🧡 Episode Summary

In this deeply personal and spiritually rich episode, Lisa Meador invites listeners into the sacred practice of living present. Not the polished, performative kind—but the raw, honest presence that meets us in our pain. Through scripture, storytelling, and emotional discipleship, she explores how staying present with our discomfort can become the very place where God meets us, heals us, and leads us forward.

🔑 Key Topics Covered

• The Life That’s Left After Numbing
  Recognizing the ways we escape discomfort and the invitation to stay with what pain.
• What Presence Reveals
  Understanding that intense emotions are not signs of failure, but of aliveness and spiritual sensitivity.
• Personal Story: Staying With the Pain
  Lisa shares a powerful moment of emotional healing and spiritual honesty.
• The 5 L’s of Living Present
  A practical framework for emotional discipleship:
  
  • Listen for the thought
  • Look at how it feels
  • Lean into the emotion
  • Let Go of the need to fix
  • Love yourself and Jesus in the process

The Courage to Stay
Living present isn’t about fearlessness—it’s about willingness.

📖 Scripture References

• Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God.”
• Psalm 34:18 – “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted…”
• Hebrews 4:15 – “We have not a high priest who cannot be touched…”
• Psalm 62:8 – “Pour out your heart before him…”
• Isaiah 30:15 – “In repentance and rest is your salvation…”
• Galatians 6:9 – “Let us not grow weary in doing good…”

🌿 Reflection Questions

1. What are you using to buffer or escape discomfort in your life?
2. What thought is stirring beneath the pain?
3. Are you willing to stay present long enough to be changed?
4. Which of the 5 L’s do you most need today?

🙏 Final Encouragement

Living present is a daily invitation. You don’t have to fix everything—you just have to stay. Let Jesus meet you in what’s real.

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“Circumstances do not control your life. The way you think about them does.” — Lisa Meador

🎙️ Episode Title: “Fixing Isn’t the First Step, Feeling Is”

Episode Summary
In this heartfelt episode, Lisa Meador shares how faith-based mind management became the bridge between spiritual depth and emotional healing. Healing doesn’t start with fixing—it begins with feeling. Through her own journey, Lisa invites listeners to honor the ache, tune into quiet thoughts, and let the grace of Christ meet them there.

She revisits the foundational movements of her framework—listening and looking—and gently introduces the next: feeling. With scriptural insight and compassionate clarity, Lisa explores how emotional stewardship is not weakness, but wisdom. This is a call to observe without judgment and let truth do its quiet, powerful work.

Key Themes & Takeaways
✨ You’re not broken—you’re building a rhythm
✨ Growth is layered, not linear (2 Peter 1:5–8)
✨ Listening and looking are acts of discernment
✨ Feeling is the next faithful step
✨ Observation initiates transformation
✨ Emotions are temporary, not dangerous
✨ Journaling brings clarity
✨ Scripture affirms our emotional design
✨ Healing takes patience (Luke 21:19)
✨ Feelings can be honored without guilt or shame

Scriptures Referenced

• 2 Peter 1:5–8 — Growth is layered
• Revelation 12:10 — The accuser of the brethren
• Luke 21:19 — “In your patience, you possess your soul.”
• Isaiah 53:3 — Jesus, acquainted with grief
• 1 Peter 1:8 — Joy unspeakable
• Ephesians 4:26 — Be angry, and sin not
• Jude 1:20 — Building up your most holy faith

Truth Spark 💡
“I can listen without fear,
look without shame,
and lean without losing myself.”

Listener Invitation
If you’ve felt stuck circling the same mountain, this episode offers a gentle framework for moving forward—layer by layer, truth upon truth. You’re not behind. You’re right on time.

💬 Coaching & Workshop Invitation
This framework isn’t theory—it’s the heart of Lisa’s coaching practice. If it resonates, explore one-on-one coaching or group workshops designed to help you walk it out with grace and clarity.

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“Circumstances do not control your life. The way you think about them does.” — Lisa Meador

📝 Episode Summary:

Forgiveness is a release—but it doesn’t always feel like closure. In this gentle pause between emotional surrender and spiritual rebuilding, Lisa invites you to honor the feelings that surface after letting go. This episode explores how thoughts, feelings, and actions shape your inner life—and how spiritual warfare plays out in the mind. You’ll learn why feeling isn’t failure, how emotions can be safely acknowledged, and what it means to release them into the hands of God.

Whether you’re fresh from the work of forgiveness or simply longing for peace, this episode offers a quiet space to breathe, reflect, and begin again.

🔑 In This Episode:

• How thoughts, feelings, and actions shape your inner life
• Why emotional processing is part of spiritual warfare
• What Scripture says about feeling and releasing emotions
• How Jesus models emotional honesty and healing
• A gentle invitation to feel without fear—and release without shame

📖 Scriptures Referenced:

• 2 Corinthians 10:5
• Romans 12:2
• Ephesians 6:12
• Ecclesiastes 3:4
• Romans 12:15
• Isaiah 53:3

💡 Truth Spark:

“A thought is simply a spark of electricity—a sentence in your brain. It’s not automatically true, and it’s not something to fear. But thoughts do shape your perception, and that’s why we bring them before the Word of God.”

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“Circumstances do not control your life. The way you think about them does.” — Lisa Meador

🌿 Episode Summary

In this deeply personal and spiritually rich episode, Lisa invites listeners into the quiet, courageous work of forgiveness—not as a feeling, but as an act of the will. Building on recent conversations about releasing the victim mindset, she explores what forgiveness is (and isn’t), how it frees us from rehearsing pain, and why it’s not about the offender’s readiness—it’s about our release.

Through the powerful story of Corrie ten Boom and the metaphor of the bell tower, Lisa gently unpacks how forgiveness echoes through our thoughts and emotions, even after we’ve let go. She then bridges spiritual truth with neuroscience, showing how the Mind of Christ is not just a metaphor—it’s a neurological reality.

Whether you’re struggling to forgive or simply weary from carrying the weight of old wounds, this episode offers hope, clarity, and a path forward.

🔑 Key Topics

• What forgiveness is—and what it’s not
• Corrie ten Boom’s bell tower metaphor
• The neuroscience of healing and neural pathways
• Romans 5:5 and the Spirit’s role in forgiveness
• Boundaries, wisdom, and emotional safety
• A closing poem: Give It to Him

📖 Scripture References

• Matthew 9:12
• 1 Peter 5:7
• 1 Corinthians 13:5
• Romans 5:5
• Luke 23:34
• Matthew 18:22

🧠 Truth Spark

“Forgiveness is not a transaction—it’s a transformation. You’re not just forgiving. You’re being renewed.”

💌 Listener Invitation

If today’s message stirred something in you and you’re wondering how to walk this out practically, Lisa will be sharing more about her personal framework for healing and transformation in upcoming episodes. Stay tuned and visit us at www.outsidethepulpit.blog to see all the available resources.

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“Circumstances do not control your life. The way you think about them does.” — Lisa Meador

🌿 Episode 5: The Framework That Found Me

In this deeply personal episode, Lisa shares a tender chapter of her journey—one that began with mental noise and self-judgment, and unfolded into grace, truth, and healing.

What started as a search for practical health tools led to something far more transformative: a spiritually grounded framework that gave structure to years of biblical truth. Through five gentle movements—listening, looking, leaning, letting go, and loving—Lisa discovered a healing rhythm she didn’t go looking for, but one God had prepared for her.

She also touches on a topic often misunderstood in faith circles: learning to love yourself. With Scripture as her guide, Lisa reframes self-love not as indulgence, but as stewardship—an act of honoring the price Jesus paid.

💬 In this episode:

• How mindset work and spiritual truth intersect
• The quiet cruelty of shame—and how grace speaks louder
• Why loving yourself is not rebellion, but reverence
• A preview of the healing rhythm that changed Lisa’s life

📖 Scripture References:

• John 1:17 – “Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.”
• 1 Corinthians 6:20 – “You were bought with a price.”
• Mark 12:31 – “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

💛 Gentle Reminder:

You’re not behind.
You’re not broken.
You’re right where you need to be.
This journey is yours to claim.

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“Circumstances do not control your life. The way you think about them does.” — Lisa Meador

In Part 2 of this two-part reflection, Lisa Meador continues the conversation on victim mentality, this time exploring the emotional layers of hiding, self-blame, and internalized shame. Through personal testimony, biblical truth, and compassionate insight, Lisa guides listeners toward healing, clarity, and spiritual boldness.

“This isn’t just about confidence, it’s about healing. It’s about reclaiming the voice God gave me. And it’s about refusing to let shame write the story anymore.”

💡 What You’ll Hear

How the urge to hide is often rooted in fear and past pain

• Why shame and self-blame are powerful tools the enemy uses to keep us stuck
• A personal testimony of freedom from fear, shame, and emotional hiding
• A bold declaration of identity: not the villain, not the victim, but the vessel
• Practical ways to interrupt self-blame and offer compassion to your past self

📖 Scripture Reflections

• Romans 8:1 – There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
• Revelation 12:10 – The accuser of our brethren is cast down.
• Ephesians 3:12 – We may approach God with freedom and confidence.

✍️ Journaling Prompts

You can find many journaling options at www.outsidethepulpit.blog.

🧠 Key Quote

“The enemy wants me stuck in blame or shame. But God calls me into boldness and grace. I’m not the villain. I’m not the victim. I’m the vessel He’s using to bring light into dark places.”

🛠️ Free Resource for You
If you're ready to take the first step toward releasing blame and reclaiming your voice, I’ve created a free resource just for you: Victim Mentality: Releasing Blame.

🌱 Want to Go Deeper?
For those who feel called to explore this journey more deeply, there's an expanded version available, designed to support your healing and growth with even more insight and reflection. It’s the first in a four-part series that complements the themes we’re unpacking in this two-part episode: Victim Mindset: Releasing Blame.

🌐 Listener Invitation

If this episode stirred something in you, take a moment to breathe, reflect, or journal. You’re not just healing. You’re becoming whole.

Until next time, keep reclaiming your voice.

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“Circumstances do not control your life. The way you think about them does.” — Lisa Meador

In Part 1 of this two-part reflection, Lisa Meador opens a powerful conversation about victim mentality—how it forms, how it quietly shapes our thoughts, and how we begin to reclaim our voice. Through personal testimony, biblical truth, and practical insight, Lisa invites listeners to examine their inner dialogue and take back emotional authority.

“You’re not just listening. You’re healing. You’re reclaiming your voice.”

💡 What You’ll Hear

• Why victim mentality isn’t a sign of weakness—but a belief pattern that can be rewired
• How trauma, manipulation, and repeated disrespect can shape our mindset
• The subtle ways victim thinking shows up in everyday complaints and blame
• How to recognize when you’ve handed emotional control to others or circumstances
• A personal story of transformation through mind management and spiritual renewal

📖 Scripture Reflection

• 2 Corinthians 10:5 – Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

✍️ Journaling Prompts

Before you press play on Part 2, take a few quiet moments to reflect:

1. What story am I living?

o What beliefs or patterns did I recognize in this episode?

o Where have I felt stuck in a role I didn’t choose?

2. What emotions surfaced as I listened?

• Anger, grief, relief, confusion?
• What do those emotions reveal about where I’ve been—and where I’m going?

Let these prompts be a mirror, not a verdict. You’re not alone in this reflection.

🧠 Key Quote

“You’re letting the very things that wounded you, or circumstances that don’t even have a voice, decide how you feel, how you show up, and how you move forward.”

🌐 Listener Invitation

If this episode stirred something in you, take a moment to breathe, reflect, or journal. You’re not just listening. You’re reclaiming your voice.

I’ll see you back here in Part 2 as we finish this powerful conversation—and take the next step toward freedom together.

🛠️ Free Resource for You
If you're ready to take the first step toward releasing blame and reclaiming your voice, I’ve created a free resource just for you: Victim Mentality: Releasing Blame.

🌱 Want to Go Deeper?
For those who feel called to explore this journey more deeply, there's an expanded version available—designed to support your healing and growth with even more insight an

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“Circumstances do not control your life. The way you think about them does.” — Lisa Meador

🎙️Outside the Pulpit — Episode 2: You Are Enough

Published by Lisa Meador | Life Coach & Minister

💬 Episode Summary

This week, we’re diving deep into one of the most transformative truths: you are already enough. Not because you’ve met every milestone, but because you were created in the image of God, and redeemed by His love in your imperfection. Lisa guides listeners through a powerful reframe of self-worth, rooted in Scripture, not shame.

If you've ever struggled with feeling inadequate, unworthy, or stuck in comparison, this episode is for you. You'll learn how to examine your thoughts, respond with God’s truth, and begin the healing process through renewed perspective.

📖 Key Scriptures

• Proverbs 4:23 “Guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
• Romans 5:8 "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
• Romans 12:2 “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind."
• 1 Peter 5:7 “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."

📝 Listener Challenge

Journaling Prompt:
Write down a thought you've believed about yourself that made you feel “not enough.”
Then beside it, write a truth that reflects your identity in Christ.
Reflect on how that shift reframes your perspective.

📥 Free Resource

To help you go deeper, download your “You Are Enough” journal + 5-day devotional series
→ Grab it at www.outsidethepulpit.blog

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“Circumstances do not control your life. The way you think about them does.” — Lisa Meador