WEBVTT 00:00:15.129 --> 00:00:18.010 Hey, Forever GodGirl! I'm your host, Iz, and welcome 00:00:18.010 --> 00:00:20.089 or welcome back to the Forever GodGirl podcast. 00:00:20.530 --> 00:00:23.149 In today's episode, stop flirting with faith 00:00:23.149 --> 00:00:25.629 and start following Jesus. Because here's the 00:00:25.629 --> 00:00:28.109 real question. Are we gaslighting our faith? 00:00:29.030 --> 00:00:31.949 What do you mean by that? Well, it's as simple 00:00:31.949 --> 00:00:35.210 as this question. Are we actually saved or are 00:00:35.210 --> 00:00:38.750 we just a part of the church culture? Uh, I still 00:00:38.750 --> 00:00:41.570 don't get what you're saying. Don't worry, keep 00:00:41.570 --> 00:00:44.149 listening and you'll understand. Let's get into 00:00:44.149 --> 00:00:48.530 it. The reality is, we could have the cutest 00:00:48.530 --> 00:00:51.450 journaling Bibles, the most aesthetic highlighters, 00:00:51.590 --> 00:00:53.950 and we could be at every single church event. 00:00:54.130 --> 00:00:56.909 But we gotta check our hearts. Is Jesus actually 00:00:56.909 --> 00:01:00.840 your savior and Lord? or is the church just a 00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:04.760 social club? Listen, Matthew 6:1 says, be careful 00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:06.799 not to practice your righteousness in front of 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:09.459 others to be seen by them. If you do, you will 00:01:09.459 --> 00:01:12.459 have no reward from your Father in heaven. The 00:01:12.459 --> 00:01:15.659 direct truth is, we can be churchy and still 00:01:15.659 --> 00:01:19.780 be lost. Matthew 23 verses 27 through 28 in the 00:01:19.780 --> 00:01:22.560 NLT version paints the perfect picture when Jesus 00:01:22.560 --> 00:01:25.480 says to the Pharisees, What sorrow awaits you, 00:01:25.480 --> 00:01:28.319 teachers of religious law, and you Pharisees, 00:01:28.480 --> 00:01:32.219 hypocrites? You are like whitewashed tombs, beautiful 00:01:32.219 --> 00:01:35.019 on the outside, but filled on the inside with 00:01:35.019 --> 00:01:38.420 dead people's bones, and all sorts of impurity. 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:41.280 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but 00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:43.939 inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy 00:01:43.939 --> 00:01:47.840 and lawlessness. Wow. Here's the thing I want 00:01:47.840 --> 00:01:50.519 us all to remember. Being a Forever GodGirl 00:01:50.519 --> 00:01:54.680 isn't a club we join. It's a life that we surrender 00:01:54.680 --> 00:01:58.700 to Christ. Okay, that cleared it up. Great episode. 00:01:59.359 --> 00:02:02.780 Um, we're not done just yet. Now we gotta talk 00:02:02.780 --> 00:02:06.780 about the Church High. Mistaking our emotions 00:02:06.780 --> 00:02:10.280 during a worship song for actual repentance. 00:02:10.830 --> 00:02:14.189 This is not good, because we do not live by our 00:02:14.189 --> 00:02:16.870 emotions. And Jesus never said to worship Him 00:02:16.870 --> 00:02:20.250 out of our emotions. He said to worship Him in 00:02:20.250 --> 00:02:23.430 spirit and in truth. If we go to church just 00:02:23.430 --> 00:02:26.009 to feel good, then we can go to a party and get 00:02:26.009 --> 00:02:28.689 the same feeling. Because ultimately, are we 00:02:28.689 --> 00:02:31.810 worshiping God because of who He is or because 00:02:31.810 --> 00:02:34.810 of how He makes us feel? Another thing we need 00:02:34.810 --> 00:02:37.490 to look at is Christianese versus conversation. 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:41.719 Yes, I said Christianese using words like "season" 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:44.560 "discernment" and "blessed" because everyone else 00:02:44.560 --> 00:02:47.319 does without actually talking to God in private. 00:02:47.319 --> 00:02:50.080 That's why it's important to be seeking God not 00:02:50.080 --> 00:02:52.680 for just what He can give us but because of who 00:02:52.680 --> 00:02:55.379 He is. Can we be Forever GodGirl's after God's 00:02:55.379 --> 00:02:58.419 own heart? Of course we can but we got to be 00:02:58.419 --> 00:03:01.219 careful of becoming like an in crowd Pharisee, 00:03:01.340 --> 00:03:04.240 huh? Okay In the Bible, the Pharisees had the 00:03:04.240 --> 00:03:07.819 ultimate look of religiosity. They knew the rules, 00:03:08.139 --> 00:03:10.300 they wore the right clothes, and they went to 00:03:10.300 --> 00:03:13.520 every service. But Jesus said that their hearts 00:03:13.520 --> 00:03:18.039 were far from him. Isaiah 29 verse 13 says, the 00:03:18.039 --> 00:03:20.879 Lord says, these people come near to me with 00:03:20.879 --> 00:03:23.240 their mouth and honor me with their lips, but 00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:25.879 their hearts are far from me. Their worship of 00:03:25.879 --> 00:03:29.400 me is based on merely human rules they have been 00:03:29.400 --> 00:03:31.909 taught. Bottom line, let's not get so caught 00:03:31.909 --> 00:03:34.210 up in perfectionism and legalism when it comes 00:03:34.210 --> 00:03:37.289 to walking with Jesus. All right, before we wrap 00:03:37.289 --> 00:03:39.229 it up, I just wanna read some scriptures that 00:03:39.229 --> 00:03:42.409 give us the biblical reality check. Matthew chapter 00:03:42.409 --> 00:03:45.110 seven verses 21 through 23 says, not everyone 00:03:45.110 --> 00:03:48.050 who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom 00:03:48.050 --> 00:03:51.490 of heaven. I will declare to them, I never knew 00:03:51.490 --> 00:03:55.620 you. Second Timothy 3:5 says having the appearance 00:03:55.620 --> 00:03:58.800 of godliness But denying its power the takeaway 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:01.300 from that is that if our faith looks good But 00:04:01.300 --> 00:04:04.219 doesn't have the power to change our habits our 00:04:04.219 --> 00:04:07.020 language and most importantly our hearts. It's 00:04:07.020 --> 00:04:10.379 just a costume And lastly, Luke chapter 6 verses 00:04:10.379 --> 00:04:14.020 43 through 45, it says, a good tree cannot produce 00:04:14.020 --> 00:04:16.879 bad fruit. A tree is identified by its fruit. 00:04:17.220 --> 00:04:19.519 The takeaway is that if we are not producing 00:04:19.519 --> 00:04:22.279 fruit, moreover if we are producing bad fruit, 00:04:22.660 --> 00:04:25.060 then we are most likely not connected to Jesus. 00:04:25.360 --> 00:04:27.860 because the Bible says that he is the vine and 00:04:27.860 --> 00:04:30.300 we are the branches. And through the vine, we 00:04:30.300 --> 00:04:32.740 can produce good fruit. Another thing is that 00:04:32.740 --> 00:04:35.939 the Bible says that we will know Christians by 00:04:35.939 --> 00:04:39.040 the fruit that they bear. So let's inspect ourselves, 00:04:39.300 --> 00:04:41.819 not anyone else, because the Bible says to work 00:04:41.819 --> 00:04:45.019 out our own salvation. Now it's time for our 00:04:45.019 --> 00:04:47.220 special segment. In today's special segment, 00:04:47.360 --> 00:04:49.920 you know what hot takes. Today we got three hot 00:04:49.920 --> 00:04:53.300 takes and these ones are good. First hot take 00:04:53.300 --> 00:04:56.839 is... What age is okay for Christians to start 00:04:56.839 --> 00:05:02.560 dating? 0% said "13 to 15," 40% said "15 to 17," 00:05:02.879 --> 00:05:08.699 and 80% said "17 to 19." Next up, is Botox, fillers, 00:05:08.720 --> 00:05:12.600 or plastic surgery okay for Christians? 25 % 00:05:12.600 --> 00:05:15.740 said sure, do what makes you confident, and 75 00:05:15.740 --> 00:05:19.899 % said no, beauty comes from the Lord God. Lastly, 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:24.149 is shyness a sign of humility? 20 % said sure, 00:05:24.470 --> 00:05:27.350 shy people are usually not prideful. And 80 % 00:05:27.350 --> 00:05:30.850 said no. One can be shy, but still aggressive. 00:05:31.569 --> 00:05:35.110 Now I wanna know, what is your opinion on all 00:05:35.110 --> 00:05:37.829 these hot takes? If you didn't get a chance to 00:05:37.829 --> 00:05:40.089 vote, make sure you're following us on our Instagram 00:05:40.089 --> 00:05:43.069 at forevergodgirlpodcast so that you can be a 00:05:43.069 --> 00:05:45.569 part of the polls and make sure you have permission 00:05:45.569 --> 00:05:49.370 from a parent or a legal guardian first. That 00:05:49.370 --> 00:05:51.870 was such a great special segment. But now it's 00:05:51.870 --> 00:05:53.870 time to talk about something a little more serious 00:05:53.870 --> 00:05:57.689 and even more exciting, salvation. Here's a word 00:05:57.689 --> 00:06:01.410 from Zi. So, if you have a personal relationship 00:06:01.410 --> 00:06:04.449 with Jesus Christ, then this message will help 00:06:04.449 --> 00:06:07.930 you. But, if you don't have a personal relationship 00:06:07.930 --> 00:06:10.930 with Jesus Christ, I invite you to give your 00:06:10.930 --> 00:06:13.550 heart to the Lord today. To receive him into 00:06:13.550 --> 00:06:17.670 your heart, go to Romans 10:9 -10. It says, 00:06:18.160 --> 00:06:20.439 If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, 00:06:21.079 --> 00:06:23.639 and believe in your heart that God has raised 00:06:23.639 --> 00:06:26.439 him from the dead, you will be saved. For with 00:06:26.439 --> 00:06:29.639 the heart one believes unto righteousness, and 00:06:29.639 --> 00:06:32.519 with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 00:06:33.069 --> 00:06:36.790 If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are 00:06:36.790 --> 00:06:40.170 saved and now have eternal life with Jesus. You 00:06:40.170 --> 00:06:43.889 are saved from all your sins, past, present, 00:06:44.350 --> 00:06:47.189 and future sins you may commit. This truth is 00:06:47.189 --> 00:06:51.649 not a free pass to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus 00:06:51.649 --> 00:06:55.970 gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers 00:06:55.970 --> 00:06:59.730 you to spread the gospel to others. You are saved 00:06:59.730 --> 00:07:03.250 forever and your name is written in the book 00:07:03.250 --> 00:07:06.189 of life. Did you just give your life to Jesus? 00:07:06.970 --> 00:07:09.170 Because if you did, give yourself a pat on the 00:07:09.170 --> 00:07:12.009 back. We are so godly proud of you. Thank you 00:07:12.009 --> 00:07:13.949 so much for listening to this podcast episode. 00:07:14.170 --> 00:07:15.790 We trust that it helped you and that you learned 00:07:15.790 --> 00:07:18.670 something. And remember, if we cannot handle 00:07:18.670 --> 00:07:21.610 10 minutes alone in prayer with God, then we 00:07:21.610 --> 00:07:24.490 don't have a relationship. We have a religion. 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:27.279 It doesn't matter how cool our lives look to 00:07:27.279 --> 00:07:29.860 the world or how devout we look to other people. 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:32.579 We aren't here just to look like Christians. 00:07:33.060 --> 00:07:52.040 We are here to be like Christ. That's how you 00:07:52.040 --> 00:07:54.759 help us spread the good news. See you next time. 00:07:54.879 --> 00:07:55.160 Bye.