#72: Discerning Truth From Deception: (Birthing Pains part 3)

Do you feel overwhelmed by the pressures of your career and personal life, especially when balancing major life events like childbirth? Maybe you struggle with guilt, shame, or regret while seeking clarity and guidance in your journey. In this episode, I'm sharing my journey through the challenges of balancing career ambitions, family life, and spiritual growth in today's episode. My experiences of feeling deceived by delays in achieving my dreams, reflecting on the importance of staying rooted in God's truth amidst the myriad distractions and deceptions life throws our way.

This episode is for you if you're seeking inspiration to embrace your struggles, discern truth from deception, and lean on faith to overcome life's hurdles while finding humor, love, and grace.

Just some reasons to listen to the entire episode:

• Hear my experience of working tirelessly even as I went into labor and what that taught me about the need for rest and flexibility.
• Discuss biblical teachings on deception, false teachings, and the enemy's influence.
• Be encouraged to navigate personal struggles such as a miscarriage, postpartum stress disorder, and the misleading nature of seeking signs over God’s guidance.
• Reflect on the importance of humor, laughter, and not internalizing others' words as facts.
• Be inspired for the journey of learning boundaries, grace, and the transformative power of birthing pains.

And so much more!

Remember, struggles, whether physical or metaphorical, can prepare us for greater blessings ahead. Through these stories and reflections, I hope you'll find encouragement to seek God’s guidance above all, embrace challenges as opportunities for growth, and let love lead the way in overcoming life's deceptions.

Can you think of a struggle that, in retrospect, prepared you for a blessing? What practices or beliefs help you move past guilt and regret in your own life? Come share with me on social media; I'd love to talk with you.

Mentioned Links & Resources

John 8:44

Matthew 4:1-11

Deuteronomy 8:3

Deuteronomy 6:16

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