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A Conversation on Grief and Honoring Your Emotions with Natasha SmithDuring this episode, we are learning how to trust God with the fullness of our emotions.ROMANS 12:9-15 ESVLet love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,[a] serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.MEET NATASHA SMITHNatasha Smith is a wife, mom, and NC native. She is a writer, speaker, and podcaster, who shares stories on faith, family, and grief. She has inspired others through her writing for over 12 years. Her work has appeared in Guideposts and Focus on the Family print publications. And Her View From Home, TODAY Parents, Pray with Confidence, and other e-publications. You can find her online at imnatashasmith.comRESOURCESConnect with Natasha on IGPurchase Black Woman GriefGrab Liv's Resource to Shift Your Shallow Bible Study to a Sincere One Connect with Me on IGGrab Your Copy of Selah hereFind the Complete Show Notes HereSELAH: A STUDY OF 1 AND 2 SAMUELPurchase your copy of Selah: A Study of 1 and 2 Samuel
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Slow Down, Sis, Marriage is NOT The Answer
A Conversation on Sexual Sin, Self Control, and Surrender with Liv DooleyDuring this episode, we will continue our conversation on slowing down right in time for Valentine's Day. I know no one may have ever said this to you before, but it's possible that marriage is NOT the answer. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:3-8 CSBFor this is God’s will, your sanctification: that you keep away from sexual immorality, 4 that each of you knows how to control his own body[b] in holiness and honor, 5 not with lustful passions, like the Gentiles, who don’t know God. 6 This means one must not transgress against and take advantage of a brother or sister in this manner, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses, as we also previously told and warned you. 7 For God has not called us to impurity but to live in holiness. 8 Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.RESOURCESGrab Liv's Resource to Shift Your Shallow Bible Study to a Sincere OneConnect with Me on IGFind the Episode on YouTubeSELAH: A STUDY OF 1 AND 2 SAMUELPurchase your copy of Selah: A Study of 1 and 2 Samuel
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Breaking the Patterns that Break You With Tori Hope Petersen
A Conversation on Generational Cycles, Toxicity, and Breaking Patterns with Tori Hope PetersenDuring this episode, we are learning how to trust God with and in our weaknesses.HEBREWS 11:39-40 NIVThese were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.MEET TORI HOPE PETERSENTori Hope Petersen is an author, speaker, Bible teacher, and lover of people. Since coming to faith, she has shared her testimony and life as authentically as she can to help and offer hope to others. Tori is known for her fierce advocacy work for foster care, adoption, and vulnerable children. At home she is a wife and mama who enjoys cooking with her children. With a deep value for family, community, and hospitality, Tori and her family love to make extra food for whoever might stop by. Her new book, Breaking the Patterns that Break You, will be available nationwide February 4, 2025.RESOURCESConnect with Tori on IGPurchase Breaking the Patterns that Break YouGrab Liv's Resource to Shift Your Shallow Bible Study to a Sincere One Connect with Me on IGGrab Your Copy of Selah hereFind the Complete Show Notes HereSELAH: A STUDY OF 1 AND 2 SAMUELPurchase your copy of Selah: A Study of 1 and 2 Samuel
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Regret, Repressing Emotion, and The Reason We All Need to Slow Down
Slowing down is often associated with complacency, laziness, insecurity, and failure. It can also be mistaken for backtracking, forfeiting, missing out, and regret. However, none of that is actually Biblical.I’ve found so much more joy and peace in the opportunity to slow down than I ever knew possible, and it has changed my life. So we’re talking about it this season. James 1:19-25 CSBMy dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness. Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his own face in a mirror. For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was. But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who works—this person will be blessed in what he does.QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER JOURNALING IN PRAYERWhat would you get back if you were to slow down? What might you be able to step into if you were to slow down? Who might you grow closer to If you were to slow down?What prayers might the Lord have room to answer or to show you how He is currently answering if you were to slow down?How many old patterns might He continue to strip away that you know, that He knows that you know are not healthy if you were to slow down?What might He revive? WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBEhttps://youtu.be/pUo4_TmGozUSELAH: A STUDY OF 1 AND 2 SAMUELPurchase your copy of Selah: A Study of 1 and 2 SamuelOTHER LINKShttps://livdooley.com/https://www.instagram.com/candidliv/
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How to Hold on to Hope for a Failing Marriage with Andre and Timberly Gray
A Conversation on Healing, Marriage, and Hope with Andre and Timberly GrayDuring this episode, we are learning how to invite the Holy Spirit to help us grow in love and self control.ROMANS 15:13 NIV13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.MEET ANDRE AND TIMBERLYAndré and Timberley Gray do life together as a husband and wife team, raising a family, and helping others find balance in life. Like many, they were frustrated trying to balance their faith, family, and work. That’s when they discovered the priorities of God and purposed to live by them. That decision not only changed their marriage, but it changed their life! Although they were both diagnosed with a chronic illness, they learned to prioritize their health, without neglecting God’s priorities. Now they find great joy in inspiring others to do the same.RESOURCESJoin Andre and Timberly's Love Challenge E-CourseConnect with Andre and Timberly on IGGrab Liv's Resource to Shift Your Shallow Bible Study to a Sincere One Connect with Me on IGGrab Your Copy of Selah hereSELAH: A STUDY OF 1 AND 2 SAMUELPurchase your copy of Selah: A Study of 1 and 2 Samuel
Hey y'all! Thanks for dropping by and subscribing!The Best Kept Secret is the space where we listen to others' stories with curiosity because we overpower the enemy by the blood of the lamb and the power of our testimonies.That's why I want to invite you to join me for a weekly conversation that will unlock the secrets that are going to set your soul free!Featuring guest expert interviews, raw and relatable solo episodes, and prayers every month, subscribe to the podcast today and join us as we grow in every way!Continue the conversation with me at https://livdooley.com/podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/candidliv/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCph7Ez_21bFNM622lZ4fYNAI can't wait to continue our conversations!______There is nothing Liv Dooley loves to talk about more than the Word of God. She is a Bible teacher and the podcast host of The Best Kept Secret with Liv Dooley, which has featured some of the leading teachers and burgeoning ministry leaders of our day.Liv is passionate about helping people enjoy greater intimacy and authority in Christ Jesus through prayer. Liv is featured as a contributor with She Reads Truth and the YouVersion Bible app, and she is the new author of Selah: A Study of 1 and 2 Samuel.Liv writes and speaks to help others enjoy greater intimacy and authority in Christ Jesus. When she’s not writing or podcasting, you can find Liv hiking a mountain, taking a road trip with her husband, or curled up in the corner with a good book. You can connect with her blog at livdooley.com or follow her on Instagram @candidliv to connect with her.You can connect with her blog at livdooley.com or follow her on Instagram @candidliv or @colorfullycandid to keep the conversation flowing.The Confident Collaborations Quiz: http://livdooley.com/quizYouVersion Plans from The Colorfully Candid Paradigm Here