Restoration

Living Graceful When Growth is Hard

Living Graceful When Growth is Hard

I’ve had growth and change on my mind this week. This quote from Rick Warren is one I can say I’ve experienced. “There is no growth without change, no change without fear or loss, and no loss without pain.” The question that seems to glare at us is, why is pain a part of growth? I don’t know about you, but I tend to make changes when my circumstances become painful. Don’t you wish we…

Can We Find Beauty in Our Pain? | EP19

Can We Find Beauty in Our Pain? | EP19

Are you standing in the rubble of your circumstances and wondering if you will ever find any good in all this bad? In this episode, Carmen offers several actions we can take to begin seeing the little bits of hope amid our ashes. Verses Carmen shared: Romans 8:282 Corinthians 1:3-5 Three questions from Grace Maps to ponder when searching for beauty in your ashes: 1. Can I see how God worked through this difficult time? 2. Did…

Why Our Restoration is Important to God | EP12

Why Our Restoration is Important to God | EP12

Why do we pray for restoration? Why is it so important for us to live restored lives? In this episode with Carmen and Kristine, you’ll learn what the Bible says about God’s restoration promises and what that means for our lives today.  Restoration is a process, but as we allow God to restore us, we will grow into the strong and steadfast person God designed us to be. Verses we mention in the conversation: Psalm…

God’s Pruning Prepares Us for Restoration | EP11

God’s Pruning Prepares Us for Restoration | EP11

Happy Six-Month Podcast anniversary! Thank you so much for hanging out with us month after month to discuss Jesus and life. How does the pruning process prepare us for restoration? In today’s episode, we eavesdrop on Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well.  As we listen, we discover how pruning helped in her restoration. Links, Verses, and Points to Ponder: John 4John 15.1-5Colossians 1.10Proverbs 3.11-122 Corinthians 5.17 5 Prayers of Hope When You…