The Living Room with Joanna Weaver

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TLR 126: Life-Changing Lessons I Learned in 2023 Jan 10, 2024

Show notes

End-of-year planning often focuses on what went wrong…

But what if we focused on what went right?

That’s what I did last month, and what I discovered was amazing! Though I haven’t experienced freedom in every area, the Lord has certainly taught me a lot this past year – and He’s given me several victories. And I want to share them with you:

Obedience over outcome
Progress over perfection
Patience over anxiety
Hold things loosely
Let God change your heart

You can listen to the podcast or check out the video below or watch on YouTube @ https://youtu.be/_vpXYS2_1BQ

I hope you are encouraged by this episode of the podcast, but I especially hope you’ll take time to look back at the past year, and with the Holy Spirit’s help, discover the life-changing things the Lord’s been teaching you.

If you missed the last episode, you might want to listen to “Looking Back & Moving Forward.” It’s available to watch on YouTube as well!

LISTEN: “Looking Back & Moving Forward in 2024”
WATCH: “How to Have a GREAT Year in 2024”
WORKSHEET: “Four Powerful Questions”

Links from Show

Joanna’s Best-selling Book: Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life

Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God

Joanna’s YouTube Channel

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TLR 125: Looking Back & Moving Forward in 2024 with Joanna Weaver Dec 27, 2023

Show notes

Tis the season of goal-setting and making plans for the new year…

But we often miss the most important part! In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, I share four powerful questions to help us look back so we can move forward with confidence into 2024, knowing that God is with us every step of the way.

To help you reflect on where you’ve been so you can get where you want to go, I’ve created a FREE pdf of the questions that provides space for your answers. Hope you enjoy!

Also available at YouTube – https://linktw.in/XBPhQn

Links from Show

Download: Four Powerful Questions Worksheet

Joanna’s Best-selling Book: Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life

Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God

Joanna’s YouTube Channel

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124: How to Build a Faith That Will Not Fail with Michele Cushatt Dec 13, 2023

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Do you have a formula Christianity?

The approach that, if I do a and I do b, then God has to do c?

The problem with formula Christianity is that it doesn’t work. Life tends to mess with it and God isn’t bound by it. But worst of all, it tends to push us away from God rather than draw us near.

In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, Michele Cushatt shares how the dismantling of her religious formulas helped her find God in a deeper way as she shares from her new book, A Faith That Will Not Fail: 10 Practices to Build Up Your Faith When Your World Is Falling Apart.

“God didn’t cause my cancer,” Michele says, “but He certainly didn’t waste it!”

And He’s not going to waste the painful things in your life, my friend. Though Satan intends it for evil, God is going to work it all together for good.

Links from Show

Michele’s Book: A Faith That Will Not Fail: 10 Practices to Build Up Your Faith When Your World Is Falling Apart

Michele’s Other Episodes: TLR 018: The Relentless Presence of God and TLR 005: Finding Our Identity

Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God

Joanna’s YouTube Channel

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123: Overcoming Hurt in the Church with Natalie Runion Nov 29, 2023

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If you’ve been a Christian very long, you’ve probably experienced some hurt…

That hurt can come from the most unexpected place of all – the church. If we don’t give that pain to Jesus, the enemy loves to twist that hurt into a weapon that turns our hearts away from ministry, from the Body of Christ and even God Himself.

In this episode of The Living Room, author and pastor’s kid, Natalie Runion shares her own journey to healing from her book, Raised to Stay: Persevering in Ministry When You Have a Million Reasons to Walk Away.

Do you know someone who needs this message? Share it with a friend.

Links from Show

Natalie’s Book: Raised to Stay: Persevering in Ministry When You Have a Million Reasons to Walk Away.

Natalie’s Book Trailer

Natalie’s Instagram & Facebook

Joanna’s Newest Book: Embracing Trust: The Art of Letting Go and Holding On to a Forever-Faithful God

Joanna’s YouTube Channel

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122: Translating Jesus & Making Him Known with Shauna Pilgreen Nov 15, 2023

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Sharing your faith doesn’t come easy to most of us…

We love Jesus with all of our heart, but we don’t always know how to give words to our faith. Especially in a way that people around us can understand.

In this episode of The Living Room podcast, author Shauna Pilgreen shares from her book, Translating Jesus: How to Share Your Faith in Language Today’s Culture Can Understand. Co-pastoring a church in downtown San Francisco has given Shauna a unique perspective on the needs of people as well as strategies for bringing them Jesus.

You are going to love Shauna’s heart for the Lord – for it spills out in a heart for people!