How Can I Be Pure in Heart & Forgive?

How Can I Be Pure in Heart & Forgive?Bible, Women & Bathrobes Episode 5In today’s episode we will talk about Matthew 5:8-12 about what it means to be pure in heart, peacemakers and forgiveness toward those who persecute us.SummaryTamara, Bonnie & Wendi discuss the importance of purity of heart and mind in order to see God and experience peace in life. They emphasized the need for recognizing and removing impurities through Jesus' help, and how this can lead to a deeper relationship with God and a more peaceful life. They also discussed the importance of gratitude, setting healthy boundaries, and practicing forgiveness in peacemaking. Bonnie, Tamara & Wendi also shared their insights on the power of visualization and the Atonement in facilitating forgiveness and healing, and emphasized the importance of seeking help from counselors when needed.Key Talking PointsPurity of heart and peacemaking through Jesus Christ.Tamara and Bonnie discuss the Sermon on the Mount with Wendi, exploring the idea that the pure in heart can see God.Bonnie shares insights on becoming a Zion people and yoking oneself with Christ.The group explores the idea of pure in heart as a blueprint for life, with a focus on forgiveness, mercy, and becoming like Jesus Christ.They discuss the need for Jesus to remove impurities from their hearts and souls.They reflect on how recognizing and asking for Jesus' help can lead to purification and a deeper relationship with God.Recognizing God's presence in daily life, gratitude, and being a peacemaker.Tamara encourages listeners to have the eyes to see God and recognize His presence in their lives, leading to peace and being a peacemaker.Wendi shares about overcoming perfectionism by showing up with a willing heart and recognizing God's presence in daily life.Balancing peacemaking with setting boundaries in a Christ-like way.Bonnie discusses the misconception that "peacemaker" means avoiding confrontation, citing Jesus' examples of setting boundaries and standing in truth while being gentle and loving.Wendi shares how Christ had healthy boundaries and how it's okay for us to set boundaries in a peaceful way.Forgiveness and peacemaking through verbalizing and turning over to Christ.Forgiveness steps: verbalize, pray, and be a peacemaker.Forgiveness helps us deal with hurts and offenses in a better way, as taught by Jesus Christ.Wendi forgives others by saying it out loud, which helps separate problems and give strength to approach difficult conversations.Forgiveness turns problems over to Christ, which allows for healing.Forgiveness and healing through repentance and handing burdens to God.Bonnie visualizes handing over burdens to Christ.Healed individuals can show up as their best selves and treat others better.Bonnie and Tamara discuss the power of the Atonement to heal and transform lives.Main TakeawaysJesus is always the answerWhen we let Him refine us and we let Him heal us, we automatically start to become like Him.When you are healed, you're going to come from a place of confidence. And where you feel of worth, and where you feel valued, and you feel enough. Today’s Podcast Hosts & GuestsTamara K. AndersonTamara, founder of Women Warriors of Light, is a dynamic speaker, award winning author, and a podcaster. She is driven by her Christian faith to inspire faith in Jesus Christ. Alongside her husband, Justin, she navigates the joys and challenges of parenting four children with autism, ADHD, and mental health hurdles. You can find out more about Tamara on her website: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/ Bonnie RandallBonnie Randall is a wife, mother, trainer, speaker, actress, copywriter, heart centered life coach and has also been a business and marketing consultant for over 20 years. Her real passion is to help people grow as individuals and teach them how to resolve limiting beliefs. Bonnie enjoys teaching about mental health, abuse prevention and recovery classes. She runs a trauma recovery support group and YouTube channel called, Come Off Conqueror, which helps survivors of abuse find Christ centered healing. Find out more at: https://www.youtube.com/@comeoffconqueror Wendi Christensen, LCSWWendi is the co-founder of Women Warriors of Light. In addition to being a wife and mother, she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 28 years of experience. Wendi is an intuitive counselor helping individuals release pain, renew hope, and restore light through forgiveness. You can find out more about Wendi on her website: https://wendichristensencounseling.com/Keywords#Pureinheart, #Peacemaker, #Forgiveness, #SeeingGod, #Settingboundaries, #Healing#Atonement, #Burdens, #Gratitude, #Christ-likeTranscriptionTamara Anderson  0:00  Welcome, question for you guys. Have you ever tried to wonder how you see God in your life like see him in the details of your life? Or have you ever wished that you felt more peaceful, peaceful enough to be a peacemaker? Stay tuned we're going to cover this in more on today's episode of Bible, Women & Bathrobes. Tamara Anderson  0:27  Welcome to Bible, Women & Bathrobes the podcast where faith meets comfort. Join us Tuesday and Thursday morning. As the gals from Women Warriors of Light and their guests, don bathrobes and dive into the inspiring stories of women in the Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ. From Esther's bravery to the Sermon on the Mount. We explore it all with warmth, laughter, sisterhood, and maybe even a few sleepy-eyed moments. Tune in live or at your leisure as we learn lessons from scripture which empower women today. Tamara Anderson  1:03  Welcome to Bible, Women & Bathrobes. I'm your host Tamara K Anderson, and joining me today is my co-host, Bonnie Randall. Say hi, Bonnie.Bonnie Randall  1:13  Good morning, ladies.Tamara Anderson  1:20  And also my co-founder for Women Warriors of Light Wendi Christensen. Good morning, Wendi.Wendi Christensen  1:26  Good morning. So glad to be here.Tamara Anderson  1:29  Oh, and we are so happy to have you. And we haven't had Wendi on the show today yet. I'm sorry. We haven't had Wendi on the show yet. So I'll introduce her to you. She's amazing. So Wendi Christensen is our co-founder of Women Warriors of Light and in addition to being a wife and mother, she's a licensed clinical social worker with over 28 years of experience. Wendi is an intuitive Christian counselor, helping individuals release pain, renew hope and restore light through the power of forgiveness. So we are so pleased to have Wendi on our show today. Tamara Anderson  2:11  And today guys, we're picking up where we left off last week, as far as we're on the Sermon on the Mount. And we are on Matthew chapter five. And we're going to pick up with verse eight. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." And that's a really cool verse because often we're not, we're told we can't see God. But but but I think we can see him in the details of our lives. So let's dive into that. Bonnie, what do you think it means to be pure in heart?Bonnie Randall  2:52  So I had spent a lot of time studying this one, because I didn't really think I fully understood it. But as I dove in, I realized it means a lot of different things. And, you know, there's a lot of it's almost overwhelming, in a way to think that I need to be pure in heart. But then I stumbled upon a really great sermon that talked about how we can become pure in heart as we strive to become a Zion people and yoking ourselves one with Christ. And that made more sense to me as I started thinking about what what is Zion person, that someone who's obviously striving to be a disciple who's striving to do all of the Beatitudes, right? This is a blueprint for life. If we do these things, we will become pure in heart. But another thing that stood out to me was moving on to verse nine is the peacemaker part is somebody who is without darkness in their heart without malice without holding on to grudges, and this idea of that forgiveness and that mercy that we talked about, last time started becoming more real to me. We'll get into that in a second. I want to hear Wendi's thoughts, too.Tamara Anderson  4:24  Yeah.Wendi Christensen  4:24  I think that's beautiful. Bonnie, what you've said, and I think, you know, when you when you look at pure at heart and becoming a peacemaker, ultimately, we think of Jesus Christ, and how can I best become like...