Episodes
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Are you at Hot Mess? Get Healing (Joseph's Story)
Trying to live the life we were created for, while painful wounds are living in us, doesn't work. That's why God brought Joseph's family back into his life, so he could be fully restored and ready to lead Egypt in strength and wisdom. Joseph is an example for all of us. (HJ#4 & #19)
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Why am I Lost? (Finding our way back to God)
When we disconnect from God, we put other things in his place, things that steer our life in the wrong direction. These false idols take our life captive. Today, Cyndy will share thoughts on how you can get your life back on track.
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Why God's Power May be Missing (Getting rid of false idols)
Everyone puts their trust in someone or something, but if it is not God, we will not experience the help and blessing of his power working on our behalf. False idols come in a thousand different forms, but one thing they all have in common, they steal us away from God’s best.
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Are You Paying Attention to the Signs?( Getting off Pride Pathway and onto Trust Trail)
God clearly spells out two roads of which we can travel. His Word arms us with ample reasons and encouragement for choosing Trust Trail, as well as an equal amount of warnings why we should avoid Pride Pathway. Even so, making the right choice is difficult.
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How Do I Make the Right Choice? (Dealing with Temptation)
God has outlined for us two roads, roads I call "Trust Trail" and "Pride Pathway." One leads to life and happiness, the other to disappointment and destruction. There are reasons why we make the choices we do. Find out how you can avoid pain and suffering by traveling on Trust Trail.
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How is Your Software Programmed? ( Reprogramming your belief system with the truth)
Our beliefs affect how we conduct our life: every relationship, every decision, every reaction, which is why it is critical that we know what we believe, and that our beliefs line up with God’s Word. Otherwise, our beliefs will continually derail our life, leaving us disappointed and frustrated....
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God has something better( Moving from desperation and disappointment to freedom and fulfillment)
We all want to live a happy life, so does God, but stuff is holding us back. Just like the Israelites in Exodus, he's taking us to a good place, but we must follow him in order to get there. Getting to a great place in life hinges on our willingness to deal with our issues.
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Jesus Loves the Bad Girl ( Does God Care about me?)
So many of us have deleted ourselves off the list of those Jesus loves and cares for because of the lives we’ve lived, just like the woman in Luke 7. After an encounter with Jesus, though, that can all change, as it did for her. We can begin to discover the truth that we are all worthy of love.
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What do you want? Why Everyone Needs Healing
Learning from Joseph, Moses, David, and Paul, we will see a pattern God uses to prepare his children for their created purpose. Getting healthy has to come first before we can realize that purpose. We need God’s biblical healing before we can achieve our dreams and see our passions fulfilled.
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Testimonies Part 1 and 2
Nine men and women who took Healing Journey this year share their stories of how God used the class to change their lives. Their stories are inspiring testimonies to God’s power and desire to heal us.
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Known by Their Love: Acceptance, Forgiveness, Reconciliation
More and more, our world is characterized by hatred and division. How can we live as Jesus asks us to live in such a hostile world? While we can’t control the world, we can control ourselves and make a positive impact. We can follow Jesus and be known by our love.
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When Life Falls Apart: Thoughts, Expectations, Considerations
When a tragedy suddenly occurs it can be paralyzing. We can, at the same time, have a million thoughts going in a myriad of directions, and yet have no clarity or coherence on what to do next. We’ll talk about helpful considerations, including what thoughts to encourage and what to avoid.
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Help! My Marriage Sucks!
Cyndy and Bryan know what it’s like to struggle in marriage. Whether your marriage is on life-support, or just less than what you hoped it would be, Cyndy has three tips that will improve any relationship, married or otherwise. She will also share the secret that saved her marriage with Bryan.
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Unconditional Love
There’s nothing as challenging as trying to maintain in a difficult relationship, particularly with a spouse or someone we love. Cyndy will describe the four stages of a predictable cycle, and strategies for finding peace and victory even in ongoing relationships that are difficult.
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Five Tips for Living Free Financially
Debt and money problems don’t have to be a cause for suffering in our life. God provides plenty of help in this area. Working Cyndy’s 5 best tips into your life is guaranteed to set you free from this bondage, freeing up you and your resources.
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Why Do Bad Things Happen?
If God's Word is true, and he loves us enough to let his Son die for us, and he holds all power, then why do we experience so many painful things? Who is really responsible for the problems in the world and the pain in our life?
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Holy Spirit: A Beautiful Part of Our Walk with Jesus
God has provided an incredible gift to help us live and enjoy this life to the fullest: His Holy Spirit. Cyndy will share thoughts about who the Spirit is, how he works in our life, and how to discern his voice from other voices. God really does speak to us.
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Facing the Fiery Furnace
While we normally hope and pray God will let us avoid the fire, there will, no doubt, be times he allows us to go through it. When he does, he goes with us. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego’s choice to face the fiery furnace will inspire our faith to trust the One True God.
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Accepting God's Will: Lazarus' Story Part 2
Mary and Martha were some of Jesus’ closest friends, yet when their brother becomes seriously ill, he makes no effort to get there in time to save him. What do we do when we feel disappointment with God? How do we reconcile our beliefs when we can’t make sense of our circumstances?
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Accepting God's Will: Lazarus's Story Part 1
Mary and Martha were some of Jesus’ closest friends, yet when their brother becomes seriously ill, he makes no effort to get there in time to save him. What do we do when we feel disappointment with God? How do we reconcile our beliefs when we can’t make sense of our circumstances?
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Finding our Way Through Adversity
While it is normal to doubt God’s goodness and love during times of adversity, making this choice will result in the season being more difficult. Believing lies will lead to fear. Cyndy will examine reasons why we suffer, blessings we receive, and tips to help us make it through.
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Abandon yourself to God: Peter's Story
Peter is a figure of hope for anyone seeking to follow Jesus. He made glaring blunders, yet God used him as a pillar of the new church! How did God transform him from a man full of fear and pride to become Peter the Rock? We’ll see how his failures were as essential as his victories.
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Do We Appreciate Jesus?
Jesus healed ten men of leprosy, giving them back their lives, yet only one returned to worship Jesus and express his gratitude. Jesus is continually wooing us into a close relationship because he delights in us. Will we respond to his affections by giving him our worship?
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Job: Struggling with God's Character
Job is a tough story because he was a godly man, yet experienced great adversity. How can we believe God is good when we’re suffering? Four pillars of truth will give us stability when we are navigating difficult circumstances that make it hard to trust God’s character as good.
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Saul's Moment in the Light
God created Saul to be a man who was passionate and committed, whatever he was pursuing. The problem was he was pursuing the wrong thing, at least until his moment in the light. We’ll see how God make a dramatic change in Saul’s life by changing his beliefs.
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Tent of Meeting: How Moses Became Friends with God
When Moses met God in the burning bush, he was terrified. Decades later he and God were close friends. How did Moses get there? We’ll look at their journey to intimacy and the role the Tent of Meeting played in their relationship.
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Keeping an Eye on Eternity: Encouragement for the Journey
This life is a hard journey. There’s a reason why this world doesn’t feel like a good fit, one Scripture addresses. But if we’ll remind ourselves of the promises of heaven, it will help us maintain today. Cyndy has 3 tips and 3 promises to encourage us while we’re still here.
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Basics First: 4 Priorities for Every Christian
When we have pain and problems, we tend to gravitate toward anything but God. God asks us to keep him first. If we’ll pay attention to the basics (seek God, fellowship with Christians, pray, and read Scripture), he will richly provide for our needs, guiding us with love and power.
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Help! My Mind is Driving Me Crazy! (Taking control of our thought life)
It’s no fun when our mind continually replays tormenting thoughts. However, we can take control. In this podcast we will discover how to get the bad stuff out of our head and replace it with healthy thinking. With God’s weapons, we can fight and win these mental battles.
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How Do I Survive My Grief? Grieving Basics
Grieving is one of the most important parts of the healing process, but also the part most often misunderstood and skipped. Grief is sneaky, sometimes showing up in unusual ways. Learn how to recognize and value your grief, what to avoid, and what to do when it shows up.
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But I Don’t Want to Forgive! Forgiveness is Good for the Soul
While it goes against our human grain to forgive, there are many compelling reasons to do so. Forgiveness brings good health, freedom, and closeness with God. We will dispel common misconceptions about what forgiveness means and dig into many of the benefits of complying with this fundamental...
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Being Congruent: Beliefs, Actions, Thoughts, Words, and Feelings that Match
The purpose of our life is to serve God and glorify him in everything we say, do, and think. Getting these areas to line up is hard work and requires true beliefs and healing for our wounds. The effort is worth it because it leads to the best life possible.
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4 Steps to Get Through Anything :Trust, Commit, Rest and Wait
After we begin to heal and realize we don’t want to be a victim anymore, we need to learn new ways of doing things. How can we live healthy and successful lives? God gives us four helpful steps to do this in Psalm 37: Trust, commit, rest, and wait.
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Where is Justice? Do Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly
After we begin shedding the victim identity, we need something to put in its place. Micah 6:8 provides a great starting place, three standards that will guide us in any situation. Justice, mercy, and humility are not hard to understand, but very challenging to follow.
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Life After Healing: Living in the Promise Land
Receiving God’s healing in our life is wonderful, but it isn’t the end goal. Healing is just a means toward a greater end which is to finally live the life we were created for, as the person God made us to be. He has great plans for us, but we need restoration before we are ready
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Confession is for You! Healing Our Relationship with God
It’s every person’s tendency to justify their sin and shy away from confession, but we’re really hurting ourselves in a tremendous way when we do this. God’s plan and intention is never to shame us, it is to relieve us of guilt, setting our mind and heart free. It’s for us—not for him!
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Don’t be Satan’s Victim: Defeating the Enemy
No one wants to contend with Satan, but we don’t get a choice about that. We only get a choice about standing up to his lies, living in the truth, using our God-given weapons, and get healing for our wounds. Find out how you can gain victory in your life.
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Joy In The Wilderness: Finding Good in the midst of the hard.
While it is true our season of healing in the wilderness is challenging, that’s not the whole story. This season also includes many blessings, including growing intimacy with the Lord. Find out where joy can be found, as well as things you can do to make your life brighter.
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Being in the Middle of Healing. Understanding the wilderness season.
In order to pass from our old life of bondage and enter into our new life in the Promised Land, it is necessary we travel through the wilderness. We will learn how to avoid some of the mistakes the Israelites made, mistakes that made this season harder and longer.
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Leaving Egypt
Are you stuck? So many settle for an unsatisfying life because it’s familiar and they are afraid to trust God to take them to something better. In Isaiah 43, God reveals his deep love for us and his plan to take care of us all the way to the Promised Land. His love will keep us moving forward.
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Victim Identity Part 3: Self-Acceptance
The road to self-acceptance requires some effort, as well as an understanding of the truth, but it is worth it. Self-acceptance makes it possible to live in peace with ourselves and experience the best life possible, the life we were created to live.
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Victim Identity Part 2: The Lifestyle
There are two types of members in the “Victim Club,” the passive victim and the aggressive victim. Find out which type you are, and how you can resign from the club by examining your false beliefs about yourself and about God. This is one club you don’t want to belong to.
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Victim Identity Part 1: We are good stuff.
Too often we have allowed our self-worth to be defined by the bad things that have happened to us, along with the poor choices we've made. And as such, have come up lacking value. Find out how you can shed the lies and begin enjoying the person God made you to be.
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The Desert, Sea, Prison: 3 Victim Destinations
Our needs are God-given, but if we try to meet them in our own prideful way, we will suffer for sure. Psalm 107 gives us three powerful metaphors illustrating victim lifestyles on Pride Pathway, metaphors that will help us identify victim choices that hurt our life.
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To Rage or not to Rage, that is the question. Anger.
Anger can interfere in our life, causing problems to others and ourselves. However, if we aren’t aware of the wound underneath our anger, we probably won’t be able to resolve it, only manage it. Find out how you can get rid of your anger every time it shows up.
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Hagar’s Story: Meeting the God Who Sees Me
Changing a false identity or victim behavior begins by seeing God for who he truly is and seeing the inestimable value of ourselves. God gives us a real-life example of this miracle in the story of Hagar. No one valued her until the day she met God while running away from her life.
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Trusting God’s Perspective. Lessons from Nehemiah.
Our perspective has a great deal to do with our success or failure. Nehemiah relied on the Peak Perspective, God’s way of viewing matters, and so was part of a great accomplishment. We, too, can be part of God’s plan, if we will look at him, not our circumstances.
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Why Do Bad Things Happen? Examining the tension between God's sovereignty.
If God's Word is true, and he loves us enough to let his Son die for us, and he holds all power, then why do we experience so many painful things? Who is really responsible for the problems in the world and the pain in our life?
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Sexual Trauma: Hope for Healing the Worst Wounds
Certain wounds like sexual abuse, do incredible damage to our heart, mind, body, and soul, as we see in the story of Tamar and Amnon. Even so, the Lord can and will heal us, if we’ll allow him to do so. Healing begins by laying a truthful foundation in our beliefs.
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What Is Healing?
It is easy to fling around the term “healing,” but what exactly do we mean? Our podcast today will bring clarity while we learn to dissect our wounds. Find out the four places affected by our wounds and the corresponding remedies so you can find complete healing.
About this show
By offering practical thoughts based on biblical truth, “Words for the Journey” is helping listeners find their way out of dark places, so they can begin to live in the light of Christ.
Hosted by
Cyndy Sherwood
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