Episode 118 - Honor

Episode 118 - Honor

Sometimes I find myself working to defend my own honor. Can you relate at all? Do you ever find yourself in situations where you find yourself compulsively needing to correct someone’s impression of your behavior? Or defensively reacting to any perceived “slight” toward your honor? In today's episode, we'll take a few minutes to consider another way, and whether our loving Savior Jesus has an invitation for us. Listen in! Read [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2062%3A1-8&version=NIV] Psalm 62:1-8 Questions from today's episode:  In what ways am I inclined to “defend my own honor”? Do I actually believe that both my salvation and my honor can be entrusted to God? Is there an invitation for me here today? How will I respond? https://open.spotify.com/track/5wcGpjPXAwU0bXUP2dnVyT?si=ce3cc5a6a7ef44cf

Episode 117 - Yes, My Soul

In today's episode, we finally get to the part of Psalm 62 where David, who wrote this psalm, seems to give us a clue as to what is troubling him, and we're also encouraged, once again, to give counsel to our own soul, based on truth and regardless of our circumstances. It's the kind of encouragement I need regularly, how about you? Read [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%2062%3A1-8&version=NIV] Psalm 62:1-8 Questions from today's episode: Can I identify the work of the enemy in my life right now? Whether it is thoughts he is trying to feed me that would be destructive to relationships with others, or even if he is succeeding in using others to distract or do me harm? Or perhaps temptations that I am struggling to overcome? Am I able to feel the weighty cloud lift as I counsel myself along with the psalmist David, “Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him”? Is there an invitation from God for me here today? How will I respond? https://www.quietonpurpose.org/ Possibly the most endearing version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POrNRCsMgnU] of "Think I'll Go Eat Worms" Podcast music written and recorded by Caleb Lieurance

Episode 116 - Fortress

Where do we run when life's circumstances shake us to the core? What, or Who, is our Fortress? In today's episode we'll spend a little time considering these questions and more, from the foundations of Psalm 62:1-8. Listen in! Read it here [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2062%3A1-8&version=NIV] Questions from today's episode: How instinctively do I run to God in the midst of the daily trials that arise? And what about those larger trials? Do I truly believe that God will shelter me, or do I tend to try to erect my own shelters? Is there a gentle invitation for me today? How will I respond?

Episode 115 - Soul Rest

Over the next several episodes, the plan is to linger in several verses from Psalm 62, allowing the comfort of this Psalm to find its way deep into our souls. Today we'll focus in on verse 1. At any given point in time, any number of things in our lives can leave us in need of the kind of rest that only God can provide. As we spend just a few minutes together in this episode, we'll take time to consider what might be going on in our own lives right now that points to that need, and then we'll use our time of purposeful quiet to seek out that rest! Let's get started! Read Psalm 62:1-8 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%2062%3A1-8&version=NIV] Questions from today's episode: Is there anything that your soul needs to find rest from today? As you sit with your Savior Jesus, perhaps quietly repeating this prayer, “as you will, and as you know, Lord, have mercy,” what is His Spirit saying to your spirit? Is there an invitation he is extending to you today? How will you respond? Podcast music written and recorded by Caleb Lieurance

Episode 114 - What our Longings Tell Us

I'm always challenged by the words of verse 2, “My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord…” The question that arises for me is, “Can I honestly say that my soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord?” Have you ever stopped to evaluate your longings? When we have a longing, doesn’t it indicate that something is missing from our lives? Sometimes our longings indicate a desire to escape our current circumstances. In this episode, we'll explore what our longings might be trying to tell us, and we'll take some time to consider our response. Listen in! Read it here [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2084%3A1-2&version=NIV] Questions for this episode: Does this resonate with my soul today? Do I find myself trying to fill my cravings with temporary things that never completely satisfy? Am I able to see that what my soul really wants is to encounter the living God? Is there something He is inviting me to do, or to set aside doing, so that I can enter into our relationship more intentionally? https://www.ivpress.com/sacred-rhythms-hardcover?srsltid=AfmBOoo5olfHFkzTpxOp3-s4IJiFW4GLbD2OtGdxH44KlCuLkPmB2eQY was one of the first I read on this topic! The Spiritual Disciplines Handbook [https://www.ivpress.com/spiritual-disciplines-handbook?srsltid=AfmBOoq_XYslZe9xl4dMvG8t8rGNGFukvYsF0JL3VcadC9Y1nU52gD_h]by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun is a really great resource on many different disciplines and the desire behind each The Lectio 365 App [https://lectio365.com/the-app/] is a great daily resource for slowing down to encounter scripture prayerfully! Podcast music is written and recorded by Caleb Lieurance