The Unmasked Life Podcast: Recent Episodes
Matt Manney
Inspirational podcast- helping you leverage your past, fulfill your purpose, and unmask your potential. God has a plan and purpose for your life to live unashamed. Join Matt Manney for uncensored, authentic, and relatable content dealing with how to develop healthy relationships, understanding your personality, and cultivating a relationship with Jesus. In his funny, storytelling style you'll get an inside seat to life's highs, lows, and all the tension in between. This podcast is for people who struggle with relationships, want to make sense of their life, and live free of shame.
Excerpt: As God lays something on your heart, you won’t be able to shake it. He’ll keep bringing it to mind. It may be he wants you to help a neighbor, invite a friend to church, or something as big as starting a business. Whatever God is speaking to you, the more you respond to his “still small voice,” the louder and more assured you will be of what he is asking you to do. The amazing part of all this is that God doesn’t demand of you and me. He simply invites us into a relationship with him. That invitational approach will follow you the rest of your life as he extends one invite after another to trust him.
Excerpt: Jesus showed us that we need to be in alignment with God’s will and purpose in heaven and pray to that end here on earth. Allowing God to redirect you is allowing God’s will to be done in your life as it is in heaven. Allow God to pull your heart into the auto show of heaven and align your heart with his heart for you.
Excerpt: As you hear God’s Word, read God’s Word, and study God’s Word, you can meditate on God’s Word in your mind. If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate.
This is how you renew your mind and create a life you love. This process is what it means to live by faith that is not just in your head or heart, but a faith that is lived out through your daily habits. So we can say the life we now live is one completely by faith. We have to be careful not to try to live it in our own power but through the help of the Holy Spirit working in and through us.
Excerpt: To create a life that is going somewhere instead of nowhere, start by putting God first each and every day. Ask him what he has for you for the day. Allow him to direct each and every step. If we do this, we won’t get to the end of our lives and find ourselves in a place we never thought we’d be.
Excerpt: We need Jesus, first of all, to be our source of strength. We need each other to help us grow and get through the tough times. What’s most amazing is that you are more resilient than you think. When you’re spiritually healthy, you can produce a life that brings life to those around you as you find your strength in Jesus.
Excerpt: We have to find a way to find our encouragement in God each and every day before we go about our day, or we will never have what we need to give out to others. One of the best ways to do that is to spend time with God before you get your day going.
Scripture:
David was greatly distressed; but [he] encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
-1 Samuel 30:6
Excerpt: You can live a life for God and for others. That’s not a life you “have” to live as though it were a burden. That is a life you “get” to live as a blessing to others.
Your dream job, dream home, the opportunity of a lifetime is no longer about God just blessing you. Creating a life you love is about pursuing God’s blessing on your life so that you might be a blessing to others.
Pray today, “God use me so that I might be a blessing to others.”
Scripture:
11 Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God. 12 So two good things will result from this ministry of giving—the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God.
-2 Corinthians 9:11-12 NLT
Excerpt: A life spent living for myself is a wasted life. It’s a waste of time and resources; it’s a waste of love.
God created us to live a life of abundance. The only way to find that abundance is to live a life that empties us of self and flows into other people.
Scripture:
The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
-John 10:10 NLT
Excerpt: Each of us has a purpose for our life. God created you specifically to be able to fulfill the plan and purpose he has for your life. God has not given up on the gift he placed in your hands. Don’t give up on the gift, either.
Excerpt: Walking worthy of God’s purpose for your life isn’t about whether you have what it takes to live for God. Walking worthy of God’s purpose is not about if you are enough, adequate, or even the best qualified. Walking worthy simply means you give your time, your energy, your health, and your energy to walking out God’s purpose in your life. “Walk worthy” means you make God’s purpose your goal, you take people with you, and you raise awareness for God’s glory and for the benefit of others.
Scripture:
"...that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;"
-Colossians 1:10 NKJV
Excerpt: No matter where you are, your purpose is not determined by a place. Your purpose is determined by your Creator. Lean into, love, and live out with passion who God created you to be and what God called you to do.
Excerpt: God has not given up on you. Don’t give up on pursuing your purpose. In time, you’ll find your rhythm. You’ll find what works and what doesn’t. You’ll discover you have a whole lot of beautiful pieces of pottery of all shapes, sizes, colors, and kinds. Just remember: if you’re not dead, God’s not done with you.
Excerpt: God created you for a purpose that will be born out of your pain and problems and even your passions. God put you on this earth to be His solution for the problems people are facing.
What pain are you feeling? What problem are you facing? What passion are you finding deep in your heart?
Excerpt: Before you lose heart and get discouraged by failure and difficulty, remember: Jesus made you. To put it in non-grammatical terms so you don’t forget, I’ll put it this way: Jesus don’t make junk. Keep serving, working, writing, inventing, thinking, singing, producing, managing, building, mentoring, helping, teaching, dancing, and creating.
Excerpt: The treasure you unearth in understanding who God created you to be is worth far more than any sunken treasure hidden on the ocean floor. Live out who God created you to be and make your life a gift to the people around you.
Excerpt: The truth is that God has created us all completely different from each other. In the end, we are all just “special snowflakes.” While we may roll our eyes and laugh at that, there is truth behind that statement. Be the snowflake, just not an entitled one.
Excerpt: The key is living each day as if it were your last. Clarity comes when we focus on Jesus. If Jesus were to call you home to heaven a week from now or a month from now, how would that change how you live today?
Excerpt: Know your personality, and you’ll know your place. Know you are beloved as you are, and you’ll know you belong where you are.
Excerpt: Our responsibility is two-part: (1) to understand our God-given wiring and personality so that we can better understand other people’s God-given wiring and personality, and (2) to use the healthy, mature, Spirit-filled personality God created in us to show his glory and bring good into the world.
Excerpt: Just as much as your eye color, height, and other physical features are created by God, your personality is a part of who God created you to be. You may struggle with accepting how God created you physically. That’s for another study. The struggle you face of not liking your personality is simply a matter of understanding a few principles from Scripture and applying them to your life and relationships. Once you begin to see your personality as a strength and not a weakness, you’ll learn to be free to impact your world for God’s glory and others’ good.
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Excerpt: Each passing day is one step closer to finally and forever being home. As we run from this earthly home searching for more, we will never be fully or finally satisfied until we arrive in our eternal home.
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Excerpt: David could face his fear of death because he was certain that this was not the end but just the beginning of a life in eternity or as he puts it, “forever.”
Excerpt: When you need courage, God is standing with you! “In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me.” (Psalm 59:10)
Excerpt: All the good we read in Psalm 103 is forfeited when we refuse to forgive. I don’t know about you, but that’s a forfeit of forgiveness I can’t afford to lose. Who do you need to forgive today as God forgives you?
Excerpt: I love second chances. I think we all do. Second chances are the thing we hold on to for hope. It’s the flip side of a “what if” worry to “what if” wonder. “What if things did turn around, work out, and succeed?” Yes, that is what we’re hoping for.
Excerpt: Jesus prayed, “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12)
Why should we forgive? Paul tells us to forgive others because God forgives us. (Philippians 4:32)
Excerpt: The right response to our sins is to confess and take responsibility. We confess to receive forgiveness from God. We confess to restore our relationship with others. The goal of confessing is responsibility and restoration.
Excerpt: Sometimes it feels like God is actively working against us. It’s in these times, we seek God’s rest. What’s God’s answer for you when you’re exhausted? More work? Trying harder to do better? No.
Excerpt: Waiting is the most active action you and I can take in light of what we learn from David. How is God inviting you to wait today?
Excerpt: Life is tough, but life also affords amazing results for those who plant in one season to reap in the next. The reminder today is you are not alone when you win or lose. Win or lose God is with you.
Excerpt: Remember: Fear is just “False Expectations Appearing Real.” You have nothing to fear when you have God with you, for you, and in you.
Excerpt: Overwhelm: bury or drown beneath a huge mass. Have you ever been there? Are you there? Overwhelmed?
Excerpt: You may not have physical mountains to run to per se, but where do you turn for help when you need it? What do you have in your life that is a cue and reminder that God is your help? For David, it was a mountain.
Excerpt: No matter how much your heart is breaking, God’s heart is breaking for your children no matter what age they may be.
Excerpt: Grief isn’t just for the loss of a loved one. Grief is essential to process any loss, period.
Excerpt: Whatever pain you may feel, choose to accept the truth that God loves you. Overwhelm your pain with the power of the word of God. Overcome your pain with the peace found in the presence of God.
Excerpt: God’s plan and purpose for us and our loved ones who put their trust in God is for us to live with him forever. As the pain of loss ebbs and flows in our heart, God will wipe away the tears from our eyes one day when we have the greatest and grandest family reunion.
Excerpt: God won’t leave us. It’s in the times of obscurity God did his greatest work in the lives of so many heroes of the faith. Just look at Hebrews 11 to see how God used seasons of obscurity to prepare people for seasons of opportunity, maturity, security, and prosperity.
Are you in a season of darkness that God is using to prepare you for a season of deliverance?
Excerpt: There are times in our lives that we cry out to God and hear no answer. We wonder if it’s that God can’t hear us or that we can’t hear God. It’s the chicken or the egg. Which came first? Which is the problem?
Excerpt: When you are discouraged, remember that God goes before you. God is with you. God loves you.
Excerpt: David knew that the only steps worth taking were steps following God. Stepping in any other direction wouldn’t take him where he needed to go.
Excerpt: You can’t feel your way into obedience. You can’t feel your way into action. God wants us to act our way into a feeling. That happens when we let God lead. What is God leading you to do?
Excerpt: When you have little to no defense, you can fight your battles by letting God fight your battles.
Excerpt: No matter what new legislation prevails or injustice goes unanswered, God is still in control. Our trust is in God, not the government.
Excerpt: Remember God has not left you or abandoned you. You may feel lonely, but you are never alone.
Excerpt: Hope is always an option. Hope is never a feeling and always a choice. What will you choose to believe today? Where will you put your hope?
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Excerpt: The times we want to throw in the towel, remember that a boxer in the fight no matter how tired they might be can’t throw in the towel. Only the boxer’s coach can make that call. Similarly, we have to choose to stay in the fight and not give up. It will be worth it one day.
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Excerpt: It could be that you gain perspective when you take a posture of worship instead of worry. It could be that you ask God to bring you clarity the next time you’re sitting in church or hear a sermon preached. God has the last say in who wins. Trust in God’s timing and don’t despair.
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Excerpt: If you feel forgotten, let those emotions be the cue to remember, “I may feel forgotten, but I will not forget God is good.”
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Excerpt:No matter where you are, no matter where you go, no matter how far you run, you are never too lost to be found by God.
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For the one who feels so lonely, abandoned even, God is ever and always near. For the one whose heart breaks and feels hopeless, find hope in God’s presence and promises. God is ever and always by your side. You are not alone.
In this 30-day devotional, you will discover some of the greatest promises in all of the Bible in the collection of songs called Psalms. Learn about the six times in life we can know we are not alone. From the seasons of stress to family struggles, you will learn the promises for times of uncertainty even the promises for facing your final days on this earth.
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Excerpt: All God accomplishes in your life is for his glory and your good. Your life is about making God look good.
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Excerpt: If God put such time and care into forming you in your mother’s womb, how much more does God care about the circumstances forming around you right now in your life?
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Excerpt: The greatest encouragement is the promise David leaves us with: God will not allow us to be shaken. Maybe your world is shaking around you on the outside. God cuts through the worry and wobble of our world to bring our feet on solid ground.
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Excerpt: No matter how much of a sweet tooth you may have, nothing compares to the sweetness of God’s lovingkindness.
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Excerpt: No matter how sad you may feel today, your sadness is not forever. No matter how alone you feel today, you are not alone.
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Excerpt: Appreciation for creation leads us to a greater connection with our Creator. When that connection happens, we are moved to consider our finite place on this earth and this time in history. Change your attention to release the tension within your life.
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Excerpt: It’s easy to get distracted and caught up in looking at all there is to be offered around us. God calls us to turn our attention away from the billboards of life and take a closer look at ourselves and our God.
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Excerpt: The longer you walk with God the larger you grow in your faith and trust, and the smaller the “mountains” and “valleys” become.
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Excerpt: The restlessness of your soul is so profound you never even realized how much you long for deep connection.
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Excerpt: Life can take us in extremes. We are so busy and distracted we can’t hear from God. The other extreme is we grow so distant from God we can’t pick up on his cues trying to reach us.
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Excerpt: You can do life alone, or you can do life with Jesus.
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Excerpt: Jesus told the disciples he was leaving them. He reassured them, though, that they were going to have an advocate or friend in place of Jesus, the Holy Spirit.
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Excerpt: God’s power may not remove the pain of a situation, but He does give us the encouragement to go through a difficulty. On the other side of the cross, what the disciples couldn’t see as possible became possible with Jesus. Death was possible. Resurrection was impossible. Jesus proved to do the impossible.
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Excerpt: Jesus’ presence in your life is Jesus’ presence in your boat. The worst time to jump ship is in the midst of a storm.
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Excerpt: God’s provision is just a testament to God’s presence in our lives. He takes us through times of testing to develop our confidence and trust in Him.
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Excerpt: When we face a time of difficulty, temptation, or testing we feel paralyzed with what to do for our next step. Satan may put on the pressure, the world around us may close in, but God is making a tunnel for us to escape.
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Excerpt: A relationship with Jesus changes everything. A life of sin and guilt is no longer viewed by God through the lens of punishment and condemnation. Jesus took our punishment for our sin.
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Excerpt: Sometimes we feel like we're having the worst day ever. The next time you feel like you’re having a bad day, just remember our amateur motorcycle mechanic and his wife. That kind of day helps put things into perspective.
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Excerpt: We are promised a place to call our home away from this home on earth. The best part of our heavenly home is that we won’t be alone. Jesus will be with us forever.
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Excerpt: Jesus is that friend for you and me. As much joy as a dog wagging his tail and waiting at the door for us may bring, Jesus says that he will never leave us nor forsake us.
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Excerpt: Crisis times in our lives can paralyze us. The questions of “what if” consume our minds. Waiting on God is not a passive response but an active response.
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Excerpt: Suffering is temporary. Strength is long-lasting. God allows suffering in one season to bring us strength for the next season of life.
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Excerpt: God allows stress-filled times into our lives so that we draw closer to Him, and He can then make us more like Him. That is far more valuable than gold.
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Excerpt: It’s tough when we see our bank account limp along on life support, while another person is buying gold-plated toilet bowl brushes. Paul understood the struggle. But he found a key that can help us get through life regardless of what’s in our bank account.
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Excerpt: Times of crisis can feel like Murphy’s Law—everything is going wrong. An Old Testament prophet by the name of Habakkuk understood Murphy’s Law thousands of years ago.
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Excerpt: Hope is the anticipation of good to come. When you lose hope, you can’t move forward in life.
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Excerpt: Paul tells us in Philippians 4:8 a similar sentiment. “Focus on things that are pure, just, beautiful, inspiring, truthful, and encouraging.” He encourages us to think on those things. What we watch impacts how we think. How we think impacts how we feel. How we feel impacts the decisions we make.
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Excerpt: What if our conditions didn’t dictate to us our level of contentment? What if our level of contentment dictated how we saw our circumstances?
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Excerpt: Maybe you’re facing your own unnamed perfect storm right now. You’re fearful of your circumstances swallowing you up. You fear no rescue party could find you.
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Excerpt: God says that feelings of fear are not from Him. He gives feelings of love and power that result in soundness of mind. If God isn’t the one who puts fear in our hearts, where does that fear come from?
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Excerpt: Sunday reminds us prison doors can open, hope walks with the hurting, joy comes in the morning, and Jesus stands in the room. When Jesus stood in the room, it meant everything had changed. When Jesus stands in the room, it means everything can change. You need to hear Jesus call your name, hold your hand, and restore you from shame. You need to know Jesus died on Friday, but he rose on Sunday. You need to know that because Jesus has risen, you can rise. Friday is done, but your Sunday is coming.
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Excerpt: We overcompensate all the time. We masquerade through life, trying to prove our worth by our silence, exuberance, arrogance, achievement, or self-righteous idealism. All these labels are self-imposed. Jesus came to remove labels and show us love.
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Excerpt: Peter is like you and me. He thought playing the game of life was about proving himself, being the best, and out-muscling the competition. Old habits die hard.
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Excerpt: Mary needed to hear Jesus’ voice. Thomas needed to hold Jesus' hand. For Peter, his next step was to go fishing. Peter needed to know everything was okay. He needed to know Jesus still loved him.
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Excerpt: Thomas put the burden of proof on Jesus. “Jesus has to prove to me that he is alive.” But Jesus put the burden of belief on Thomas: “Thomas, stop doubting and believe.”
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Excerpt from episode: The first step to restoring your faith happens when Jesus calls your name. How does he call your name? It’s him calling you in a sunrise. It’s Jesus calling you in the downpour of a rainstorm. It’s his voice you hear in the coo of a newborn. It’s the laughter of a child, the smile of a man standing with a sign asking for help from a dirty roadside. It’s in the touch of a hand, a hug from a friend. It’s the kiss of a loved one. It’s Jesus calling you.
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Excerpt: All that we believe today will be seen one day. Our faith will be sight.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
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Excerpt: God got you through those times in the past. He can get you through those storms. A Short memory is one reason why I’m such a big proponent of journaling.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
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Excerpt: In the season of trusting, we walk in confident love with no shame because God’s love fills and overflows from our lives.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: A part of growing up in our faith is growing deep in our faith. The deeper our roots go, the stronger we will be in tough times.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Love done right happens in real-time relationships. Loving out loud takes time. It’s messy and complex at times.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Show the love of Jesus first and then talk about it. Even better, show the love of Jesus and let others talk about it.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: In a healthy relationship, we want to do whatever we can to please the one we love. It takes honor, courage, grit, and boldness to love like this.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: In a healthy relationship, we want to do whatever we can to please the one we love. It takes honor, courage, grit, and boldness to love like this.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Fruitfulness and faith go hand-in-hand. The faith and trust we place in Jesus brings about a fruit in our life and the lives of those around us.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Jesus wants us to see how much we need him. We are like grape branches. Apart from Jesus we can’t thrive let alone survive.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: God is so patient in his approach with his children. He often uses tests, temptations, and trespasses to grow his kids up and mature. That’s why God calls the church to make disciples.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Too often some of the weeds that keep us from producing fruit in our lives are things we don’t want to acknowledge. We’re afraid to tell people what we’re struggling with.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: You’ll overestimate what you can do in a day. You’ll underestimate what God can do through you over a lifetime.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Of all we can do to keep a tender heart and keep our hearts soft toward God, forgiveness is the key. Forgiveness is the reset button for our soul.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: You are never too far gone for God’s word to change your heart.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Think of worry like your laptop or desktop computer. The more apps or programs you have open, the slower your computer runs. The fewer open windows on your screen, the faster your computer operates. Worry slows us down.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Remember that while you may fear missing out, you might worry over things beyond your control, you might not have enough so you’re chasing money, Jesus calls us to find our rest in him.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: We have tried to keep up. We’re tired of keeping up. So we settle for getting out of the race. The best way to find our release is in a reality that isn’t real.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: God gave us 24-hours in a day to accomplish what he wants us to do in this life. Jesus was limited to 24-hours, yet he still was able to find time to get done what he set out to do.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: We take on too much too soon in worry. We fill our calendars and schedules because we don’t want to miss out. We don’t want our kids to miss out. We don’t want someone to think less of us so we succumb to the demands of other people’s agendas.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Clarity helps us to know exactly if we are willing to pay the cost involved. Jesus taught a crowd of people by talking about a contractor and a king.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: A commitment to a job, a team, a family, a friend, a church, a cause, a community, or Jesus requires us to say ‘No’ to many and any other possible option vying for our time and attention.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Dare to dream about a life that is built on a habit of commitments instead of abandonments. A life of maturity rests on decisions of stability.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: What’s keeping you from committing? The tension you feel in your heart to follow through is the very place God is inviting you to take the next step.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: You can finish what you start because God is the one working in and through you. If you’re not dead, God is not done with you.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: God has you in a season of testing. When does the teacher stop talking to the class? They stop teaching when they are testing the students. God may not be speaking, but he hasn’t abandoned you. He may be allowing you to go through a season of testing.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Satan doesn’t want people to grow in their life. He doesn’t want the Word of God to come in contact with their life. Why? He doesn’t want people to receive the word of God because he knows the power it has to change a heart and life.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: Losing a friendship turns a heart quickly. Disappointment and unmet expectations turn friends of God into foes of God. Broken trust, unkept promises, and habitual neglect foster an unhealthy friendship. No matter what the circumstance was, losing a relationship causes even the most optimistic to question their choice in friendship and trust in God.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: “I can’t trust you anymore.” Have you ever heard those words? They hurt. They cut to the heart…both parties involved.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength. In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Excerpt: For many people who hear God’s word week in and week out but don’t change, it could be the result of a hard heart. But how did they get there? Most often, what we see as hostility is hurt.
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength.
In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Faith for the Impossible Devotional with Questions for Further Study and Daily Bible Reading Prompts on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Looking for the key to developing a stronger Faith in Jesus? Unlock the trust that surpasses your darkest fears and uncover the faith to face your greatest struggles with God’s strength.
In this 30-day miniseries devotional, you will learn the three obstacles that stand in the way of growing your faith. Uncover how you can have faith for the future. Learn the secret to following Jesus when you’re fearful to commit, and how you can weather any storm with a depth of Faith unlike you’ve ever experienced.
You can find the Devotional on ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
You can find a Small Group Study Guide 40 Days of Faith at ManneyResources.com or Amazon.com
Elizabeth Meyers is an Air Force wife (also served in the military), mom, blogger, author, speaker, and podcaster. She shares with us how she lost a baby in her second trimester of pregnancy, struggling with depression, and learning how to get help when she needed it most. Elizabeth gives us tips on how to help a friends who is struggling, what to look for in a good counselor when you're struggling, and how to balance a busy schedule while loving your family and fulfilling your calling by God.
Scott Kedersha is our marriage-relationship guru on the podcast this week. We dive in on this tough topic of the problem and power of pornography, why it's destructive to a marriage, the myths and deceptions for those who aren't married, and why life is more than porn. Scott talks to us about being a dad and a husband and doing life with people. You'll love this candid conversation with Scott as we pull back the curtain and talk about when falling in love isn't enough. Find more information about Scott and his book Ready or Knot in the Show Notes Here.
Lia Key is sunshine and gold in a bottle. She knocks it out of the park on this episode as she shares how she overcame the social and environmental gravity that often pulls us down. She shares how she leaned into her God-given calling to create and improve the lives of women through her custom jewelry. She is inspiring and will make you think twice before making excuses why you can't lean into who God created you to be. Find more about Lia in the Show Notes Here.
Will Gonzalez is on fire. We laugh and learn so much from Will on this podcast. A hip-hop artist turned soldier goes to war on PTSD, overcoming dark seasons of depression, what it's like to lose fellow brothers and sisters in the military, and how to honor those who serve. Will shares with us his story of how God led him from the pew to the front-lines of battle and into his dream job in communications. Discover more about Will, his podcast, and impact in the Show Notes Here.
Karis Kimmel Murray of Family Matters Ministries shares insight with us on all things family. Discover what makes your kids tick as Matt talks with Karis about the amazing game that is a tool to help your kids find what' "right with them." Learn how you can implement a grace-based approach in your parenting. Change your perspective on your family no matter what stage of life you're in. Find Show Notes Here.
Joey Clapp lost both of his parents before he became a teenager. Hear his story of overcoming loss, leaning into a dream, and learning to follow God's leading even when things don't work out. He shares his love for overseas missions work only to end up in the heart of New York City. Learn how to know when it's time to go and when it's time to stay as he shares with us his transition from New York back to his hometown in the Midwest. Follow Joey as he takes us from pursuing his dream to be in full-time ministry to working in a factory to make ends meet. You'll hear how God's perfect timing led to a job as a pastor and the steps he and his wife took through each season of transition. Find Show Notes Here.
Do you have any baggage from your past relationships? Do you carry hurt with you that doesn't help you? Do you have relationships you just know what to do with? Do your let them go or do you try to work at making the relationship work? Where do you draw the line with people? Jesus gives us so much help when it coming to making things right with people. We fall for the thought, "As long as I'm right with God, I'm doing well." Jesus draws the line at "If you're at odds with people, you're at odds with God." You don't want to pick a fight with God. Before we can be right with God, we need to be right with people. Find the show notes here.
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Tracy Winchell shares her story of being a broadcast journalist and working her way to the top to report on high profile news only to find it leaving her with trauma and grief. Unable to process the scenes and difficulties she covered, Tracy spiraled into a dark place in her life. Through the help of some friends, she found the power of vulnerability, safety, and community in a place not always known for being safe: the church. Discover the power of accountability and sharing your story to process your grief as Tracy opens up about her past and how she found her way forward.
This episode is all things Clarity for your Calling. Momentum releases today on Amazon for eBook and paperback. If you ever struggled to get unstuck in life, if you ever needed clarity to move forward, if finding your purpose is more than looking in a fortune cookie, you need to know what God put you on this earth to do.
I've been knee deep in all things book launch for the last few months. I worked two-years on Momentum and lived out the entirety of it. The principles are not just suggestions and assumptions, I've lived them personally in my life.
Listen to the latest episode for the Momentum book launch and learn How God uses seasons of isolation and obscurity to prepare you for the next stage in life.
Where do you go from here?
Right now your dreams may be put on hold, but not for long.
Your struggles are not for a lack trying to overcome them, but for a lack of tools to turn your struggles into stepping stones. (If I could only go back and tell a younger me, what I've learned over the years. Boy would that save some heartache, money, and more than one bad haircut.)
You might be afraid, but give yourself some grace. Anyone facing what you're facing would be fearful. And that's okay.
You've know for a while that things in your life were not lining up with all the arm-chair advice you've been given over the years. What worked for your aunt, brother-in-law, coach, or parents isn't working out for you. You're right about that. But why?
Conventional wisdom is not holding up under the pressures you're facing right now. People who tell you, "You're not trying hard enough," well how can I put it lightly--they're wrong. The people who are content and happy and all they can say is, "I'm just blessed I guess" only to infer that you must be cursed, aren't telling the whole truth.
In less than a week, Momentum: The Simple Roadmap to Clarify Your Calling launches. This is the most anticipated book I've written yet.
I've gotten emails and messages saying,
"I need this book."
"Matt, this sounds awesome!!! Why is it that whenever I hear you speak, I feel like I don’t know anything anymore lol! Seriously man... I’m always learning from you. Thank you for pressing on in your writing... I know it’s a lot of work. Looking forward to ordering my copy soon!"
"I feel like I’ve lost myself & don’t know how to come back & be happy. I don’t know what to do anymore. I don't know how to continue to keep love & happiness alive. I just don’t know what to do."
If any of those statements strike a chord with you, imagine if tomorrow you woke up with crystal clarity? Imagine if you knew that it was time to quit your job and make a move. Or maybe you knew you were in the right job, but just a small tweek would make a world of diifernce.
Don't struggle anymore to wake-up to an alarm clock. Wake-up to a calling. You can only live out your calling when you have clarity to get from where you are to where God wants you to be.
The launch of Momentum: The Simple Roadmap to Clarify your Calling, is September 1. Get a sneak peek of the book as Matt shares how to overcome the Obstacle of Obscurity. Obscurity has discouraged more people in pursuing their calling than most would like to admit. "Why try if no one is looking, watching, or cares what I'm doing?" Obscurity is the breeding ground of some of the greatest leaders, influencers, and heroes we look to for strength and inspiration. What if your season of waiting was the proving ground for your future impact? What if you give up too soon? What if you could muster the motivation to stay strong even when there is little driving you forward? This is Momentum.
Listen in on Matt's conversation with author and speaker Steve Austin. Steve was battling debilitating depression all while holding down a job and pastoring at the same time. In an attempt to alleviate his pain, he found himself alone in a hotel room one night contemplating suicide. Learn how Steve recovered, processed his past, and is now working to help others deal with mental health and emotional stability. Show Notes and Links
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Get a sneak peek at my newest book coming out September 1- Momentum: The Simple Roadmap to Clarify Your Calling. Get the First Chapter for Free here.
Catch a sneak peek of the new book from Matt- Momentum: The Simple Roadmap to Clarify Your Calling. What if your dead-end job didn't have to be the end of you? What if you could find your purpose? What if you could make a difference with your life? What if the space between where you are and where you want to be is much simpler than you imagined. There are four obstacles that stand in the way of you and your calling. Identify those obstacles. Overcome those obstacles. Clarify your Calling. Momentum releases September 1, 2020.
Matt talks with Rob Decker on the struggles of addiction, running from God, and an accident that turned him upside-down (literally). Listen to Rob's amazing story of recovery, how he fell from a two-story window, and how he's making an impact with his life for God today.
No one likes to fall down, get up, only to be knocked back down again. Learn how to come back after you've been through a crisis.
It's easy to feel like there's no hope. We're stuck. There is no way forward. We can't seem to find our way. We're afraid of being hurt, rejected, and tossed aside. You have a desire to take a step and move forward, produce something you're passionate about, put yourself out there, but you're just not sure about taking the risk. Listen in to this episode as Matt shares some key thoughts on what to do when you're battling the fear of taking the first step to get unstuck.
Elizabeth faced the heart breaking news as a young child that her parents were going to divorce. She didn't hear that just once but two more times. Elizabeth takes us behind the scenes with the struggles and doubts she wrestled with as she watched the fallout of divorce in her family. She shares with us great insight on how to find a good counselor/therapist. Elizabeth also gives advice on what to do and not to do for a friend who is in need of help when going through a tough time.
Is conflict a good thing in marriage? Can conflict be resolved? If you were to define your approach to conflict like an animal, what would you be? The skunk, the cat, the dog, the ostrich, and several more animal types shed light on how we deal with conflict in our marriage. Matt talks about how unresolved conflict can lead to loneliness in a marriage relationship.
Retired police officer and now lay counselor Larry Miller shares his story of unmasking secret vows, self-protection, and trying to control fear.
Larry shares with us how we all have vows we make early in life that impact how we view the world. The messages we receive, unless processed through the lens of Scripture, destroy our view of ourselves and the world around us.
Larry tells how he doubled-down and determined never to be in a situation in which he wasn't in control-leading him into police work. Vows drives us to be in control, to be perfect, to be worthy, to be loved, to be accepted. Learn how Larry along with his wife have helped couples process these destructive vows in our lives. Click here for show notes.
What would your life look like if you made a transition to a new job, another part of the country, in a new role? How would you know if you should make the move or stay? Cary Schmidt takes us inside his world as a pastor, father, husband, and follower of Jesus. He talks about what priorities look like for a family. He discusses how the Gospel intersects and impacts our culture. We have a great conversation about knowing when and how to make a move in ministry. Cary shares some of his regrets of the past and his hopes for the future. If you are in a leadership role in the ministry or in business, this is a conversation you won't want to miss. Find the show notes here.
We've all made secret promises to ourselves in the past. Maybe you've said something like this to yourself, "I'll never be taken advantage of again." "I have to work hard to prove my worth." "I'll never make a mistake like that ever again." "I must be in control." Or "I can't ever be alone or else something bad might happen."
We don't necessarily say these statements explicitly to ourselves. But in the deep recesses of our subconscious, these vows and strategies are at play. They keep us from developing healthy relationships. These vows hold us back and keep us from moving forward in life. We struggle in fulfilling our God-given potential because of our past.
Kathy Collard Miller shares her story of a poor marriage, difficulty parenting, and what happened when her world began to implode. She talks about why we miscommunicate and misunderstand people in our lives. Kathy also sheds light on the fallout when our ego is hurt.
Kathy is an author, speaker, and lay counselor along with her husband. If you've ever had a marriage struggling to see the light of another day, you'll want to hear Kathy's incredible story of transformation. Show Notes and Guest Links
Rejection is a difficult thing to deal with. No matter who you are or what stage of life you're in, none of us likes being left behind, pushed away, or told we weren't good enough. Kyra Lanae shares her story of growing up looking for love and acceptance, how this lead to habitual relationship break-ups. She shares how she found her acceptance and worth in God's love.
Find out more about Kyra and connect with her via the show notes here.
I just launched Breakthrough: Transforming the Death of a Dream to the Birth of a Breakthrough. Listen to how the book almost didn't happen, why I wrote Breakthrough, and what dealing with disappointment means for you.
Find out more about the episode, show notes here.
My good friend Cisco Cervantes shares his incredible story of growing up in California, raised by his mom, knowing his dad from a distance, and dealing with his personal struggles with addiction. Cisco shares how his life's direction was impacted by a family in his church, an older widow who promised and challenged him to pursue college, and his path to freedom. He talks about the increasing need for the addicted in our society and how he's helping to make a difference in people's lives each day.
Catch the show notes here.
My Book-Breakthrough: Transforming the Death of a Dream to the Birth of a Breakthrough comes out in one week. Hear the Introduction and the First Chapter to get a taste for the new release. What if the unfulfilled dream could be the very thing leading you to a breakthrough in your life? I can't wait for you to get the book and learn more about how to deal with burnout, disillusionment, and disappointment. Turn that hurt into hope, belief, and trust. For more information go to the show notes here.
Toi Sweeney—an award-winning stylist, brand image strategist, and successful entrepreneur—puts professionals on the pathway to a more confident, coordinated appearance. With 20 years of hands-on experience in the fashion industry, she tailors an individual, results-driven approach to every client. In other words, she’s the style director of their life.
Toi shares with us about growing up in the hip-hop era and it's influence on her life. She tells how God directed her steps from her teens years into a career. Dealing with a learning disability while finding her place in the fashion industry. Learn how she dealt with public awards and applause while dealing with heartbreak behind the scenes at home.
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I share some of my story of coming through a season of burnout, why I wrote my latest book Breakthrough: Transforming the Death of your Dream to the Birth of your Breakthrough, and how to know if you are burned out.
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Shawn Thornton is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village, CA. He is the author of All But Normal: Life on Victory Road.
In this episode, Shawn shares the details of life growing up with a mom who suffered severe brain trauma from an accident she was in at the age of 14. He describes how he and his brother struggled through the chaos and heartache of angry outbursts, watching his mother being admitted to a mental institution, and trying to find normalcy in a world that was anything but normal. Shawn shares how he came to write his story after decades of silence. He talks about mental health, disability, and the church's response to helping people navigate these challenges.
Find the show notes here or at www.mattmanney.com/ep007/.
What if you could identify why your painful emotions? Why you were anger, sad, frustrated, pulling away, being combative, or burning down relationships left and right. What if the struggles you were facing weren't punishment from God? What if the pain was preparation for the next level of personal growth and a breakthrough in your life? Discover the key to identifying your emotions and then how to process those painful emotions.
What if the person God created you to be was just waiting to come out? What if the things you were told and expectations you were taught to live by kept you from living out what God called you to do? Shame is a powerful emotion which hides who we are. If you ever felt you couldn't be yourself, you were struggling with shame. If people treated you like a project to be improved upon, you were being shamed. If you have ever struggled with insecurity, indecision, insignificance, rejection and inadequacy, you know what shame is. In this episode, Matt takes a look at his book Unmasked, why he wrote it, and how it can help you live the life free of hiding behind a mask.
Ever wonder if there was another way to connect to Jesus other than sitting quiet, eyes closed, and mind wandering? Ever struggle to make sense of what you read when you try to understand the Bible? Have you ever wanted to dig deeper and claim some self-discovery ground of your own from the Bible? The single greatest habit I've learned that has kept me encouraged, fresh, endure through difficulties, and grow spiritually and emotionally as a person has been journaling.
You said "this". The heard "that". Sometimes when we stop listening to what people are saying, we'll finally start hearing what they really want from us. Relationships can be confusing, tough, and downright difficult. This episode takes a look at the 4 keys to strengthening and growing relationships. If we could just take apply a few techniques, we'd begin to see something there in our relationships that we hadn't ever seen before.
We're all wired just a little differently. Many times we are confronted with our differences and difficulties in expressing ourselves. What comes to the surface and is interacted with in our relationships is misunderstood. It's often considered a weakness. But what if who God created you to be wasn't a curse? What if you could find your calling from the seemingly "curse" people call a weakness in you.
If you've ever wanted to go deep with your conversations, asking questions about your life, relationships and how Jesus impacts your story, look no further. In this world of self-protection, misunderstanding, and shame, it's easy to portray ourselves one way while hiding the pain of who we are. This podcast debut will tell you more about the host, the purpose of the podcast and help so you can begin to live unmasked in your life and relationships. Matt will be you guide to learn to live unmasked. You don't have to hide any longer.