Episode 17 | Spiritual Life Updates & Catch-Up

This episode is very casual, so grab a cup of coffee, snack, and settle in! After a brief hiatus from the podcast, Allison and Liv catch you up to speed on some life updates and spiritual lessons they’ve been learning within the last few weeks. Join for all things on book recommendations, career/education updates, spiritual life lessons, learning to trust God, and much more!

Timestamps

• (00:00) Welcome back!
• (06:30) Why God doesn’t always afford us every opportunity we want in life
• (15:26) Leaning on God amidst chaos and the joy of the Lord
• (23:22) Codependency in friendships and emotional resilience
• (30:58) We wouldn’t need God if things worked out when we tried things our own way
• (37:34) Prayer is powerful and Jesus wins in the end
• (48:49) Closing encouragement – in Christ we find peace!

Thank you for joining us! Below, you can find the Scriptures we mentioned in this episode.

• Abraham and Sarah mistreat Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 16, 21)
• Rebekah deceives and manipulates her husband Isaac (Genesis 27)
• Jesus overcomes (John 16:33)
• We fight spiritual forces (Ephesians 6:12)
• Being refined by fire (1 Peter 1:3-12)
• Jesus is worthy (Revelation 5)

Previous episodes mentioned – Ep. 13 | “Let Us Not Grow Weary”: Encouragement for Daily Life

Books mentioned – Lock Every Door by Riley Sager & Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Song mentioned – “Is He Worthy?” – song based on Revelation 5

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