202: Overcoming Spiritual Starvation with Amy Seiffert

Amy Seiffert is a wife, mom of 3, speaker, Bible teacher, and author, most recently, of the new book “Starved: Why We Need a Spiritual Diet Change to Move Us from Tired, Anxious, and Overwhelmed to Fulfilled, Whole, and Free.“ Our prayer is that you would come away from this episode edified and encouraged in your Christian walk. What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Amy’s new book, Starved: Why We Need a Spiritual Diet Change to Move Us from Tired, Anxious, and Overwhelmed to Fulfilled, Whole, and Free", what led her to write it, and what readers can expect ~The spiritual diet change we need and how so much of what we are turning to is actually starving us ~The issue of our phones and how they are thieves ~The importance of slowness, stillness, and quiet ~Clearing the noise and distractions in order to hear the voice of God ~The problem of Christian Nationalism and the problem with replacing King Jesus with a president ~Understanding that our identity must foremost be as a citizen of Heaven, not an American ~Understanding that the hatred of anger of man does not build the kingdom of God ~Using our vote for the benefit and wellbeing of our fellow image bearers ~Laying down the idol of our rights and instead building the Kingdom of God ~Racism that still exists in this country ~Our call to be our brother’s keeper and to care for the interests of others, and what this means for the issue of racism ~The power of listening to the stories and experiences of people of color ~What justice looks like in the Bible ~The problem with the “just preach the gospel” message and how it is incomplete; the horizontal implications of the gospel ~The blame game and our need for confession ~Shalom’s meaning of wholeness and integration ~The fact that we are starved for becoming; becoming the process of learning and growing and changing; the importance of being teachable and willing to change and grow as the Spirit leads ~The importance of majoring on the majors ~Breaking out of legalism, patriarchy, sexism, racism, etc. in order to see the kingdom as God does ~Understanding God’s posture towards you ~And more! For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast  Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe