1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:17,560 Hey girl, we’re your hosts Iz 2 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:18,560 And Zi. 3 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,320 And welcome or welcome back to the Forever GodGirl podcast. 4 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:26,960 We are going to discuss the topic, How to Navigate the Christian Walk with Jesus. 5 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:32,000 Yeah, this is such an important topic because we did talk about being saved and having some 6 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,640 sanctification in the last episode. 7 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,160 But in today's episode, we're going to talk about the ups and downs, the times you're 8 00:00:37,160 --> 00:00:41,480 not perfect, the times where it's hard, and the times where you just need a little good 9 00:00:41,480 --> 00:00:43,800 advice. 10 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:51,840 The scripture says in Psalm 119 verse 105, the word is a lamp onto my feet and a light 11 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,960 onto my path. 12 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,480 So what does this mean? 13 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:01,960 So when we think about our walk with Christ, we need to really explore the topic of spending 14 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:07,160 time with God because in order to hear him and to know when he's speaking to us, we need 15 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,520 to know what his voice sounds like. 16 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:15,960 We hear God's voice through his word, people, and prayer. 17 00:01:15,960 --> 00:01:18,960 Well, Godly people. 18 00:01:18,960 --> 00:01:23,960 Spending time in the Bible is so important because it's how we know God's word and it's 19 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:27,720 how we get knowledge of his Bible in order to use wisdom. 20 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:28,920 And what is wisdom? 21 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,240 Is when we apply it, application. 22 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:35,080 For instance, we read about rattlesnakes all the time. 23 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:40,440 But if you see a rattlesnake in the middle of the road, are you just going to walk right 24 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:41,440 in front of it? 25 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:42,600 No, exactly. 26 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:43,600 Yeah. 27 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,360 That is the point of wisdom. 28 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:52,840 Wisdom is making sure that you take the knowledge of the word and use it into your daily life. 29 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:54,080 How can we use this? 30 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,040 With friends, different circumstances. 31 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:04,840 At school, at the pool, at the workplace, especially everywhere. 32 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,360 Wisdom is so important. 33 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,520 Also, the Bible, this is really important. 34 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,200 The Bible is two things for us. 35 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:15,120 It's our guide to life and it's God's love letter to us. 36 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:19,920 But we have to actually follow it and it's our decision whether we want to use wisdom 37 00:02:19,920 --> 00:02:22,040 or not use wisdom. 38 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,800 But to follow it, we need to wholeheartedly believe it. 39 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:31,560 For example, when I was with my friends, they wanted to do something that was totally not 40 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,720 good. 41 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:38,080 And I had a choice to either participate or not. 42 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:39,640 And I knew it was wrong. 43 00:02:39,640 --> 00:02:46,600 So I decided, you know what, they can get in trouble, but I'm not doing it today. 44 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:50,840 Which is good because a lot of times we'll face circumstances where we have a choice. 45 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,400 And choices are some of the most stressful things in the world. 46 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,960 In fact, our whole life is made out of choices. 47 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,880 But when we have the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, we know we make the right choice. 48 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:06,320 And sometimes, don't get me wrong, we probably will stumble. 49 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:12,160 But it's when we get back up again and we learn from our mistakes through the Holy Spirit, 50 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,800 we decide that we're not going to do them anymore. 51 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,160 Because unfortunately, stumbling is the way we learn in life. 52 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,240 But every time we stumble, we fall down. 53 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:23,240 We sin. 54 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:28,440 God always has His grace holding out to us and He has His wisdom that He puts in us so 55 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,680 that we can apply that to different circumstances and choose something differently. 56 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:37,080 That's all about learning to lean on Him, which is also another important thing in the Christian 57 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:38,080 life. 58 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:43,880 For example, Proverbs 3, verse 5 and 6, trust in the Lord with all your heart. 59 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,680 Lean not with your own understandings, but in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will 60 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,800 direct your path. 61 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,080 That is such a plain scripture. 62 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:56,480 Acknowledge Him, know Him, believe in Him and not your own understanding. 63 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:02,640 Our human minds can only go so far, but God's wisdom stretches out the whole entire universe. 64 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:08,600 Besides, it's said in the Bible, He knows the beginning to the end. 65 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,320 And we only know what's in the moment. 66 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:17,640 And so when we are learning to lean on Jesus in our walk with Him, it's easy to try and 67 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:22,840 find other sources of comfort, which are really just distractions because we don't want to 68 00:04:22,840 --> 00:04:24,320 go face to face with it. 69 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:28,720 But going face to face with it is actually such a blessing because when we do, we find 70 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,800 out things that we never knew before. 71 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:39,520 Yes, navigating the Christian walk with Jesus is sometimes an uphill battle, but when we 72 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:46,680 choose to press into Him, lean on Him as our only true, number one, trustworthy friend, 73 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:55,400 as He is, of course, we tend to view things differently, not from what we think, but what 74 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:56,400 God thinks. 75 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:02,160 And have you ever gotten tired thinking, I keep stumbling, I keep sinning, how am I ever 76 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:03,920 going to walk out the Christian life? 77 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,040 Well, it's actually quite easy. 78 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:10,600 You see, in Isaiah, it says that God will rejuvenate us. 79 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,360 Young men fail. 80 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:16,720 But God, He always rejuvenates us and gives us strength. 81 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:23,040 In fact, it says He will give us wings like eagles so that we can soar and fly. 82 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:29,000 And the more we choose Jesus over everything else, the more we come to Him, the better 83 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,000 we become. 84 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:35,120 We're not always going to be perfect, but we don't use that as an excuse and we realize 85 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:40,800 that the only way to become more like Jesus is to come to Jesus. 86 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:45,760 So if you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then this message will help 87 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:46,760 you. 88 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:51,280 But if you don't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then I invite you to give 89 00:05:51,280 --> 00:05:53,240 your heart to the Lord today. 90 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:57,400 To receive Him into your heart, go to Romans 10, 9 through 10. 91 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:03,400 It says that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that 92 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:07,000 God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 93 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:12,200 So if you said this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal life with 94 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:13,360 Jesus. 95 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:19,880 You are saved from all your sins, past, present, and future sins you may commit. 96 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,080 This truth is not a free past in any time. 97 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:27,800 Instead, Jesus gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers you to spread the gospel 98 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:28,960 to others. 99 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:33,160 You are saved forever and your name is written in the book of life. 100 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:34,920 Did you just give your life to Christ? 101 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,760 If you did, then that's such a big celebration. 102 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:42,000 Go tell somebody and go share the word. 103 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:47,640 And if you want to know all about salvation and sanctification, go back to our last episode. 104 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,880 Before we end this episode, we want to ask you a question. 105 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,320 Has God ever talked to you before? 106 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,800 And if your answer is no, just know that He probably has. 107 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:58,760 You just weren't listening. 108 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:03,080 And so we always need to put ourselves in a right mindset to hear His voice, to navigate 109 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,160 our lives. 110 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:10,160 The last scripture we want to read for you today is Galatians chapter 5 verse 16 in the 111 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:11,960 Easy English Bible. 112 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:13,760 So this is what I say. 113 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,320 Let God's spirit show you how to live in a good way. 114 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:21,520 Then you will not do the wrong things that you may want to do as people who are weak 115 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,360 and too men. 116 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,920 Thank you so much for listening to this podcast episode today. 117 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,640 We hope it helped you and we hope that you learned something. 118 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:31,640 Keep reading your Bibles. 119 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:32,640 See you next time. 120 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:33,640 Bye.