How do we deepen our union and communion with Jesus in everyday life? In part two, Stasi and Elaine share practical ways to cultivate intimacy with God by learning to rest, listen, and walk with him moment by moment through Scripture, prayer, worship, and the quiet turning of our hearts toward love.
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SHOW NOTES:
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VERSES:
Matthew
11:28 (NIV) – Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) – Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
John
10:27 (NIV) – My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
John
15:15 (NIV) – I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends…
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Stasi & Elaine’s Go-To Resources for Drawing Closer to God
Book:
Experience Jesus. Really: Finding Refuge, Strength, and Wonder through Everyday Encounters with God by John Eldredge
https://amzn.to/4jEwBZ7
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis –Quoted:
“Turn to God with all your heart and you will see the kingdom of God come to you…” https://amzn.to/4otMhjG
Henri J.M. Nouwen – Life of the Beloved – Quoted: “Our inclination is to show our Lord only what we feel comfortable with. But the more we dare to reveal our whole trembling self, the more we are able to sense that His love, which is perfect love, casts out our fears.”
Jeanne Guyon – Quoted: “Prayer is nothing else but the sense of the presence of God. It is the enjoyment of God Himself, and the deepest union of the soul with Him.”
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Hosted by Stasi Eldredge, her desire for this podcast is for the revelation of the Love of God to so engulf the listener that they become exquisitely captivated by Jesus. Stasi wants to invite listeners to respond to the reality that they are the purpose of His pursuit, the desire of His heart, the intent of the Larger Story and the prize of Heaven. The King is captivated by them.
Episodes will be flavored with humor, passion, perspective, honesty, and personal stories both from Stasi and from guests that highlight the shared experiences of women living in these extraordinary days with hearts captured by Jesus.
Stasi Eldredge is a New York Times bestselling author, and her books have sold nearly 3 million copies and changed women’s lives all over the world. A teacher and conference speaker, Stasi is the director of the women’s ministry at Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God’s love, and learn to live in God’s kingdom. Her passion is to see lives transformed by the beauty of the gospel.