Tea Time Tuesday: Bearing Even More Fruit - Episode 799
Aug 29, 2023
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Sally discusses the challenges of daily life and finding comfort in God's presence. The Power of Prayer and God's Unwavering Love. Dealing with the challenges of gardening and thriving in a challenging environment. Personal reflections on eye surgeries and seeking wisdom. Sharing a delicious summer salad recipe and reflections on motherhood. The impact of simple gestures and music in children's lives.
Trusting in God's loving guidance and surrendering our burdens to Him provides hope and comfort in challenging times.
Regularly removing draining aspects of our lives leads to personal growth and new opportunities.
Deep dives
Finding strength in God's presence
Amidst life's challenges, the podcast speaker emphasizes the importance of relying on God's strength and seeking comfort in His presence. By acknowledging God as a good father who truly cares for and prays for His children, the speaker encourages listeners to trust in His loving guidance and to surrender their burdens to Him. The reassurance that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus provides hope and encouragement in difficult times.
Lessons from tending a rosebush
Reflecting on tending a rosebush, the podcast speaker draws insightful parallels to spiritual growth and personal discipline. Just as pruning dead branches leads to new growth in the rosebush, the speaker highlights the importance of regularly removing draining aspects of our lives to experience personal growth. Emphasizing the need for discipline and pruning in various areas of life, the speaker encourages listeners to embrace the journey of learning and growing, even when faced with challenges.
Seeking wisdom and discernment
Through personal experiences with eye health and medical advice, the speaker emphasizes the importance of seeking wisdom and discernment from reliable sources. The contrasting perspectives of different doctors highlight the significance of finding trustworthy voices and sources of information. The speaker encourages listeners to seek wisdom from those whose lives bear fruit and to align themselves with the principles of peace, purity, reasonableness, and the fruit of the Spirit. By doing so, they can cultivate stability, avoiding fear and anxiety.
So often, God prunes my branches of life. He takes away, he cuts my life back—and truly I have learned that I bear more fruit from these times of discipline than I could have understood when I was younger. He has the best for me in mind—that I may bear even more fruit.
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