Author: Jackie Smith Bell

Finding The Love of God When Life Makes You Forget

Finding The Love of God When Life Makes You Forget

Do you struggle with the windmill of your emotions, allowing your feelings to BOSS you around?
 
Do you bargain with “biblical truths”, because you have bought into the enemy’s lies?
 
When you run into trials, do you develop spiritual amnesia, and forget about God’s love?
 
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. 
 
Whenever we face trials in our family, our finances, our health, or our friendships, we have a tendency to see the pain as an indicator that God’s love has reached it’s final point…
 
But,  friends, this is so untrue!
 
God’s love is permanent! 
 
His love constantly pursues you, and will never quit— no matter the trials you face.
 

In this podcast, Chrystal, and I talk about how to remain cognitive of Gods never ending love.  We talk about ways to separate the facts of God’s love from the fictitious parts  of our emotions.  We talk about what it means to be truthful about our feelings, so we won’t become trapped in our hardships of LIFE.

The good news is, God isn’t afraid of how we feel, he just wants us to formulate our thoughts in the right direction, so we can GROW WELL in our LIFE! 

We may not always be able to make sense of every situation, but we can search God’s word, and it will stabilize our heart and our mind. 

In this chat Chrystal, shines a light towards God’s truths.

While we know that LIFE has it pitfalls of despair, Chrystal guides us to a gateway of God’s continuous faithfulness. 

We don’t have to accept our fleeting feelings— We can be assured by God’s everlasting, endless love.

Highlights from Today’s Episode:

  • How to separate the facts of God’s love from the fictitious parts of our emotions
  • What it means to know God’s love
  • Tips on memorizing scriptures about God’s love
  • Strengthening your thought LIFE

Quotes:

  • ” Our feelings should guide us, they should not govern us.”~ Chrystal Evans Hurst
  • ” When you know your pain has purpose, it changes your perspective.”~Chrystal Evans Hurst
  • “God’s love isn’t time sensitive to what has happened to you, it endures past your hurt.”~Jackie Smith Bell
  • ” The enemy knows he can’t stop God’s love from reaching you, but his main motive is that stops you from accepting God’s love”~Jackie Smith Bell

Resources From Chrystal

  • Purchase ” She’s Still There”  
  • Purchase ” Show Up For Your Life For TheGirl You Will Be Tomorrow” 
  • Find Chrystal Evans Hurst on her website, Facebook, Twitter,  Youtube, and Instagram
Spring Cleaning Of The Mind

Spring Cleaning Of The Mind

Spring has sprung, and the season of summer is almost done, but the chore of cleaning your mind never comes to an end. That’s why I’m so excited to introduce you to my guest today, Heather Funk Palacios.
Heather is my friend and  the founder of “WondHerful”, an online ministry dedicated to mental health awarness (http://WondHerful.com).
In today’s podcast, Heather and I are talking about Spring cleaning of the mind. We’re diving into the hard emotions of mental illness and  discussing why God’s word is the most organic solution to eliminate the offensive odor of doubt, fear, grief, and the lingering stench of shame.
Y’all,  this is such a timely message, and I can’t wait for you to join Us!

Highlights from Today’s Episode:

  • How do you find hope.
  • Practical ways to seek help through scripture.
  • Allowing God to reside in the home of your heart.
  • “When it comes to spring cleaning of the mind— we can either do it our way or God’s way. But if we choose our way, God will still have His way.”~ Heather Palacios 
  • “When we are most uncomfortable, God is often uncovering His authority in our lives. His power can heal the pain that our problems have produced.” ~Jackie Smith-Bell.
  • If you have the King in your heart– you have a crown on your head, and you’re a castle, and your mind is part of the castle  and the King doesn’t want to live in a dirty, ratchet space.”~ Heather Palacios

Resources from today’s show:

Battlefield Of The Mind by Joyce Meyer
Praying God’s Word by Beth Moore.
Who Switched Off My Brain by Caroline Leaf.
Grace Eventually by Anne Lamott