Tackling the “S” word in a Christian marriage – Submission
February 20, 2010 by Demetria
Filed under Bible Studies, Godly Womanhood, Married Life, Podcast
What is the role of women and men in marriage?
What does biblical submission actually mean?
Is this fair to women in marriage? What did God really mean?
Certainly, God’s ideas on marriage were never meant to demean women. Jesus showed clearly that He loves women and desires us to be leaders within the Kingdom. He shows no partiality with us.
It is culture and tradition that has placed women in a subservient position.
Women deserve to be treated respectfully (in and outside of a marriage).
In this podcast, I share some ideas about how we as women can help strengthen our marriage by doing OUR part –not our husband’s part. We can pray for our husbands, but cannot force them to do any thing. We are, however, responsible for our own actions in our marriage.
Listen in on my thoughts on this topic via our Christian Ladies Connect Marriage Telechat held in January 2008. Click the play button to listen in.
Let’s Get Free of Egypt- The Israelites, Miriam, and Moses
February 20, 2010 by Demetria
Filed under Bible Studies, Podcast
In this podcast episode I reflect on the story of Miriam and Moses, the Israelites and their complaints against God…and I thought, “Wow! How must God have felt about their persistent unhappiness after ALL He had done for them?”
Click the play button to hear my bible study on this topic.
Becoming Truly Holy and Free of Religion: A Woman’s Guide to A Transparent Relationship with God
February 20, 2010 by Demetria
Filed under Conferences & Seminars, Empowerment, Godly Womanhood, Podcast
Prepare ‘08 Summer Women’s Conference, produced by Christian Ladies Connect/Journey of Shalom
Have you ever wondered what it truly means to be holy? Does the term “holiness” cause us to cringe in fear, or perhaps turn away in disgust as we reflect on the misnomers and wrong labels of holiness presented to us by indignant, yet well-meaning church goers? How can a woman of God be holy and what does it really mean?
Break through the confusion today.
In this audio you’ll find out the true meaning of holiness and what God truly expects from His women in training.
The Proverbs 31 Mighty Woman of God
February 20, 2010 by Demetria
Filed under Conferences & Seminars, Empowerment, Godly Womanhood, Podcast
Prepare ‘08 Summer Women’s Conference, produced by Christian Ladies Connect/Journey of Shalom
Have you ever stopped to realize that the Proverbs 31 Woman is a woman attainable to us in today’s society?
She is not too far to be reached in character and deed.
Listen in as Dawn Wilson explains to us how that we can thread many of the facets of wisdom the Proverbs 31 displays into our very own lives.
The Spiritual Significance of Investing Time Into Home Lives and Mealtimes
February 20, 2010 by Demetria
Filed under Conferences & Seminars, Godly Womanhood, Podcast, The Home Front
Have you ever wondered how women of the 21st century can truly be godly in character? When it comes to family life, how does the modern Christian woman initiate the beauty of Christ so that her family is driven to godliness?
Discovering God’s Plan For Your Career
February 20, 2010 by Demetria
Filed under Conferences & Seminars, Empowerment, Podcast
Prepare ’08 Summer Women’s Conference, produced by Christian Ladies Connect/Journey of Shalom
What if you could find out God’s perfect plan for your career without guilt or self-sabotaging your success? What if you could reach within your heart and pull out ideas for a career more that you would be happy to embrace?
Listen to Krista Wells, The Military Spouse Coach, encourage us to tap into our natural gifts and prepare logistically to shift into our career move of a lifetime.
Visit Krista at http://www.militaryspousecoach.com
Take Back Your Temple: How to Get Out of the Diet Pit and A.R.I.S.E. to your Ideal Size
February 20, 2010 by Demetria
Filed under Conferences & Seminars, Health and Wellness, Podcast
Prepare ’08 Summer Women’s Conference, produced by Christian Ladies Connect/Journey of Shalom
Are you tired of the diet pit that’s often associated with the overeating, the weight pendulum, and struggle with exercise?
Listen to Kim tell us how to get out of that diet pit!
This is a recording of our Prepare ’08 Online Women’s Conference- taken place in Summer 2008, which I produced (Christian Ladies Connect) and was sponsored by a variety of awesome speakers.
As seen on The 700 Club, Kimberly Floyd is an author, certified wellness coach, and founder of Take Back Your Temple, a wellness company that offers permanent, faith-based weight loss through its books, programs, and personal coaching services. She is a member of The American College of Sports Medicine and has over 15 years of health education experience through past practice as registered nurse. Kim is also a weight loss success story, having lost 85 pounds, going from a size 22 to a size 8. Her new ebook, Take Back Your Temple, shows women how they too can unleash powerful faith to lose weight once and for all.
http://www.takebackyourtemple.com
Weight Loss And Fitness with Kimberly Floyd
February 20, 2010 by Demetria
Filed under Health and Wellness, Podcast
I conducted an interview with Kimberly Floyd in January of 2006.
As seen on The 700 Club, Kimberly Floyd is an author, certified wellness coach, and founder of Take Back Your Temple, a wellness company that offers permanent, faith-based weight loss through its books, programs, and personal coaching services. A former health care professional who used to weigh 240 pounds, is now on a mission to help others on a journey toward health. Kim attained her fitness goals and is now reaching out to help others do the same.
On this program, she gave us some practical tips on living healthier: from choosing the right foods, to exercise and spirituality tips.
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did!!
Click the play button below to listen, and visit Kim’s site at www.takebackyourtemple.com.
February 16, 2010 by Demetria
Filed under Magazine, Tranquility and Peace, Worship
by Cyndi Aarestad
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God is not some distant cosmic being who is far removed from the everyday life of us mere mortals.
He is not accessible only to a select few, nor is the criteria for meeting Him based on race, age, gender, location, intellect or anything else, other than a sincere heart that seeks Him.
He provided the way to come directly to Him when He sent His son, Jesus to earth to bring salvation to all people. Jesus bridged the chasm between God & man, opening the doorway to God’s throne room.
FOREVER. UNLIMITED ACCESS. 24/7. He’s always on call, never too busy and always welcoming.
So for those who have accepted Christ’s invitation of salvation, there comes the assurance of His abiding presence in their lives, His willingness to participate in every aspect of their existence and His desire to share in every moment of their lives. From the mundane to the monumental.
Through the tragedies and the triumphs, victories and defeats, struggles and celebrations. He’s there through it all and He wants us to learn to see Him and seek Him in the midst of every circumstance. HE IS ALWAYS THERE.
Sometimes we just need our eyes opened and our spirits tuned in. I’ve found it so, and I’ve learned that some of the most profound moments with God come in the middle of everyday living. He meets us where we are and He reveals Himself in unexpected ways. We just have to be watching for Him.
- Christ encountered the Samaritan woman at the well as she was doing her water-fetching chore. He called Matthew away from his work in the middle of a busy day.
- He recruited the fishermen while they mended their nets, calling them to a new vocation.
- Mary was informed that she was God’s chosen vessel while she did ordinary things on an ordinary day.
- Moses was out tending sheep when a burning bush ushered him into the very presence of God.
The Bible is filled with these stories of God encounters during life’s common moments. Only those moments weren’t common any longer. They changed lives, they changed people, they changed history. All because God revealed Himself where and when He was least expected.
He hasn’t changed. His word tells us that He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is always faithful and He walks with us moment by moment. Our eyes are sometimes blinded by unbelief or dimmed by the rationalizations of our minds, but He is still there. He abides – in us and with us, waiting for us to recognize His hand, His presence, His beauty, His strength, His peace, His comfort, His help, His wisdom, His love, His joy, His guidance.
Let Him reveal Himself to you while you go about your day, living it as a sacrifice of praise to Him. When we worship Him in all we do, He is magnified, and we will see Him in a clearer, brighter way. We will be aware of His presence and His workings when our vision is altered, when we’re looking through the Son-glasses, instead of my-focals!
So, start watching for what God is doing in your life, and through the eyes of faith you will see!
Practicing Early Time With God
February 16, 2010 by Demetria
Filed under Godly Womanhood, Magazine, Tranquility and Peace
“Spending time with God is something every Christian woman should set aside time for.”
Perhaps this is a fairly common statement that we’ve heard all too often. We all know this to be true, and yet it still seems to be a most incredible struggle to obtain that blessed time with God each and every day of our lives.
So, how do we wear all the hats and still have time to be still and quiet in God’s presence?
How do we make the time to sit quietly before our Savior when our toddlers are stampeding through our living rooms with permanent markers only inches away from our furniture and walls?
When do we find the time to say a prayer long enough to our Savior before we are interrupted with “MOM! She hit me!”, or “Honey, I can’t find my keys!”
True, we all wear different hats—some of us are mothers, some of us are married, many of us work from home or have full time jobs outside of the home…but, one thing we all have in common is our need for the peace of God in our lives. We all need the Lord!
With that said, let’s talk for a minute about some practical things we can do each day to allow the Lord first place in our lives. We are not only discussing our time in general with God each day, but the fact that we can also give God the first of each day.
“Impossible!” you might exclaim…but it’s true. We can do this! I am a living witness that despite the busy-ness of each morning, it is quite possible for me to give God the very first few minutes of my day.
Try the following steps for 21 days and see if you’ll notice a difference in your outlook on life. Also note any changes in your relationship with God. You’ll most definitely feel more aware of how close the Lord really is to you, especially during many of your stressful times!
In addition, take note of your relationships to your family and friends, and to people around you. As you spend time, and early time with the Lord, you will find your relationships with others changing as your heart changes. Your heart will change because you start to become more like Christ as you draw closer to Him in fellowship each and every morning when you first awake.
Here’s how to make early time with God happen:
1.) Upon awaking each morning, thank God for a brand new day. Believe it or not, this very small act of gratitude takes you a long way during your stress throughout the day.
2.) Look out your window. Appreciate the nature. Thank God for what you see. Observe the weather. Whether it is raining or sunny, thank God for the weather. If it’s raining, don’t complain, but thank God for the rain. Thank Him for the sun. Thank Him for the birds in the air and the trees. Thank God for His handiwork.
3.) If your children and husband are still asleep, that means you still have time to spend with God! So get started! Open your bible and read some scripture, then MEDITATE on it. Think about what it means to you. Consider how you might apply the scriptures to your life that day.
4.) Journal your thoughts and prayers to the Lord. Haven’t invested in a journal yet? Get yourself one—it doesn’t have to be the cutest and most expensive journal. You could even buy an inexpensive notebook…but do keep one on hand for your prayer times. Keeping a journal will help you monitor your growth in your relationship with Christ throughout the years.
5.) If you are still the only one up for the morning, now you can take the time to retreat to a place in your house where you won’t awaken anyone, and talk out loud to the Lord. Talking out loud does several things for you. Haven’t you noticed that when we simply keep our thoughts inward and never verbalize them, many times they don’t feel real to us? But once we verbalize our thoughts, they become tangible. It’s the same with our prayers to our Savior. When we can, we should try talking out loud to Him as we would anyone else. It helps us to realize the tangibility of our Lord, and that He is as real as talking to our friends and family, and actually hears us. Talking out loud also cements our prayers and thoughts in reality. As our voice echoes our resounding prayers and conversations with God, we are able to hear these prayers with our own ears, and are confirmed with our hearts the truth and reality of our relationship with God, because after all, we were just talking to Him!
Do you see how spending time with God first thing upon awaking each morning is not only possible but quite do-able, even for those of us with the most hectic schedules?
We can do this!
The benefits of spending time with our Savior each morning are awesome.
We’ll begin to notice our hearts become more pliable to His word.
We’ll start to notice a difference in our feelings toward others and our relationships with family, friends, and co-workers.
We’ll find the peace of God transcending our thoughts and minds.
We’ll begin to notice how strong and steadfast we are as we stand firm in our faith.
As God becomes our rock and our fortress, we’ll find ourselves unmoved by the chaos and stressors of life.
Let’s aim to strive for early time with our Savior. Once you begin to implement this discipline, your life is sure to change!
I'm a wife, mother, and writer, on a pursuit of all things righteous and peaceful. Join me on my Journey of Shalom, as I learn to bask in God's presence and rest in Him.
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