What are you sowing into?
What kinds of seeds?
* You need to plant your best seed to reap a great harvest.
* It's the quality of the seed.
*Keep sowing and keep planting your seeds to reap a harvest.
1. Start observing and start planting.
* It's not just the amount of seeds that we're sowing, it's the quality of the seed.
* We can lose sight of our vision of the harvest if we take our eyes off the Lord.
- What kinds of seeds have you been sowing?
- When God can trust us with the little seeds, then He can trust us with more.
- What we focus on grows.
Isaiah 54:2
Isaiah 55:11
- You're faith will be tested with obstacles.
- Don't be distracted by the opposition that you face when you're pursuing your vision.
2. Our job is to plant and water the seed.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
"I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God's workers; you are God's field, God's building."
* What seeds do you have in your hands that you have been planting?
*Start planting now and do it with faith that God will make it grow.
3 ways to start sowing your seeds
1) Obedience- Obey and listen to what God is asking you to start sowing.
2) Expectation- have faith that God will grow our seed and bring a harvest.
3) Offering- sacrifice your time to sow your seeds and bring God your offerings of obedience, praise, and seeds.
What are you sowing into?
What kinds of seeds?
* You need to plant your best seed to reap a great harvest.
* It's the quality of the seed.
*Keep sowing and keep planting your seeds to reap a harvest.
1. Start observing and start planting.
* It's not just the amount of seeds that we're sowing, it's the quality of the seed.
* We can lose sight of our vision of the harvest if we take our eyes off the Lord.
- What kinds of seeds have you been sowing?
- When God can trust us with the little seeds, then He can trust us with more.
- What we focus on grows.
Isaiah 54:2
Isaiah 55:11
- You're faith will be tested with obstacles.
- Don't be distracted by the opposition that you face when you're pursuing your vision.
2. Our job is to plant and water the seed.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
"I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God's workers; you are God's field, God's building."
* What seeds do you have in your hands that you have been planting?
*Start planting now and do it with faith that God will make it grow.
3 ways to start sowing your seeds
1) Obedience- Obey and listen to what God is asking you to start sowing.
2) Expectation- have faith that God will grow our seed and bring a harvest.
3) Offering- sacrifice your time to sow your seeds and bring God your offerings of obedience, praise, and seeds.
BLESSED IS SHE WHO BELIEVES
How can we be blessed while we are waiting for God’s promise?
#1- Observation: Pray for your promise and beware of doubt.
You must consistently be praying for your promise and be aware of doubt that may come while you’re pursuing your vision.
Elizabeth had to go through the process of her husband doubting the word of the Lord which caused him to be silent until their promise was fulfilled.
The promise that God has for you will always benefit others not just you.
She was going to give birth to John the baptist who would be baptizing the savior of the world.
Elizabeth believed in her promise and she was blessed because of her belief and faith. and so was Mary.
Mary is visited by an angel and He delivers the promise that God has for her.
Luke 1:30 “But angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, (the first thing angels say is not fear because the enemy loves to instill fear in us before we are about to hear God’s promises for our lives) Mary ( the angel calls them by name each time) God has called you by your name and has hand selected you for such a time as this for a unique purpose and promise.
“Do not be afraid Mary, you have found FAVOR with God, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.”
Verse: Luke 1:34- Mary doubts the word. “ How will this be, since I am a virgin? “
Luke 1:35 ** the highlight of this story and verse.
“ The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you, So the Holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Eizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive in in her 6th month.
(one of my favorite verses) LUke 1:37 For NO WORD from God will ever fail.
Mary responds to the angel Verse 38: I am the Lords servant, may your word to me be fulfilled. “
What is your response to God’s promises for you?
Your response and posture to the Lord is how we can choose to start believing in the promise.
Will you trust God at His word or by your own words?
#2 Observation: Partner with the Holy Spirit to fulfill God’s promise
The angel confirmed to Mary that her promised would be fulfilled by the Holy Spirit.
Have you left out the Holy spirit in your promise and vision or have you chosen to partner with the Holy Spirit?
We can be like Mary and Zachariah and have doubt creep in, but it is by the Holy Spirit that we will see the promises fulfilled.
Both Mary and Elizabeth were trusted by God to carry world changers that would change generations to come and give birth to promises that were given by the Lord, what generations are waiting for you to fulfill the promises God has given you?
How are we blessed when we believe? We go to our altar and pray and seek God and partner with the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us.
The story continues with Mary going to visit Elizabeth after the angel of the Lord just told her about Elizabeth’s miracle.
As soon as Mary walks in the door, immediately Elizabeth confirms and propphesies over her what the angel told Mary.
Luke 1:45 (she envisions founding scripture)
“Blessed is she who believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her!”
#3 Observation: Sow into your faith and prepare yourself.
We need to feed our beliefs and grow our faith by sowing prayers and staying obedient.
Both Mary and Elizabeth were found to be righteous and obedient. They had to be praying to the Lord in order to hear from the Lord, God sent them angels to confirm their promises.
Elizabeth gives birth to John the baptist and Zacahariahs silence was removed and broke out into a song of praise.
Praise God through the preparation and exercise your faith by encourage others who are already walking in their promise.
Call to action:
Pray for your promise
Parnter with the Holy Spirit
Prepare yourself
What if Gods waiting on you?
Have you been in the waiting room before ? Do you feel like you have been waiting on God? What if Gods waiting on you? He’s also waiting with you in the waiting room. This message is about how to wait in the waiting room. God is developing you for the promise.
1. God is waiting on you while you’re in the waiting room.
- He desires us to exercise you faith in Him but taking a step of faith towards Gods vision.
- The waiting room is purposeful.
- Delay doesn’t mean denial it means development.
- God is wanting to trust you privately before can trust you publicly.
2. God is building you in the waiting room. He is building a strong foundation in your life.
- There are layers to building a foundation.
- God wants to build a pure strong foundation of faith in you.
Thoughts to think about:
Do you lack faith?
Have you been activating your faith?
How are you exercising your faith?
- Remember Gods faithfulness and when He met you in His faithfulness.
- Hebrews 6:12
- Don’t be lazy, imitate those who have inherited their promise.
How do we move with faith?
1. Take the first step of faith.
- surrender the vision and promise back to God.
- If you want new results you have to do something new.
2. Go to the dark room.
- stay hidden with the Lord and allow God to develop you in the quiet place.
- Make and find the time to meet and communion with God.
3. Don’t make any permanent decisions in a temporary season.
- seek wise counsel and be careful of who you share your vision with.
- Allow God to lead you and guide you in His timing.
Call to action:
- Be honest with yourself and ask yourself if you’re living fully surrendered to God and His plan and His timing. Examine and check your heart posture.
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Going deeper and letting go
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Have you felt like you have been in the shallow end of life and God is calling you to go deeper? Do you feel like God it’s been shifting things in your life in this season and is calling you to step out and faith towards the vision He has for you?
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God is calling the first disciples, and he uses the miracle of catching an unlimited number of fish in a different way . He has commanded the disciples to go to the deeper end of the lake and to let down their nets again, even though they were not successful all night and the most profound words Simon Peter tells Jesus “ but because you say so I will let down the nets!”
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1) Jesus tells the disciples to go to the deeper water.
- Sometimes God is going to call you to go to an unfamiliar place a place that is uncomfortable so that you can receive the blessings and the harvest and the gifts and promises that you are believing for.
- Jesus is telling us to step out of the shallow area and go further and deeper with him.
2) Jesus gives them a command and tell them to let down their nets for a catch.
- Jesus is giving them a specific instruction and commandment that we must obey.
- What has God manage you to do and have you obeyed?
- when the disciples stepped out to obey the command of the Lord, he tells them what to do and why to expect they catch.
- the Nets represent our position of influence or our career and our gifts that bring provision in our lives.
- the catch represents the blessings the fruit in the return from our labor and God’s promises.
3) God will bring you partners for the catch.
- when we step out by faith and we walk in in obedience to God and we let down our nets. God will give us an overflow of blessings.
- he will provide people in your life to help carry the vision and the burden and bear arms with you so that you can walk out what God has called and commanded you to do.
Call to action:
- What are the things in your life that you need to let go to God? What are the nets that you need to let down so that you can receive all of the blessings that God has promised you?
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This month is VISION month! We are going to talk about activating our faith and how vision requires faith! We activate our faith when we exercise our faith and put it into action. God wants us to believe that He is able to do all things! If you have felt like your vision has been stagnant this episode will help ignite your passion to activate your faith and prophesy your vision to bring it to life. Faith is hope for things that are unseen and have yet to happen. We need to know God and trust in Him and pick up our faith and put our full faith and believe in God to do what He is able to do. I encourage you listen all the way to the end and hear the powerful word God put in my heart !
You can pick up your faith and activate it TODAY don’t wait for another day to believe for something greater.
Activating your faith means speaking your faith and prophesying over your vision.
God desires us to believe in Him to do miracles and answer our prayers.
There is power in activating your faith and stepping out in faith.
Sometimes God will allow us to take a set back and pause and rest before he allows us to continue to pursue our vision.
God’s vision for your life with become your vision when you surrender in humility.
Faith is knowing and trusting God with all your heart, mind and soul.
Sometimes your faith will get delayed, but its never too late to pick it back up again and activate it.
God sees you in your season and he sees your faith and wants to bless you.
“According to your faith will it be done to you.” - Matthew 29:9-10
God wants to touch every part of our lives to bring healing and miracles.
VISIONS OF GOLD
We encourage you to activate your faith talk and write it down and prophesy your faith over your life.
In this episode, I share how to confront past hurts and wounds that we didn’t know were there. I talk about how to identify them and confront them so that you can fully heal from them. What we don’t confront, we won’t conquer. In order to heal we need to expose the pain and not just put a band aid on it expecting it to fully heal. It’s going to take faith and forgiveness for complete healing.
The first step to healing is to find the source of that pain and what pain is being triggered the most.
What is causing you pain? Why is it causing you pain?
Identify what those triggers are and what are cousin those open wounds to hurt again.
We have to find the root cause of that pain, the first sign of a trigger is when we have a disporportion reaction for something that was small, we overreact on something that shouldn’t cause us to over react.
Allow those moments for you to pause and recognize the emotion behind the over reaction and be honest with yourself.
Expose the wounds that have hurt you and learn to break the toxic cycle of negativity.
Proverbs 17:22 “A cheerful heart is good medicine.”
The joy comes from being in God’s presence it is the joy of the Lord that gives us strength.
Healing is a process and a journey.
Its going to take faith and forgiveness to fully heat.
Faith is what we need to believe that Christ can heal us and we need to forgive those that caused us pain and forgive ourselves.
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In this episode, I get to share my journey of an unexpected season. It can be scary and uncomfortable to step into a new season that is unfamiliar. The challenge of a new unexpected season is the word, unexpected. You don’t what to expect when it's all new to you, and you're rolling with the punches. Your perspective and priorities change and there has to be an adjustment to your normal routine and your normal thought process. Things in your life will have to adapt the this unexpected season. It doesn’t necessarily mean that it is going to be negative that is why it’s important to go into it with an open mind and an open heart. You’re evolving with it and growing organically and naturally whether you realize it or not.
When youre facing the fire and hitting the wall you have to fight for the truth.
Take time to check your mindset pattern.
Your old patterns cannot conform to the new patterns if you’re still stuck in an old pattern.
Be aware of what you’re confessing to yourself.
Remember what God said and promised you.
People lose their way when they lose their why.
Let the word of God be a lamp unto your feet in the midst of darkness.
When you walk in an unexpected season you will face unfamiliar territory and you have to hold onto God’s truth and what you know.
When we’re facing the trials of life and are going through a rut we need to stop asking why and start asking “who” who do we go to for comfort and counsel and “what” do we know to be true?
At the end of the day, God’s plan and purposes will always prevail.
When your season changes remember where you are rooted.
Plant deep roots into God’s word and His presence so that you can withstand any storm.
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Episode 43: Cultivating Contentment Part 2
In this episode, I get to share my heart about how to grow in contentment in different areas of our lives. When you are content, you are fully surrendered and can live in peace. We are surrendered when we love the Lord with all of our hearts, soul, and mind. God has taken you this far and has continued to carry you through this season.
Deuteronomy 5:6
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength
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Episode 43: Cultivating Contentment
In this episode, we discuss a topic that we face every day and strive to achieve. Contentment is very rare and valuable once we achieve the ability to live in contentment. We live in a world where we constantly live in discontentment and we’re striving to be fulfilled through different avenues. God wants to show us that He is the true contentment that we need.
Contentment- a statement of happiness and satisfaction.
1 Timothy 6:6- Godliness with contentment is great gain.
Hebrews 13:5- Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “ Never will I leave you nor forsake you.”
We find true wealth in contentment with God when we have surrendered our will to Him.
We need to be aware of things in our life that can become an idol.
The first step is to identify what areas you are experiencing discontentment and evaluate where you have given the most authority to, and ask yourself if you have give God authority over it?
God wants to have authority over everything in your life.
Wealth and knowledge is priceless and God desires us to live with wisdom.
What are we passing down to our children and the next generation?
We have a responsibility to live according to God’s word and to live in contentment in HIm.
Start being content with where you are right now, and choose gratitude.
Don’t dismiss the struggle that you're going through, honor the struggle that you're experiencing because it’s stretching you and propelling you into your next season.
Learn from your struggles and grow from them.
We have to learn to cultivate contentment and continually grow in it.
There are going to be sacrifices that you make to see success in your life.
Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice in order to fulfill His calling.
When we’re content with what we need God will bring you the desires of your heart.
Start to evaluate where you are most discontent with and that is what you value the most, this is what you need to surrender to God and give Him the authority over.
God desires to be your contentment and your peace.
Visions of Gold: What areas have God already given you the authority over? Where have you been discontent and why?
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In this episode, we talk about what it looks like to build discipline and why it is so important, and how to build it. Building discipline starts with defining our ultimate goal and vision of what we are building discipline for. Before we can identify where to start we need to identify what are pain points are.
Part Recap
· Small disciplines every day lead to success.
· Discipline starts with convictions, obedience, and being consistent in carrying out the vision.
3 things to build discipline
1) Conviction- ask God to reveal the areas in your life why you need discipline in that area
2) Clarity- of your vision and why you're building discipline.
3) Commitment- choose to commit to building discipline in your life.
Building Discipline Part 2
Before we build discipline you need to identify what your pain points are. You need to identify what areas in your life you lack discipline in and focus on that one area.
Proverbs 29:17
“Discipline your children, and they will give you peace” they will bring you the delights you desire.”
God desires to discipline us so that we can receive the gifts that He has for us.
Discipline comes from being focused and consistent in obedience.
There is a joy that comes from discipline.
Building discipline is teaching yourself new habits that best serve you and your vision.
Disciplined people are learners, you have to learn how to be humble and willing to learn from the seasons of life.
God is our ultimate teacher.
God’s vision for your life is contingent on how disciplined you are.
Discipline begins with your decisions.
-You can be your biggest critic or your biggest coach, which one will you choose to be?
2 Timothy 1:7
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline.
God gives us POWER, LOVE, and SELF DISCIPLINE.
The worldly mindset is fearful, insecure, and lacks self-control which is the opposite of God’s kingdom.
God’s way and His kingdom principles and power come from the gifts of the Holy Spirit who gives us all that we need.
Power: meaning AUTHORITY that comes from God.
LOVE that overcomes fear and God’s grace to do all things.
SELF DISCIPLINE is having the knowledge of God and being obedient to God.
Proverbs 5:23
For lack of discipline, they will die, led astray by their own great folly.
Visions of Gold:
What are your biggest pain points?
Ask God to discipline you and help teach you so that you can grow in the fruit of the Holy Spirit and have self-control.
Focus on one discipline at a time to develop and commit to it.
Read and Memorize Hebrews 12:11 and Psalms 37:4
In this episode, we are talking about what it looks like to build discipline. Building discipline starts when we recognize our strengths and weaknesses are. The most successful people in the world are people who have self-discipline.
Discipline- the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.
- These are the different categories of disciplines in every area of our life.
- Obedience also means consistency.
- God is calling us to be consistent in submitting to His vision in our life.
- The first step to being consistent is to be accountable.
- We have to start holding ourselves accountable to having daily obedience and communion with God.
· God loves those He disciplines.
· In order to become disciplined we need to ask ourselves to evaluate our convictions.
· Small disciplines every day lead to success.
· Discipline starts with convictions, obedience, and being consistent in carrying out the vision.
· It is through wisdom we build discipline.
· Wisdom: Making wise decisions that will bring provision and growth toward your vision.
Visions of Gold: What area in your life do you need discipline in the most?
3 things to build discipline
1) Communion- ask God what areas in your life you lack discipline
2) Conviction- ask God to reveal the areas in your life why you need discipline in that area
3) Commitment- choose to commit to building discipline in your life.
In this episode, I share some personal experiences that have helped me change my perspective. Our perspective helps protect our vision and becomes our filter in how we view our life experiences. Even in the struggles of life, we are reminded of how important it is to keep a healthy perspective and not let circumstances change our perspective.
- Craig Groeschel
Visions of Gold: Write down what your new perspective will be and meditate on it.
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Episode 39: New year, New perspective
In this new episode we start the new year with some great discussions on reflecting on the last year and taking time to digest and put everything into a new perspective. It’s normal to reflect on things that you wanted to do this last year and evaluate yourself in areas of where you want to improve and what you want to work towards. A new year is a great time to start fresh and have a new perspective about your vision and your life. It’s time to move into a new perspective and learn from the previous year instead of dwelling on the past. We share our personal experiences of how we had to change our perspectives and have learned through different seasons of ilfe to always put God first in every decision.
Visions of Gold: What is the last thing that God told you to do that you haven’t done yet?
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Episode 38: Protect your vision
In this episode, we get to talk about how to protect your vision and what to do when you’re in a busy season. Its important to not compromise with your vision and get comfortable and fall back into bad habits and remember to not give up. Keep going and keep growing and but up healthy boundaries of gratitude around your vision. Be conscious of what derails you from your vision.
+ Beware of the lies of the enemy that will try to break down your vision and make you feel unworthy of your vision.
+ Remember that no one can take your vision from you.
+ Honor your vision by protecting it from things that will harm it.
+ You may be hitting a wall, or feel like you are repeating the same season of not being where you want to be but you have to recognize the difference between the voice of the enemy and the voice of God.
+ There are things that are imperative to carry out your vision, you must have discipline and tenacity.
+God doesn’t change his mind about the vision He gave you.
+You have to learn to rely on God’s strength to protect the vision and carry it out.
+ You have to learn how to fight and nurture your vision.
+ It’s going to take effort, and faith to believe in your vision to come to pass.
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In this episode, we celebrate our 1 year anniversary since we launched the She Envisions podcast and we get to talk about our favorite episodes so far, the milestones that we have seen, our international podcast audience, our special guests on the show and how impactful it has been to hear their stories, we talk about our social events that have launched and created a special community and atmosphere for women to share their vision and we get to open up abot how the journey has been to seeing this vision fulfilled. You don’t want to miss out on hearing about some of the biggest episodes that have impacted our community and how powerful the socials have been and what we’re doing to partner with a non-profit organization to make a difference.
+ Did you know that our audience ranges from age 18-59 women? Also 2% of our audience is actually men? God is using this podcast and reaching people in 19 different countries!
+ Episode 18: Knowing your season is something that really stood out and is a great reminder to identify what season your in, embrace and persevere through it and to cultivate your season no matter what season youre in.
+ We talk about how Episodes 1-6 and how pivotal it was when we began to be vulnerable and share our personal testimonies and stories. We noticed a huge shift when we started talking about Episode 4: Healthy Boundaries Part 1 and Part 2 and learning how to say no to things that don’t serve your vision and say yes to things that are beneficial to you.
+ The Waiting Season is something that we all have to face and experience when we’re pursuing our vision. We must learn to be intentional in the waiting season and learn how to develop ourselves while we’re waiting.
+ A vision is going to take more than just you, there are people that God will bring in your life to help you fulfil your vision and come alongside you and support you.
+ We encourage you to find an outlet where you can use your voice as an authority and tshare your stories and your testimonies.
+ Episode 21: Beauty from Ashes is our most popular episode with our special guest Cassandra who shares her testimony of how she dealt with some tragedy and how she persevered through the trials and how God restores what was loss.
+ Your testimony is powerful and is meant to be shared to help others.
+ Don’t allow the enemy to keep you silent or allow someone else to take the authority away from your voice, you are meant to speak and lead with your stories and the power of your testimony.
+ Remember anything is possible when you trust God with your vision and you continue to lean on Him and keep Him first.
Visions of Gold: Take time and write out your business plan and your vision blueprint.
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Episode 35: Refocus on your vision
In this episode, we get to talk about how to refocus on your vision and learn how to carry out your vision when there are distractions that will try to pull you away from your vision. We have to learn how to realign our security in the Lord. Even in the midst of life and learning how to prioritize our priorities and juggling our time and energy.
+ When you refocus on your vision you are able to be still and listen to God’s directions and not try to go and do what you just want to do.
+ Beware of trying to take on your vision by yourself and trying to do it on your own strength.
+Sometimes when you’re so occupied with working and grinding and even pursuing your vision you can get burned out and lose the joy in it, you have to learn to listen to your body and your red flags to slow down and take mental breaks.
+ Don’t lose your joy in serving your vision, because you’re not where you want to be.
+ God wants to develop within you what you need to be prepared with before you can see your vision come to pass.
+ It’s important to have blinders up and put up healthy boundaries to stay focused on your vision.
+ If you feel stagnant or stuck it's because your focus has been on the wrong things, you have to refocus on your vision.
+ There is a process to your vision and God wants to prepare you in the stillness of His presence to fill you up and speak to you.
+ It’s going to take preparation and patience to trust the process.
+ God will never bring you to the vision that you’re not prepared for.
+ God loves you so much to not give you the whole picture of your vision and wants you to trust Him in the process and the little steps.
+ Trust the journey that is ahead of you and keep your blinders up.
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