Hearts Set Free podcast: Recent Episodes
Elaine Creasman
This podcast is to help you become free, so you can be all God has called you to be. You will discover keys to overcoming your hurtful past, so you can receive inner healing. You'll learn how to get unstuck from destructive habits, discover your gifts and talents and how to use them, and experience God’s presence, power, peace, and love more fully. You will be encouraged to not only be set free from, but to something—fully embracing God’s call on your life, so you can accomplish all you were put on this earth to do.
As I get older, I battle some remembering problems. However, my goal is to always remember who God is and all He has done for me. As I remember and experience God for who He truly is, my life is more fulfilled and joyful. This podcast will help you to get to know, remember, and experience the names of God in your Christian life. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
Some days I can slip into having fear of the future. Often this fear involves two areas of my life--family and finances. This podcast will help you to let go of fear of the future as you trust that God is already there, He knows your future, and He is always present to give you strength to face whatever life may bring. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
My goal has been that instead of being overcome by the problems and pressures of this life, I can be an overcomer through Jesus Christ. This podcast will help you to do that.
Each one of us can shine our lights into someone’s dark world—even if we feel we are in some darkness ourselves. Sometimes that is what keeps me going during hard times—to be able to reach out to others and give hope even when I’m battling hopelessness in certain situations. My goal for my Christian life is “to let my light shine.” This podcast will help you do just that.
I know that Christ is in me, but sometimes this fact is not so evident to those observing my life. This podcast will help to make Christ in you something that can be seen by others and sensed by you. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com.
We have all heard about how there was no room in the inn for Mary and Joseph, so that Jesus was born in a manger. In our lives because of many distractions, we Christians can sometimes have a "no room" attitude when it comes to Jesus. This podcast will help you to overcome distractions of this world and of your thoughts and emotions, so that you can always make room for God and His agenda in your life. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
In hard times, it can be helpful to our souls to cling to God's always promises. This podcast will encourage you with several of those promises and help you to know that they apply to you. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
God has showed me a promise in Psalm 23 that encourages me. It says "His mercy and goodness shall follow me." I have seen this happen over and over. This podcast will explain what that means and how you can have that happen in your life--even in hard times. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
Even though we know God’s way is to show love even so and even though, we can slip into having a vengeful attitude—especially toward people who hurt us repeatedly and show no remorse. With God’s help we can choose to obey His instruction not to repay evil for evil. This podcast will help you to turn your vengeful heart into a loving heart as you seek to leave the matter in God’s hands believing in His promises. Doing so will return you to a place of peace and joy. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
How often people say, "Let go and let God." Letting go is hard, and continuing to stay in that "let go" mode sometimes seems impossible since we humans tend to try to control people and situations. This podcast will help you to let go again and once more trust God to be in control. Contact me at emcreasman@aol.com
Deep down we Christians know how important time alone with God is. Yet there are obstacles in our lives that can seem to prevent this from happening. This podcast will help you to deal with those obstacles and make time alone with God a priority. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
Sometimes I feel emotionally unsafe in certain relationships. The truth is people can’t always be trusted to respond in loving ways or accept me as I am. However, as I trust the Lord, I know that I am safe because of Him. He is my protector, my refuge, the one who keeps me safe. This podcast will help you move closer to experiencing the security and safety the Lord offers—no matter what’s happening around you.
For those who feel their mothers didn’t love them in the way they needed or those who miss their mothers who have passed on or left their lives, there is good news. God is not only a loving father, but He also loves us like a mother. This podcast will help you to embrace and experience the mother love of God. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
Sometimes I say, "How could that person do something so stupid?" Then I'm reminded I made stupid choices before I knew the Lord, and sometimes since my salvation when I get disconnected from Him. This podcast will help you to stay in touch with God and His wisdom and help others to do the same. email me at emcreasman@aol.com
No matter how shaky your faith becomes, God desires to restore your soul. It may seem that you are too far gone, but that's not how the Lord sees your situation. This podcast will help you to open the door to be restored by the Lord. (Rerun of 4/15/21 podcast)
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Sometimes I feel like a failure when I fail to get others to love me or to do the right thing. These goals only lead to frustration. However, when I determine to allow God's unfailing love to flow to me and through me, my perspective and life improves. This podcast will remind you of God's unfailing love and how to embrace it more fully. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
I confess that sometimes I speak about feeling abandoned by people in my life in my past and in the present. However, God has an abandonment issue that is more pressing. It is based on this question, "Have you abandoned yourself to Me?" This podcast will help you to abandon yourself to the Lord, so you can experience the joy He has for you. Contact me at emcreasman@aol.com
Often I feel unrest in my soul. What I long for is God's heavenly peace which is sung about in the Christmas song "Silent Night." The good news is that I can receive His peace which He offers to all those who are His. This podcast will help you to receive God's peace which Jesus brought to this earth.
The great challenge for a Christian can be to love like Jesus who tells us to not only love those who treat us kindly but also to love those who don't. This podcast will assist you on your journey toward that high goal of "Loving Like Jesus." Email me at emcreasman@aol.com.
Forgiveness is something I’ve struggled with since I can remember. When I read the love verses in 1 Corinthians 13, verse 5 reminds me how important forgiveness is if I am to be like Christ. Two different Bible versions say it in ways that have really caught my attention: “Love…will hardly even notice when others do it wrong” (TLB) and “Love…is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].” This podcast will help you to embrace these words and live them out in your life. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com.
Sometimes we don't realize how worry has grabbed hold of our thoughts and emotions. This podcast will help you to identify worry and discover how to begin worshiping instead, so worries can melt away. Worries make us weary. Worship brings wonderment--"awed admiration" for how God loves us and is working in our lives. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com.
Although I don't mention the word grief in this podcast, allowing God to carry us through grief can help us so much on the grief journey. This podcast will help you to reach the point during every kind of hard times where you can fully depend on God as you allow Him to carry you. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
As I revisit my podcasts related to grief, I'm reminded and am encouraged by the healing power of shedding tears. This podcast will help you to embrace the benefits of shedding tears. Jesus wept, and God has given us the gift of tears to help us as we grieve both over the death of our loved ones and over other losses in our lives. Email me at emcreasman.com
This podcast will help you take your focus off of your circumstances such as those related to grief and loss and put it on Jesus. The goal is this: "Arise [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you--rise to a new life!] Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you" (Isaiah 60:1 AMPC)
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This podcast will help you put food in its proper place, so instead of turning to food to dull your emotions as you grieve, you can turn to the Lord to help you deal with them.
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When we grieve, we may feel that prayer is difficult. This podcast will encourage you to continue to pray in the valley of grief, so you can keep the connection open to the Lord, who is a vital source of comfort in our grief.
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When I grieve, I sometimes want to isolate from people. This can lead me to sink deeper in my grief and even into debilitating depression. When I allow God's people to help me grieve, I'm uplifted and even brought to the place where I can help others in their grief. This podcast will help you to open up your heart to receive comfort from God's people. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
During times of grief and loss, it can seem that people have broken their promises. However, God keeps His promises, and holding onto them can help us as we grieve. This podcast will remind you that God's promises hold true even in times of deep grief. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
Some of us feel that anger is wrong, and so we stuff it down. Doing this during grief can slow down the grief process. The Word tells us to be angry, but don't sin. (See Ephesians 4:26). This podcast will help you to do that and to work through your anger as you grieve. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
This podcast will help you to deal with tragedies, griefs, and losses and the many whys that can flood your soul and sometimes keep you from moving on in the grief process. It will help you to return to or to keep on seeing God as trustworthy.
Note: the first time I uploaded this podcast, I left off what the Lord spoke to my husband during the night. This time I decided to include it since I've been studying spiritual warfare lately, and it addresses how the enemy works on our minds during times of grief and loss. In that section I left out a part that was personal to me and my situation about my loved one being in God's arms and related assurances. The rest of it seems applicable to most cases of grief and loss.
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When I first posted my podcasts, I did a series on grief. I am running that series again as I go through a new season of grief. This podcast speaks of a tragic death in my family. That happened a number of years ago, and God brought me through it miraculously. Lately, I'm dealing with a new death, but I'm discovering again how helpful praise is in the grief process. This podcast will help you to embrace praise, despite how you feel. There is so much to praise God for--even in times like these.
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I have battled feeling unwanted ever since I was a child. In many areas of my life, there are people who trigger these feelings in me. The good news is that no matter how I may be treated or may feel like I'm someone that's unwanted, God wants me. This podcast will help you to be set free from those "I'm unwanted" feelings and draw closer to the Lord and believe the truth of "I am wanted by Him." Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
Sometimes I declare that I'll never change in various areas of my life. Or I proclaim, "He'll never change." The truth is I have changed, and others change too as we draw close to the Lord and allow Him to be in charge of the transformation process. This podcast will help you to believe change is possible and to continue in the process of God changing you. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
We have all heard about how there was no room in the inn for Mary and Joseph, so that Jesus was born in a manger. In our lives because of many distractions, we Christians can sometimes have a "no room" attitude when it comes to Jesus. This podcast will help you to overcome distractions of this world and of your thoughts and emotions, so that you can make room for God and His agenda in your life. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
I want to be ready, but too often I get caught up in other Bes like "Be Busy." This podcast will help you to stay prepared to share the good news of Jesus to those who cross your path. Interruptions will be transformed into divine appointments.
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God wants to give us the freedom to express our emotions whether through tears or laughter. Both are gifts from him. I’ve had a problem with holding back on each.
This podcast will help to set you free to laugh, using laughter to bring healing to your soul and to the souls of others.
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Sometimes I feel like God does not like His children to be needy. I've discovered that God loves when I call out to Him, "I need You." Too often I add words to that phrase which are about telling God what to do: "I need You to..." This podcast will help you to realize your need for God and to keep Him as your number one resource. Email me at emcreasman@aol.com
As much as I'd like to, I can't avoid rejection. When it happens it hurts, and I can feel betrayed and cast aside. What's important is how I respond to rejection. Too often I have reacted with retaliation. This podcast will help you to have a godly response when you are rejected.
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Often, we Christians say, "I want to be like Jesus." Yet when it comes to embracing holiness, we can stand back. Others may even put us down when we go all in with the Lord in a desire to be holy. This podcast will help you to believe that you can become holy, and that it's not a bad thing.
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Some days I regret the words that come out of my mouth. I admit that I respond with harsh words to others who initiate them. Or I allow a hurt from my past to get triggered, and I react with words that do not bring God glory. This podcast will help you to be mindful of the words that come out of your mouth and learn to say words that build others up and please our Savior.
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A while ago God spoke this truth to my heart: "You think if you let go of these other attachments, you will have less, but the truth is you will have more—of Me and from Me.” This podcast will help you to break off the unhealthy attachments to things in this world--such as food, substances, pornography--and attach in a healthy way to God and to people.
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Even people of faith can battle doubt. We may doubt God's goodness, love, or power when going through hard times. This podcast will show you the way to overcome doubt and move on with confidence in God.
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I can easily slip into the trap of joylessness when I keep my eyes on and put my hope in people who change and fall and are so imperfect–just as I am.
When I return to fixing my eyes on the Lord–on who He is and all He has done and promises to do in me and through me–He restores my joy. This podcast will help you to open wide the door, so God can restore your joy.
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Too often I focus my mind on one particular miracle I want from the Lord. Because of this, I can be blind to the other miracles that He is performing. Often these miracles do not have to do with my circumstances, but with my heart. This podcast will help you to open wide your eyes to the many kinds of miracles God works in your life.
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When we are hurt--often by people who are hurting themselves--we must choose what to do with the hurt. Do we become bitter, vengeful, filled with hate? This podcast will help you to bring your hurt to the Lord and receive His healing.
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Some days I get so caught up in being afraid about what's going to happen in the future, instead of trusting in the Lord. This podcast will help you to let go of fear of the future, so you can enjoy the present, knowing that your future is in God's hands, and He will help you, no matter what happens.
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The Bible states that God's sheep know/recognize His voice. That means He does speak to us. The issue is learning to tell which voice we hear in our minds is His. This podcast will help you to realize that God longs to speak to you, and it will open the door to learning to recognize His voice. For those who have already heard His voice, it will remind you that it is vital to keep on doing so in all areas of your life.
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Some days problems overwhelm us, and we wonder if we can survive all that's happening in our lives. That's when God gives us greater grace. This podcast will remind you that God's grace is greater than any difficult circumstance we face.
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The culture and all that's in it is a strong influence on teens, but also on Christians of all ages. If we develop a love for the world and the things in it, then our relationship with the Lord suffers. This podcast will help you to be in culture, but not be captured by it.
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Most of us have prodigals--those who have wandered from the faith--in our lives. Our heart's desire is that they would turn around and once again walk with the Lord. This podcast will help you as you wait for your prodigal to come home.
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Often people would say to me, "You need to have more self-confidence." Over time I realized what I needed was God-confidence. I discovered I didn't trust God, which is the same as not being confident in Him. This podcast will help you to gain and grow in God-confidence.
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If I never exercise my body, it tends to become weak, and my muscles can begin to wear down. If I don't exercise my faith, it can become weak as well. This podcast will help you learn to exercise your faith, so it becomes stronger.
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When God doesn't do what I desire at any given moment, I can diminish His greatness in my mind. This podcast will help you to continue to see God in all His greatness.
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How do I let my light shine when I feel I am in darkness? God has been faithful to show me how to let my light shine even in difficult days and toward difficult people. This podcast will help you to consistently do what God has called you to do: let your light shine.
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Too often, especially in difficult times, I consult my own will rather than trying to find out what God's will and ways are. This podcast will help you to discover God's will and to be willing to wait until He reveals it.
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People may tell us to "rest in the Lord." The question is, "How do I do that?" This podcast will help you to move from being stressed and distressed to resting In Him.
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People may tell us to "rest in the Lord." The question is, "How do I do that?" This podcast will help you to move from being stressed and distressed to resting In Him.
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Often, I think or say, "that's impossible." Then I'm tempted to dismiss the action God is calling me to. This podcast is to help you bring your "that's impossible" belief to God and put the situation in His hands, believing that He is the God of the impossible. Then comes obedience, followed by rejoicing.
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When traumas happen to us, we can fall into being a victim where we focus on what's been done to us rather than on what God can do in and through us. This podcast will help you to abandon the role of victim and move into the role of victor through the Lord Jesus Christ. Contact me an emcreasman@aol.com.
This podcast will encourage you to seek God and to "go all in" when it comes to your relationship with Him. You will discover the rewards God promises to those who diligently seek Him.
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When someone encourages me, it can make my day. This podcast will help you to notice and appreciate the encouragers God sends to you. Also, it will inspire you to become an encourager to others.
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This podcast will help you to discover your spiritual gift. If you already know your spiritual gift, it will help you to embrace fully using it for the good of the body of Christ and for God's glory. The end result of doing this is joy.
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Are there certain wrongs you repeat over and over that have such a strong hold on you it seems you’ll never be set free? This is a battle we all face. The good news is God does have a way to free us from strongholds that keep us from being all He’s called us to be. This podcast will help you to use God's weapons to break down these strongholds, so you can fully answer His call on your life.
A well-known pastor wrote this: “…discernment is nothing more than the ability to decide between truth and error, right and wrong. Discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about truth. In other words, the ability to think with discernment is synonymous with the ability to think biblically.” Discernment is vital to our success as Christians. This podcast will help you to embrace the goal of becoming more discerning in your walk with God.
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Life-changing and world-changing things can happen as I maintain an “I will not be moved” outlook as far as staying faithful to God. We may not ever be aware of the final excellent outcome of righteous choices we make, but God knows and celebrates each time we decide to stand firm in our faith.
This podcast will help you to become immovable in your faith.
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Sometimes we feel that as we cry out to the Lord, He's not there. He seems silent, and as far as we can see, nothing is changing. This podcast will help you to deal with the feeling that in your hard times God is hiding and can't be found. The truth is despite what we feel, God is always there--and here--with us.
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Who do you cry out to when you're in trouble or feeling desperate? As a Christian I want to say that I always cry out to the Lord, but it's not true. I've discovered when I do cry out to God, He eases my sense of feeling overwhelmed and overcome by difficult circumstances. This podcast is to help you learn to cry out to God in hard times and believe the promise in Psalm 107:6--that when we cry out to Him, He delivers us from our distress.
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We all have people in our lives who have hardened hearts toward us and toward God. We need grace to deal with them. But we also have to be careful that our hearts don't become hardened. The good news is that God is able to soften even the most hardened heart. This podcast will help you to deal with the hardened hearts of loved ones--and your own.
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My Bible has 543 references to the word "deliver," which means "to rescue from bondage or danger.” I’ve noticed God doesn’t necessarily deliver me from difficult circumstances—at least not right away—but He always delivers me from the negative emotions surrounding them. Those feelings include anger, fear, and depression. This podcast will help you to see God as your deliverer and to open the door to allowing Him to deliver you from all that keeps you bound. Contact me at emcreasman@aol.com
Some days I convince myself I have no secrets from others or myself. Then God reveals a secret sin or hurt in my heart, and I'm surprised. The good news is that He then proceeds to work a healing as I cooperate in the process. This podcast is to help you to discover the hidden things in your heart, so God can bring healing and set you free.
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If God is good, then why do so many bad things happen to me? If God is good, then why doesn't He stop all the evil and suffering in this world? When times are hard, we can doubt God's goodness. This podcast is to help you believe that God is good all the time and to open your eyes to all the ways He blesses us, despite our difficulties.
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Some days we can give up on receiving guidance from the Lord. It can seem that we ask, but we're still confused about which way to go. This podcast will remind you that God is eager to guide, and as we humbly open our hearts to Him, He will show us the way.
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We've heard the saying, "Life isn't a playground; it's a battleground." In difficult times, it certainly feels that way. This podcast will help you be victorious in your battles--especially those in your relationships. The enemy wants you to lose, but when we remember that the battle is the Lord's and turn it over to Him, we can win and bring God glory.
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Too often I depend on what I think and what I feel. I rely on my own wisdom rather than on the wisdom of the Lord. This podcast will help you learn to lean on the Lord and grow in trusting Him during difficult times.
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No matter how shaky your faith becomes, God desires to restore your soul. It may seem that you are too far gone, but that's not how the Lord sees your situation. This podcast will help you to open the door to be restored by the Lord.
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Many of us measure our lives by worldly standards like how much we weigh, how much money we make, what others think and say about us, and the list goes on. This podcast will help you to measure your life by God's standards.
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Too often we define ourselves by what others say about us rather than who God says we are. This podcast will help you to let go of negative words people say about you and to fully embrace this: "I am who God says I am."
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This podcast will help you deal with the hurt of "I feel so alone." Whether it's from being alone physically, people not understanding you, or feeling so different and distant from other people even in a crowd, God can help you to reach the point of proclaiming, "I Am Never Alone."
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When we receive bad news, it threatens to shake our faith. Yet, as we draw near to God and open our eyes to see, we discover that He brings good out of bad. This podcast is to help you have a godly perspective and notice how often God does this in your life.
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No matter how hard life gets, God is with us. Not only is He with us, but God promises in His Word: "I will carry you." This podcast is to help you embrace this truth and receive the comfort of His help and faithfulness.
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This podcast is to help you embrace the healing power of tears. Jesus wept, and God has given us the gift of tears to help us in hard times and to draw us closer to Him.
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This podcast will help you learn the importance of silence in your everyday life and before the Lord. In our society, we can talk and talk and not take time for silence. Embrace being set free to be silent.
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This podcast is about letting go of bitterness and learning to forgive as God has forgiven you. No matter how someone has hurt you, God can empower you to forgive.
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This podcast will help you take your focus off of your circumstances and put it on Jesus. The goal is this: "Arise [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you--rise to a new life!] Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you" (Isaiah 60:1 AMPC)
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This podcast will help you put food in its proper place, so instead of turning to food to dull your emotions, you can turn to the Lord to help you deal with them.
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Sometimes we feel that the only time to praise God is when all seems right with our world. Praising God through times of grief lifts our spirits, renews our minds, and draws us closer to Him.
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When we grieve, we may feel that prayer is difficult. This podcast will encourage you to continue to pray in the valley of grief, so you can keep the connection open to the Lord, who is a vital source of comfort in our grief.
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When we grieve, we can be tempted to isolate. However, God wants us to stay connected to people. This podcast will help you be open to receive comfort from those God sends to comfort you. Then you can comfort others.
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You can move from focusing on your problems to holding on to God’s promises contained in His Word, knowing that “He who promised is faithful.” God’s promises are not just for those you may see as Super Christians, but they are for you too.
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This podcast will give you keys to overcome anger at God, at the person who died, at other people and yourself during times of grief. This podcast also applies to anger during times of loss.
This podcast will help you deal with guilt as you grieve. The Lord does not want us to be stuck in guilt.
This podcast will give you keys to help you through times of tragedies, traumas, grief, and loss.