We all have been formed by things that have been said to us, done to us, or done around us. It's part of being human. Every event that has had an impact on our lives, whether positive or negative, is a type of trauma by definition. The Bible teaches us to come out of the conformity that we've experienced in the world to be transformed by the renewing of our minds.

Our bodies tell the stories of our trauma. We often use our faith to caveat those stories, but our faith can actually rewire those stories in our brain so that they are now used for God's purpose. We have to recognize those traumas, discover the lie those traumas made us believe about ourselves, declare the truth about what God says about about us, and develop daily habits that align with that truth.

Your faith cannot be separated from your body. It's all integrated, and it's all connected.

Here's my book I mentioned in this episode: https://a.co/d/1AvWXcp

I want to be blessed. Not like normal blessed. Supernaturally blessed. I want to be blessed so that all the people around me know that I'm blessed - I want that level of blessing. You know what I mean? Of course you do, because you want it too.

I was sitting in church when I read 2 verses in the middle of a larger narrative that made me zone out of the sermon for a good 15-20 minutes. The verses were 2 Samuel 6:11-12. I zoned out, because I preached a whole message to myself about those 2 verses. They struck me so hard that I want to share them with you today, and they're all about someone who was blessed in the way that we want to be blessed.

Let's walk and talk! In John chapters 14-17, Jesus says a phrase over and over again sprinkled throughout the 4 chapters: "Ask the Father anything in my name, and He'll give it to you." He also adds to some of them, "so that you may glorify the Father in Heaven."

That sounds wonderful, and you may even believe it; but how often has that actually happened for you? And how often do you practice that principle? Maybe there's more to it than meets the eye. Let's chat about it.

Also, I introduce this episode with a chat on giving you a theology for your biology. If you want to know more about this, check out https://revelationwellness.org.

You'll notice a rebrand starting with this episode. We're taking it all the way back to 2011 with the original ministry name: Vintage Relevance! Why? It's all about delivering vintage truth in a relevant way to today's world.

Today I'm out for a walk, and we're gonna just chat about something that seems relevant for this episode - rebranding. I'll reference 2 Corinthians 5:17, and we'll talk about what it looks like to let God rebrand our lives so He can claim us as His own.

This is a meditation on Colossians 1:15-20, which says:

'He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and by him all things hold together. He is also the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile everything to himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.'

Here's a recap of our family missions trip to Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. Also, you'll be challenged and encouraged by the biggest take-home lesson for us - all about defining success!

Learn more about 1Mission: https://www.1mission.org/

Do you experience anxiety? Obviously, in our modern culture, EVERYONE experiences anxiety on some level. We've just learned to live with and self-medicate it instead of deal with it.

In this 5-part series, you’ll learn what the Bible says about anxiety. You will be equipped with the biblical tools to know where to go, what to know, what to do, and how to be. As a bonus, you’ll learn how to kill anxiety.

Here are the passages for this session:

'For although we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh, since the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments and every proud thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ. '

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

'Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable #— #if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy #— #dwell on these things. Do what you have learned and received and heard from me, and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you. '

Philippians 4:8-9

Do you experience anxiety? Obviously, in our modern culture, EVERYONE experiences anxiety on some level. We've just learned to live with and self-medicate it instead of deal with it.

In this 5-part series, you’ll learn what the Bible says about anxiety. You will be equipped with the biblical tools to know where to go, what to know, what to do, and how to be. As a bonus, you’ll learn how to kill anxiety.

Here's the passage for this session:

Moses then summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land the Lord swore to give to their ancestors. You will enable them to take possession of it. The Lord is the one who will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

Deuteronomy 31:7-8