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They say, “Never meet your idols.” Even the most well-known people aren’t actually known by all their fans, though. So how do well-known people become well-known anyway? Someone has to give people who aren’t famous a chance, but usually the most celebrated humans are the ones who get the most opportunities.

It’s perfectly fine to look up to, admire, or praise someone for something amazing they do, but human beings were not designed to be idolized.

All glory and honor belongs to God.

We have a heavenly commission to play a part in revealing God’s glory in the earth, and many are out of alignment with that purpose due to insecurity and are subsequently robbing people from experiencing a true revelation of the glory of God. And some are already so glorified and idolized by other humans that they see themselves as gods.

Where do we draw the line on human validation?

In this episode, we’re going to take a deeper look into celebrity culture.

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Human beings are the most out of control species on the planet. Yet, we are the ones who desire control the most! We have a tendency to try to control things that we simply can’t. We are inherently quick to freak out and crash out if we feel like we’re in a situation we cannot control, yet we’ll take any excuse to binge, obsess, overeat, or satisfy our pleasures, cravings, and addictions, and then make excuses for them when our lack of self-control produces consequences…ouch! It’s about time we recognize how our desire for control is feeding our insecurities, and how those insecurities are causing us to spiral out of control.

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As a church kid, and now church adult, I’ve heard a LOT about how important it is to be generous, but I have a new perspective on it I’d like to share.

Yes, God loves a cheerful giver and when you give, it’ll be given to you…but what’s your motive? Are you giving just to get? Giving implies letting go, and letting go of anything can cause insecurities to surface.

In this episode, we’re gonna do a hard heart check so we can restore the heart of giving.

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As people made in the image of the same God who kicked Satan and all his jealous buddies out of Heaven, we are in a constant war with that sworn enemy. The problem is, we’re doing so much self-sabotage and friendly fire, he hasn’t had to do much to try and defeat us.

In this episode, we’re going to confront the hard truth that our insecurity is helping the enemy win the battle against humanity. Whose side are you on, anyway?!

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Grief is proof of love. It’s also an expression of gratitude.

It’s saying, I’m grateful for the impact this person’s life had on mine….and I also feel the deficit left by the impact they made when they’re no longer here to fill it. I’m grateful that they gave from what had been given to them.

In this episode, we’re gonna talk about the connection and the collateral beauty of giving, grieving, and gratitude.

*This episode is lovingly dedicated to the memory of my beautiful sister-friend, “Queen” Jamia Newsome-Irons, who loved out loud and shared her many gifts with the world for 36 years. Her impact has left her legacy intact, and she will never be forgotten.

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What do the words value, evaluate, valor, validate and valedictorian all have in common?

Yup, you guessed it. The Latin prefix “val-” means strength, worth, or health. No wonder people spend their lives chasing validation and proving their value.

Whether we deserve it or not, we all really want the same thing: to be loved, approved of, respected, seen… And whether we deserve it or not, Jesus thought we were worth His life, so He is certainly worth ours.

In this episode, instead of asking the question, “Am I worthy?” we’re going to embrace saying, “I Am is enough.”

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When insecurity builds the framework for your primary way of thinking, you are constantly in survival mode without even realizing it. You look for rejection that hasn’t even happened yet. You assume that people will assume the worst about you before they even meet you or get to know you.

You jump to the conclusion that it is necessary for you to perform in order to earn approval, accolades, acceptance, affirmation, and admiration, all in a desperate yet vain attempt to fill a hole in your heart that should only be occupied by true love. You shift all your efforts toward pleasing people, even if it means sacrificing purpose.

You weren’t designed to sustain like this. Truth is, rejection hurts, but sometimes, it’s for your own good.

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They say, “It’s better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. Love is a beautiful exchange and it doesn’t leave just because a person does.” Grief is proof of that love.
Grief allows you to process the pain and find the peace of God that surpasses your emotions in situations you could never understand. Jesus is the Prince of Peace, the Holy Spirit is the best comforter and God who IS love promises to never leave or forsake you, even when people leave this earth. I’m living proof His joy can sustain you even in the toughest of times.
I know the loss was bad, but I’m here to tell you the grief is good.

Music: “Safe” by Naomi Raine