Aug 13, 2020
Today’s episode is with fellow podcaster, author, speaker, and just all around champion of living an abundant life, Jessica Hottle. Jessica shares with me the story that fuels her passion for women to know the truth about who God is and who He made them to be, because she grew up not knowing those truths at all. In her early adulthood, the Lord began a process of helping her understand the gift of a resurrected life that brings healing and freedom, and helped her to know her worth. She also shares how the Lord brought people along her path to speak life into her as she grew in her faith and redefined what it meant to love and be loved.
“We come to know the Father and our worth when we know what His word says,” is one thing Jess shared in this conversation that stuck with me. While that sounds like something so simple, it's the simple things we lose sight of first when we’re in crisis. And whether your life has returned to some sort of semi-normal rhythm, or whether you are still trying to find purchase in a sea of uncertainty, we are all working through the effects of covid on what we know is true about our worth, how we process hard things, and so much more. I loved how Jess talks about the power of coming to know what God says is true, and the significance in her life in pursuing relationships that get down to the heart of the matter and speak life to her heart and echo those truths. There’s so much to marinate on in this conversation, friends, and I hope it leaves you encouraged as you navigate the now, and fix your face to the future.
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Scripture References:
Romans 6- You have been transformed by God’s righteousness
1 John 4:19- The Lord loves you
Ephesians Chapters 1 and 2 - The Lord wants you and made you valuable/worthy
Romans 8:19-23- He wants to redeem all the broken things
Galatians 4:4- God sent His Son to set us free
Revelation 19:9- You’re invited to a feast
Matthew 13- The parable of the seed falling on soils
Proverbs 3:5- Trust in the Lord with all your heart
Proverbs 18:21/ James 3:10- The words we speak bring life and death, blessings and curses
Genesis 3- Eve in the Garden falling for a lie
Romans 14 / a list of others: Discerning the difference between a truth and a lie
Matthew 4:1-11 / Matthew 7:15/ Jude - The enemy brings lies through deception and intimidation - a lie leads us away from love
John 10:10- the enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy
2 Timothy 1:9- Purpose, call and identity
Matthew 28:19-20- We’re called to share the Gospel
2 Corinthians 5:11-21- We’re called to be ministers of reconciliation
Ephesians 4:1- Aligning your life to the will of God
Romans 5:3-5- Perseverance not perfection
Philippians 1:9- The more His love abounds in love through the knowledge of Him
More thoughts on: We come to know the Father and our worth when we know what His word says
References:
Jess’ podcast episode where she interviews her spiritual Father, PJ, part 1 and 2.
Kelsey Chapman and her book (the launch has been pushed to early 2021! Thanks, Covid)
Prayers for engaging our bodies (and other free printables!)
Science experiment where you yell and curse at a tree and the other gets life spoken to it
Connecting with Jessica:
Connecting with Emily and Simply Stories Podcast:
Instagram (Em life // Podcast Life)
*Intro and outro music by music by audionautix.com