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Do you remember what heavy rain sounds like?

Meaning, can you remember other miracles in your life? Other moments when God showed up for you. God's faithfulness in your life.

How often is your first move removing yourself from people when you are looking for a miracle?

Could God be allowing this waiting to strengthen your faith?

In this episode of Focus Flip, we will be focusing on 1 Kings 18:41, and Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”

We will be talking about standing in faith and proclaiming what God has spoken over agreeing with our circumstances and feelings.

We can both see the reality and have faith in the promise God has spoken.

Episode 2 of The Cloud in the Clear Blue Sky series

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Have you ever experienced a season of waiting, praying, hoping, yet not seeing?

Have you started to wonder if you truly believe God can do it? Are you starting to question if you deserve the answer to your prayer? Perhaps those “words from the Lord” were just your feelings and emotions that created wishful thinking in your mind?

Logically this doesn’t make sense, yet something within your soul says, don’t give up. Don’t stop praying. Keep going. God is working even when you can’t see it yet. A miracle is rising from the depths.

This podcast series is based on the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 18:41-46. It is a mixture of his story, my story, and other miracles to encourage you to keep praying with expectation, Don’t give up when the answer isn’t visible, but pray until you see the cloud in the clear blue sky.

At the end of each episode, I leave you with a few questions to help you dig deeper. I encourage you to take a few extra minutes and honestly answer those questions. Allow yourself to sit in the tension of your waiting - both to grieve, celebrate, and build your expectations.

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What you invest in now will bring future returns. So the question is what are you investing in? 

What habits are you creating to build the foundation of your house and future so when (not if, but when) storms come, hard times hit, you aren't crushed by them?

This is the final episode of the Kingdom Shift Series. This 12-week series is based on Jesus' first message in Matthew 5,6, & 7. Each episode builds on the last, so go back and check them all out.  

We look back to what we've talked about & lay the final layer of our foundation in the Focus Flip launch. :) 

Thanks for listening! The next series is coming soon and will be based on my new devotional "A Cloud in the Clear Blue Sky." Read here: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/38672-a-cloud-in-the-clear-blue-sky  

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What do you want to be known for?

What do you want your friends to say you bring to the relationship?

What do you like to receive from relationships? 

In this episode of Focus Flip, we look at Matthew 7:15-23 and discuss how we recognize people by their fruit. The question becomes, what is the fruit you are producing? 

Who is spiritually influencing you, do they have Kingdom fruit? Are you more influenced by people or by the Bible? 

Let's do a little reputation evaluation to see where we are and if it's pointing us toward our King. 

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What do you consider a good gift? Do you give good gifts? Would the people receiving them say they are good? 

Is it still a good gift if given at a time we don't like? 

We are looking at gifts from several different viewpoints today. If humans can give good gifts, how much greater can God give good gifts. 

Matthew 7:7-12 is what we are digging into. 

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The church has unfortunately gained a reputation of judgment, but what if we were known for sharing Dignity instead of Judgement?

It's easy to create assumptions and stereotypes. We judge what we fear to get to know… and the distance builds dividers instead of bridges.

What if we stay curious and press in to learn instead of walking away or avoiding? 

In this episode, I'll be sharing stories about neighbors within my community and their experiences of being judges as I unpack Matthew 6:1:6.

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What Do You Treasure? 

For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be. 

So where is this place for you? Is it in your money? Your family? Your work? Your time? 

Are you placing your treasure in a lasting position or in something that will crumble?

In this episode, we look at Matthew 6:19-34. We discuss where we are placing our treasure and if it's causing us to worry and be anxious or if it brings peace.

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When you pray to impress you are making prayer about yourself instead of intimacy with God. 

You lose the power and intimacy of prayer. You miss out on the relationship that is birthed through prayer due to making it about looking "more Christian," "a prayer warrior," or "a strong believer."  

The strength of prayer comes from the intimacy it creates when you allow God to take you into His secret place. 

This episode is focusing on Matthew 6:5-18.

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Can you Keep it a Secret? 

Why do you serve others?

Do you "do good" to make yourself look good, or feel good, or do you do it out of the overflow of the love God has shown you?

Are you selfishly serving or giving? Maybe you are hoping someone will notice your generosity. 

In this week's episode, we focus on Matthew 6:1-4. 

Jesus shares that we shouldn't practice our righteousness in front of others. We shouldn't announce to people that we served the poor. We shouldn't even allow our left hand to know what our right hand is doing. 

In a society that's all about making a reel to show everything off, how do we follow this? How do we honor the people over the platform? 

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What if keeping our oaths (our word), walking an extra mile with someone, and praying for our enemies is what love truly is?

Once again, what if God is flipping things upside down and going against our human nature to teach us a different type of love? 

True Love. Love that only comes from God, and we can only share with others through the overflow of our intimacy with God. 

What if it requires us to be intentional with our relationship with God, ourselves, and others? What if it requires us t be international with our time and resources? 

What if it could transform the way we live to bring more peace and rest to our souls and build deeper relationships with God and the people around us? 

A few thoughts we will chat about in this episode! 

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