Podd: Thankful Homemaker: A Christian Homemaking Podcast

Bringing Order to Your Day: The Benefits of a Brain Dump and Daily Plan

29 augusti 2024 | 51 min

Resisting Gossip: Using Words to Build Up

7 augusti 2024 | 27 min

Wisely Navigating Our Technology

22 juli 2024 | 34 min

The Benefits of a Quick Tidy: Transforming Your Home in Minutes

25 juni 2024 | 30 min

Cultivating Biblical Hospitality in Your Home and Life

12 juni 2024 | 47 min

Lessons Learned from My Grandmother

23 april 2024 | 23 min

Loving Our Wayward Children: Encouragement for Moms of Prodigals

19 mars 2024 | 35 min

Updates, My Current Time in the Word and Some Favorite Things

7 februari 2024 | 40 min

Planning with Purpose: Spiritual Priorities for the New Year

13 januari 2024 | 45 min

The Means of Grace to Grow in Godliness

29 december 2023 | 49 min

The Heart of a Servant: Lessons from Luke 1:38

11 december 2023 | 23 min

Setting Our Minds On Things Above: Unpacking Colossians 3:1-4

21 november 2023 | 27 min

Christ-Centered Thanksgiving: Simple Planning & Traditions

3 november 2023 | 23 min

The Authority of Jesus (Matthew 7:28-29 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

24 oktober 2023 | 20 min

A Few of My Favorite Moments from the G3 Conference 2023

9 oktober 2023 | 19 min

Build Your House On The Rock (Matthew 7:24-27 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

12 september 2023 | 30 min

5 Motivations to Stop Grumbling

6 september 2023 | 21 min

Managing Your Home: Simple Tips for Time Management, Cleaning, Laundry, and Organization

15 augusti 2023 | 43 min

The Danger of Self-Deception (Matthew 7:21-23- Sermon on the Mount Series)

27 juni 2023 | 33 min

A Tree and Its Fruit (Matthew 7:15-20 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

23 maj 2023 | 31 min

The Influence of Godly Mothers and Grandmothers

9 maj 2023 | 22 min

Embracing Every Moment: Mother’s Day Thoughts (Bitesize)

29 april 2023 | 9 min

The Narrow Road (Matthew 7:13-14 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

25 april 2023 | 28 min

Simple Steps to Ministry As We Go About Our Normal Days

10 april 2023 | 21 min

Ask and It Will Be Given (Matthew 7:7-12 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

28 mars 2023 | 28 min

Threats to Biblical Friendship

15 mars 2023 | 45 min

Cultivating Beauty In Our Homes

13 mars 2023 | 26 min

Judge Not That You Not Be Judged (Matthew 7:1-6 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

14 februari 2023 | 32 min

Romancing Your Husband

5 februari 2023 | 10 min

10 Things Helping Me To Manage My Days as a Homemaker

24 januari 2023 | 52 min

There Is No Need To Worry (Matthew 6:25-34 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

12 januari 2023 | 28 min

Fear Not - Luke 2:10

20 december 2022 | 19 min

Witnessing To Our Family Members

28 november 2022 | 23 min

Remembering to Thank God for His Blessings

8 november 2022 | 8 min

Where Is Your Treasure? (Matthew 6:19-24 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

1 november 2022 | 28 min

10 Manifestations of Humility

13 oktober 2022 | 24 min

Fasting for the Glory of God (Matthew 6:16-18 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

28 september 2022 | 20 min

Love is not Selfish (1 Corinthians 13:5)

7 september 2022 | 14 min

A Proper Pattern for Prayer (Matthew 6:5-15 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

23 augusti 2022 | 51 min

A Walk Through My Simple Cleaning Routine

15 augusti 2022 | 27 min

5 Benefits We Have In Christ (Colossians 1:12-14)

18 juli 2022 | 20 min

Six Thought Patterns of a Christian Mind (Philippians 4:8)

11 juli 2022 | 11 min

How Should We Give? - Matthew 6:1-4 (Sermon on the Mount Series)

24 maj 2022 | 22 min

Love Your Enemies - Matthew 5:43-48 (Sermon on the Mount Series)

26 april 2022 | 30 min

Have We No Rights? - Matthew 5:38-42 (Sermon on the Mount Series)

22 mars 2022 | 38 min

Lovingly Giving and Accepting Correction

8 mars 2022 | 25 min

Tell the Truth - Matthew 5:33-37 (Sermon on the Mount Series)

25 januari 2022 | 25 min

Cultivating Patience with One Another

11 januari 2022 | 10 min

Divorce and Remarriage (Matthew 5:31-32 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

28 december 2021 | 43 min

BITESIZE: Dealing with Controversy as a Christian

13 december 2021 | 12 min

Dealing with Adulterous Hearts (Matthew 5:27-30 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

23 november 2021 | 27 min

Being Keepers of Our Homes

9 november 2021 | 38 min

The Sin of Anger (Matthew 5:21-26 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

26 oktober 2021 | 31 min

Jesus, the Law and the Christian (Matthew 5:17-20 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

21 september 2021 | 30 min

Getting Things Done: A Walk Through Ephesians 5:15-16

31 augusti 2021 | 34 min

A Walk Through Psalm 1 {Study Guide Included}

25 augusti 2021 | 34 min

BITESIZE: God's Blessing Does Not Depend On Our Performance

7 juli 2021 | 11 min

You are the Light of the World (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:14-16)

25 maj 2021 | 36 min

10 Simple Tips for Beginning Homemakers

8 maj 2021 | 37 min

The Salt of the Earth (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:13)

27 april 2021 | 25 min

BITESIZE: Practical Tips to Overcome Self-Pity

12 april 2021 | 21 min

Blessed are Those Who are Persecuted (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:10-12)

23 mars 2021 | 31 min

Simple Tips to Read More Books

9 mars 2021 | 24 min

Blessed are the Peacemakers (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:9)

23 februari 2021 | 38 min

BITESIZE: Trusting God with the Impossible as Mothers

15 februari 2021 | 10 min

Showing True Biblical Love for Our Husbands

9 februari 2021 | 28 min

Blessed are the Pure in Heart (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:8)

26 januari 2021 | 32 min

BITESIZE: 4 Truths to Pray for One Another

18 januari 2021 | 10 min

How a Timer Saves Me Time & Keeps Me Focused

11 januari 2021 | 23 min

My Top 5 Productivity Tips for Busy Homemakers

5 januari 2021 | 18 min

Developing a Daily Bible Reading Habit

29 december 2020 | 27 min

BITESIZE: The Greatest Gift

18 december 2020 | 7 min

BITESIZE: Sitting with Jesus in a Season of Busyness

11 december 2020 | 5 min

Blessed are the Merciful (Matthew 5:7 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

8 december 2020 | 33 min

BITESIZE (INTRO): Keeping the Focus On Christ This Christmas

4 december 2020 | 12 min

Blessed are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness (Matthew 5:6 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

24 november 2020 | 32 min

Blessed are the Meek (Matthew 5:5 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

10 november 2020 | 41 min

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn (Matthew 5:4 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

27 oktober 2020 | 39 min

The Riches of Poverty - (Matthew 5:3 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

13 oktober 2020 | 35 min

Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount Series (Matthew 5:1-2)

22 september 2020 | 29 min

Weekly Home Blessing

7 september 2020 | 24 min

Sanctification: Growing in Holiness

25 augusti 2020 | 39 min

Cousin Camp: Making Memories with Your Grandchildren

11 augusti 2020 | 44 min

Encouraging Your Husband {Elisabeth Elliot's 80/20 Rule}

29 juli 2020 | 14 min

Elisabeth Elliot on Hints for a Quiet Time

13 juli 2020 | 16 min

Do the Next Thing {A Reminder from Elisabeth Elliot}

6 juli 2020 | 17 min

Homemaking Matters: A Good God Working Our His Purposes in the Midst of Our Ordinary Days

23 juni 2020 | 32 min

Where is My Hope?

11 juni 2020 | 24 min

Simple Summertime Meal Planning Tips

10 juni 2020 | 11 min

Thoughtful Father's Day Gift Ideas

1 juni 2020 | 19 min

The Lord Appoints Our Portion

19 maj 2020 | 33 min

Encouragement in Times of a Pandemic

5 maj 2020 | 43 min

An All Knowing God - A Walk Through Psalm 139

14 april 2020 | 31 min

One Thing is Necessary

31 mars 2020 | 17 min

Prepare and Not Panic

18 mars 2020 | 22 min

Finding Forgiveness After an Abortion

10 mars 2020 | 19 min

EP 69: Preaching the Gospel to Yourself

11 februari 2020 | 55 min

EP 68 Implementing a Realistic Morning Routine

7 januari 2020 | 30 min

EP 67 Speech Seasoned with Grace and Kindness

25 november 2019 | 14 min

EP 66 Giving Thanks in All Things

13 november 2019 | 21 min

EP 65 Our Motives Matter: Why We Do What We Do

8 oktober 2019 | 31 min

EP 64: What is the Best Use of My Time?

10 september 2019 | 27 min

EP 63 Fruitful Living in the Empty Nest Years

13 augusti 2019 | 38 min

EP 62: Gleanings from the Life of Susie Spurgeon

30 juli 2019 | 13 min

EP 61: Fasting: Hungering for God (Spiritual Disciplines Series)

9 juli 2019 | 36 min

EP 60: Gently Correcting Our Children

25 juni 2019 | 21 min

EP 59: Evangelism (Spiritual Disciplines Series)

11 juni 2019 | 36 min

EP 58: A Letter to My Younger Self

28 maj 2019 | 25 min

EP 57: Spiritual Journaling (Spiritual Disciplines Series)

14 maj 2019 | 29 min

EP 56: Prayer (Spiritual Disciplines Series)

23 april 2019 | 43 min

EP 55: Bible Study (Spiritual Disciplines Series)

9 april 2019 | 36 min

EP 54: Meditation on God's Word & Scripture Memory (Spiritual Disciplines Series)

26 mars 2019 | 42 min

EP 53: Daily Bible Reading (Spiritual Disciplines Series)

12 mars 2019 | 32 min

We are continuing in a series here at the podcast on the Spiritual Disciplines. On today's episode, we are going to discuss the importance of reading God's Word along with some practical helps to implement it into our days.

We have a God that we can know and meet with and because of that, we should meet with God on a regular daily basis.

My hope is by the end of the podcast today that we would all see and understand why we need to do this as those who are born again - first off if we’re in Christ God is our Father, and we are His children. I want to spend time with my Heavenly Father. I desire to know Him more because as I do that I get a clearer understanding of who I am in light of Him and it changes my perspective of the world as I begin to see all of life and the world through His perspective. This only comes about as I spend time with Him in worship, in fellowship and in the reading of His Word—which is the topic today.

I can only come before God because of Jesus—He is the mediator between God and sinful man. If we’re in Christ, we have access to the Father, and we can meet with Him and know Him because of Jesus.

Hebrews 4:16 tells us - Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

John 17:17 tells sanctify them in truth - your word is truth. Jesus is praying for our sanctification the process of being made more and more into Christlikeness. It’s to be like Jesus. He is asking the Father to do this by the truth. What is truth? God’s Word is truth. We are sanctified by truth - God’s Word is truth, so we are sanctified by the Word of God. I could just stop here because that’s a pretty good reason enough for us to be in the Word on a regular daily basis.

If you haven't listened to the first one in this series you can do that here - EP 52 Introduction to the Spiritual Disciplines

Show Notes:

Philippians 4:8 Questions to Help You Meditate on the Word:

-What is true about this, or what truth does it exemplify?

-What is honorable about this?

-What is just or right about this?

-What is pure about this, or how does it exemplify purity?

-What is lovely about this?

-What is commendable about this?

-What is excellent about this (that excels others of this kind)?

-What is praiseworthy about this?

~ Above Questions taken from Spiritual Disciplines of the Christian Life

Hebrews 4:16

John 17:17

2 Peter 1:20-21

2 Timothy 3:16

Galatians 1:12

2 Peter 3:15-16

Matthew 4:4

Nehemiah 8:1-4

1 Timothy 4:13

Luke 11:28

1 Timothy 4:7

Matthew 19:4

Mark 12:10

Philippians 4:8

Seeking Whatever is Good(Review of All That's Good by Hannah Anderson)

EP 52: Introduction to the Spiritual Disciplines

Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines by David Mathis

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney

Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Minds by Jen Wilkin

What is a Healthy Church Member? by Thabiti M. Anyabwile

Listen Up! A Practical Guide to Listening to Sermons by Christopher Ash

The Daily Bible (NIV) Chronological by F. LaGard Smith

ESV Daily Reading Bible by Crossway

Reading Plan App

Infographic: You Have More Time for Bible Reading than You Think

Develop a Daily Bible Reading Habit - Find Bible Reading plan options in this post

Robert Murray M'Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

Elisabeth Elliot on Hints for a Quiet Time

Podcast EP 15: Prioritizing God's Word When Life is Busy

Women's Hope Podcast

YouVersion Bible App

Thankful Homemaker Facebook Group

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EP 52: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life - Introduction

26 februari 2019 | 25 min

EP 51: Our Mundane Moments Matter

12 februari 2019 | 24 min

Encore Episode: Serving with a Mary Heart in a Martha Season

21 december 2018 | 8 min

EP 50: Lessons from the Life of Mary

19 december 2018 | 21 min

EP 49: The Benefits of Abiding in Christ

12 december 2018 | 18 min

Encore Episode: Celebrating a Christ-Focused Christmas

5 december 2018 | 35 min

EP 48: Cultivating Gentleness

28 november 2018 | 24 min

Encore Episode: Putting on an Attitude of Love in Our Homes

21 november 2018 | 21 min

How can we as believers "put on" an attitude of love in our homes? What does it look like to "put off" sinful responses and attitudes and "put on" God-honoring attitudes? I'm hoping today to encourage you that as believers we can "put on" attitudes and behaviors that are God-honoring. If we are in Christ, He has equipped us to do so through His presence within us and through our intake of God's truth.

We're working through Ephesians 4:22-24 together today:

22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

We have a new nature when we receive Christ and are born again – we become a totally different individual – we’re now a citizen of heaven

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation the old has gone the new has come.

~ 2 Corinthians 5:17

The apostle Paul reminds us throughout his epistles that we have a new nature. It affects our mind, heart, knowledge, wisdom, love, desires and every aspect of our being. According to God’s Word, we are new – transformed.

As believers, we now have a new nature. Our behavior is now able to match our new nature because Christ is in us. We are risen with Christ, and we should now behave in accordance with who we are.

Scripture & Resources:

Ephesians 4:22-24

Acts 7:58

Romans 3:12

1 Peter 2:1

Acts 12:21

Colossians 3:9-11

Philippians 2:12

2 Corinthians 5:17

Ephesians 4:1

Philippians 4:8

Galatians 5:22-23

Ephesians 5:2

1 Timothy 4:7-8

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

1 John 5:3

Martha Peace's "Put On, Put Off" Study

The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul

The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace

Putting on an Attitude of Love in Your Home

Podcast Ep. 15: Prioritizing God's Word When Life is Busy

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Encore Episode: Taming Our Tongues

14 november 2018 | 19 min

Episode 47: Simple Ideas for a Christ Centered Thanksgiving

7 november 2018 | 30 min

Encore Episode: What Does Self-Discipline Look Like in Our Homes?

31 oktober 2018 | 30 min

Encore Episode: Is Your Smartphone Changing You?

24 oktober 2018 | 31 min

EP 46: Our Need for Contentment

17 oktober 2018 | 16 min

The hope on today's episode of contentment is to remind us today how rich we are in Christ and that we will find our satisfaction in Him and Him alone.

I want to open with the words of the apostle Paul in Philippians:

Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.

~ Philippians 4:11-12

As I've been meditating on Philippians 4:11-12 on contentment I'm reminded that there isn't a program where we can automatically be contented people. No 5 Steps to Contentment or Learn to be Content Retreat Weekend. Contentment in our walk as believers is learned, just as Paul learned it, so do we as we walk this walk with the Lord. It does not come naturally to us. We know deep down the secret to contentment is to keep our eyes on the Lord in every situation. It's when we take our eyes off Him is when we fall into this sin.

“So what does contentment mean? It is an inner sense of rest or peace that comes from being right with God and knowing that He is in control of all that happens to us.”

~ Steven J. Cole

I've noticed there aren't many books on Christian contentment and a classic is one by Jeremiah Burroughs called The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. The title made me pause and think how well he defined contentment as a rarity even in our life as believers. It is a rarity, and usually, we walk in a spirit of discontentedness.

“Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God's wise and fatherly disposal in every condition.”

~ Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Show Notes:

“We have here an account of Paul's learning, not that which he got at the feet of Gamaliel, but that which he got at the feet of Christ.” ~ Matthew Henry

“These are both hard lessons to learn; I do not know which is the more difficult of the two. Probably it is easier to know how to go down than to know how to go up. How many Christians have I seen grandly glorifying God in sickness and poverty when they have come down in the world; and ah! How often have I seen other Christians dishonoring God when they have grown rich, or when they have risen to a position of influence among their fellow-men! These two lessons grace alone can fully teach us.” ~ Charles Spurgeon

The excerpt below from Lydia Brownback's book, Contentment: A Godly Woman's Adornment:

“Contentment won't be found in changing the things we don't like about our lives, which is what the author of Hebrews is telling us.

In his words, we find why contentment is possible, even when we lack our heart's desires. We can be content with our lives exactly as they are today because God has promised he is always with us. Our problem really isn't that we need something we don't have; our problem is that we don't find God to be enough for us. Many of us can't even comprehend how God can meet us in our empty places and satisfy us fully. We are open to the idea, but we just don't see how it's possible.

Sometimes we get a wrong idea about how God satisfies us. He doesn't come to us on our terms, taking the role of a surrogate for the things or relationships we lack. He comes in place of those things, giving us something even better. The whole reason we can't resonate with the words of Hebrews 13:5 is that we are bound up in the things of this life and our desires for them. If we would just look away from those, we would find that God delights to fill up our empty places with joy, peace, guidance, love security and communion with him through his Spirit. Once we get a taste of that we find that it is no second-best consolation prize. We will find it to be better, richer, fuller than any earthy relationship or material blessing.

We can find this for ourselves by guarding against focusing overly much on what this world offers. We can–and should–certainly enjoy the material things God gives us, but only if we hold them loosely. It is the love of this world's blessings, the focus on getting them, that is the problem, not the blessings themselves.

We don't need anything more than what we have right now, today, in order to be content. The Bible says so; therefore it must be true. The choice is ours.”

Scripture & Resources:

Philippians 4:11-12

Philippians 4:13

1 Corinthians 15:10

Hebrews 13:5

Matthew 6:33

Learning Contentment

Practical Steps to Overcome Self-Pity

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs

Contentment: A Godly Woman's Adornment by Lydia Brownback

A Surprising Ingredient in Christian Contentment- @Desiring God

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EP 45: Our Best Parenting is Done by Prayer

10 oktober 2018 | 18 min

God’s Word reminds us:

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

~ John 15:5

“apart from me you can do nothing” is a continual reminder that I am utterly dependent on the Lord to do anything. There are many things I can do without dependence on Christ, but the reality is I have achieved “nothing” in God’s sight.

This is so true in the raising of our children.

Our children are a gift from the Lord, a heritage, a reward (Psalm 127:3) and they are ever so precious to the Lord and us. Caring for our children is an immeasurable responsibility but one as believers we are not left alone in or to fend for ourselves. We can cry out to the One who created all things and is the only One who can redeem them.

I have learned over the years that I am helplessly dependent on the Lord. I can’t parent on my own. I can’t do anything on my own. As parents, we can’t change the hearts of our children. Only the Lord can change their hearts.

This truth should continually bring us to our knees in prayer, but many times we find ourselves thinking we can do this on our own. As a parent of now adult children, I can share that these are the more difficult years of life as the decisions and the difficulties they face are much more challenging than when they were young.

Show Notes:

“It didn’t take me long to realize that I did my best parenting by prayer. I began to speak less to the kids and more to God. It was actually quite relaxing.” ~ Paul Miller, A Praying Life

God does a much better job of being God than I do.

Children are fully dependent on parents for everything. As we get older, we become more and more independent. We need to be reminded to go back to living as dependent children. Living as a dependent child to the Lord in the everyday moments of life is the best example we can give to our children.

The prayer below is from Setting Their Hope In God: Biblical Intercession for Your Children page 193

“Eternal God,

Let my precious children rejoice in the Word, through whom all things were made. May they seek life only in Him.

Praise be to Your name for causing them to receive Him and believe on His name, for giving them the right to become Your children. Open their eyes to the glory of the Word, the glory of Your only Son, full of grace and truth. From His fullness let them receive grace upon grace–the grace and truth that come through Jesus Christ. Help them to do what is true and come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been carried out in You.

Help them not to judge by appearances, but instead to judge with right judgment. And when they thirst, let them go to Christ and drink. Let them follow closely after Him always, so that they will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. Make them abide in His Word as true disciples so that they may know the truth and be set free by it (John 1 & 8).”

“I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.” ~Martin Luther

“What makes a heart upright and what makes prayers pleasing to God is a felt awareness of our tremendous need for mercy.” ~John Piper

“Prayer is bringing your helplessness to Jesus.” ~ Paul E. Miller, A Praying Life

Scripture & Resources:

John 15:5

Philippians 4:6-7

Romans 8:28

John 5:19

John 5:30

Luke 5:16

Matthew 18:3

Mark 10:14-15

Luke 10:21

Praying God's Word Over Our Children

Podcast Ep 23: Seasons of Waiting

A Praying Life: Connecting With God in a Distracting World by Paul Miller

Setting Their Hope in God: Biblical Intercession for Your Children by Andrew Case

Praying the Bible by Donald S. Whitney

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EP 44: Dealing With Our Sins of Jealousy and Envy

3 oktober 2018 | 15 min

Today's podcast episode is a topic we probably don’t find ourselves talking about with others because it can be a bit uncomfortable but it’s one I know we all deal with —it’s addressing our sins of jealousy and envy.

It just seems no matter where we are in life we can always find ourselves sinfully comparing ourselves to others. I would think at my age and life stage this would be over, but sadly it's not. How often do I find myself in my head comparing the circumstances of my life to others – too many!

Even though it may be just in my head, it's still a sin, and it may seem subtle, but it's not – all sin is an offense against God and one we must continue to do battle with.

When we find ourselves dealing with jealousy comparing ourselves to others or envious of others, it's like we're saying to God that we're not satisfied with what He's given us.

“If we are to successfully combat the temptations to envy and jealousy, we must mentally bring God into the picture. We must remind ourselves that He determines not only what abilities we have but also the degree of those abilities and the blessing He will bestow on their use.” ~ Jerry Bridges, Respectable Sins

Show Notes:

Jerry Bridges, in Respectable Sins, a book I most highly recommended you read, describes jealousy of “intolerance of rivalry.” He shares there are legitimate times to express jealousy, like when someone is trying to win your spouse away from you. Our God declares Himself to be a jealous God (Exodus 20:5). Our jealousy becomes sinful when we become afraid someone is going to be more successful or honored over us. King Saul's jealousy over David (Saul has struck down his thousands and David his ten thousand – 1 Samuel 18:7) is an example of Saul's jealousy over David because honor was given to David and not him. At that moment he saw him as a rival and jealousy took root.

Envy is defined by Jerry Bridges as:

“the painful and oftentimes resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by someone else. Sometimes we want that same advantage, leading to the further sin of covetousness. And sometimes we resent the other person having something we don't have. But we don't just envy people in general. Usually, there are two conditions that tempt us to envy. First, we tend to envy those with whom we most closely identify. Second, we tend to envy in them the areas we value most.”

Scriptures & Resources:

Exodus 20:5

1 Samuel 18:7

Romans 1:29-33

Galatians 5:19-21

Psalm 103:10

Philippians 4:12

Hebrews 13:5

Romans12:2

Romans 12:5

Romans 12:10

Philippians 4:11-12

Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges

Messy Beautiful Friendship: Finding and Nurturing Deep and Lasting Relationships by Christine Hoover

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EP 43 Hope for Imperfect Parents

26 september 2018 | 20 min

How many imperfect parents out there? Raise your hands. I’m hoping all my parents out there raised their hands. We are going to experience failure in our parenting – it’s not an option but a reality in our lives on this fallen earth.

Don’t we all find ourselves at times sure that we’ve ruined our children? How many times have we yelled, acted rashly in our correction and the list of mistakes and sinful responses towards them we’ve made over the years sadly goes on.

We’re going to fail – and in saying that it doesn’t mean our failure shouldn’t affect us. I know we all are saddened by the times we’ve caused hurt in any way to our children, and this isn’t a podcast to just give us a pass to the failures we’ve caused our children.

We need to seek the forgiveness of our children, repent to the Lord of wrongs we’ve caused to them and to the best of our ability and by the grace of God avoid hurting them in the future when possible.

We must remember always that we are sinners’ parenting sinners. Sin affects every one of our relationships.

Romans 7:18-19 is true in my role as a parent just as it’s true in my relationship with all others on this earth.

For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.

We are not perfect—we already know this.

Remember that it is God’s grace that transforms our lives and the lives of our children – it’s not our perfect or more likely imperfect parenting. He is the only One that has the power to transform their hearts and minds. This doesn’t mean we don’t strive to set a pattern and routine for our homes that directs the hearts of our children towards Him. It is our duty as parents to train up our children in His ways but we can’t trust that our parenting is going to save them.

Scripture & Resources:

Romans 7:18-19

Ephesians 6:1-4

Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Matthew 19:25-26

John 6:37

1 Corinthians 15:10

Romans 3:23

Psalm 119:11

Matthew 18:22

2 Corinthians 12:9

Parents, Require Obedience of Your Children

God's Blessing Does Not Depend on Our Performance

Podcast Ep 20: The Blessings of Loving Our Children

Podcast Ep 18: Putting on an Attitude of Love in Our Homes

Parenting: 14 Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul Tripp

Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus by Elyse Fitzpatrick

Free eBook - Motherhood Delighting in Our Children by Marci Ferrell

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EP 42 Some Titus 2 Encouragement Along the Way

19 september 2018 | 14 min

As we start getting back into fall and a routine (as we talked about last week at the podcast), I wanted to share a bit of encouragement for all of us today. Who doesn't like to be encouraged?

Our time today is just a reminder that no one out there has it all together. We are a continual work in progress in the Lord's hand. If I shared only what I had mastered on this podcast, it would be non-existent ;).

So today listen in and be reminded that no one has a perfect marriage, family or home while living on this fallen earth but that doesn't mean we just throw in the towel and stop trying. I'm reminded and reminding us today of God's Word to persevere and work heartily as unto the Lord, and this includes my normal day to day life of caring for a home and family.

In the spirit of Titus 2, I want to be an encouragement in the areas of loving our husbands and children, being keepers of our homes, being self-controlled and submissive to our husbands so God's Word will not be reviled.

We need to share our struggles but not leave each other there. But we need to spur one another on to love and good deeds. My hope always is to point one another back to Christ and to live by and abide in His Word.

My greatest comfort in this world is that Jesus Christ is enough. He is enough on the days when everything goes wrong and on the days when it seems that everything is falling apart.

Come listen in with us today.

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Scripture & Resources:

2 Timothy 3:16-17

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Homemaking 101 Series: Getting Dressed

Are You Kind to Your Husband?

What's for Dinner?

Weekly Home Blessing

18 Ways to Be Your Husband's Helper

Busyness is Not Godliness

Podcast Ep 32: Preparing Our Families for Sunday Morning Worship

Battling Our Sins of Envy & Jealousy

Podcast Ep 28: Dealing with Our Anxiousness and Worry (Matthew 6:25-34)

How to Resist Gossip

Homemaking Ministries Online Conference - The Deep Dive Summit

Thankful Homemaker Facebook Group

EP 41 Getting Back Into a Routine After Summer

12 september 2018 | 32 min

EP 40: Marriage Series #7 - Sexual Intimacy in Our Marriages

29 augusti 2018 | 72 min

EP 39: Marriage Series #6 - How To Communicate with Your Spouse

22 augusti 2018 | 73 min

EP 38: Marriage Series #5 - What Does Submission in Marriage Look Like?

15 augusti 2018 | 44 min

EP 37: Marriage Series #4 - What is Biblical Submission? (with guest Doug Ferrell)

8 augusti 2018 | 44 min

EP 36: Marriage Series #3 - Showing Respect to Our Husbands

31 juli 2018 | 40 min

EP 35: Marriage Series #2 - To Love Their Husbands

25 juli 2018 | 52 min

We’re continuing in a series here at the podcast on marriage. Each episode can stand alone, but they are meant to be listened to together. Last week we talked about God’s Design for Marriage and Our Role as Women. We touched briefly on areas of submission, respect, and love. Today we’re going to start by seeing what God’s Word has to say about loving our husbands.

I struggled with titling the episode, so I borrowed it from scripture from Titus 2:4 passage that we are to be taught by the older women “to love their husbands.”

Before we dig into that passage, I want to work through with you on what is love? Love is a necessary factor in our marriages. If we don’t have love for one another there’s going to be a lot of issues in our marriage. Without love in our marriages they’re going to be difficult to endure, any problems in the marriage will be difficult to overcome, as time goes on when we live in a relationship where there is no love the relationship is going to begin to fall apart. We’re not going to like each other very much or have any desire to be near one another, and it is just a dangerous place to be.

God’s Word is clear on the importance of love in all our relationships and especially in our marriages.

In a most familiar passage - Matthew 22:37-40 states:

37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

We stated last week that our husbands are our closest neighbors. When love is talked about, do we understand what it truly is or what it means when God commands us to love our neighbor as ourselves?

We married our spouse because we loved them. Now that we’ve been married a bit we can find ourselves acting very unloving at times or maybe a lot of times and wondering what happened? We can’t exhaustively cover today what real love is, but I do desire to work through on what God’s Word says because He’s given us a clear idea of what real love is in His Word.

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EP 34: Marriage Series #1 - God's Design for Marriages and Our Role as Women

18 juli 2018 | 54 min

EP 33: Is Your Smartphone Changing You? (Hiatus Update)

30 maj 2018 | 31 min

EP 32: Preparing Our Families for Sunday Morning Worship

23 maj 2018 | 33 min

EP 31: The Supremacy of God

16 maj 2018 | 36 min

EP 30: Cultivating Self-Control in Our Lives

9 maj 2018 | 34 min

EP 29: Where to Begin When You're Overwhelmed in Caring for Your Home

2 maj 2018 | 29 min

I’m sharing today from a post I wrote quite awhile back called Where to Begin When You're Overwhelmed, and it was dealing with our home keeping. It’s been a very controversial post and people either have a love or hate relationship with it. I’m hoping you all are in the love camp today because I’m not a fan of being in the hate camp.

Before we begin, I want to lay out a statement here that I want you to remember as we walk through this. What I’m sharing is going to look different in every home. I don’t know all the battles or circumstances in your home from health and illness difficulties or various trials you’re dealing with. This may not be the season of your life for you to listen to a podcast on this topic right now.

I’m never talking about perfection or Stepford wives or making an idol out of your homekeeping or whatever your thinking because as soon as you write a post or share a podcast about this topic of homekeeping that’s where the conversation tends to go.

This isn’t about having a Martha Stewart lifestyle in your homemaking. It is about the heart of a homemaker who loves the Lord and desires to love and care for her family well because of the God she serves.It is out of a heart of love and thankfulness because she has been redeemed. Thank you, Jesus!

This also does not mean you don’t do anything outside your home or saying you can’t work outside the home or have any employment. I work for my husband’s business and have ever since my kiddos were young. In my past - I’ve worked outside the home and inside the home and still work inside the home as a homemaker and for my husband’s business. This is not a SAHM vs. working mom podcast. This is for all Christian women in whatever season of life you’re in.

I want to chat with you today as if I’m talking with my daughter – (Hello My Amberif you’re listening) and encouraging her in the role the Lord has called her to as laid out in Titus 2:3-5

3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.

Getting some foundational understanding of why we are called keepers of our homes will be an encouragement in itself not to be overwhelmed in your homekeeping, but I hope to set your mind on things of the Lord and His ways today.

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EP 28: Dealing with Our Anxiousness and Worry

25 april 2018 | 26 min

EP 27: Planning Our Days as Homemakers

18 april 2018 | 30 min

Ep. 26: When the Days are Difficult and Exhausting

11 april 2018 | 19 min

Ep. 25: The Family Dinner Table

4 april 2018 | 25 min

Ep. 24: Dealing with Our Grumbling and Complaining

28 mars 2018 | 28 min

Ep. 23: Seasons of Waiting

21 mars 2018 | 19 min

Ep. 22: Celebrating a Christ-Centered Easter

14 mars 2018 | 33 min

Ep. 21: The Routines of the Day: Making the Most of Your Morning and Evening Routines

7 mars 2018 | 36 min

Ep. 20: The Blessings of Loving Our Children

28 februari 2018 | 28 min

There is a favorite book I turn to often to look for encouragement in my role as a wife and mother. God’s Word is always my first destination but a book that I came across several years ago is Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney. Carolyn is looking at our role as Titus 2 women and what the scripture teaches by taking apart that verse a section at a time. Chapter three is an excellent guide to show us what God’s Word says about loving our children.

The chapter starts off by reminding us as mom’s how good we are at self-sacrificing love. It is a rare experience to meet a woman who doesn’t sacrifice for her children and daily lay down her life to serve them. We are good at that kind of love.

I have two adult children and three grandbabies. I can tell you I fiercely love all my babies – my now grown children and those little grandbabies. This mama would do anything for them and be there in a heartbeat.

Whether we have our own children or spiritual children we have a high calling to love these children and point them to Christ. This high calling of motherhood is truly an honor, and I hope that today I can with the Lord’s help, to help us to grasp this. I’ve talked much about cleaning and homekeeping and scheduling over the years but the moments we get with our children are hopefully pointing them to the reality that life is bigger than cleaning and cooking and that our example would be one of the sacrificial love of Jesus and of laying down your life for another. You are a disciple mama, and you are to be making disciples in your home.

It is a tiring job at times and can seem overwhelming many days, but I hope that you will be reminded today in our time that you can’t do anything without the strength of Christ. In Christ Mama, we can do all things with great joy. So let’s look together at the blessings of loving our children:

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Ep. 19: Benefits of Habits in Our Homemaking

21 februari 2018 | 20 min

Ep. 18: Putting on an Attitude of Love in Our Homes

14 februari 2018 | 21 min

EP 17: Cherishing Your Husband

7 februari 2018 | 23 min

Ep. 16: Simplify Your Homekeeping with a Cleaning Schedule

31 januari 2018 | 30 min

One of the most fundamental ways to manage our homes well is to take the time to plan. Planning is merely deciding in advance the what, why and how things will be done even cleaning. Ladies the time it takes to put together a plan for the care and upkeep of your home is well worth your time and energy. You know the saying that sorta goes like this - “Many women plan to fail because they fail to plan.”

On the other side of that, we can do so much planning and never get to the action part. I love to sit and plan – cleaning would not be my favorite – I say that but it really is getting started, and once I get moving on it I enjoy it because of the instant results you see from it.

I want to remind you here this is a method or methods – I’m sharing three that I use at various times and seasons in my life - that work well for me and my personality. I’m not a naturally organized person and actually can be quite messy. My friends would not say this about me because when they come over, they see a neat and tidy home. I have to work hard to go against the bent of my natural personality in this area. I have trained myself to become a tidy home keeper – not perfect but neat and orderly. I still have my certain drawers and areas that I need to continue to declutter and organize, but overall I have worked to make my home easy to clean and keep orderly.

I desire my home to be a haven for my family. I also don’t want to spend all my time and energy just cleaning my house. I desire to give my family and other relationships my time, so I’ve learned to manage my home well, so it doesn’t control me and take up all my time. I also appreciate having a house ready to offer hospitality and fellowship to others at a moment’s notice.

My point I’m trying to make here is that my cleaning method or methods may not work for you, but I want you as you listen to me today ponder what type of cleaning schedule – if you don’t have one already- would help you to care and manage your home.

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Ep. 15: Prioritizing God's Word When Life is Busy

24 januari 2018 | 27 min

Ep. 14: Simple Tips for a Clutter Free Home

17 januari 2018 | 23 min

Ep. 13: Choosing Forgiveness

10 januari 2018 | 22 min

Ep. 12: Simple Menu Planning Tips

3 januari 2018 | 28 min

Ep. 11: Serving with a Mary Heart in a Martha Season

20 december 2017 | 8 min

Ep. 10: Setting Spiritual Priorities for the New Year

13 december 2017 | 24 min

Ep. 9: Christ-Focused Christmas Celebration Ideas

6 december 2017 | 35 min

Ep. 8: Dealing with Our Critical Spirits

29 november 2017 | 18 min

Ep. 7: Getting Ready for Company Fast - Your Home and Heart

21 november 2017 | 17 min

Ep. 6: What Does Self-Discipline Look Like in Our Homes?

14 november 2017 | 30 min

Ep. 5: Putting on Kindness in Our Homes

8 november 2017 | 20 min

Ep. 4: What Does True Biblical Friendship Look Like?

1 november 2017 | 26 min

Ep 3: Delighting in Being a Worker at Home

25 oktober 2017 | 13 min

Ep. 2: Trusting God in the Midst of a Trial

18 oktober 2017 | 16 min

Ep. 1: Taming our Tongues

8 oktober 2017 | 19 min

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Bringing Order to Your Day: The Benefits of a Brain Dump and Daily Plan

Resisting Gossip: Using Words to Build Up

Wisely Navigating Our Technology

The Benefits of a Quick Tidy: Transforming Your Home in Minutes

Cultivating Biblical Hospitality in Your Home and Life

Lessons Learned from My Grandmother

Loving Our Wayward Children: Encouragement for Moms of Prodigals

Updates, My Current Time in the Word and Some Favorite Things

Planning with Purpose: Spiritual Priorities for the New Year

The Means of Grace to Grow in Godliness

The Heart of a Servant: Lessons from Luke 1:38

Setting Our Minds On Things Above: Unpacking Colossians 3:1-4

Christ-Centered Thanksgiving: Simple Planning & Traditions

The Authority of Jesus (Matthew 7:28-29 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

A Few of My Favorite Moments from the G3 Conference 2023

Build Your House On The Rock (Matthew 7:24-27 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

5 Motivations to Stop Grumbling

Managing Your Home: Simple Tips for Time Management, Cleaning, Laundry, and Organization

The Danger of Self-Deception (Matthew 7:21-23- Sermon on the Mount Series)

A Tree and Its Fruit (Matthew 7:15-20 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

The Influence of Godly Mothers and Grandmothers

Embracing Every Moment: Mother’s Day Thoughts (Bitesize)

The Narrow Road (Matthew 7:13-14 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

Simple Steps to Ministry As We Go About Our Normal Days

Ask and It Will Be Given (Matthew 7:7-12 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

Threats to Biblical Friendship

Cultivating Beauty In Our Homes

Judge Not That You Not Be Judged (Matthew 7:1-6 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

Romancing Your Husband

10 Things Helping Me To Manage My Days as a Homemaker

There Is No Need To Worry (Matthew 6:25-34 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

Fear Not - Luke 2:10

Witnessing To Our Family Members

Remembering to Thank God for His Blessings

Where Is Your Treasure? (Matthew 6:19-24 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

10 Manifestations of Humility

Fasting for the Glory of God (Matthew 6:16-18 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

Love is not Selfish (1 Corinthians 13:5)

A Proper Pattern for Prayer (Matthew 6:5-15 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

A Walk Through My Simple Cleaning Routine

5 Benefits We Have In Christ (Colossians 1:12-14)

Six Thought Patterns of a Christian Mind (Philippians 4:8)

How Should We Give? - Matthew 6:1-4 (Sermon on the Mount Series)

Love Your Enemies - Matthew 5:43-48 (Sermon on the Mount Series)

Have We No Rights? - Matthew 5:38-42 (Sermon on the Mount Series)

Lovingly Giving and Accepting Correction

Tell the Truth - Matthew 5:33-37 (Sermon on the Mount Series)

Cultivating Patience with One Another

Divorce and Remarriage (Matthew 5:31-32 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

BITESIZE: Dealing with Controversy as a Christian

Dealing with Adulterous Hearts (Matthew 5:27-30 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

Being Keepers of Our Homes

The Sin of Anger (Matthew 5:21-26 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

Jesus, the Law and the Christian (Matthew 5:17-20 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

Getting Things Done: A Walk Through Ephesians 5:15-16

A Walk Through Psalm 1 {Study Guide Included}

BITESIZE: God's Blessing Does Not Depend On Our Performance

You are the Light of the World (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:14-16)

10 Simple Tips for Beginning Homemakers

The Salt of the Earth (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:13)

BITESIZE: Practical Tips to Overcome Self-Pity

Blessed are Those Who are Persecuted (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:10-12)

Simple Tips to Read More Books

Blessed are the Peacemakers (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:9)

BITESIZE: Trusting God with the Impossible as Mothers

Showing True Biblical Love for Our Husbands

Blessed are the Pure in Heart (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:8)

BITESIZE: 4 Truths to Pray for One Another

How a Timer Saves Me Time & Keeps Me Focused

My Top 5 Productivity Tips for Busy Homemakers

Developing a Daily Bible Reading Habit

BITESIZE: The Greatest Gift

BITESIZE: Sitting with Jesus in a Season of Busyness

Blessed are the Merciful (Matthew 5:7 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

BITESIZE (INTRO): Keeping the Focus On Christ This Christmas

Blessed are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness (Matthew 5:6 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

EP 54: Meditation on God's Word & Scripture Memory (Spiritual Disciplines Series)