The Heidi St. John Podcast

Living in bitterness will eat you alive from the inside, and there are times when we need to emotionally disentangle ourselves.  But doing that without forgiving and letting go of your bitterness is still giving them power that will rob you of your joy. Let’s talk a little bit about this today. We can learn to move on! Galatians 5:15,19 Hebrews 12:15 Genesis 37 Genesis 4 1 John 2:9-11 Proverbs 10:12 More Like This From The Busy Mom Living in Freedom after Forgiveness The Power of Forgiveness Resources The Gift of Forgiveness by Charles Stanley – Charles Stanley, one of the most influential spiritual leaders of our day, shares the key to personal and even world peace in The Gift of Forgiveness. as Stanley points out that no sin is so shockingly evil it blocks God’s forgiveness nor so trivial it negates the need for God’s mercy, he shares the specifics of how to go about receiving and giving forgiveness. The Gift of Forgiveness reflects the heart of Stanley’s teaching ministry. In this markedly helpful book, Stanley addresses such questions as how to practice a life of forgiveness in all your relationships and how to make forgiveness an ongoing, practical experience in your life. The Truth About Forgiveness by John MacArthur – “The greatest measuring rod of love in the life of a Christian may be forgiveness, because God showed His love to us in terms of forgiveness.” ?John MacArthur Does anyone really want to forgive? Or admit that we need forgiveness? Whether we’re giving or receiving, forgiveness is hard. It seems unfair. It feels unnatural. And as best-selling author and pastor John MacArthur demonstrates, forgiveness apart from Christ is unnatural. It is only as we understand our need, Christ’s power and example, and what it reallly means to love that we can embrace two of the most liberating acts of love: forgiving and being forgiven.

God is the source of all good things, and it’s critical that we pass this concept on to our children. Join me with my new friend, Katie Bennett as we spend our second podcast talking about living simply in light of eternity. It’s another way we can join in #becomingmomstrong ! Katie Bennett is the creator of the Embracing a Simpler Life blog and podcast, and the author of Heavenly Minded Mom, through each of which she encourages women stop loving the world and instead follow Jesus with everything they’ve got. She and her husband Mitch live outside of a small town in rural Missouri along with their three children.   More About Heavenly Minded Mom: The lives of moms are all too often consumed with wearisome, empty striving. We work to keep up appearances, meet worldly standards, and find satisfaction in the offerings of this life such as success, admiration, and ease. However, God has set eternity in a mother’s heart, and deep inside, we long for more. In Heavenly Minded Mom, Katie Bennett beckons us into a new way of viewing our present reality by rising above the ordinary and routine to see a bigger plan and purpose for motherhood. This uplifting book offers moms the wisdom of Ecclesiastes, wrapped in the hope of the Gospel, and presented in bite-sized portions.  The 90 compelling meditations, scripture readings, and invitations to journal and reflect, will encourage us to reevaluate how we envision our lives and to claim a heavenly mindset towards our mothering tasks.  These inspirational readings will help us discover a new way of looking at our responsibilities as a mom through God’s eyes. Embrace a simpler life filled with God’s promises and love as you reflect on God’s powerful work as it has woven through your past and present in anticipation of its impact in the future and your spiritual legacy.

A false teacher is going to reject what his heart knows to be true, yet they are accountable to their Creator.  He will downplay or make light of God’s commands on how we are to live, yet the Bible says that we are without excuse. We want to live the way God wants us to live, and learn how to have a discerning spirit so we can guard ourselves.  It’s exactly why we need to know the word of God! 2 Peter 2:1 2 Peter 3:8-9

Sometimes we like to use Harry Potter reading as a measuring rod, right? A reader writes in today about whether or not we should let our kids read Harry Potter.  Let’s talk about it! Firmly Planted Resource Center 11100 NE 34th Circle Vancouver, WA 98682

God is the source of all good things, and it’s critical that we pass this concept on to our children. Join me with my new friend, Katie Bennett as we talk about living simply in light of eternity. It’s another way we can join in #becomingmomstrong ! Katie Bennett is the creator of the Embracing a Simpler Life blog and podcast, and the author of Heavenly Minded Mom, through each of which she encourages women stop loving the world and instead follow Jesus with everything they’ve got. She and her husband Mitch live outside of a small town in rural Missouri along with their three children.   More About Heavenly Minded Mom: The lives of moms are all too often consumed with wearisome, empty striving. We work to keep up appearances, meet worldly standards, and find satisfaction in the offerings of this life such as success, admiration, and ease. However, God has set eternity in a mother’s heart, and deep inside, we long for more. In Heavenly Minded Mom, Katie Bennett beckons us into a new way of viewing our present reality by rising above the ordinary and routine to see a bigger plan and purpose for motherhood. This uplifting book offers moms the wisdom of Ecclesiastes, wrapped in the hope of the Gospel, and presented in bite-sized portions.  The 90 compelling meditations, scripture readings, and invitations to journal and reflect, will encourage us to reevaluate how we envision our lives and to claim a heavenly mindset towards our mothering tasks.  These inspirational readings will help us discover a new way of looking at our responsibilities as a mom through God’s eyes. Embrace a simpler life filled with God’s promises and love as you reflect on God’s powerful work as it has woven through your past and present in anticipation of its impact in the future and your spiritual legacy.

It is critical that we learn to discern the word of the Lord so we can measure everything up to it.  This month at MomStrong International we’re focusing on false teachers, #sothat we can know what we need to be watching for.  Join me! Join us this month as we dig in to 2 Peter 2!

God designed sex as a really good thing, and the world has perverted it.  It’s really important that we talk to our kids about God’s design for sex, so they learn from us rather than the world.  Someone will teach them!  Today I’m talking through several practical tips for how to talk to your kids about sex. I promise, you can survive it.

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How do I help my kids live in this worldly culture? Today I’m looking at what the Bible says about loving others, separating truth from lies, the gender discussion, what to do about cell phones and more. Scriptures Psalm  58:3 Genesis 8:21 2 Timothy 3:15 Deuteronomy 6:6-7,9 Isaiah 53:13 Psalm 119:9-11, 105 Colossians 3:21 Ephesians 6:4 Proverbs 22:6 More Like This From the Busy Mom Dare to Be A Daniel – Talking to Your Kids About Standing for the Lord – This is startlingly new territory for parents: explaining why a man is being celebrated as a woman on the cover of a magazine is not something we’re used to talking about. Here’s the thing: If we don’t set a place for the truth of Scripture at the table of our children’s hearts, the world will set out a feast all it’s own. 9 Ways to Point Your Teen Daughter to Jesus – Then it happens, she becomes a “teen”, a “young adult”, a “young woman”. And you’re no longer sure of yourself, and you begin to question every.single.decision. you’ve ever made concerning her upbringing. You start to give in to some fear that she will throw off all you’ve taught her, and become something completely other than you. And, you know what? She does. Bringing Up Boys Series – Podcast 1 – Podcast 2 – Podcast 3 – The culture is headed toward gender neutrality—but the Word of God tells us that God created us male and female… by design! Embrace the difference between the sexes with Heidi St. John.

My friend Ann Dunagan from MissionMindedFamilies.org is joining me today and next week to encourage you! We’re talking about some practical things we can do to point our arrows in the right direction. And here’s a hint: it’s not a formula! Scriptures Psalm 144:12 Ephesians 3:16 Ann Dunagan is a missions leader with Harvest Ministry, director of Daring Daughters, mobilizer with Mission-Minded Families, and global-mom with 7 kids (and a growing number of married-in-spouses and grandchildren). Since 1987, the Dunagan family have been sharing the love of Jesus in over 100 nations, caring for 1000+ orphan children in Africa and Asia, and overseeing 450+ remote village churches. Ann’s books include: The Mission-Minded Child (for parents) The Mission-Minded Family (for parents), Teaching With God’s Heart for the World, Volumes I and II (for homeschooling families) The Scarlet Cord: Nothing but the Blood of Jesus (co-authored with her husband Jon Dunagan), The Whole World Needs Jesus (for children), and coming soon in 2018 . . . The Fishless Fisherman (for children) 3 resources for MOMSTRONG moms — all FREE! * 3-D Kids Course with “Missionary Mark” —  (online training course for kids ages 6-12 — training DARING DOING DISCIPLES) * ROCK SOLID discipleship course (online training, with PDFs and videos — especially for discipling teenagers or family discipleship) * P.A.S.S.I.O.N. & CLARITY Course (online course for helping women to find clarity for God’s Great Commission — includes assessments to clarify Personality, Abilities, Spiritual-gifts, Story, Interests, Opportunities, and Needs of the world you care about).