173: Walking in Obedience in the Hard Seasons of Life
Main Points From the Show
In this amazing episode of “Longing for More,” we visit with the wonderful Jodi Howe, host of the podcast Air That I Breath, speaker, worship leader, and new author. We talked about how in this time when Satan is actively impacting every area of life, it is even more important than ever that we live a life of purpose, trust in God even in the most difficult seasons, and incorporate scripture in our daily lives.
In this conversation, where we discuss the hard topics of our day, Jodi emphasized the vulnerability of adolescence and how social media can negatively impact young people’s fragile minds. We also discussed the attacks that come from Satan as we walk in faith and how it is crucial that people see Jesus through our words and actions when they aren’t ready to know Him personally.
Jodi’s fearlessness and passion for spreading God’s love are inspiring, and you won’t want to miss this episode.
Quotes from the Show
Faith and Victory: “We are in a good place if we’re in God’s purview, if we’re in his economy following Him, his scripture, his words, his relationship. If we’re in those places, we’re going to always be in victory.”— Jodi Howe
The Importance of Speaking Truth: “We have to speak truth and where there’s going to be backlash and there’s going to be persecution. But God warned us of that. He said, look at Jesus. Nobody was more persecuted than he was. No one was more attacked than he was. So bring it on, because what I’m also learning is there is a thing called first world persecution, I call it where, yeah, we get attacked on social media or we get attacked in our relationships.”— Jodi Howe
The Vulnerability of the Mind: “The gender dysphoria issue that we’re dealing with in society, that’s an attack of the mind, that is an attack of identity. But it’s attack of the precious sacred part of childhood to adolescence, to growth, to maturity that the enemy has been able to attack at a part where it’s going to be the most vulnerable.”— Jodi Howe
The Importance of Knowing God’s Word: “If you’re not in the Word to have these little scriptures that can pop into your brain during the hardest times of your life, understanding the purpose…there’s so much to learn. But Jesus is our hope. He is our peace.”— Jodi Howe
The Power of Love: “I can look at my daughter and say, I don’t agree with you, but you’re accepted. I love you, and so what am I going to do? She doesn’t want to hear about Jesus, okay? I’m going to be Jesus to her, right?”— Jodi Howe
The Power of Trusting in the Lord: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, that is not 99.44%, it is 100%.”— Jodi Howe
The Journey of Faith: “It’s a journey. Take advantage of every opportunity, but most especially, it’s about the heart…most especially a relationship between me and him. That’s it. And that’s a journey that happens every single day.”— Jodi Howe
Christianity and Modern Day Saul: “I was the modern day Saul… I was essentially persecuting first world Christians before I came to Christ.”— Jodi Howe
Verses Referenced
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 NIV
The Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains.Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. Ephesians 6:10-20 NIV
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