Cup of Soul Podcast
This week's episode - Let me ask you the same question Job’s wife asked, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity?” (Job 2:9 NKJV). When the world around you becomes corrupt, do you cling to purity? When life gets tough and temptations come, do you remain firm in your principles? Do you still trust God? Will you swerve in your commitments or persist in your faith? Honesty. Goodness. Character. Righteousness. Goodness. All of these words are connected to a much heavier word -- Integrity. What we discovered is that integrity is a matter of the heart. It...
info_outline Do you want to know what God asks of you?Cup of Soul Podcast
This is the 100th episode of Cup of Soul with Candis! In this series we are reading The 7 Hardest Things God Asks A Woman To Do by Kathie Reimer and Lisa Whittle The book should have been called When God calls you to do something hard, He impresses it in your life so deeply that you can’t ignore it (even if you try). We’re in Chapter 4 which the author discuss Proceed, while also waiting but right in the middle of Proceeding and Waiting ….the questions is asked…. WAIT- grab your pen/journal. Proceed now! Do you want to know what God is...
info_outline The Fourth Hardest Thing - ProceedWaitCup of Soul Podcast
Do I proceed or do I wait? When sitting at the stop line, I anxiously await a red light to turn green and give me the go-ahead. When cruising towards an upcoming intersection, I tense up at the sight of a yellow signal, as I am forced to instantly determine if I can stop safely or if I should proceed with caution. I wonder if God sometimes chooses to act like a set of traffic lights. Sisterfriends, Get those journals! For instance, how often do we want to say or do something despite our conscience telling us otherwise? When you think about the goal behind a signal they are used to give...
info_outline The Third Hardest Things-Fail/Succeed Part 2Cup of Soul Podcast
The Third Hardest Things-Fail/Succeed Part 2 ”What if I fall? Oh, my darling but what if you fly!” I absolutely love this quote. I’ve seen it posted lots of times. It’s often accompanied by captions that have encouraged and inspired me but I often find myself thinking… yeah the flying bit is cool but what if I do fall? Candis says, Last week we talked about failure/success and what it means in terms of how we are moving with God. This week we are talking through the scriptures and what the WORD tells us about failure and success. As we are reading...
info_outline The Third Hardest Thing -Fail/SucceedCup of Soul Podcast
Welcome to Failures Anonymous. We sneak in the backdoor and meet in the basement. Some of us are in disguise. We wear the masks of good performance, the many hats of admirable behavior, the coats of enviable credentials, and nice-gal necklaces. Failure is a word almost no one wants to be associated with. Our failures don't have to be final. But we need to learn the ways that let us move beyond them. Start by listening to God's Word. Candis says... You are going to need an entire journal for this one! This week's episode is about failure and success - but not the way...
info_outline The Second Hardest Thing- Be Tolerant/IntolerantCup of Soul Podcast
What God Thinks About Tolerance Question: On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the greatest, how tolerant are you? “Tolerant of what?” you might ask, thinking of politics, religion, sports, or intelligence. Most of us think of ourselves as being quite tolerant, and certainly if we are in the minority, we demand tolerance and respect as a kind of sacred right. But the deeper issue evokes another question: Should we be tolerant at all? You know, Christians are often characterized as being intolerant. It’s a negative word that...
info_outline The First Hardest Thing - Single-FocusCup of Soul Podcast
The First Hardest Thing - Single-Focus This week's Cup of Soul Candis reflects -as we are getting into the book, The 7 Hardest Things God Asks A Woman To Do, this week and starting off strong! How many times have you mapped out all the things that you needed to do in a day and decided that the goal was to finish them all? In fact you even figured out how you could do multiple things at the same time. Sure you might have been able to do it, but did you do them well? What was at the center of the list - what you wanted to do or what God was asking you to do. Theresa reflects -to the...
info_outline How Do I Know What God Wants Me To Do?Cup of Soul Podcast
How do you feel when someone asks you to do something you are unsure about? Do you just say yes or no? . Or does it depend on who it is and what is being asked? . Sit with that for a minute. Now think about those questions in terms of God. What do you do when God asks you to do something? Or better, HOW do you know what God even wants you to do? In this episode we are beginning a book "7 Hardest Things God Asks A Woman to Do" and we will talk about those times where we are more concerned with looking for answers than looking to God and describing our "best yes". Listen to the very...
info_outline GOD'S NOT FINISHEDCup of Soul Podcast
Last week you heard from a group of Sisterfriends who talked about Growing Up; Growing Old. This week's conversation is going a bit deeper and what it means to understand in the different seasons that God Is Not Finished. What it means to understand the value and discipline of rest and how each life is being built intentionally for the Lord. You will hear how each Sisterfriend believes that THIS is the best season they have ever had. Get your cup ready - it will be filled! Scripture References: Psalm 92:4 Hebrews 4:3 Matthew 11:28-29 1 Corinthians 12:19-20 Matthew 7:24 My glory...
info_outline Growing Old Growing UpCup of Soul Podcast
Growing Old Growing Up s strange and mysterious to me, and I’m not quite sure I’ve got a handle on it yet. It surrounds me -- I feel it in my back when I get up and I see it in my hair when I spot another strand that’s gray. Change is an inevitable part of life. We’re being shaped every minute we live. Every thought, every decision, every action, every emotion, every response is shaping us into one kind of person or another. Either we’re moving toward likeness to Christ or away from Him into some sort of caricature of the person God intended us to be. This week 5 sisterfriends...
info_outlineLord, Take my hand! Lead me on, and help me to #Be Fearless. I am tired, I am weak and I am a little worn. Lord guide my feet, and hold my hands through life's unknown situations.
As Isaiah 41:13b says, Do not fear, but Be Fearless, God will help you!
Remember God grace flows beneath every circumstance. Come away My Beloved and Be Fearless.