The Single Parent Preacher: Recent Episodes
Alex Mihailoff
God has a plan for us as single parents. We can be healed and we are not alone. Let's come together and support each other emotionally and spiritually.
An announcement of what has been going on and what to expect in the future.
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In the first episode recorded from Crossing in Grace, we talk about how to become who God made you to be: the best version of you.
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Three certainties in life: death, taxes, and change. Let's do the things we need to do to navigate those changes for the betterment of God, ourselves, and our kids.
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Email: thesingleparentpreacher@gmail.com
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Life is all about transitions. What we need to do I accept that and be able to move on.
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To follow God, we are told we need to be humble. Problem is we're all prideful. Let's talk about breaking down those pride walls.
We all face struggles. The Bible has a lot to say about what to do in those times. Let's take a few minutes to look at just a couple examples and see how we can apply them today.
We all want freedom. Freedom from habits, addiction, stress, bills, etc. What if the freedom we really need isn't from a new job or a support group but the kind of freedom that Jesus gives us? What could that look like? Let's look at a story from Acts and find out.
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We can forget that what we do affects other people or don't think about how much. Let's take a look at a couple of times Jesus worked a miracle but we don't think about how much He impacted the world around Him and how His life in us has an impact far beyond just what and who we can see.
Hearing God's voice can be hard. I think we create a lot of that difficulty ourselves though. Let's talk about how we can approach listening to God with a different mind and heart so we can hear what He's saying.
Isolation doesn't have to be scary. There are great things we can and God wants to accomplish in our lives when we are by ourselves. Let's change our perspective to see what can be done instead of worrying about what we can't do.
It is easy to lose yourself. It is hard to find yourself. Let's talk about how we have maybe lost ourselves and some things we can do to find ourselves again.
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We need to overcome our human instinct to view the person as the problem and not address their behavior. None of us want to be judged by the worst thing we ever did because that doesn't reflect who we are. God views us so much differently than we view ourselves and others. Let's get His perspective.
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There is real freedom in forgiveness but it can be so hard. Let's see what it really means to forgive.
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This episode, we look into mistakes we can make interacting with and disciplining our kids, what the Bible says about it, and things to look out for so we can raise our kids the way God wants us to.
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It's easy to get distracted by the reports around us. It's easy to be discouraged when people say that it's not worth trying. Fear is easier than belief. That's not what God wants for us. Let's learn how to focus on the words of Jesus and not the people who speak fear into our lives.
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Our stories are not nice stories. They involve pain, heartache, and struggle. That is not where the story has to end.
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It's so easy to get lost in everything that is said that we can forget that we are created and never lose our value in the eyes of God.
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So many things are complicated now. Culture, technology, even coffee is more complex than ever before. Our faith shouldn't be. Let's go back to the simple truths of what being a Christian means and takes.
If you want to get in contact with me, here are the places you can. Thank you for your time as always.
Twitter: @SPPreacherPod
E-mail: thesingleparentpreacher@gmail.com
It's so easy to focus on problems. Let's remember what God has done for us and be thankful.
It's important to examine yourself. To forgive who you were are accept who you are. What comes next? It's time to do something new.
We all have a past. We've all done thing we're not proud of. It does no good to hold a grudge against the past versions of ourselves. Let's talking about how to forgive the person we see in the mirror.
When we become single parents, there's a fundamental change in our lives. We have to be someone new. The more we fight against that basic fact, the harder everything is.
We all have painful pasts. We wish we could have done better. But the past is over. We live in the present and we need to be changing and healing now. Let's talk about letting the past drive us towards the future God has for us.
What does the Bible say about single parents? What does God see in us? Let's look at the Bible story that shows what God did specifically for a single parent.
We can't do everything. I think we are able to do more than we believe though. We need to know what our limits are, where the come from, and which ones we can break.
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Loneliness is a problem everyone struggles with. It's probably the thing I struggle with the most. I originally felt guilty about that and then realized that it's normal. It's about what you do with that feeling that matters.
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No matter how you came to be a single parent, you lost something. Let's talk about how we handle this vs how we should be handling it and why it's ok to cry.
The easiest thing to do is lose track of time. We do so much every day. What are we really accomplishing though? Let's talk about doing what matters with our time instead of just getting through our days.
We previously talked about being honest when we ask for help but we have another question to answer: why ask for help at all?
We all expect certain things out of life. Some of those things come from us. Some are imposed on us by others. The problem becomes when we value our expectations over the real things that are happening and what God wants for our lives.
It is so easy to get trapped in what is familiar, even if that familiar thing is pain. The pain that brought us here is a part of us and we have to live with it but we don't have to live in it. We need to be healing. The first step is to be willing to leave the pain behind.
We've talked about emotionally moving on. You're a new person now. So much of that is unseen though. It can be hard to quantify those things. Let's take a few minutes to talk about how physical stuff we have can damage or hinder our emotional healing.
Time for a Change: Part 2
Bad habits were meant to be broken. Unnecessary survival mechanisms were meant to be broken. Let's look at how we can refocus and break into true life.
Time for a Change: Part 1
The first few episodes were about examining ourselves, identifying our pain, and being able to acknowledge what's truly wrong. We start, now, to talk about external things we can do to start healing as well.
Music by @jameswbellmusic
Starting the Dialogue: Part 5
We've spent the last few episodes talking about doing work internally. It's time we took a look at what we need to do to express ourselves outwardly.
Music by @jameswbellmusic
Starting the Dialogue: Part 4
Healing is a lot of work. Work that can get very discouraging very fast.
We need some help. What are we really working for? Let's let God give us that help and hope.
Starting the Dialogue Part 3
We think about integrity and honesty as how we act towards and around other people. Acting with honesty and integrity towards others is something we generally strive to do, but what about with ourselves? Can we really say we've been honest with ourselves or do we live in a constant state of denial?
Starting the Dialogue: Part 2
It's about time we talked about who we are as individuals, not just by the name on our license or the job that we have, but who we are mentally, emotionally, and spiritually now. Not who we used to be, but who we currently are.
Starting the Dialogue: Part 1
As far as I can tell, every single parent's story has pain in it. Mine certainly does.
Out of respect for that, I want to establish some ground rules that we can all (hopefully) agree on. This is to be a place where our pain can be addressed and brought to God for healing, not a place of judgment.
Let's come together and start the healing process today.
Music by @jameswbellmusic