7 Powerful words everyone needs to say to them selves!

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About This Episode The power of the words we speak to ourselves cannot be overstated, so in this episode we go back to the source of all life and truth, the Bible. We walk through seven pivotal words and the scriptures behind them: believe, loved, do not fear, forgiven, free, provided for, and needed. Aaron shares a friend's testimony of Holy Spirit-inspired transformation and overcoming addiction, and how the advice to 'love Jesus and do what you want' left him spiritually dead until he found real freedom in Christ. We talk about the gift of close friends as sounding boards, the difference between God's discipline and punishment, and how meditating on Scripture makes God's words louder than the world's. Whether you are struggling with fear, seeking forgiveness, or need a reminder of your worth in Christ, there is a word from God for you today.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode Believe — The most pivotal word, and why God simply requires us to believe. Loved and do not fear — How God's love, in 1 John 4, drives out fear. Forgiven — Receiving the forgiveness Christ offers and living from it. Free — Standing firm in the freedom Christ has won for us. Provided for — Trusting that God has given us everything we need for life and godliness. Needed — You are a unique member of the body of Christ, not separate from it. A friend's testimony — Why 'love Jesus and do what you want' was the worst advice he ever received. Discipline, not punishment — How God's correction differs from punishment. Friends as sounding boards — The importance of community and godly advice. Meditating on Scripture — Making God's words louder than the world's.

Scripture Referenced John 14:1 Romans 3:21-22 1 John 4:16-18 Galatians 5:1 2 Peter 1:3 1 Corinthians 12:27

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