1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,560 You know, I've been thinking lately about how easy it is to 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,480 live our whole lives focused on the surface. 3 00:00:06,520 --> 00:00:08,960 You know, the parts everyone else sees and really miss what's 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,040 going on underneath. We can get caught up on managing 5 00:00:12,040 --> 00:00:15,560 our behavior, fixing our habits, and trying to look like 6 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,680 everything's OK on the outside, but we're still feeling really 7 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,600 restless and tired and stuck on the inside. 8 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,880 You know what I mean? You finally stop people pleasing 9 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,440 in one area and then suddenly perfectionism shows up somewhere 10 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,440 else. Or you set a new boundary and 11 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,400 then you start feeling guilty right behind that boundary. 12 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,520 You take a break from overworking and then your mind 13 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,400 starts to fill the silence with self criticism. 14 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,080 It's kind of like playing spiritual whack A mole. 15 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,640 And what I've learned is that these patterns, the burnout, 16 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:49,680 comparison, control, exhaustion, they aren't really the problem. 17 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:51,680 They're just the fruit of the problem. 18 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,200 And the fruit always tells a story about the root. 19 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,720 You know, the Bible says in Jeremiah 17 that the woman who 20 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:02,160 trusts in the Lord is like a tree planted by water. 21 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,880 Her roots go deep, her leaves stay green, and she keeps 22 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,080 bearing fruit in every season, even in the heat. 23 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:13,000 So that's a picture of the wholeness that God desires for 24 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:14,800 us. But when the fruit in our life 25 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,560 looks more like anxiety, anger, striving, then Lovejoy and 26 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,040 peace, it's time to stop hacking at those branches and start 27 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,320 digging deeper because you can't change the fruit if you never 28 00:01:25,320 --> 00:01:27,720 touch the root. So today we're going to slow 29 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,960 down and I'm going to ask you a few questions. 30 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,160 I want you to be honest about what kind of fruits growing in 31 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,480 your life right now. What's feeding that fruit 32 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,240 beneath the surface? And how can we partner with 33 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:42,600 Jesus to pull up the roots of lies and replace them with the 34 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,760 truth that brings freedom? This isn't about striving. 35 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,280 It's not about self improvement. This is about healing from the 36 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,680 inside out. So grab your journal, take a 37 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,080 deep breath, and let's just get honest together. 38 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,360 Because transformation always starts with truth. 39 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:01,040 Hey friend, welcome to the Free to Lead podcast, the place where 40 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,240 we go deep and uncover what's really holding us back from 41 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,680 walking confidently in our call and our identity in Christ. 42 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,440 I'm your host Catherine May, a transformational life coach on a 43 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,720 mission to help growth minded, high achieving women just like 44 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:18,600 you to break free and lead from a place of peace, clarity and 45 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,480 freedom. I know what it's like to keep 46 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,800 striving, to keep showing up, to keep doing more, all while 47 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,680 wondering if it is ever going to feel like a nut. 48 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,840 You're not alone in that. This is the space where we get 49 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:33,440 honest about those struggles, invite God into the mess, and 50 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,000 discover practical ways to live with more peace, joy, and 51 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,800 purpose. Together, we'll tackle the lies, 52 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,960 the limiting beliefs, and the habits that keep you stuck so 53 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,120 that you can lead with true freedom and confidence in 54 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,400 Christ. So take a deep breath, settle 55 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,400 in, and let's dive into today's conversation. 56 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,560 So when scripture talks about fruit, it's talking about the 57 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,920 visible outcomes of an invisible life. 58 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:03,120 Fruit is what your inner world produces on the outside. 59 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,720 It's what everybody sees. It's how you respond, how you 60 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:09,640 relate, what you decide, how you speak, and even how you lead. 61 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,440 So if you stood under the tree of your life and you looked up, 62 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,920 the fruit is what you could reach up and touch. 63 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:19,600 Healthy fruit in our lives looks like what Galatians talks about 64 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:20,840 with. When it's talking about the 65 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,160 fruit of the Spirit, it's talking about love that isn't 66 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,240 performance based. It's talking about joy that's 67 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,080 not fragile. It's talking about peace that 68 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,400 doesn't disappear when our plans change. 69 00:03:32,920 --> 00:03:35,040 Patience with yourself, with others. 70 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,880 Kindness that's going to cost you something, goodness when no 71 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,160 one's watching and faithfulness when quitting would just be 72 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:47,280 easier, and gentleness with your own story and self-control that 73 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,280 feels like peace instead of punishment. 74 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,640 So unhealthy fruit in our life is just as real as the fruit of 75 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,640 the spirit that's described in Galatians, and you're going to 76 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,000 know it when you see it. It can look something like 77 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,720 saying yes when you know you wanted to say no, but simmering 78 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,920 and being angry and resentful later, or feeling anxious over 79 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,000 some little mistake that you made because your worth's tied 80 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,000 up in your performance. It could look like explaining, 81 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:16,120 defending, or proving yourself long after that moment's already 82 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,399 passed. Or snapping at your spouse or 83 00:04:18,399 --> 00:04:21,880 your kids because you've been holding it all together for 84 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,960 everyone else and like they just, they just got on your 85 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,960 nerves that day, right? Or maybe reaching for food, your 86 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:31,240 phone, or another distraction because stillness just feels 87 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,320 unsafe. I get that, I do. 88 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,040 Or constantly comparing ourselves to someone else's 89 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,960 calling and feeling like we're always coming up short, living 90 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,720 with low grade exhaustion that sleep alone cannot fix. 91 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,960 That fruit is not random. That's the harvest of something 92 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:49,120 that's growing underground in the garden of our heart. 93 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:53,200 And Jeremiah 17, seven also gives us God's vision for a 94 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,120 healthy root system. And that is that woman who 95 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,200 trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. 96 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,880 Her roots reach towards the stream, her leaves stay green, 97 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,000 and she doesn't fear when the heat comes. 98 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,160 That means the circumstances can change around us. 99 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:12,000 The environment can shift, but her source doesn't. 100 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,680 So before you try to fix all the branches in your life that you 101 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,120 see the, you know, rotten fruit hanging off of, it's time to 102 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,240 pause long enough to notice them and to take inventory. 103 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,160 So picture yourself standing under your own tree just 104 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,240 observing or just being curious here. 105 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,280 That's all. And I want you to ask yourself, 106 00:05:29,280 --> 00:05:32,480 where am I patient and where am I reactive? 107 00:05:32,840 --> 00:05:35,440 Where am I generous and where am I guarded? 108 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:39,600 Where am I rooted in peace? Where am I striving for control? 109 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,920 Where am I growing and where am I withering? 110 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,720 This is not the time to be yourself up, okay? 111 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,440 Please don't do that. This is simply a time of 112 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:52,200 self-awareness because we can't really fix what we don't know is 113 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:56,560 there, and self-awareness is an incredibly lacking skill that 114 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,840 most people don't have. So it's just just about 115 00:05:58,840 --> 00:06:01,240 self-awareness. The mistake that most of us 116 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,680 make, though, is trying to prune what needs to be healed. 117 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:04,800 Like I'm just going to cut it off. 118 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,760 We're going to cut off all those visible branches or Polish the 119 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:09,600 fruit and we're going to call that growth. 120 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,640 And that's where the self help industry gets us into trouble 121 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,200 sometimes. But if the roots are sick and we 122 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,320 don't deal with those sick roots in our lives that are producing 123 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,920 the rotten fruits or the fruits that we don't like or the 124 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:24,800 behaviors on the outside that we don't like, the same branches, 125 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:26,000 they're just going to grow right back. 126 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,080 So we really need to deal with the root. 127 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,480 And you can't just staple new fruit on your tree. 128 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,960 You can't just, you know, put a dying limb back on and expect it 129 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,520 to come alive. You know, you have to go 130 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:41,520 underground and roots, those are our belief systems or what I 131 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,920 call our BS system. Basically, it's the stories that 132 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,600 we've been telling ourselves about who God is, who we are and 133 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,520 what we have to do to be safe or loved or accepted. 134 00:06:51,840 --> 00:06:54,960 And those beliefs, they're usually formed through pain, 135 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,280 that betrayal that made you self protect, that failure that 136 00:06:58,280 --> 00:07:01,160 convinced you you're not capable, or that moment when you 137 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:04,720 were a kid that taught you to earn love through performance. 138 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,280 The roots that are formed in fear are always going to produce 139 00:07:08,280 --> 00:07:11,960 fruit that tastes like anxiety. Roots that are formed in shame 140 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,960 are going to grow comparison and and roots that are formed in 141 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:19,440 rejection is going to keep you trying to prove your worth. 142 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:23,600 So when something rises up in you, the reaction, the attitude, 143 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,080 the exhaustion, don't shame yourself for it. 144 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,920 Instead, just let curiosity lead. 145 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,960 Just ask what belief is feeding this fruit? 146 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,880 And you can ask the Holy Spirit to show you, to reveal that to 147 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:35,640 you. And He will. 148 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,480 Because the moment you identify the root, you've already begun 149 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,600 the healing process honestly. And that's where we're headed, 150 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,960 next to the garden of your heart, where Jesus is ready to 151 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,440 meet you and start planting something new. 152 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,240 So once you've looked honestly at the fruit that's producing in 153 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,800 your life, you can start to trace it back to the seed. 154 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,920 Because every tree begins with one single thought planted in a 155 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,640 moment of vulnerability or something crazy happening. 156 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,320 And sometimes it was planted when we were young and we didn't 157 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,480 really have the language for what we were feeling. 158 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,360 And sometimes it may have happened last week, or after a 159 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,320 hard conversation or some disappointment that you've 160 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,600 encountered. But either way, thoughts are 161 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:16,160 seeds and they're always going to grow something. 162 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:20,040 So that's why Second Corinthians 10/5 says we are to take every 163 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,560 thought captive and make it obedient to Christ. 164 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:26,360 And Romans 12/2 is one of my favorite scriptures reminds us 165 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,960 that transformation happens when we renew our mind. 166 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,520 So the question becomes, what kind of thoughts am I nurturing? 167 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,159 And what seeds have been growing in my heart that God never 168 00:08:36,159 --> 00:08:38,799 planted? So let's walk into the garden of 169 00:08:38,799 --> 00:08:42,640 our heart together for a moment. This is such a powerful thing 170 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:46,920 that I like to do in my quiet time is just to go to the garden 171 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,520 of my heart with the Lord. He has revealed so many things 172 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,720 and healed so many things in my life when I've just walked with 173 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:56,480 Him in the garden of my heart. So I want you to imagine, just 174 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,760 for a minute, the soil of your heart. 175 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,880 Maybe it's dry in some places. Maybe it's tangled up and 176 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:07,400 covered with some briar or weeds or just an untended garden. 177 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,360 Look, and that's OK. You know, Jesus isn't afraid to 178 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,760 meet you there. He's not holding a clipboard. 179 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,080 Like, hurry up, you, you didn't, you know, meet the mark. 180 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,080 You didn't check all these boxes. 181 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:19,880 No, he's not holding a clipboard. 182 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,520 He's holding a shovel. He is ready to help you. 183 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:25,400 And this is such a precious thing that Jesus has done for me 184 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:29,080 over and over again. And I really want to encourage 185 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,120 you to take time to do this with the Lord. 186 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:36,160 Take a deep breath and just bring to mind one statement 187 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:40,080 that's been looping in your head, one thought that's shaping 188 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,640 the way that you see yourself or your circumstances. 189 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,080 And it might sound like I should be further along by now. 190 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:49,000 Or if I don't hold everything together, it's going to fall 191 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,960 apart. Maybe good things don't last for 192 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:57,320 me, or I always mess things up. Maybe it sounds like other 193 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:00,320 people hear from God, but I must not. 194 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,440 Those are seeds, and they've been growing something. 195 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:08,520 So whatever it is that you're hearing, that one thought that's 196 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,160 shaping the way that you see yourself or your circumstances, 197 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,920 I want you just to write that down and then ask the Holy 198 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:17,160 Spirit to walk with you into that memory where that thought 199 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,760 was first planted. And if you don't remember when 200 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,640 it first came up, that's OK. He can remind you or He can show 201 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,360 you where He wants to bring you back. 202 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:30,240 When that seed was planted in your heart, maybe he shows you 203 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,800 where that belief started. Maybe it was a comment someone 204 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:37,160 said, failure that embarrassed you, or some kind of pattern 205 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,280 that repeated so many times it just started to feel like it was 206 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,520 true. And you don't have to analyze 207 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:44,640 it, just notice it. That's it. 208 00:10:44,680 --> 00:10:45,840 That's all you're going to do right now. 209 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,280 Then in that moment, I want you to picture yourself kneeling 210 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,160 with Jesus beside the patch of soil that you found. 211 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,640 You know, he's gentle, but he's also intentional, and he's going 212 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:59,600 to begin to uncover what's been buried there and just notice 213 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,040 where you are. Are you standing near Jesus? 214 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:05,320 Are you kneeling near Jesus? Do you have a shovel as well? 215 00:11:05,560 --> 00:11:07,960 Is it just him? Just notice where you are and 216 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,480 what you're doing and you're going to see his hand brushing 217 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:14,080 the dirt away as he's clearing out whatever's been covering it 218 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,720 up and, and digging and, and moving things as he looks at 219 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:19,400 you. And he says, you don't need this 220 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,400 anymore. So I want you to invite him in. 221 00:11:22,560 --> 00:11:25,680 Just say, Jesus, I give you permission to uproot this lie 222 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:29,160 from my heart. Every layer, every root system 223 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,040 that's grown from it, remove it completely. 224 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,160 And then I want you to picture him pulling it up. 225 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:35,880 He doesn't leave an empty hole there. 226 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:38,800 He's not going to just RIP out some big tree that's been 227 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:41,560 growing there with roots that have tangled your heart up for 228 00:11:41,560 --> 00:11:43,600 so long, and then he's going to pull it out and leave this big 229 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,440 hole. No, he's not going to do that. 230 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,840 He's going to plant something new in its place, something 231 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,720 that's alive and true. So you're going to just watch 232 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,560 him. You're going to ask him, Lord, 233 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:57,360 what do you want to plant here? And maybe the lie was I should 234 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,560 be further along. He's going to replace it with my 235 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:03,240 timing is perfect. You're right where I placed you. 236 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:08,280 Whatever it is that he is going to plant there, ask him and then 237 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,240 listen. And you can do this in your 238 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:11,880 quiet time. I know this is going to be maybe 239 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,640 a little bit more difficult to do while you're listening to me. 240 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,480 I love to walk my clients through this when it's needed 241 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,080 because I've walked through it so many times in my own life and 242 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,160 it's just been such a, a beautiful thing. 243 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:26,360 And sometimes it's a very lengthy process and sometimes 244 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,560 it's not. And I remember recently going to 245 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,400 the Garden of my heart, probably too well, maybe two years ago. 246 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,440 I feel like it was yesterday, but it was a little longer ago 247 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,600 and I was just having the worst time and I was believing all 248 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,640 these a lie about different things, like I should be further 249 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:43,200 along. That was one that I had for 250 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,400 sure. Or if I don't hold it all 251 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:46,920 together, everything's going to fall apart. 252 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:50,080 Like I have to do this. And he's, he says stuff to me 253 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,320 like you were never meant to carry this alone. 254 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,960 I will carry this. I can sustain you. 255 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,680 So I remember going to the garden of my heart with him one 256 00:12:57,680 --> 00:13:00,840 day, just so frustrated. And I said, Jesus, I, I don't 257 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,840 know what's going on here. I don't know what's happening. 258 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,080 Will you just come with me to the garden of my heart? 259 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,000 And I saw the garden of my heart and it looked beautiful and it 260 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,080 was so light and bright and full of life in there. 261 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,960 But then he immediately took me to this back place that was 262 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:18,720 hidden deep within my heart, deep within the garden. 263 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,840 And it was dark and it was far away from all the life I could 264 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,080 still see. It was out there, but it was far 265 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:29,320 away from all of it. And it was just this big thorny 266 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,720 briar place. And the thorns were like huge 267 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:36,160 thorns that almost reminded me of the movie Sleeping Beauty 268 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:39,320 when the Prince had to kill the dragon. 269 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:43,280 Well, when the the bad lady turned into the dragon or 270 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:47,680 whatever and he was having to fight his way through this 271 00:13:47,680 --> 00:13:51,440 thorny place and it looked like that, it reminded me of that at 272 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,440 least. And it was very scary and dark 273 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,320 back there. And I was like, Lord, why are we 274 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:56,840 here? Why did you bring me here? 275 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:01,520 And he started to show me, well, he told me he actually brought 276 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:05,440 back to my remembrance the parable of the seeds, where 277 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,960 there were seeds that fell on different types of ground. 278 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:13,360 And he showed me the specific seed that had produced that big, 279 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:17,160 thorny, yucky thing was the cares of this life and the 280 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,520 deceitfulness of riches. Well, oh, my gosh. 281 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:21,440 OK, Thank you, Lord, for showing me that. 282 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:25,320 But now what do I do about it? And at first I wanted to try and 283 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,960 come under some like self criticism and condemnation and 284 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,360 feeling like, oh, no, you know, I've, I've done a terrible thing 285 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:35,360 and beating myself up. But then I realized, no, God 286 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:38,480 doesn't want me to do that. And he even reminded me that's 287 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,640 not what we're here for. And I just said, OK, well what 288 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,000 do I do with it? And he did not want me to do 289 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,480 anything with it in that moment. I just needed to recognize that 290 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,800 it was there. And then of course, over the 291 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:52,000 course of some months, we did keep going back there. 292 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,280 And there was different things that Jesus did in that time, but 293 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:58,120 I had to keep going back until it was done. 294 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,360 And then there's other times I've met with him in the garden 295 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:03,040 of my heart and we just pulled out a big chunk of stuff and 296 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,040 replaced it in one moment together. 297 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,080 And that was great. So it's just really don't place 298 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:09,080 him in a box. OK? 299 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,920 So I never want you to think that I'm placing you in a box 300 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,640 because I'm giving you some structured pattern to follow. 301 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:18,160 No, just be led by the Holy Spirit because maybe the lie 302 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:21,600 that you're believing is good things don't last for me. 303 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,680 But he says my goodness and mercy will follow you all the 304 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,280 days of your life, and He's going to plant that in your 305 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,360 heart. Maybe the lie that he uprooted 306 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,440 was other people hear from God, but I don't. 307 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,560 And he's going to plant a new plant that says my sheep hear my 308 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,280 voice and I know them. Maybe the lie that you're 309 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,040 pulling up is I mess things up all the time and he's going to 310 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:43,800 smile at you and say you can't mess up what I've already 311 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:45,720 redeemed. So that's the exchange. 312 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,920 It's not forced or manufactured, okay? 313 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,080 It's relational. You're not just deleting a lie, 314 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,680 you're receiving truth and you're letting Jesus replant 315 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:57,440 something that's eternal or something that was temporary, 316 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:01,280 that was affecting how you live your life here and now you still 317 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:02,840 live. All right, so let's talk a 318 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,240 second though, about what's really happening here. 319 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:08,840 So like, how's the scriptural? Catherine, listen, this moment 320 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,840 that we just went through is what Scripture calls agreement. 321 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,840 Agreement is powerful in its spiritual alignment. 322 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,360 Really, it's when your thoughts, your words, and your heart come 323 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,600 into unity with what God says instead of what the enemy has 324 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,800 spoken over you. So the enemy's entire strategy 325 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:27,840 is built on counterfeit agreements. 326 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:31,280 He can't really create anything. He only manipulates what already 327 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,360 exists. He doesn't create new things. 328 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,080 OK, So he plants a thought, hoping that you're going to 329 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,160 water it with your words and nurture it with your attention. 330 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,560 Most of the time we do, and the longer we agree with it, the 331 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:46,400 deeper the roots grow. But the same principle works in 332 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:48,520 reverse. So when you begin to agree with 333 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:52,040 the truth, heaven goes to work on your behalf in your life. 334 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:55,200 God's Word becomes the authority over your emotions, your 335 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,720 decisions, and your story. So if you've made agreements 336 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,560 with the enemy about certain things in your life, you can 337 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,960 just renounce those. Like I just renounce any 338 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:07,040 agreements that I've made, and I repent for making those 339 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:09,480 agreements. And I ask you, Lord, to give me 340 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,960 your truth, and I agree with your truth, whatever that might 341 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:13,680 be. That's a really simplistic way 342 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:16,079 to say it. There's some steps in the 343 00:17:16,079 --> 00:17:18,960 process to that, but that's basically the just of it. 344 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:20,720 OK. And This is why it's important 345 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:24,000 to speak truth, because our words have the power of life and 346 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,640 death. So not just to think it, but to 347 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,360 speak it. Your words have creative power. 348 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,160 They really give voice to the agreement that you're choosing. 349 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:36,880 So when you declare God's timing is perfect in my life, you're 350 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,120 breaking agreements with impatience and aligning yourself 351 00:17:40,120 --> 00:17:42,600 with peace. Because if God's timing is 352 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,720 perfect in your life, well, what do you have to worry about? 353 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,560 What do you, what do you, what do you mean that you're late? 354 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:54,160 Like God's timing is perfect. When you say things like I'm not 355 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,080 the one holding this together, he is. 356 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,640 You're trading all that striving Forrest. 357 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,240 And when you say things like I can hear the voice of God, 358 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,120 you're refusing to partner with doubt. 359 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,160 And doubt is not a good place to be my friend. 360 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,920 So it's not about pretending that something's true. 361 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:12,880 It's not. It's about partnering with 362 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:16,760 what's already true in heaven. So write those truths down and 363 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,800 keep them somewhere that you're going to see them, whether it's 364 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,760 on your mirror, the dashboard of your car like I did at one point 365 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:25,000 in my life, or in your notes app or on the lock screen of your 366 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,760 phone. The unhealthy amount of times 367 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,680 that we pick up our phone a day could, you know, be turned to 368 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,800 good if you just put some of these truths on the lock screen 369 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:37,080 of your phone and just read them out loud every day. 370 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,200 Let them become the new sound that fills your mind until your 371 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,680 heart starts to believe what your mouth is saying. 372 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,880 Because that sometimes can take a process. 373 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,720 Because, friend, when your agreement changes, your 374 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:50,760 atmosphere changes, and when your atmosphere changes, your 375 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:52,920 fruit changes. I want to give you a perfect 376 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:56,240 example of this. I had to go to a vein specialist 377 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,320 the other day and they told me, here's your diagnosis and here's 378 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:00,840 the prognosis, Here's what we're going to do. 379 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:06,200 And I was terrified. I immediately started panicking 380 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,680 internally of like all the bad things that can happen or what, 381 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,160 you know, what I need to do. And then I started Googling, 382 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,560 which is like the dumbest thing I could have done, but I did. 383 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:18,240 And then I, I spent half the day kind of in a tailspin, A spiral, 384 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:21,760 if you will, of fear. And I had just prayed that 385 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:25,360 morning, I had just renounced against fear that morning too. 386 00:19:25,360 --> 00:19:28,320 And I had said, Lord, I am so sorry for any open doors that 387 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,800 I've had, you know, to allow fear into my life. 388 00:19:31,120 --> 00:19:35,400 And you know, I, I need your help to keep the door shut. 389 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,440 And then it was the same day, just hours later that I had all 390 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:40,880 this going on and I was opening all the doors. 391 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:44,280 So I'm like, oh, you know, I just, it's hard lessons for me 392 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,000 in life sometimes because I'm a little stubborn. 393 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:50,200 And then also we get stuck in our ruts and habits that we 394 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,960 have. So anyways, Long story short, I 395 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,240 spent half the day in fear thinking about all the things 396 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,000 that could go wrong. And then I remember some I was 397 00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:59,960 doing something, I don't remember, maybe dinner or 398 00:19:59,960 --> 00:20:01,720 something. And I just heard the Holy Spirit 399 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,880 say what could go right. And I was like, Oh yeah, what 400 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,360 could go right? OK, Lord, I'm going to focus on 401 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:10,480 what could go right instead of what could go wrong and the best 402 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,440 case scenario. And that just really helped 403 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,120 bring me a lot of peace. But it's interesting what we 404 00:20:15,120 --> 00:20:18,400 allow to play on repeat in the record of our mind really does 405 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,600 dictate and run our lives, unfortunately. 406 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:25,120 So just a great. Brand new like to my life just 407 00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:29,480 happened example, so it's time to walk in that truth, though 408 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:32,120 that you've received. Once Jesus has planted that 409 00:20:32,120 --> 00:20:36,000 truth in your heart, the next step is to just live from it. 410 00:20:36,360 --> 00:20:39,400 And doesn't mean like you're not going to have the fearful 411 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,040 thought like me. It doesn't mean that I'm not 412 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,120 going to start to try and go there again. 413 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,040 It just means that I'm going to remind myself quickly, and this 414 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,720 is where taking thoughts captive comes in that I'm going to 415 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:52,800 remind myself quickly to go back and say, no, What's the best 416 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,120 thing that can happen? What's the best possible 417 00:20:55,120 --> 00:20:57,200 scenario? What's the best outcome here 418 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,200 versus like, what's all the worst that could happen? 419 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,360 And, and what ifs and all the things that cause anxiety and 420 00:21:03,360 --> 00:21:04,960 fear. No good, right? 421 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,200 If we do this, this is where transformation starts to take 422 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:12,640 root and anxiety no longer has control or whatever it is that's 423 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,400 that's bothering you, whether it's rejection or something 424 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,200 else. So it's not just that we 425 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,920 recognize the truth, but when we begin to walk it out, that 426 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:24,520 transformation happens. Ephesians 422 says put off your 427 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:29,200 old self, which is corrupted by deceitful desires, to be made 428 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:34,320 new in the attitudes of your minds, and put on your new self, 429 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:38,480 created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. 430 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:42,640 I, I love the phrase put on your new self because it's like God's 431 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:44,440 already laid out the outfit for you. 432 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,240 He said, hey, take off your sleeping clothes or your grave 433 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,880 clothes. I have this beautiful new outfit 434 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:51,200 for you. And I was just picture this 435 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,360 gorgeous gown that he's laid out for me. 436 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,760 And it's your identity, your confidence, your peace, your 437 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,960 purpose. That's your new outfit that he's 438 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,480 laid out for you. And he's saying it's yours to 439 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:02,960 wear. I made it for you. 440 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:06,560 And he's not asking you to earn it or to prove that you deserve 441 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:08,720 it. He's inviting you to just live 442 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:09,920 in it. Like just take it. 443 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,760 It's yours. So there are seasons when I was 444 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,360 waiting for something to change in me before I believed that I 445 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:18,120 could walk like the woman that God said I was. 446 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,840 I was waiting to feel confident before I spoke with authority. 447 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,800 I was waiting to feel healed before I believed that I was. 448 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:29,000 And I was waiting for permission from other people or from 449 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,720 circumstances, or maybe even from God himself, I guess, to 450 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,800 just walk in what had been given to me freely. 451 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:39,360 And then the Lord began to show me, it's not that I'm waiting on 452 00:22:39,360 --> 00:22:42,360 Him, He's waiting on me. He's already placed everything 453 00:22:42,360 --> 00:22:44,760 that I need within me, just like a seed. 454 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,800 It's already has everything that it needs within it to become 455 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:51,560 whatever it was created to be. I have within me His Spirit, His 456 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,680 word, his promises. I just have to step into them 457 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,480 and I have to make the choice to do so. 458 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:58,880 And I have to make it just one choice at a time. 459 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:02,160 So when those old thoughts come knocking at the door, you know 460 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,080 the ones that sound like you're still the same, nothing's 461 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:06,880 changed. This doesn't work. 462 00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:10,920 You know you're not ready yet. You know you can't because look 463 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:12,600 at your life. Don't you know how big of a mess 464 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,520 it is? No, no, no, you don't have to 465 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,080 stand there and try and argue with them. 466 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,560 No, you can even agree and say, you know what? 467 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:20,440 You're right, things are still the same. 468 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,000 But you don't have to stand there and argue with them. 469 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,280 You can agree that they're still the same and say, but I know I 470 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:28,480 believe that God is working in me and that I this is something 471 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,640 I do when I see nothing has really changed or that I'm still 472 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,920 kind of the same person doing the same thing and I haven't 473 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,040 gotten to where I was hoping to be yet. 474 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:41,280 I will agree yes, things are still the same, but I believe 475 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,280 and this is the scripture that God who started a good work in 476 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:47,800 me is faithful to complete it. I just need to be patient and 477 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:49,560 you don't have to argue. You can just walk away, you 478 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,880 know, step out of the agreement with the old story and step into 479 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,240 the agreement with the truth. Just reframing. 480 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:57,960 You know you're you're complaining session right? 481 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:01,200 And in this is what it looks like when fear comes knocking at 482 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,600 your door saying like you can't handle this, you're just going 483 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:07,200 to respond, yes, I can handle this because God's already 484 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:09,440 equipped me for everything he's called me to do. 485 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,800 Or when shame says you're always going to be this way, you can 486 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:14,600 declare that I am a new creation. 487 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:18,640 The old has gone and the new has come and there is therefore now 488 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,960 no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 489 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:23,880 So I'm in Christ and I'm not condemned. 490 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:27,480 Or when doubt comes and says you don't have what it takes, you 491 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:31,280 can just affirm that his divine power has given me everything 492 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,920 that I need for life and godliness. 493 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,240 So these aren't phrases to just hype ourselves up or affirm 494 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,280 ourselves. Like, you know, you're so pretty 495 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,520 and you're awesome and everybody loves you know, these are 496 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:45,200 reminders of the reality, like heavens reality, which is even 497 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,200 more real and what we see with our physical eyes. 498 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:49,520 You're not trying to become something you're not. 499 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:53,520 You're learning to live from who you already are, and that's what 500 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:56,320 it means to walk in truth. It's not an overnight switch, 501 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:59,120 it's just a new daily rhythm of remembering. 502 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,920 Every morning when you get up, you're going to decide which 503 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,120 story am I going to Live Today? Is it the one rooted in fear or 504 00:25:05,120 --> 00:25:08,080 the one rooted in faith? Is it the one that says I have 505 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:11,320 to hold it all together or the one that says I'm held? 506 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,520 And the more you practice walking in this truth, the more 507 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,200 natural it's going to become. And your body's going to start 508 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,560 to recognize peace as its new home. 509 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,440 Your mind's going to start choosing faith without fighting 510 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,040 so hard. And your words are going to 511 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:28,240 start to align with that hope that you hope for instead of 512 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,400 fear. So that's not striving. 513 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,240 This isn't a thing that we're going to just, you know, but our 514 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:36,600 our big girl panties on and try and do the best we can. 515 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,280 No, this is a process of sanctification. 516 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,240 It's the Spirit of God renewing you from the inside out. 517 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:46,160 So maybe today you just need to pause and remind yourself, I'm 518 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,360 not who I used to be. I don't have to rehearse this 519 00:25:49,360 --> 00:25:53,360 story anymore. I am who God says I am called, 520 00:25:53,360 --> 00:25:56,720 chosen, secure and free. And the next time that old 521 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,720 narrative tries to pull you back in, just don't wrestle with it. 522 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:01,200 It's not. We're not doing that. 523 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:02,920 Just turn around and walk forward. 524 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:06,520 Keep your eyes on Jesus because when you fix your focus on truth 525 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:10,840 Himself, because He is the way, the truth and the life, you 526 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:14,040 can't help but walk in freedom. So friend, let's bring this full 527 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,000 circle. We started by looking at the 528 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:19,080 fruit, those visible patterns and behaviors that show up in 529 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,600 your life. The things that we see and 530 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,920 touch, the stress, the striving, fear, overthinking. 531 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,080 But we didn't stop there. We trace that fruit back to the 532 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:30,240 root. Why is that growing, which is 533 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:33,920 the belief beneath the surface that's been shaping the way that 534 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:35,840 we see our self, God, and the world. 535 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,680 And then we followed those roots all the way down to the seed, 536 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:40,840 which is the thought that started it all. 537 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:44,320 And the moments that planted those ideas like I'm not enough, 538 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:47,560 or I'm on my own, or maybe God's disappointed in me. 539 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:50,680 But we didn't stay there either. Because Jesus doesn't just 540 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:54,400 expose, he restores. He walks with us into the garden 541 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:57,320 of our hearts, pulls up what's been choking out the life, and 542 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,600 replaces it with truth that produces peace. 543 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:02,880 And finally, we learned how to walk it out, how to live from 544 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:06,920 that truth every day until it starts to shape everything about 545 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:09,320 how we think, speak, and move through the world. 546 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,480 And that's how transformation happens. 547 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:14,520 Not by trying harder, but by just partnering with him. 548 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:17,360 So when you stop trimming the branches and start tending to 549 00:27:17,360 --> 00:27:19,080 your roots, everything's going to change. 550 00:27:19,120 --> 00:27:21,760 You know peace is going to return where panic used to live, 551 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:25,400 Clarity is going to rise where confusion once reigned. 552 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:27,880 And instead of constantly feeling like you have to fix 553 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,880 yourself, you're going to finally begin to rest in who you 554 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:35,760 already are in Christ. John 1010 says the thief comes 555 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:39,600 only to kill, steal and destroy. But I have come that they may 556 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:43,960 have life and life abundantly. That abundant life is not a far 557 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,040 off promise. It's available here now and 558 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,400 today. My friend, you were never meant 559 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:51,320 to just survive. You were created to thrive and 560 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:55,680 to live rooted, steady and free. And if this conversation stirred 561 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:59,000 something in you, and if this conversation stirred something 562 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,560 in you and you're ready to do the deeper root work to identify 563 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:05,480 the beliefs that are keeping you stuck and let Jesus replant 564 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:07,960 truth in their place, I want to invite you to book a 565 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,560 breakthrough session with me. This is where we're going to 566 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:12,560 slow down together. We're going to map out your 567 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:15,840 story, the fruit that you can see, the roots that are feeding 568 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:18,280 it, and the seeds God wants to replace with truth. 569 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,200 And this is not therapy, it's not striving. 570 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,880 It's just a space. It's just a space for you to get 571 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,240 some breakthrough. It's a space to breathe, to 572 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:29,560 heal, and to finally walk in peace and clarity again. 573 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:32,680 You can book your session and find more resources at my 574 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:36,120 website at catherinemay.com. The link is going to be in the 575 00:28:36,120 --> 00:28:39,960 show notes for you, so take a deep breath right where you are. 576 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,160 You are not what's happened to you. 577 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:43,880 You are not the lies you believed. 578 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:47,560 You are who He says you are, which is chosen, whole, 579 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:50,600 redeemed, and free. So let's keep tending the garden 580 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,880 of our heart together, truth by truth and root by root, until 581 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:57,360 your whole life tells His story. Thanks for tuning in today, 582 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,600 friend. If this episode encouraged you 583 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:02,680 or gave you something to think about, would you take a moment 584 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,360 and leave a review or share it with someone who needs it too? 585 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,320 It means the world. And remember, this journey isn't 586 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:10,760 about pushing harder. It's about letting go of what's 587 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,520 been weighing you down so that you can run your race with 588 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:16,880 endurance and lead with the freedom, clarity and peace God 589 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,240 designed for you. You were never meant to carry it 590 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,400 all. You were meant to run free. 591 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:22,920 I'll see you in the next one.