Responsibly Authentic: Recent Episodes
Christine Soler
Week 51: By Faith By living in faith, Abraham, Isaac, and David kept their eyes on God, knowing that this earth was not their home and not the kingdom of God's promise. By surrendering to our faith in the unseen, we know that God has so much more in store for us.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/byfaith
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Week 51: Anger 17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. James 3:17-18
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Week 50: Last Days Paul further instructed Timothy to keep his mind clear (II Timothy 4:5) and the only way to do this is by remaining faithful to God, studying scripture, and spending time in prayer. Paul makes it clear that this is about our everlasting soul and what it takes to get there.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/lastdays
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Week 50: Lazy Paul instructs us to use the gifts of God fervently, passionately, enthusiastically. • Live fully • Hearts on fire • For Christ Jesus • Make every moment count.
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Week 49: Heavenly Bodies As the years continue, my body will continue to change and start to decay. This earth is not my final resting place. My final body will become a heavenly body, a body at home with my father in heaven.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/heavenlybody
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Week 49: Alienated How do we instead show our love so that newcomers do not feel alienated? Love like Jesus loved, embrace others who are different than us.
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Week 48: Sweet Perfume My eyes are so much more open by the fragrance of the new covenant. I hope today I am more like a sweet perfume rather than the stench of who I once was.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/sweetperfume
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Week 48: Irritated I Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
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Week 47: Gifts Knowing your gifts as given by God and the gifts of others enables a highly functioning society, honoring God and others, supporting one another, and sharing the love of God.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/gifts
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Week 47: Distress Paul’s words are so comforting to us. If God is with us, who can ever be against us? Amen to that.
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Week 46: Your Testimony What is your Testimony? Who were you before you knew Christ, the moment you knew Christ, and who are you today?
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/testimony
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Week 46: Renewal As I sit here, it is fall. I see the leaves break from their bonds to the tree as the wind gently blows, only to be released to the ground below. Just like our sin is removed, blowing away from us, allowing for renewal in the spring. God’s design in nature is fulfilling our desire for second chances.
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Week 45: Not My Home While we feel unsettled or anxious, we know that this place is not our home. On the other side, Jesus tells us of the unspeakable joy waiting for us in His Father‘s home.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/home
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Week 45: Troubled When we are feeling troubled or anxious, turning to God and seeking His peace will help put our soul at ease.
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Week 44: For a Reason“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” Romans 8:28 NLT Full Episode link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/reasonEmotions Study:Week 44: Startled or ShockedToday, we have God's words and miracles of times past all in one text, so it is easier for us to believe and trust. As well, we have each other to support our belief in God.Emotions Study link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/startled-2022Mailing List:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/contact
Week 43: Fruit Bearing?How are we reaching others? How are we loving others? Are we sharing God’s love for their eternal lives?Full Episode link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/fruitbearingEmotions Study:Week 43: LostWe all are lost, lost to sin, lost to lust, lost to worldly idols. We are all found by God and forgiven by His grace. Emotions Study link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/lost-2022Mailing List:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/contact
eek 41: Dressed for SuccessWe must be ready when the King comes to call by binding ourselves to Christ by faith and by bearing His fruit. It is not by works or anything we can do, but by our faith in Christ and by God’s grace may we enter the kingdom.Full Episode link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/dressedEmotions Study:Week 41: AloneWith God, we are never alone. God tells us in Matthew 28:20; He is always with us. And when we are still, we can feel Him carrying us as we are His children, safe in His loving arms. When people let you down, as they will, turn to God, trust in God, and feel God's presence.Emotions Study link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/alone-2022Mailing List:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/contact
Week 40: Arguing with GodIs your heart all in with the purest of intentions in your spiritual life?Full Episode link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/arguingEmotions Study:Week 40: AnxietyGod desires that we find peace and rest in Him. God wants us to have an easy mind full of love and light. God does not want us to feel burdened or heavy.Emotions Study link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/anxiety-2022Mailing List:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/contact
Week 39: From Dispair to HopeWhen you find that you are feeling depressed or distressed this week, reach out to God and ask for help. Also, if you need it, seek out a counselor who can help you. Full Episode link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/hopeEmotions Study:Week 39: StrongHow do we build muscle? By tearing down muscle fibers and building stronger bonds in their place. The same is true with our spiritual strength. We need to tear down what we think we know and build ourselves up by praying to God, reading His Word, and trusting in Him.Emotions Study link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/strong-2022Mailing List:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/contact
Week 38: When Leaders are Wicked Good always wins over evil in the end, and God’s reign is eternal. Our job is to keep the faith and encourage others through seasons where we see leadership as bad or wicked. Always pray. Pray for the leadership in the world, your country, your state or province, your city or town, your job, and at your church and home. Always pray.Full Episode link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/leadersEmotions Study:Week 38: CompassionGod wants us to love, give grace, and compassion to all.Emotions Study link:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/compassion-2022Mailing List:https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/contact
Week 37: Holy Portion Because we were called and because we were given grace, though we were sinners yet, we are to keep ourselves pure and reserved for God‘s purpose.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/holyportion
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Week 37: Mournful On the other side of mourning is hope. In Daniel’s dreams (Chapter 10), God sends his angel, Gabriel, once again to Daniel. In Verse 19, Gabriel tells Daniel that he is very precious to God, to be encouraged and be strong.
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Week 36: Watchmen When a concept is repeated in God’s word we should listen. We are called to look out for one another, to be the watchmen for our brothers and sisters in Christ. I am ready for the challenge, are you with me?
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/watchmen
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Week 36: Detached God is our strength if we allow Him. God is our shepherd, our leader, our refuge. God is safety and stability, our shepherd.
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Week 35: Dependence The blessings of our lives are all due to God’s provision. We are utterly dependent on him as a newborn baby, just as the Israelites in the desert.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/dependents
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Week 35: Judgement “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.” Luke 6:37
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Week 34: Broken God‘s mercy renews in the promise of a new day. God is compassionate to our brokenness, whatever it may be, whatever consumes us he will provide protection. When everything is stripped away, at the base of everything, we still have God
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/broken
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Week 34: Cruel A friend of mine once said, “hurt people, hurt people”. Meaning people who are hurting on the inside will lash out and hurt others. How true this is.
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Week 33: False Prophets By going to God in prayer or searching his word together we can both empathize and do right without leading our friends and family to sin by justifying, rationalizing, defending, or making excuses for ungodly behavior.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/falseprophets
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Week 33: Weary This is what the LORD says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, Godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls…. Jeremiah 6:16; Seek out God
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Week 32: Divorce We are the bride, the bride who has all her needs met in God, and His provision, and His grace. We are the Israelites, never satisfied, always wanting more.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/divorce
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Week 32: Wrath We are angered because we feel disrespected, not loved, not valued just as God felt. We similarly express our anger and wrath. We have choices on the other side of wrath and anger. As always, we need to pray for guidance.
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Week 31: The Gift God listens to our prayers and what is in His will, He will make happen. God gave Hezekiah a new day, 15 years of new days.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/gift
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Week 31: Secure Only through praying and trusting in God’s word can we feel secure with the ground firmly beneath our feet.
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Week 30: Second Guessing God Wait for God’s timing. Listen to his voice. Follow his will. Praise God for what he has done.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/second
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Week 30: Stressed Lessening our overloaded, calming our stressed-out selves, and allowing Him in is the only way to get back to peace and alleviate stress.
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Week 29: Hevel, Hevel Hevel, the word used in Hebrew meaning like smoke or vapor, like your breath on a wintry morning.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/hevel
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Week 29: Yearning Ecclesiastes tells us to live fully, and then Song of Songs tells us to love passionately. We have only a short time on this earth, do not waste it.
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Week 28: Silence is Golden Solomon, in his Proverbs, gives us the option of wisdom or folly. Many times, our mouths give us away as either fool or wise.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/silence
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Week 28: Fretful Philippians 4:6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
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eek 27 Praise the Lord!
In Psalms 113 through 117 and in the call and response of chapter 118, we see the joyful hearts of the Israelites remembering where they came from and where they need to stay, in God‘s favor in God’s love, as God’s people.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/praise
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Week 27: Thirst If we lean on God and follow Him, He will make our paths true, quenching our thirst in Him.
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Week 26: Teaching Future Generations The Bible does not say we need an advanced degree to teach God’s wonders, we only need to share the love that God has for us and demonstrated it in our lives so that others can hear.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/teaching
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Week 26: Paranoid By trusting in God and His power, our thoughts of paranoia can be calmed because God has our back.
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Week 25: Shame, Guilt, Forgiveness
Only by being removed from our sin can we be truly free in God‘s love and blessings.
How does one come back from such a transgression (see Psalm 51)? 1. recognize God, His might, and His power as the only one who can provide mercy. 2. ask forgiveness 3. acknowledge the sin, name it 4. acknowledge that you have sinned against God and His commands for you to live a clean and holy life. Apologize or ask forgiveness of the one whom you hurt 5. acknowledge that we are not blameless and are born as a flawed individual 6. acknowledge God as Supreme who desires good in all of us 7. ask forgiveness of our sins and purge them so that we may be renewed and God 8. rejoice in our brokenness, only through God can we become whole again 9. create a clean slate so that we are not separated from God by our sin or shame 10. ask God, remove my guilt and shame so that I may teach others of Your love with a pure heart 11. release my feelings of guilt and shame so that I may praise God with an open heart 12. agree to sin no more
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/shame
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Week 25: Shaken In Psalms 55:22, David tells us to, ”Give your burdens to the Lord and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.” And I didn’t. I could be strong when I needed to, be still when I needed to, and just break down uncontrollably when I needed to.
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Week 24: God’s Deserved Honor Choosing the right path in God will always be a challenge for us, but it is our choice to follow God and the gifts He has in store for us in His kingdom that bring honor to His name.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/honor
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Week 24: Fatigued God gives us respite. God gives us complete direction. We recite the 23rd Psalm without thinking; we know it from rote memorization. But when we meditate on it, everything becomes so much clearer. God, through David, tells us to rest.
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Week 23: Just Listen Pray to God for our friends and thank God for being there and providing blessings in the struggle. Sometimes we are praying with our friends and sometimes we give them their space and praying for them in our own space.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/justlisten
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Week 23: Trapped Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
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Week 22: Accountability We are all accountable to God and our actions should portray this
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Week 22: Contempt Contempt breeds pain. Contempt breeds heartache, frustration, sadness, and anger
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Week 21: God’s Will What we do see over and over again is that God makes away for what is in His will. Let’s be open to God’s will, be obedient to God’s will, and the blessings His will brings.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/godswill
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Week 21: Guilt Forgiving ourselves must take place to move beyond feelings of shame and guilt. Forgiving ourselves and overcoming self-criticism, self-destructing behaviors (alcohol or food as a way of deadening emotions), self-sabotage (continuing lousy behavior, starting fights), believing you do not deserve good things, and releasing these feelings is essential for us to move on.
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Week 20: Peer Pressure How much easier is it to follow God's will when you surround yourself with other believers who encourage you via peer pressure
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/peerpressure
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Week 20: Peace Psalm 91:1 tells us that “those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” God tells us over and over again where to find rest. In His shadow, in His loving arms, in His presence.
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Week 19: What do I have to offer? What does your heart illustrate today?
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Week 19: Drive Solomon's drive to complete the Lord's house and celebrate God with significant sacrifices was rewarded by God's presence coming down to the temple. Solomon stuck with it and did not compromise or take his foot off the gas; he was strong, and he did the work.
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Week 18: Everlasting to Everlasting “Long ago the Lord said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.” Jeremiah 31:3 NLT
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Week 18: Loyalty Loyalty to God equals peace. With peace, I have freedom from pain, from anxiety, from anger, and wrath. God remains loyal to those who believe in him.
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Week 17: Financial Peace Isn't life about connections to God and others? Isn't it time for me to stop trying to impress others and start living, just living, for God and in God?
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Week 17: Rage We focus on being everything to everyone – the perfect mom, wife, partner, employee. We lose ourselves and sacrifice who we are in the process. When anything threatens our image of perfection or when something feels out of control, we lose it and rage.
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Week 16: Whisper Take time in God to listen to His gentle voice, His voice encouraging you, guiding you, leading you as He led Elijah.
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Week 16: Antagonistic I am the ego driven Jezebel. I am her, and she is me. So how do I realize this, recognize it, and release it?
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Week 15: Wisdom Only through God and seeking God’s wisdom and understanding can we be truly wise.
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Week 15: Suffering and Hope We, unlike David, have a new chapter in which to write in our stories. We are not done yet. We can bring back the hope of Solomon by asking for wisdom in guidance from the Lord, writing a new chapter in our lives.
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Week 14: Running From Sin Through David’s life, we see that God never leaves his people and we cannot run from his love.
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Week 14: Chosen Chosen, selected, wanted. Those words are so special in their meaning. When we speak of being chosen as people, we understand this to mean above others we are selected. Or, with other options available, we stood out.
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Week 13: God Chose Our Heart While the world judges us by what we say, how attractive we are, how toned our bodies are, God, judges us by our hearts and who we are in Him.
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Week 13: Obedience Saul disobeyed out of insecurity. Insecurity is flamed by anxiety in how others perceive us
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Week 12: Here I am What is God asking of you today?
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Week 12: Sad Sorrow and sadness are gifts that we cannot see at the time. Sorrow helps us process our feelings. Sadness guides us from where we are to where we want to be through the process of grief.
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Week 11: Learning from the Past We can learn from our past to create a better future if we plant our strength in God and the will to follow him.
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Week 11: Unfaithful Trust is difficult for many of us due to our past which shapes us, but our faithfulness to God requires that we trust in Him and His plan. We need to seek His guidance and listen to His quiet voice.
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Week 10: Trust in God Today, let’s pray that we learn to trust in God‘s plan and His desire for our lives rather than our own
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Week 10: Frightened Today, the fear may be different than the Israelite’s fear but no less real to each one of us. The question is; are they impacting God’s desire for our life? Are the fears holding us back from what God has destined for us to do?
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Week 9: Choices We have the same choice: do we follow God and live a life of promise and prosperity of spirit and blessing, or do we choose a different road away from God?
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Week 9: Helpless How do we overcome feelings of helplessness? By relying on God’s word, reading God’s word, and meditating on His Word, we can open ourselves to God and His desires in our lives.
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Week 8: Guard Your Heart In all things, guard your heart by surrounding yourself with other believers, being in the word, and praying to our Heavenly Father.
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Week 8: Jealousy God wants the best for us and it is through that desire for the best for us that God is jealous. He knows that through Him we will find the love, the acceptance, the peace we all long for.
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Week 7: Sacrifice Do good and share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Hebrews 13:16
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Week 7: Craving Sometimes when we are so deep in the every day, we do not even realize that we are thirsting for God.
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Week 6: The Blessing God loves us. His desire for us is love and peace, living in his grace. As we think of our blessings each day, let's also say prayers of blessings over each other.
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Week 6: Rested Rest is not only sleep, but also clearing one’s mind, creating room, creating margin in our lives like the margin on a piece of paper.
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Week 5: Love Your Neighbor God saw that His people struggled with loving one another and brought His Son to help soften the hearts of his people so that they could learn to love one another.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/neighbor
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Week 5: Accountable We all need some time out, some reflection on where our life is and where we want it to be.
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Week 4: Community We are in many different communities whether it is our workplace, where we live, or at our church. Each community plays a different role in our lives, but our role is always to support and build up others.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/community
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Week 4: Idolatrous We truly are stubborn and rebellious; but, God continually gives us chances to win back His favor
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Week 3: Self Doubt Lean on God when you feel self-doubt. Fear, he is a liar.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/fear-liar
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Week3: Small Minded Black and white thinking always comes in and causes small minded thinking. Open yourself up to the blessings that God has in store for you.
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Week 2: Obedience Keeping our eyes on God and our ears open to his word will guide us in obedience to the path we are meant to follow.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/2022-bible-study/obedience
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Week 2: Restless God gave women beautiful minds, and sometimes our wondrous and, let’s face it, constant thoughts, get in the way of being satisfied and content with the blessings that God has provided.
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Week 1: Controlling God loves us despite our shortcomings, as such we can release fear, release control, and let God continue to create beauty and love in our lives.
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Week 1: Vindictive We can’t change the past, but we can improve our future.
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Week 52: Loving John speaks of the new commandment in Christ, which is a commandment from the beginning—love God, love each other.
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Week 51: Anger 17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. James 3:17-18
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/anger
Mid week post:
This little light of mine Let His word in you shine by reflecting what God has put in your heart through reading his word. Let it shine, all the time, let it shine. Dec 16, 2021
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Week 50: Lazy Paul instructs us to use the gifts of God fervently, passionately, enthusiastically. • Live fully • Hearts on fire • For Christ Jesus • Make every moment count.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/lazy
Mid week post:
Hosea 6:6 “I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings. But like Adam, you broke my covenant and betrayed my trust.” Hosea 6:6-7 NLT Dec 11, 2021
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/Hosea6:6
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Week 49: Alienated How do we instead show our love so that newcomers do not feel alienated? Love like Jesus loved, embrace others who are different than us.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/alienated
Mid week post:
God’s Word Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalms 119:105 Nov 24, 2021
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Week 48: Irritated I Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/irritated
Mid week post:
God’s Word Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalms 119:105 Nov 24, 2021
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Week 47: Distress Paul’s words are so comforting to us. If God is with us, who can ever be against us? Amen to that.
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Mid week post:
Plan B Faith is a funny thing. We profess to have faith: faith in God, faith in Christ Jesus, faith in the Holy Spirit. But yet, we doubt. Nov 17, 2021
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Week 46: Renewal As I sit here, it is fall. I see the leaves break from their bonds to the tree as the wind gently blows, only to be released to the ground below. Just like our sin is removed, blowing away from us, allowing for renewal in the spring. God’s design in nature is fulfilling our desire for second chances.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/renewal
Mid week post:
Romans 8:15 – Deep Dive By turning to God, accepting Him as Lord and Father, and knowing His son died for our sins, God removes fear of enslavement and bondage to sin that separated us. We are His beloved children. Nov 10, 2021
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/romans-815-deep-dive
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Week 45: Troubled When we are feeling troubled or anxious, turning to God and seeking His peace will help put our soul at ease.
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Week 44: Startled or Shocked Today, we have God's words and miracles of times past all in one text, so it is easier for us to believe and trust. As well, we have each other to support our belief in God..
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Week 43: Lost We all are lost, lost to sin, lost to lust, last to worldly idols. We are all found by God and forgiven by His grace.
Midweek post: Praise
for they loved human praise more than praise from God. John 12:43
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Week 42: Proud Our pride can separate us from our chosen Destiny. It can close us off to the blessings God has in store for us. Our pride can shut out the good that others can offer. Jesus wants us to love others, accept others, give ourselves to others, and be the love in the world, sharing His light
Midweek post: Build your house upon the Rock
Habits are fundamentals, a central or primary principal on which something is based. Our habits, our fundamentals, can define us and our behaviors. What we build upon is what we become. Oct 13, 2021
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/rock
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Week 41: Alone With God, we are never alone. God tells us in Matthew 28:20; He is always with us. And when we are still, we can feel Him carrying us as we are His children, safe in His loving arms. When people let you down, as they will, turn to God, trust in God, and feel God's presence.
Midweek post:
I Corinthians 15:10 If you are like me, you berate yourself for your past. Things that are long forgotten still roll around in my mind. What does God say?
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/i-corinthians-1510
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Week 40: Anxiety God desires that we find peace and rest in Him. God wants us to have an easy mind full of love and light. God does not want us to feel burdened or heavy
Midweek post:
Romans 8:28 For many years I fought for my own will, my own desires. But what does God want for our lives?
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/romans-828
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Week 39: Strong How do we build muscle? By tearing down muscle fibers and building stronger bonds in their place. The same is true with our spiritual strength. We need to tear down what we think we know and build ourselves up by praying to God, reading His Word, and trusting in Him.
Midweek post:
Hello, my name is Christine, and I am a Martha
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/martha
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Week 38: Compassion God wants us to love, give grace, and compassion to all.
Midweek post: Worthy of Love
Pray for those who do not feel worthy of love.
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/worthy-of-love
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Week 37: Mournful On the other side of mourning is hope. In Daniel’s dreams (Chapter 10), God sends his angel, Gabriel, once again to Daniel. In Verse 19, Gabriel tells Daniel that he is very precious to God, to be encouraged and be strong.
Midweek post: Setting Boundaries
God did so well to set the example of boundaries: Heaven and earth, day and night. We only need to follow His example.
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Week 36: Detached God is our strength if we allow Him. God is our shepherd, our leader, our refuge. God is safety and stability, our shepherd.
Midweek post: Trust and Obey
Trust and obey, for there's no other way To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
See what Job says about trusting in God.
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/trust-and-obey
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/detached
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Week 35: Judgement “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.” Luke 6:37
Midweek post: My Body
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Week 34: Cruel A friend of mine once said, “hurt people, hurt people”. Meaning people who are hurting on the inside will lash out and hurt others. How true this is.
Midweek post: Learning to Pray
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/learning-how-to-pray
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/cruel
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Week 33: Weary This is what the LORD says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, Godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls…. Jeremiah 6:16; Seek out God
Midweek post: Learning to Pray
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/learning-how-to-pray
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Week 32: Wrath We are angered because we feel disrespected, not loved, not valued just as God felt. We similarly express our anger and wrath. We have choices on the other side of wrath and anger. As always, we need to pray for guidance.
Midweek post: Thin line between brave and stupid
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/thin-line
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Week 31: Secure Only through praying and trusting in God’s word can we feel secure with the ground firmly beneath our feet
Midweek post: Tempted to Leave
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Week 30: Stressed Lessening our overloaded, calming our stressed-out selves, and allowing Him in is the only way to get back to peace and alleviate stress.
Midweek post: Religious Shame
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/religious-shame
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Week 29: Yearning Ecclesiastes tells us to live fully, and then Song of Songs tells us to love passionately. We have only a short time on this earth, do not waste it.
Midweek post: Running ahead of God
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Week 28: Fretful Philippians 4:6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done
Midweek post: Filter your expectations through God
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Week 27: Thirst If we lean on God and follow Him, He will make our paths true, quenching our thirst in Him.
Midweek post: Ford vs Ferrari
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Week 26: Paranoid By trusting in God and His power, our thoughts of paranoia can be calmed because God has our back.
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Week 25: Shaken In Psalms 55:22, David tells us to, ”Give your burdens to the Lord and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.” And I didn’t. I could be strong when I needed to, be still when I needed to, and just break down uncontrollably when I needed to.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/letter-to-my-dad
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Week 24: Fatigued God gives us respite. God gives us complete direction. We recite the 23rd Psalm without thinking; we know it from rote memorization. But when we meditate on it, everything becomes so much clearer. God, through David, tells us to rest.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/conceding-the-fight
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Week 23: Trapped Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/am-i-team-me-or-team-god
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Week 22: Contempt Contempt breeds pain.
Contempt breeds heartache, frustration, sadness, and anger
Week 21: Guilt Forgiving ourselves must take place to move beyond feelings of shame and guilt. Forgiving ourselves and overcoming self-criticism, self-destructing behaviors (alcohol or food as a way of deadening emotions), self-sabotage (continuing lousy behavior, starting fights), believing you do not deserve good things, and releasing these feelings is essential for us to move on.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/a-letter-to-my-mother
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Week 20: Peace Psalm 91:1 tells us that “those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” God tells us over and over again where to find rest. In His shadow, in His loving arms, in His presence.
Special Mother’s Day midweek post:
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Week 19: Drive Solomon's drive to complete the Lord's house and celebrate God with significant sacrifices was rewarded by God's presence coming down to the temple. Solomon stuck with it and did not compromise or take his foot off the gas; he was strong, and he did the work.
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/mid-week/christines-mother
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https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/drive
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Week 18: Loyalty Loyalty to God equals peace. With peace, I have freedom from pain, from anxiety, from anger, and wrath. God remains loyal to those who believe in him.
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We focus on being everything to everyone – the perfect mom, wife, partner, employee. We lose ourselves and sacrifice who we are in the process. When anything threatens our image of perfection or when something feels out of control, we lose it and rage.
Full Study https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/rage
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I am the ego driven Jezebel. I am her, and she is me. So how do I realize this, recognize it, and release it?
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We have a new chapter in which to write in our stories. We’re not done yet. We can bring back the hope of Solomon by asking for wisdom and guidance from the Lord, writing a new chapter in our lives. Full Episode Text: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/suffering-hope Mailing List: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/contact
Chosen, selected, wanted. Those words are so special and their meaning. When we speak of being chosen as people, we understand this to mean above all others we are selected. Or, with other options available we stood out. Full Episode Text: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/chosen Mailing List: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/contact
We are disobedient for different reasons. Saul disobeyed out of insecurity. Insecurity flamed by anxiety and how others perceive us. Have you been there? Full Episode Text: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/obedience Mailing List: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/contact
Sorrow and sadness or gifts that we cannot see at the time. Sorrow helps us process our feelings. Through the process of grief, sadness guides us from where we are to where we want to be. Full Episode Text: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/sad Mailing List: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/contact
Trust is difficult for many of us due to our past which shapes us, but our faithfulness to God requires that we trust in Him and His plan. We need to seek His guidance and listen to His quiet voice.
Link: https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/unfaithful
Today out fear may be different than the Israelites fear but no less real to each one of us. The question: is our fear impacting God’s desire for our life? Are our fears holding us back from what God has destined for us to do?
How do we overcome feelings of helplessness? By relying on God’s word, reading God’s word, and meditating on His word.
God wants the best for us and it is through that desire for the best for us that God is jealous. He knows that through Him we will find the love, the acceptance, the peace we all long for.
Sometimes when we are so deep in the every day, we do not even realize we are thirsting for God.
Rest is not only sleep, but also clearing one’s mind, creating room, creating margin in our lives like the margin on a piece of paper.
The atonement process was created so that we have time to reflect on her sin, think about what we have done. We all need some time out, some reflection on where life is and where we want it to be.
Dive into the motion of idolatrous. Being authentic and taking responsibility for emotions based on biblical guidance.
Black and white thinking can come in and cut small minded thinking. Open yourself up to the blessings that God has in store for you.
https://www.responsiblyauthentic.com/biblestudy/small-minded
Topic: Restless, read Genesis 26-48. You can see the study in its entirety at responsiblyauthentic.com. God gave women beautiful minds, and sometimes our wonders and constant thoughts get in the way of being satisfied and content with the blessings that God has provided.
Topic: Vindictive, read Genesis 1-25, verse Genesis 4:24. You can see the study in its entirety at www.responsiblyauthentic.com