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In this episode, first you will hear Caroline Thiessen and Lauren Greene. Their conversation will help encourage other women to put their faith into action and will encourage women to walk in wholeness and freedom.
How and where do you find your identity? Your true, authentic identity is solely found in Christ. When your identity is built on a firm foundation that doesn’t change and is constant you have the strength and ability to trust without borders and have the confidence to take bold Godly risks.
Why aren’t we living with such boldness and faith like the people in The Bible? We worship an almighty and all-powerful God who can do anything. If we truly believe God is the God of the impossible shouldn’t our lives reflect that? When your identity is strong, firm and you know who you are in Christ you can believe the promises He has spoken to you with bold confidence and trust that He will come through for you no matter your surrounding circumstances.
Next, as a former ‘risk manager,’ Jen shares her personal story of how she became a ‘risk taker’ by learning how to silence the inner critic, accept God’s invitation, embrace risk and simply start saying one “yes” at a time.
Jen explains that her pattern of risk aversion had spiritual implications. By staying in her “comfort zone” she wasn’t letting Jesus be LORD of her life. This way of living was robbing her of a deeper intimacy with Him.
Our relationship with God is meant to be one of trust and abiding, obedience and faith. A life of adventure with Him! We must open our hands in surrender to God, fill our hearts with his promises, and put our faith into action by stepping into all that he has for us.
Let this story and teaching encourage you to say “Yes” to God’s invitation to join him where he is at work in this season of your life. Go ahead and do that ‘thing’ he’s asking you to do, knowing that risk is always safe with God and watch your life be transformed.
Gather Influence Co-hosts:
Cathie Ostapchuk - Instagram @cathieostapchuk
Vanessa Hoyes - Instagram @vanessahoyes
Gather Women @gatherwomen
Episode co-host
Jen Vis - Instagram @jvis24
Caroline Thiessien - Instagram @carolina_romantique