JOLT OF JOY PODCAST: Brothers Plot Against Brother (Meanwhile 2)
We have all experienced a “meanwhile” in life when God is strategically laboring behind the scenes to work all things together for our good and for His glory.
We have all experienced a “meanwhile” in life when God is strategically laboring behind the scenes to work all things together for our good and for His glory.
Joseph of the Old Testament was in a “meanwhile” stage of life while waiting on God to intervene in his circumstances. You may be in a meanwhile stage now. Join us for our new Bible study to be encouraged that God is working behind the scenes to turn your circumstances around.
Join Carol McLeod on today’s episode for an encouraging conversation with prolific and talented author Shelley Shepard Gray!
People are listening to you and how you respond to your circumstances. What example are you setting? Are you glorifying God? Find out how your response can impact the people around you.
Keep on rejoicing no matter your sufferings. Be encouraged after hearing the story of a brave young woman who found joy even when imprisoned.
Raeanne has seen God move in her life time and again, particularly through the world-changing ministry of Mercy Ships.
Have you been crying in your secret place or continue to receive disappointment? Start shouting with joy today and listen on how you can experience heroic change.
Have you lost your security and feel worthless? Come out of your deep, dark places and know you do still exist and are worth God’s love in this study of Acts 16:22-25.
Join Carol McLeod for an interview ranging from Barbara’s coming to faith through the Jesus movement to her mission experience on a reservation to her new calling as an author following her husband’s passing.
Worry and fear often steal your joy. Listen now to find out how to overcome these two nuisances in life to start living abundantly.
Choose today to refuse to allow these joy robbers in your life. Listen to find out what they are.
On today’s show, Carol is joined by prolific author of over 250 books, Melody Carlson! Melody’s most recent book is coming in right in time for early Christmas shopping and is titled ‘The Christmas Tree Farm.” Listen in to be inspired by Melody’s story.
Your feelings may be hurt, but how you react to the offense can steal your Joy. Hear how and what you can do when someone has offended you.
There are significant choices you can make to stay in Joy. Hear how you gentle your spirit down and quiet your spirit so joy can come rushing in. Calm the storms within you now.
Lynette writes fiction in a unique and intriguing genre – romantic suspense! Listen in to hear her story and the ways her faith in Jesus shapes her writing.
You can only find true joy in the presence of the Lord. Hear how joy should never come and go through this teaching in Psalm 139:7-1 and the continued teaching in 1 Peter focusing on accepting a gentle and quiet spirit.
You have to work hard to be Joyful. Hear today the 8 Steps to Spreadable Joy from 2 Peter 1. Begin to spread joy to others today.
On today’s episode of the Significant Women Podcast, Carol McLeod is thrilled to welcome Rebekah Weigel, writer and producer of Angel Studios film Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot.
Get your spiritual workout by hearing how to persevere in your life. List to this teaching in 2 Peter 1: 6. You will not want to give up emotionally or spiritually.
Have you ever thrown a temper tantrum? When you do, you throw away a special gift from God. Listen to this teaching on diligence from 2 Peter 1:5. Apply diligence in your life now.
A former anorexic who nearly starved to death, Emily longed for more—the more she’d glimpsed during her childhood in the Congo, surrounded by vibrant faith.
What happens when we get to know Jesus in our lives? Hear now how Grace and Peace play a roll in finding joy in your life.
Your spirit needs to take control of your life. Hear how you can rejoice and give thanks to the Lord by learning how to not let your soul be in charge of your life. Listen to this teaching on Psalm 103-1-5
Lisent to Stacy’s fresh take on stewarding our bodies as a gift from God might change your perspective on health and wellness. Let’s lean in and listen.
David knew what it was like to fight an emotional battle. Discover today truth through studying the Psalms on fighting you emotional battles to live a life of Joy.
The Sword of the Spirit – the Word of God – has been given to you to win every battle. Hear how spending time reading God’s Word brings transformation.
My guest today is Angela Hunt, an award-winning and best-selling author of Biblical fiction whose own story might surprise you. Lean in and listen as we get to know her.
Fight furiously for your joy and go places you were unable to go before. Learn in Ephesians 6:15-16 how to have sure footing in a desert world with the Gospel of Peace and the Shield of Faith.
People are not your enemy. Hear how you are in God’s army now and you have to be dressed to kill in fighting the fiery darts of the real enemy. Fight to have Joy.
If you want to know what God’s will for your life is in this compromised, shattered culture … then “Overflowing” is just the book for you!
My guest today is bestselling author Rachel Hauck, who has been penning heartwarming and inspiring Christian Fiction for nearly thirty years. She’s just released a novel that takes us back to the 80s!
God has strength for you. Listen to find out how you can find it through joy.
Worship is what you need to get you out of negative base living. Make the choice today and listen to how worship brings joy and changes your heart.
My guest Julie Seals has overcome Spina Bifida, a 17-year addiction to crystal methamphetamine and alcohol, the amputation of her left leg, and a life sentence in federal prison to share her relentless passion for seeing people SET FREE from darkness to boldly live out the call of God upon their lives!
Your heart can lie to you. Hear this special teaching on Psalm 37:4 to know what happens when you delight your self in the Lord. Plus, what does your memory have to do with your soul and spirit?
Listen to the conversation when Jesus asked his disciples the question, “Who do you think I am?” Find out how the enemy only has access to your soul and does not have access to your spirit.
My guest today is Jenna Goldsmith, who is going to share her incredible story of how God turned a tragic situation into a triumph. If you feel like God has forgotten you or like He is being silent in your life, lean in and listen.
Your soul was made to be lower and your spirit was made to be in charge. Find out which one you are feeding in today’s study on Joy.
Your emotions are powerful. Find out how people define you by your reactions and emotions and how you can use the Spirit to overcome their control to succeed in life.
We know that Scripture calls us to renew our minds, but what does that actually look like in real life?
Will you learn how to fight your battles today? Find out how God is leading you into victory today over your battles. Don’t focus on the enemy anymore.
You must exemplify a heart of worship. Hear how and what God does from Heaven when you worship Him. Become overflowed with joy now instead of fear.
Did you know that reading fiction increases empathy, creativity, communication skills, and your ability to reason? If you are someone who thinks reading fiction is a waste of time, today’s episode is going to challenge those assumptions and show you what happens when fiction meets faith.
Meet the enemy’s forces head-on today. Hear how to win your battle today is to stay in the house of the Lord.
You will go through battles and be attacked. How you respond is important. Find out what to do when an enemy invades your life by seeking the Lord and rejoicing.
This story reminds us all of the unexpected blessings that can come when we dare to give up control of our lives to God. Lean in and listen as we get to know Ann Gabhart and the heart of her latest book.
You have to do more than wish on a star to have joy through your circumstances. Hear the principles found in the word of God to find joy and change your life.
Win the battle over your emotions and gain joy. Find out how in this study of Joy.
My guest today, Kristen Hallinan, reminds us that no matter what has happened in the past or what mess you might be in today, you are not destined to carry on your family’s wounds, unhealthy behaviors, or toxic relationships.
Joy is refreshing to the drudgery of life. Find out how your joy revolutionizes your story to share with others and will heal you.
Don’t go looking for Joy in other places. Listen to how you can only find joy in God’s presence and be encouraged through the personal story host Carol shares about how she found joy.
Life Is Messy. God Is Good
What is your emotional response to your circumstances? You can think yourself happy, even at the worst moments in your life or circumstances. Hear how now.
How do you define your source of joy? Find out what you spend time in is where your source of joy comes from.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. What happens when you do “all the right things” and life still doesn’t look like how you envisioned it?
God has a joy for you that will overpower your life and circumstances. Receive the joy God has for you now, even at your worst moments, in this new Bible study, Defiant Joy.
As you worship in your grief, God will bless you after you go through the fire. Hear this final episode on the study of Job focusing on chapter 42. Hear and trust God’s word today.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life.
Choose to worship God through the fires in your life and learn to trust His wisdom. Listen to how you can trust God and hope in Him in this continued teaching on Job.
The Lord gives and takes away. Hear how to become like Job by not blaming God but worshiping God while grieving. Study now Job 1:13 and Job 1:22 to choose between worship and blame.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. Lean in and listen as you get to know Annie Donnellon, an accomplished singer, voice actor, and comedian.
Win the battle over your emotions and gain joy. Find out how in this study of Joy.
Learn the warnings and guideposts of the refining process through this study on the book of Job. Hear today how it describes you, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit as blameless.
When you go through a life fire you will be promoted on the other side. Hear how in this study from 1 Peter 5:9 to resist the devil and affirm your faith today.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. My guest today is Cally Logan, who is here to remind you that, just like The Wallflower that Bloomed, you too can break free from the shadows and bloom beautifully, embracing your truest self.
Have a watchful attitude when it comes to the devil. Hear how to stop him from gaining access to your life in this study of 1 Peter 5:8. Be of sober spirit and on alert today.
What do you do when you are caught in an uncontrollable situation? Continue to find joy in the middle of a fire by listening to this study on how not to collapse under worry, fret, and anxiety.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. Trauma is something that rewires your brain and moving forward, your instincts and your outlook are altered as a result of it.
What do you do with the people who set fires in your life or the lives of others? You are kind to them. Listen now to why you have to be nice to difficult people in this study of 1 Peter 2:19-20.
Have you read your Bible today? Listen to this teaching to find out why your Bible should be your best friend during a difficult circumstance to set you on a healthy direction.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. My guest today is Bible teacher, podcaster, and mentor Rachel G. Scott who’s going to share with us the five types of leaps we all have to take to propel ourselves into fulfilling God’s destiny for us.
What is the most powerful thing you can do when facing life’s adversity? Listen to this study of Ephesians 6:13 to find out and understand what a Rhema word or message is.
God’s Word is your most powerful sword and gives you answers that book learning can’t give you. Listen to this teaching in Ephesians 6:17 to learn the type of sword the Lord was referring to.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. My guest today places words like an artist applying paint to a canvas. Nothing is wasted. Every word matters. Heads and hearts are equally engaged.
When going through a personal struggle people often put their Bible aside. Listen to today’s study to find out why the Word of God is the most powerful fire extinguisher when going through the fires of life and disappointment.
What do you do with the people fires that rage around you? Listen to this teaching on these ten verses in Luke 6:27-37. Learn to love, do good and pray for the difficult person in your life.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. Bodie Thoene (along with her husband Brock) has authored over 70 historical fiction novels. Over 35 million copies of her books are in print in over 30 languages across the globe.
Prayer is a discipline ignored in good times of life and used more when life is hard. Listen to this study of Matt. 26:36-46 which will change your mind and heart to be set on Christ. Learn to start praying without ceasing today.
Worship is one of the powerful fire extinguishers of faith. Listen to this study of 1 Peter 1: 6-8 to find out how you can begin to worship and rejoice with all your might, even in difficult circumstances.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life.
Why pray and fast? Listen to this continued teaching on the fire extinguisher of fasting teaches how to go deeper in fasting with a focus on Matthew 17:20-21.
God has not lost a battle yet. Listen to this study on how God takes the enemy’s fires to increase your faith and work with you until God wins. You just have to use a fire extinguisher.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. My guest today is Helen Smallbone…you might know her better as the mom of Grammy-winning Rebecca St. James and For King and Country’s Luke and Joel Smallbone.
God is an expert at recycling and repurposing before the modern-day movements. Hear how God takes your junk and makes it into something glorious by the refined fire you are walking through. Let go and let Him use you.
A lampstand holds the light. Hear how God has given you His light to be with you and casts out the darkness in this study of Exodus 25:31 and Exodus 27:20. Reflect the character of God today.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. Meredith Cook’s fantastic new book is going to help instill the great commission into the heart of the next generation.
Forgiveness is hard when people step all over you or their words hurt. Hear now how to forgive the cruel people in your life while walking through the fire.
God is interested in His dwelling place, and this is you! Hear how God dwells within you and it is good, full of His glory in this study of Exodus 25:8.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. Lauren Green, Chief Religion Correspondent for Fox News and host of the podcast Lighthouse Faith joins the Significant Podcast today.
Often in the fire, you will learn God’s compassion and concern for you. When He is concerned about you, He wants to bring you out of your affliction into the promised land. Listen to this study of Moses in Exodus 3:13 to know your future is good.
The fire you encounter will be sacred or selfish. Listen now to find out which one you are facing through this story of Moses. The best part you will know who God is as never before.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. If you’ve experienced setbacks, opposition, suffering, and hardships in your life, you’re going to be so encouraged by the incredible story of Toni Collier.
God will use a fire to counteract the lies from the wilderness. Listen how from this study of Moses in Exodus 3:4-5. Learn God will use anything to get your attention in the middle of the fire you are walking through to teach and guide you.
When you are going through the fire there are God is working within you. Hear how the fire is removing impurities in you for God to see His reflection in you in the same manner a silversmith refines silver.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. Growing up is hard. If you have a tween girl in your life, you do not want to miss this episode of the Significant Women podcast.
What happened to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the middle of the fiery furnace? They were not alone. If you can worship in the hottest moment of your life as these three men, you will be loosed from what has been put upon you. Listen how now.
Begin to speak God’s Word and worship in times of trouble instead of giving into the circumstances. Listen to speak faith from Daniel 3:17 as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stand up to the king by using the Word. You will be honored by God to move mountains with faith.
“Significant Women” is a weekly podcast for women to gather with their personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of an uncommon life. I want to share the word the Lord gave me for Carol McLeod Ministries this year.
What fear do you have among the fires around? Be prepared to face the fire when it comes your way by listening to this story from Daniel 2:47-49. Learn how not to be afraid and keep rejoicing.
Have you found yourself in a hot spot and don’t know what to do about it? Listen to hear how Daniel made up his mind to serve God and not let utters impact his life. Then decide if you are going to let culture decide who you are.