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From Self-Will to God's Will: Learning to Surrender to Christ

 
Show notes for Melinda Heath podcast “LIFESTYLE OF DAILY JOY”
Episode #30 titled “From self-will to God’s will: Learning to surrender to Christ”
FAITH-FILLED spiritual wellness + biblical truths for women.
Helping women create sustainable, steadfast, unshakeable, authentic joyful abundant lives, the very joy that Jesus meant for us to have.
Faith-led Podcast Life Coach
 
Jesus never asked us to be perfect, to have it all together, to have it all figured out, no he simply wants us to continue to bring it all to him, all of our burdens, all of our failures, all of our sadness, all of our anxiety, all of our humanness, all of our imperfections, all of our questions, all of our uncertainty, all of our thanks and gratitude, everything, as he asks us to rest in, rely upon, and continually come to him.
Hello! Welcome to Lifestyle of Daily Joy I am Melinda Heath and would like to thank you for taking your precious time to listen in on episode #30 “From Self-Will to God’s Will: Learning to Surrender to Christ”
Romans 6:1-14 
Ephesians 4:29-32 I will read that
Colossians 3:1-17
1 Peter 2:1-3
Galatians 5:22-23
Philippians 4:13
Proverbs 15:1
Ecclesiastes 3:7
Proverbs 17:28
Next week we are continuing our discussion about dying to or denying yourself and transferring our self-will to God’s and the title for episode #31 is “What Does it Really Mean to Follow Jesus? Biblical Truths about Discipleship”.
You can connect with me three different ways
 
By email
Melinda@lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
 
My simple landing page
https://www.lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
 
and in the free private Facebook group I created for us called Lifestyle of Daily Joy Community. It is for those who are interested in building positive relationships, encourage, support, and uplift one another, as well as a space to request prayer. If you would like to become a member, I am inviting you to do so.
Meet you on the inside of "From Self-Will to God's Will: Learning to surrender to Christ"
Please share with those who you feel will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening. 
Blessings
 

Following Jesus for Beginners-The Truth No One Talks About

 
Show notes for Melinda Heath podcast “LIFESTYLE OF DAILY JOY”
Episode #29 titled “Following Jesus for Beginners-The Truth No One Talks About”
FAITH-LED and filled life-long wellness strategies for women.
Helping women create sustainable, steadfast, unshakeable, authentic joyful abundant lives, the very joy that Jesus meant for us to have.
Faith-led Podcast Life Coach
Do you see the light… do not stop, do not slow down, keep pushing onward, maintain your focus on the light, continue moving forward, do not look away, do not look back, do you see it at the end of the tunnel, do you see the light, the light on the hill, the one that is giving light to the world, keep pressing toward it, keep your eyes on the light, do not give up, for the light will bring you to eternal victory. God.
Melinda Heath
(Refined @ 2025 by Melinda Heath)
Welcome… welcome… welcome… beautiful soul to Lifestyle of Daily Joy so fabulous that you are here at episode #29 “Following Jesus for Beginners – The Truth No One Talks about” I am Melinda Heath and would like to thank you for taking your precious time to tune in.
The words I spoke at the beginning come from the book I have published last year, 2025 titled Refined in the 10th chapter “Dry your eyes Warrior”
Faith in Christ doesn't just doesn’t just stop there, it isn’t a one and done deal- Okay Lord I have accepted you now help me, make my life better, make my life perfect- no this is a relationship you have entered into as I have mentioned in many previous episodes and as you know if want our relationships to work out-  to grow then we have a part to play in it. It calls us to do something; it calls us to change the not so nice parts about us.
Romans chapter 6:1-14
The announcement I mentioned at the beginning is to give you a gentle reminder that I am switching my podcast publication days from Tuesday’s to Friday’s starting next week Friday June 5, 2026, so, no episode will be published next Tuesday, there will be a bit of a gap in days and that I have started to post announcements in the Community I set up for us.
to post announcements in the Community I set up for us.
Thank you for listening today I am hoping you got something that you can take away from today and if you enjoyed the episode will you please share it with others that you feel would it enjoy it too. Thank you for that.
 
You can connect with me three different ways
By email
Melinda@lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
My simple landing page
https://www.lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
as well as in the free private Facebook group I created for us called Lifestyle of Daily Joy Community. It is for those who are interested in building positive relationships, encourage, support, and uplift one another, as well as a space to request prayer. If you would like to become a member, I am extending an invitation for you to do so.
Download and click play to hear what this truth no one talks about is. 
Meet you on the inside. 
 

Part 5 Now that I am Saved + How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus

 
Show notes for Melinda Heath podcast “LIFESTYLE OF DAILY JOY”
Episode #28 titled “Part 5 Now that I am Saved- How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus”
FAITH-LED and faith-filled life-long wellness strategies for women.
Helping women create sustainable, steadfast, unshakeable, authentic joyful abundant lives, the very joy that Jesus meant for us to have.
Faith-led Podcast Life Coach
 
You will not be able to break a woman who leans on and draws her confidence from the Lord for she is covered and clothed in his strength.
Today, in part 5 which I am going to share a biblical story as well as one from my personal life to tie this series together and illustrate differing circumstances what it looks like to put one’s faith into action as we choose to trust Jesus with our life and fully surrender to the truth that God does forgive our past sins, that his grace and mercy are ours and will have an impact in our life when we act out in our faith, how our faith can grow, how our life will change or our mindset will change in the way which we live, the way we carry ourselves, what we do in life, leaving our old ways behind and living for Christ, when we have personally chosen to make Jesus the Lord and Savior over our life and then I will share with you some ways in how you will know you are walking with Jesus.
Luke 7:36-50
Luke 8:1-3
Proverbs 3:5-6
The many sure ways you can know you are walking with him and have growth in your life and faith are:
1- You will know you are walking with Jesus when you put your complete faith and trust in him that he wants good things for you, when you lean on him for strength and confidence, when you believe that he is there to help you, that he will answer your prayer, that he will be walking beside you, that he will not abandon you, that he will for forgive you if you ask.
2- You know you are walking with Jesus when you have prioritized him to be first in your life.
3- You will know when you have intentionally invited him into your world, your personal bubble and asking him to be a part of it daily, actually having him participate in your life and not just having him wait on the sidelines.
4- You know you are walking with him when you find yourself praying, having conversations with him daily, about anything and everything, all things good, all things not so good, praying and leaning on him for help and guidance in all areas of your life.
5- A way you will know is when you are seeking him, seeking his wisdom rather than relying on just your own and not just seeking but following his wisdom, living out his wisdom.
6- You know you are walking with Jesus when you trust, believe, and have faith in his ways his timing that they are better than yours and you live your life in such a way.
7- A way you will know is if you include him in your decision making on a daily weekly or monthly basis for you life, asking if this what you hope to do, the goals you hope to achieve aligns with his plan for you, if what you would like to do in your life is the direction he would like for you to go. Because who knows maybe he had something different in mind for you, maybe even something better.
8- How you will know is if you consider him and his plans for you first before you choose to take an opportunity that may come up for you, by asking him if that is an opportunity he would like for you to take, if that fits in his plan for your life for there may be an opportunity that is up and coming in your future that he knows about that he meant for you- but you wouldn’t be able to do it because you may have accepted something else prior, so it is always good to check with the Lord first so you don’t miss out on something that could have blessed you or others with your life.
9- You will know you are walking with him when you are completely honest with him.
10- How will you know- when you have the desire to spend more time with him.
11- How will you know you are walking with him, when you care more about what Jesus thinks of you rather than what the world thinks of you.
12- You will also know when you start feeling the conviction of the holy spirit, the way he guides you in your thought processes regarding the things you know you should not be doing (to include the things you try to keep secret the things you don’t want others to know you are doing such things in your life), or the things you struggle with regarding temptation, or things that aren’t kind (the very things you may have used to have done before having accepted Christ and now you may be feeling the conviction to change them- your unkind ways) when you start feeling a conviction of things that aren’t of God that are more of the world and your heart and mind are changing about them as you may be finding you no longer want those ways to be a part of your life, when you start feeling convicted in your heart of how you are with others, no matter who they are, your activities that you do, your thoughts and patterns of behavior and you find yourself turning them around because they no longer feel good or right for you to be doing.
13- You will know you are walking with Jesus if you feel a conviction to disengage with certain people in your inner circle as you may feel the need to make a change regarding who you spend time with as you may come to the conclusion they are on a path you are no longer following.
14- You know you are when you find yourself in not nice situations with others, and instead of you responding like you normally would possibly with an ugly attitude you may be finding how you handle such circumstances has changed.
15- A way for you to know is maybe you are no longer wanting to get back at people, no longer wanting to seek revenge towards those who hurt you.
16- How will you know you are walking with Jesus if you are seeking peace rather than wanting to have the last word with someone, that this is no longer important to you.
17- You will know when you choose to use good over evil to fight the not so nice things off in the world, you find yourself wanting to instead fight them off with kindness, instead of the same ugly darkness that the world has and does offer; when your ways are different than that of world’s ways, when you find yourself no longer aligning yourself with the world’s darkness and the things they see as good and acceptable.
18- you are walking with Jesus when your once angry heart is able to forgive someone.
You will know when you start praying for those who persecute you.
20 - You will know you are walking with him when your prayer life includes you thanking him, acknowledging him and who he is what he does in your life, recognizing his faithfulness first and then asking him for something, it is wanting to spend time talking to him, longing to speak with him and not just having the conversations you have with him on the things you want.
21- How you will know you are walking with him is when you have come to the understanding that your identity is in him, not in the world, that your worth and value come from him, not from the world.
Now for announcements. I would like to let you know after careful consideration of all that is taking place in my life at the moment, the struggles I am facing, I have come to the conclusion that Friday’s will be the better day for me to publish my podcast episodes, I in my first episode did explain that it will be on Tuesday’s however, with all things considered at least for now, I will need to change the day of week. So, with that, I would like to give some time for my listeners to hear and receive this information before I make the switch. So, next week will be on Tuesday as usual well I plan on Tuesday as it is Wednesday this week that I am able to get this to you and then there will be a gap of a few days then that following week Friday June 5, 2026 is when the new date will be in effect. My second announcement is that the Facebook Community group I have set up I use it to post encouraging thoughts for all my listeners to read and enjoy however, since my only so far communication with you is through my episodes I will start posting any announcements I may have in the community group in case there is an episode you do not listen to and that episode just happens to have my announcements in it so, this way you can get the updated information. The third announcement I have well, it really isn’t an announcement it is more informational in helpful sense. I am not trying to get you to email me, however, if you were to connect with me via email and I had you on my email list when things such as this come up I can send out the information to you ensuring you will receive it otherwise if you choose not to become a member of the community group and you do not listen to all the podcast episodes it is highly probable that you will miss important information such as changes and the like. Though this is entirely up to you whether you would like to receive an email or be a part of the community to make sure you have up to date information regarding Lifestyle of Daily Joy podcast.
Thank you so much for listening in and hanging out with me today. I know I have given you a ton of information to absorb. Though, if there were any takeaways you have or something you enjoyed or something that impacted you would you please be willing to share this episode with others, I would be so appreciative.
You can connect with me three different ways
By email
Melinda@lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
My simple landing page
https://www.lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
and in the free private Facebook group I created for us called Lifestyle of Daily Joy Community. It is for those who are interested in building positive relationships, encourage, support, and uplift one another, as well as a space to request prayer. If you would like to become a member I am inviting you to do so.
Meet you on the inside of Part 5 Now that I am Saved + How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus.

Part 4 Now that I am Saved + How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus

 
Show notes for Melinda Heath podcast “LIFESTYLE OF DAILY JOY”
Episode #27 titled “Part 4 Now that I am Saved- How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus”
FAITH-LED and faith-filled life-long wellness strategies for women.
Helping women create sustainable, steadfast, unshakeable, authentic joyful abundant lives, the very joy that Jesus meant for us to have.
Faith-led Podcast Life Coach
 
Are you still ready for the possibility of you experiencing peace and an abundance of joy in your life through your faith? Are you interested in continuing to learn how to take your faith to a deeper level? Are you ready to discover even more of what you can do to have a feeling of fulfillment in your life that is faith fostered? And are you ready to uncover more of what it looks like and means to walk with Jesus?
If your answer is yes, then you are in the right place.
 
I am Melinda Heath and I welcome you- beautiful soul- to Lifestyle of Daily Joy and I would like to thank you for taking your precious time to tune in to episode #27 “Part 4 Now that I am Saved + How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus”.
 
If you would like, go ahead and grab your favorite nutritional snack and beverage and possibly a pen or pencil and some paper to jot down some notes and we will dive right in.
Today we are going to continue the last few weeks discussion today by my sharing the 10 scripture verses I talked about last week as well as some sentiments regarding them learning more about growing our faith and what it looks like to walk with Jesus and how the holy spirit works in our life through these verses.
James 1:22-25 (NIV-New International Version
In James 2:26 (NIV-New International Version
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV-New International Version)
In Isaiah 55:8-9 (NIV-New International Version)
Galatians 5:22-26 (NIV-New International Version)
Romans 12:2 (NIV-New International Version)
Proverbs 15:1 (NIV-New International Version)
1 John 2:9 (NIV-New International Version)
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV-New International Version)
Hebrews 4:16 (NIV-New International Version)
The book of Romans (NIV-New International Version)
If you were impacted in some way or if something spoke to you in this episode, would you please share with people you know so they may have an opportunity to have something be of value to them as well. Thank you in advance for being willing to share.
There are 3 ways you can connect with me
By email
Melinda@lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
My simple landing page
https://www.lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
and in the free private Facebook group I created for us called Lifestyle of Daily Joy Community. It is for those who are interested in building positive relationships, encourage, support, and uplift one another, as well as a space to request prayer. If you would like to become a member, I am inviting you to do so.
May you have a blessed week of getting to know your Lord and Savior.
Meet you on the inside of "Part 4 Now that I am Saved + How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus"
 

Part 3 Now that I am Saved + How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus

 
Show notes for Melinda Heath podcast “LIFESTYLE OF DAILY JOY”
Episode #26 titled “Part 3 Now that I am Saved- How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus”
FAITH-LED, life-long spiritual, personal limits/boundaries, mindset decluttering, well-being tips and strategies for women.
Helping women create sustainable, steadfast, unshakeable, authentic joyful abundant lives, the very joy that Jesus meant for us to have.
Faith-led Podcast Life Coach
Are you ready to hear how you can experience peace and joy in your life like you never have before? Are you ready to learn how to take your faith to a deeper level? Are you ready to discover what you can do to live your life to its fullest? And are you ready to know what it looks like and means to walk with Jesus?
If your answer is yes, then you are tuning in to the right podcast episode as it will focus on these very things today.
 
This is awesome, I am super glad you chose to listen to Lifestyle of Daily Joy today. I am Melinda Heath and I welcome you, beautiful soul to episode #26 “Part 3 Now that I am Saved – How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus”
 
 If you would like go ahead and grab your favorite nutritional snack and beverage as well as a pen or pencil and some paper in case, you would like to take some notes because I have lots of information and examples I am going to share with you.
You can connect with me three different ways
By email
Melinda@lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
My simple landing page
https://www.lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
as well as in the free private Facebook group I created for us called Lifestyle of Daily Joy Community. It is for those who are interested in building positive relationships, encourage, support, and uplift one another, as well as a space to request prayer. If you would like to become a member I am inviting for you to feel free to do so.
Meet you on the inside of "Part 3 Now that I am Saved + How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus"

Now that I am Saved + How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus Part 2

 
Show notes for Melinda Heath podcast “LIFESTYLE OF DAILY JOY”
Episode #25 titled “Now that I am Saved- How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus” Part 2
FAITH-LED, life-long spiritual, personal limits/boundaries, mindset decluttering, well-being tips and strategies for women.
Helping women create sustainable, steadfast, unshakeable, authentic joyful abundant lives, the very joy that Jesus meant for us to have.
Faith-led Podcast Life Coach
 
Are you ready to learn what it will take to set your faith on fire…??? To learn what characteristics will be needed to be able to create a faith that is so strong that it would be nearly impossible to break or lose it…???
 
I welcome you beautiful souls to Lifestyle of Daily Joy episode #25 “Now that I am Saved + How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus” Part 2
If you haven’t already, go ahead and grab your favorite nutritional snack and beverage and we will dive on in.
If your answer is yes to the questions at the beginning of this episode, you are well on your way to a very exciting journey, as the beginning of anything new that we are going or planning to create or build in our life, it is our want, it is our desire to do, to create something that is a necessary ingredient for us to be able to get started, to even see it through and it is in my opinion the most exciting journey you will ever take in your life for, this is a journey of a lifetime, a lifetime and beyond as it and will be never-ending, never-ending- eternal. So, if this is you… let us get started for there is no time like the present because you cannot go back, you only have right here and now as time does not stand still not even for a millisecond, it only marches forward whether you are ready for it to or not, so you must seize what it is you want to seize in the moments that you have in the present to grab a hold of your heart’s desire.
There are 3 ways you can connect with me
By email
Melinda@lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
My simple landing page
https://www.lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
and then in the free private Facebook group I created for us called Lifestyle of Daily Joy Community. It is for those who are interested in building positive relationships, encourage, support, and uplift one another, as well as a space to request prayer.
Meet you on the inside of part 2 "Now that I am Saved + How Do I Grow my faith and Walk with Jesus"

Now that I am Saved + How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus Part 1

 
Show notes for Melinda Heath podcast “LIFESTYLE OF DAILY JOY”
Episode #24 titled “Now that I am Saved- How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus” Part 1
FAITH-LED, life-long spiritual, personal limits/boundaries, mindset decluttering, well-being tips and strategies for women.
Helping women create sustainable, steadfast, unshakeable, authentic joyful abundant lives, the very joy that Jesus meant for us to have.
Faith-led Podcast Life Coach
 
 According to me, Melinda Heath
Faith believes in….. Things will happen-that the impossible is possible with God, good things will manifest, God does listen and God does hear me-God will answer my prayer, God will fulfill his promises to me, God knows what is best for me, God knows my future, God is with me, God will not abandon-leave or forsake me, God will strengthen me, God is walking with me, God goes before me, God does forgive and he will when I have forgiven all others and I ask him to, all of God’s word is true- all of his word is God breathed, that I do have eternal life in him, that I am his daughter, that he is my shield and protects me, that he is for me and not against me, that there is a way even when I do not see it, that God is not distant from me- he is near me all the time, God is good all the time, God is holy, he wants me to have life to the fullest- an abundantly joyful life and that I can have that by and through him, when I seek God I will find him, in him I have restoration for my spirit when it is broken, that he took on my past sins, scattered and has forgotten about them, that I am worthy- worthy enough for him to have died for me and my sins.
This to me, is a picture of me growing in my faith, a picture of me walking with Jesus by my side in life, this is a picture of my faith in action by my living my life in such a way that it believes all these things to be true of God.
Melinda Heath
Hello, welcome! I am Melinda Heath and am overjoyed that you are tuning in and listening to Lifestyle of Daily Joy episode #24  
“Now That I am Saved- How Do I Grow in Faith and Walk with Jesus” Part 1
whooohoo I have a new sister in Christ, this is exciting!!!
There are 3 ways you can connect with me
By email
Melinda@lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
My simple landing page
https://www.lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
and then there is the free private Facebook group I created for us called Lifestyle of Daily Joy Community. It is for those who are interested in building positive relationships, encourage, support, and uplift one another, as well as a space to request prayer. If you would like to become a member, I am inviting you to do so.
Thank you for taking time to listen in and will meet you on the inside. 
 

I Accepted Christ Why Do I Still Feel the Same + A Beginners Guide After Accepting Jesus

Show notes for Melinda Heath podcast “LIFESTYLE OF DAILY JOY”
Episode #23 titled “I Accepted Christ Why Do I Still Feel the Same + A Beginners Guide After Accepting Jesus”
FAITH-LED life-long wellness strategies for women.
Helping women create sustainable, steadfast, unshakeable, authentic joyful abundant lives through grounded faith, mindset decluttering, whole wellness, and personal limits/boundaries.
Faith-led Podcast Life Coach
 
Let us talk about the elephant in the room, the very question that lingers in our minds after we have accepted Christ, the very one that maybe even long-time believers in Christ have not been willing to admit this question in their mind as to what may have happened-  a whole lot of silence, “Did anything actually take place when I asked him to come into my life?” For, you expected peace and joy possibly even a 180 in your life but rather nothing, zilch, nada, nicht happened.
 
Welcome beautiful souls! I am Melinda Heath and are glad you are here at Lifestyle of Daily Joy thank you for taking time out of your day to hang out with me and for listening to episode #23 “I Accepted Christ Why Do I Still Feel the Same + A Beginners Guide After Accepting Jesus”
 
Go ahead and take a minute to grab your favorite nutritional snack and beverage and we will get started.
If you do not feel different after having accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior, you are not alone.
Romans 8:22-28
Jeremiah 29:13
Matthew 27:45-56
You can connect with me 3 different ways.
By email
Melinda@lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
My simple landing page
https://www.lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
as well as in the free private Facebook group I created for us called Lifestyle of Daily Joy Community. It is for those who are interested in building positive relationships, encourage, support, and uplift one another, as well as a space to request prayer. If you would like to become a member I am inviting for you to feel free to do so.
Meet you on the inside of "I Accepted Christ Why Do I Still Feel the Same + A Beginners Guide After Accepting Jesus"
 

God's Promises + Peace in Christ

Show notes for Melinda Heath podcast “LIFESTYLE OF DAILY JOY”
Episode #22 titled “God’s Promises + Peace in Christ”
FAITH-LED life-long wellness strategies for women.
Helping women create sustainable, steadfast, unshakeable, authentic joyful abundant lives through grounded faith, mindset decluttering, whole wellness, and personal limits/boundaries.
Faith-led Podcast Life Coach
 
As Kenneth Copeland puts it….
You see, Faith opens the door to God’s promise to you. And patience keeps it open until that promise is fulfilled.
Kenneth Copeland
 
Hello! Hello! I am Melinda Heath welcome to Lifestyle of Daily Joy thank you for being here and spending your precious time with me listening to episode #22 “God’s promises + Peace in Christ”
If you would like, take a minute to grab your favorite nutritional snack and beverage as well as a pen or pencil and some paper so that you have something to make notations with, just in case you have any takeaways from the episode and you would like to write them down.
Alright, today we are focusing on God’s peace and his promises, which happen to be intertwined, and I will be providing lots of scripture verses, demonstrations or examples (if you will) to show how his promises and peace go hand in hand.
Deuteronomy 4:2 (NIV-New International Version)
“Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I command you.”
And 2 timothy 3:16-17 (NIV-New International Version)
“All scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
His promise is to be close to the brokenhearted Psalm 34:18 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
God promises his presence in times of trouble John 16:33 “I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble but take heart! I have overcome the world.”
The promise of his spirit, the holy spirit John 14:26 as Jesus is speaking to his disciples “But the Counselor, the holy spirit, whom the father will send in my name, will teach you things, and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”
God’s promise of his constant presence in our life Joshua 1:9 in this scripture verse God is commanding Joshua as he is leading a nation however, this verse also applies to our life, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
God’s promise of courage Isaiah 41:10 “So, do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God.”
God’s promise of rest when we are weary and feel heavy Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
God’s promise of peace in our life John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you, I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
God’s promise of helping you to have a calm mind Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
God’s promise and provision of healing Proverbs 4:20-23 “My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. 21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; 22 for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body. 23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”
God’s promise of comfort Jeremiah 31:13 “Then maidens will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.”
God’s promise of refuge Isaiah 41:13 “For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.”
God’s promise of guidance Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.”
God’s promise of wisdom Isaiah 55:8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord”
God’s promise for strength 2 Corinthians 12:9 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
God’s promise to fight for you, to bring you to victory in life James 1:12 “Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.”
God’s promise for restoration James 5:16 “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”
God’s promise for an abundant life Matthew 6:33 “But first seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
God’s promise of provision John 10:10 “The thief only comes to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
Gods promise of answering prayer Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
Gods promise in deliverance of breaking old patterns and living in a new way Ezekiel 36:26 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”
God’s promise to meet our needs Matthew 6:25-27 “Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes. 26 Look at the birds of the air, they do not sow or reap or stow away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”
God’s promise to not be a god of confusion 1 Corinthians 15:33 “For God is not a God of disorder but of peace.”
God’s promise to always be near you that he is with you Matthew 1:23 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and they will call him Immanuel – which means – God with us.”
God’s promise of eternal life of salvation from our sins John 5:24 “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, he has crossed over from death to life.”
God’s promise of bringing a light John 8:12 “when Jesus spoke again to the people he said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
You can connect with me 3 ways.
By email
Melinda@lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
My simple landing page
https://www.lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
and in the free private Facebook group I created for us called Lifestyle of Daily Joy Community. It is for those who are interested in building positive relationships, encourage, support, and uplift one another, as well as a space to request prayer. If you would like to become a member, I am extending an invitation for you to do so.
Meet you on the inside.
 
 

Why Easter Matters + The Power of Hope Part 2

Show notes for Melinda Heath podcast “LIFESTYLE OF DAILY JOY”
Episode #21 titled “Why Easter Matters + The Power of Hope Part 2”
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“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.”
Ephesians 2:13 (NIV-New International Version)
 
Welcome beautiful souls to Lifestyle of Daily Joy. Thank you for being here listening to episode #21 “Why Easter Matters + The Power of Hope Part 2 the continuation story of hope, peace, love, and sacrifice.
If you would like before we get started to go ahead and grab your favorite nutritional snack and beverage as well as a pen or pencil and some paper just in case, you would like to notate anything that may have garnered your attention as you are tuning in. And today is another bible day so if you would like to get yours out and follow along. This is a long episode today we have so much to cover. And for those who know me, know… excited, I am super excited.
Hope in our life sometimes lies in our own hands though of course this will depend on what we are hoping for and then, there is a power of hope that we only can find in the reason we have Easter to celebrate.
Melinda Heath
 
Holy Week Scriptures
Sunday-Palm Sunday
John 12:12-16; Psalm 118:19-29; Philippians 2:5-11
Monday 
John 12:1-11; Isaiah 42:1-9; Hebrews 9:11-15
Tuesday
John 12:20-36; Isaiah 49:1-9; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Wednesday 
John 13:21-30; Isaiah 50:4-9; Hebrews 12:1-3
Thursday 
John 13:1-17; John 13:31-38; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Friday (Good Friday)
John 18:12-40; John 19:1-37; Isaiah 52:13-53
Saturday
John 19:38-42; 1 Peter 4:1-8
Sunday, Easter, resurrection day
John 20:1-30
You can connect with me 3 different ways
By email
Melinda@lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
My simple landing page
https://www.lifestyleofdailyjoy.com
and in the free private Facebook group I created for us called Lifestyle of Daily Joy Community. It is for those who are interested in building positive relationships, encourage, support, and uplift one another, as well as a space to request prayer. If you would like to become a member, I am inviting you to do so.
and next week for episode #22 it will be titled “God’s promises + Peace in Christ”
See you on the inside of Why Easter Matters + The Promise of Hope Part 2