159. Authority: Failure, Confession, & Lessons | Heather Gaffney

Welcome to Episode 159 of the Warrior Words podcast!   Are podcasters authorities? This is a question I thought about this week, as my week took a different turn. I've spent the last few weeks talking about listening to the Holy Spirit, confirming His message, and then taking action with that information. And then I got some news I wasn't expecting, nor was I willing to consider what was being presented to me. I realized - about 24 hours later - that I had failed at what I'd been "teaching" over the past weeks' episodes. I had a pity party for the situation itself, and then for the fact that I wasn't practicing what I had just preached. Prayer. Willingness. Openness. I began to open myself up to the idea, its benefits, and the possible gifts it could bring. I started to listen again. In this episode, I share my thoughts on myself as an authority, but more so about the reality of my - and our - humanness. We fail at times in the things we teach. The important thing is to admit, confess, and learn lessons. Then, power forward with the Holy Spirit. One thing you'll hear in next week's episode is that the Israelites followed God and then forgot Him. They confess, align with God again. Then they forget Him again. It's a cycle. It was cyclical then. It is cyclical now. Fail. Confess. Learn.   Donate to the Star of the Sea Guild through our fiscal sponsor! https://raisedonors.com/xaviermissionfund/star-of-the-sea-guild   Armor Up. Fight the Good Fight. Seek Beauty. Make Your Words Warrior Words.   Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourthwall.com   Join your fellow Warriors: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdom YT: https://www.youtube.com/@beautyafterbattlesart YT: https://www.youtube.com/@warriorwords IG: https://www.instagram.com/mywarriorwords/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/heathergaffneyauthor/   People and sponsors/affiliates who helped make this podcast possible. Please support them and help keep Warrior Words on the air! Editor & Music Composer: AgentSecret24 - https://www.youtube.com/@Agentsecret24 Gabriella Batel's Editing Services: https://bonepiercer.com/editing/first-chapter-packages/ 1st Phorm for your Health Goals (aff): https://1stphorm.sjv.io/K01j3e Catholic Owned (aff): Get 10% off any Business membership with my code WARRIOR at https://catholicowned.com/   NOTE: Beliefs, practices, and opinions expressed by guests of the Warrior Words podcast are not necessarily the same as those of the host. One of the purposes of this podcast is to share stories. This cannot be effective if everyone is identical. * Links marked with (aff) are affiliate links. I receive a small commission with your purchase at no additional cost to you if you click through my links.