We're very excited for our new Mini Quiet Time series “Where You Go I Go”: a four part series on the book of Ruth. Today's episode is Part 1: “Naomi’s Brokenness Makes Her Whole.”

This book tells us of people broken by life — by pain, grief, disappointment, and chronic heartbreak. Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz had incomplete stories filled with broken dreams and unfinished destinies. And yet, one by one, God fit the pieces of their lives into place so that they became together what none of them could have been alone.

We can learn from their stories how God is always working to fill our emptiness and make our broken parts whole through our relationships with one another.

Show Notes

Romans 12:5 VOICE

Ruth 1:1-5 ERV

Ruth 1:6-11 ERV

Ruth 1:12–13 NIV

Ruth 1:14–18 NIV

He's Not Who You Think He Is: Dropping Your Assumptions and Discovering God for Yourself

Hosea 11:4 NLT

Ruth 1:19-22 ERV

It's not always easy to admit to ourselves or others when we have given up on something. We hide behind success, status, having it all together, our religious background—you name it. However, these masks simply hide the truth; they don't heal it. We are a generation in need of hope, but the only way to get that hope is by letting go of our need to hide and lettting God heal our hurt instead. Listen to this Mini Quiet Time to learn how to find hope again.

Scripture referenceds

Proverbs 11:3 NLT

Isaiah 30:12 NIV

Proverbs 29:23 AMP

Proverbs 29:23 CEV

2 Corinthians 12:9 NLT

Romans 15:13 NIV

Psalm 25:4-5 NIV

Proverbs 4:18 ERV

Proverbs 4:18 ERV

Spirituality allows us to see and believe in the world beyond the physical. God has a rich and satisfying plan for our lives, but it often means living differently than the culture around us. It’s very easy to compromise our convictions or change who we are to fit in with what we see. Spirituality not only resists the pressure to fit in with the world but also rises above it.

Listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn how to resist the culture of peer pressure so we can live the great life God has planned for us.

Show Notes:

Romans 12:2 NIV

John 10:10 NLT

James 4:4 NLT

1 John 2:15-17 NIrV

1 Corinthians 15:33 NCV

Proverbs 13:20 AMP

Ephesians 5:11 NASB

Colossians 2:8 ERV

Galatians 1:10 MSG

Jeremiah 1:18-19 MSG

John 17:14-16 MSG

Proverbs 4:14-15 ERV

Matthew 7:13-14 NIrV

2 Timothy 2:23-25 ERV

Matthew 5:14-16 NLT

Psalm 146:3-5 MSG

Colossians 3:1-3 AMP

Love is powerful! It motivates us, transforms us, and fulfills us. Without love, we will feel empty, lost, and insecure. The Scriptures communicate that God wants us to experience his unfailing love and believe in its power. We will then be able to share his love with others, creating a ripple effect that changes the world.

Check out this Scripture Playlist to learn about experiencing the love of God and how it changes our lives.

Show Notes

1 John 4:19 NIV

1 John 4:7-9 NLT

2 Corinthians 5:14-15 NIV

1 John 4:18 NLT

John 15:12-13 NLT

Proverbs 19:22 NIV

John 13:34-35 NIV

Matthew 24:12 NIV

Luke 6:27-28 NIV

Luke 7:47 NIV

Matthew 22:37-39 NIV

1 Peter 1:22 NIV

Revelation 2:4-5 NLT

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NLT

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 ERV

1 Corinthians 14:1 NLT

In this episode, our guest contributor Margo Colvin talks about how God will use guilt, pain, and failure to transform us into the people he wants us to be. We can learn together how to find brighter days in the midst of darkness.

Show Notes

Hosea 2:15 NLT

Psalm 107:9-11,13-14 NASB

Proverbs 14:13 TPT

Job 11:13-19 NLT

Psalm 34:18 CEV

Proverbs 13:12 GNT

Matthew 12:20 TLB

Job 8:7 CEV

Our faith can be vibrant at any age, and God is deeply invested in helping our faith grow throughout our lives. The challenge is that the more years we spend on Earth, the more life we experience, which often comes with disappointment, struggles, and heartbreak.

But these hardships don’t have to break our faith. God believes we can get stronger in our faith with age as we keep relying on him no matter what we face.

Listen to this Scripture Playlist to learn how we can renew an aging faith, no matter how old (or young) we are.

Show Notes:

John 14:26-27 AMP

Psalm 92:12-14 Voice

2 Corinthians 4:16-17 AMP

Joshua 14:10-11 NIV

Proverbs 31:25-28 TLB

Psalm 23:4 TPT

Proverbs 20:29 NLT

Romans 4:19-21 NIV

1 Kings 11:4 AMP

Hebrews 6:10-12 NLT

Ecclesiastes 4:13 Voice

Psalm 37:37 TPT

Romans 15:1-6 MSG

Psalm 71:17-18 ESV

Proverbs 11:30 TPT

Choosing to attach to God gives us the power to endure hard times and emerge stronger, more courageous, and more confident about our future. On the contrary, we can become detached from God in difficult times when we choose to harden to our pain, shame, or strain.

Today's guest, Sam Manuel, will help us understand how to attach to God by dealing with the deeper things inside our hearts. Check out this Mini Quiet Time to learn more about how to attach to God.

Show Notes:

Psalms 23:4,6 TPT

Ephesians 4:18-19 NIV

1 John 1:5-7 NIV

Ref. Hebrews 5:7-8 NIV

Ref. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

As humans, we have about 6,200 thoughts per day, and 80% of these thoughts are negative. The good news is that we don’t have to become mentalists in order to overcome the suffocating nature of self-criticism.

God, through the Bible teaches us the solution to self-criticism is through having a learner’s heart! Check out this video devotional to learn more about how to have a learner's heart that defeats self-critical thoughts.

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Show Notes:

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6,200 thoughts per day (Queen’s Gazette)

80% of our thoughts are negative (Queens University)

95% of our thoughts are repeating themselves day after day (Queens University)

1 John 3:18-22 MSG

Luke 22:31-32 Voice

Proverbs 11:2 AMP

2 Peter 1:1-3 CEV

2 Peter 1:8-9 CEV