She shares about how the Lord has opened her eyes to what speaking truth over our lives is and what it isn't.

073: Taking Up Your Cross with Carrie Robaina Aug 06, 2018

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Carrie Robaina is a podcaster and entrepreneur wholeheartedly believes in living with purpose. One of her greatest joys is inspiring and encouraging others to live a healthy, joy-filled and intentional life in Christ. In this episode we tackle what it means to take up your cross and following Jesus based on Matthew 16:24-28. Grab your Bible, pen and journal and let's dive in!

072: Redeeming Sexuality with Phylicia Masonheimer Jul 30, 2018

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Phylicia Masonheimer is an author, speaker, and founder of Driven Women. She teaches strong-hearted women how to follow Christ's call in work, home, and the world. She writes about the Bible, productivity, and sexuality on her website. She's also written a book called, "Christian Cosmo: The Sex Talk You Never Had." Today she joins the show to talk about the impact or pornography and erotica on woman as well as shares her testimony and how God is using her story to tell His story.

Faith Story (2:30)

Phylicia shares her faith story. At the age 12 she discovered a neurotic novel at a garage sale and didn't know what it was or what sex was because she never had a sex. It started a struggle with pornography and sexual sin until her early 20s. It also impacted her walk. Now that she is free walks alongside other women who have the same experience.

You're Not The Only One (5:03)

If you struggle with this...you're not alone. Phylicia shares how talking about sexuality is a continuous conversation; not a one thing at the age of 12. We talk about how the church is beginning to have these conversations which is encouraging. Wherever there is sin that is tied to sex there is shame because the enemy wants to twist sexuality as young as possible in order to hinder them from beginning it into the light.

Not Only A Man's Issue (8:30)

This is something many women struggle with. Too often the church addresses as it as a man's issue when really the number of porn users who are women is 30-40% and the number of those addicted to erotica is the same. Sexual sin is a spiritual battle fought only by implementing many standards. Until you address the spiritual battle first. It's also important to remember it's a long-term battle.

Parents Whose Kids Have Been Caught Using Porn (11:54)

The conversation about sex is never easy. The first thing you can do is make them feel secure and that you're not going to reject them...that you're going to help them. The initial step of revealing shame is the hardest. Start from a place of love and grace; especially if they're you're child. Then take a look at how Jesus dealt with shame. He always looked at them with love and grace before he told them to go and sin no more! For everything negative you take you need to replace it with a spiritual truth.

Strong Women (15:34)

Phylicia says growing up that being a "strong woman" was equated with being a feminist. She honestly believed that in her teens. Felt that she needed to get married and find her identity in her husband. Through studying what Scripture said she discovered that being a strong woman is not negative as long as your strong will is bent to the will of God you can accomplish more for than ever managed.

Breaking Free From Legalism (19:00)

A lot of times the Bible is used in support of being a wife and mother. In environments when we see a legalistic view of womanhood, it's supported without regard to culture context and all of Scripture. It's possible to honor your marriage, church, God's word and to still honor God in the strong way he made us.

Breaking Free From Legalism (23:45)

After some blog readers sent Phylicia an article about how Christian men prefer women who don't have debt, are virgins and without tattoos. This article said women should not go to college and the husband would have to undo what they learned. Phylicia wrote a rebuttal article here because the article was not a good representation of Christ and the gospel.

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Want to get in touch with Phylicia Masonheimer?

Website: www.phyliciamasonheimer.com/

Get her book "Christian Cosmos: The Sex Talk You Never Had" right here.

071: What Does The Bible Say About Stealing with Carrie Robaina Jul 23, 2018

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Carrie Robaina is a podcaster and entrepreneur wholeheartedly believes in living with purpose. One of her greatest joys is inspiring and encouraging others to live a healthy, joy-filled and intentional life in Christ. In this episode she takes a close look at Ephesians 4:28 and what the Bible says about stealing.

070: Overcoming Insecurity with Carrie Robaina Jul 16, 2018

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069: Encourage Yourself with Carrie Robaina Jul 09, 2018

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Carrie Robaina is a podcaster and entrepreneur wholeheartedly believes in living with purpose. One of her greatest joys is inspiring and encouraging others to live a healthy, joy-filled and intentional life in Christ. In this episode she asks the tough question: Are you getting encouragement in the Lord for yourself or are you relying on everybody else? You have complete access to the Lord yourself. Join the conversation!

068: Restoring the Face of the Family with Jodie Masella Jul 02, 2018

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Jodie Massella and husband Dino founded Restore the Face of the Family in 2007. The two generally works as pair to minister nationally on what they have learned from the Word of God regarding marriage and family. Today Jodie sits down with Carrie Robaina to share her personal faith journey and dynamics that recently took her faith in trusting God deeper.

Faith Story (1:30)

Jodie shares her faith journey including being able to share Jesus Christ with her husband Dino. She talks about although they were involved in the church they felt like they were just checking the Sunday box. Once their oldest daughter was a teenager they decided it was time to change churches where they received Jesus and Holy Spirit in their lives. They became sponges for the word of God and everything changed.

The Birth of Family Face Ministries (3:50)

Jodie talks about Dino being woken up by Holy Spirit and the Lord gave Dino the name and mandate for their ministry to restore the face of the family.

More Than Checking Off the Sunday Box (5:37)

In this segment chats about how to go beyond checking off the Sunday box and experiencing real transformation by God.

Witnessing the Miracles of God (8:10)

Jodie's teenage daughter's faith walk completely changed during a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. She chats about some of those experiences and why she believes it's important for our kids to experience mission outside of the US.

Fulfilling Your God-Given Dream (11:33)

Jodie talks about a recent storm and a "suddenly" from God. She opens up about family dynamics surrounding it and how God turned things around. Her biggest advice is to not quit on your God-given dream or you may miss out on your miracle.

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Want to get in touch with Jodie & Dino?

Website: www.familyfaceministries.org

067: |Spiritual Gift of Teaching & Preaching | Carrie Robaina Jun 25, 2018

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Carrie Robaina is a podcaster and entrepreneur wholeheartedly believes in living with purpose. One of her greatest joys is inspiring and encouraging others to live a healthy, joy-filled and intentional life in Christ. In this episode she tackles a sensitive subject within the Evangelical church today: Is it Biblically okay for women to teach and preach to both men and women inside the four walls of the church? Join the conversation!

Personal Testimony of Roles of Women Church (2:54)

In this segment Carrie shares about her experience with the roles she saw women playing inside the four walls of the church and how it impacted how I viewed the spiritual teaching and preaching of women.

These verse I was mostly always referred to against women teaching and preaching.

1 Tim 2:8-13

Ministry of Jesus and Paul (11:15)

In this segment I share some examples from Scripture about how Jesus regarded women as well Paul and the women who walked alongside Paul. Women like Mary who broke social norms by sitting as Jesus' feet to learn when culturally a woman would never be allowed to sit at the feet of a rabbi to learn. What did Jesus do? He praised her.

Then there's Paul. He's stereotyped as an Apostle who disregarded women mostly by his teaching to the Corinthian church in 1 Timothy 2:8-13. The reality is, when we look at this life, he ministered alongside women.

What are some of the key things to point out? Our identity as men and women as being one in Christ Jesus.

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28

What I am concluding is that in regard to the spiritual gifts, including teaching and preaching, they aren't divided by gender (or social class, ethnicity, economic status, etc) but by the Spirit as he wills (1 Cor. 12:4-11) just as our identity is as on in Christ Jesus.

Gender is not intended to be a barrier or limitation to one being able to follow and exercise the calling of God.

Having said that, our goal as men and women of God isn't to compete over gender roles as the secular world does.

The goal of the church is to "advance the Kingdom of Christ as fellow heirs of the grace of God (Alan F Johnson)."

Prayer of Blessing (21:00)

In this segment I share some examples from Scripture about how Jesus regarded women as well Paul and the women who walked alongside Paul.

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Want to get in touch with Carrie?

Website: www.shewalksintruth.com

Insta: instagram.com/carrierobaina

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