How to Protect Your Spiritual Health | Episode 239 |
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- How healthy is your private life as you charge ahead into the new year?
As we build momentum in 2024, we want to invite all of you to slow down and make sure your heart is in the right place. We all want to have a fruitful year, but how healthy are your roots? If your unseen life is a mess, it will almost certainly cause things to unravel over time. To build our lives on a firm foundation, it’s critical we examine ourselves and pay careful attention to the things God brings up in our lives.
On this week's episode of Conversations, John and Lisa provide some helpful questions you can ask yourself to assess the current health of your faith. Offering personal insights and practical steps you can take today, this episode will help you make sure you are building your life on an unshakable foundation.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Teaser
0:29 - Welcome Back
2:40 - We Have Seen A Lot
7:05 - Behind the Scenes
12:00 - Deconstruction Of the Faith
14:33 - Idolatry
14:59 - What is Humility?
16:33 - You’re Never Too Old for This
18:29 - Truly Knowing Him Is a Gift
19:22 - I Want to Encourage You
24:52 - Imagine This
26:50 - See If You’re Really in the Faith
28:19 - I Challenge You
28:55 - Closing Prayer
29:51 - Thanks For Listening
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Dear John and Lisa, thank you for your faithfulness to get in front of the microphones and cameras weekly to bless us. My parents live thousands of miles away. In past few years the relationships are estranged due to my faith and my commitment to Jesus, causing a big division and fall out from my parents. I struggle through parenting, marriage issues and growing in faith, juggling several roles at once without advice and emotional support from my parents, and I battle with loneliness, isolation and rejection. I work from home full time and have 3 young kids, and at times I would not talk to any grownups for days. I look forward to seeing you weekly for the comfort and wisdom you give, as my “imaginary” mom and dad. Thank you for “walking” through life with me this way by God’s grace. Thank you for keeping your conversation really real, transparent and sincere. Many blessings to you and your dear family. May God bless you richly for your devotion and sacrifice. Hugs and love from Canada.
Uncle John and Auntie Lisa I love you. And I have adopted you two as spiritual family members!❤😂
Same, they get right down to it!
I love that C.S. Lewis quote... humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking about yourself less. That reminds me of something God told me years ago... whether you puff yourself up or put yourself down, your focus is still on yourself. These are real eye openers on how I have been struggling lately, with the help of the enemy, the accuser of the brethren, of the constant thoughts of how I fall short, past and present regrets, how I am failing, etc., which has been robbing me of joy, faith, hope, etc. (The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy, but I have come to give you life and that more abundantly.) When I was praying I heard God tell me that which HE says includes His grace so to keep that in mind when thoughts come that just bring condemnation, feeling stuck and hopeless... that we also have an enemy presenting these things in our minds. Godly sorrow brings repentance and salvation, but worldly sorrow death, the latter because it is only focused on self and negativity, not on the source/God who saves, heals, gives grace (the will, desire and power to do what pleases Him) which brings hope, life and more of Him in our lives! May we all know Him better and more, be set free, overcome and walk in the freedom God has provided for us.
Thank you for sharing insights and wisdom... may we not only hear, but heed and apply, so that it would bear much fruit for Him!
Amen. This blessed me so much. May we bear the fruit for his glory in Jesus name.
Hallelujah Beautifully said I agree with you? Blessings 🙏🏽🙏🏽💞
Thank you for this comment! Amen
Oh my!! The gifting is not an endorsement of the preacher. Thank you Lisa!!!!
I am a millennial that grew up in church. My parents were God-fearing perfect Christians in church, but the total opposite at home. After 3 years of a discipleship school I walked away from God in my 20s and returned to Him in my mid 30s after a mental breakdown. God redeemed my past to glorify Himself in my future and now I follow Him of my own free will ❤
I love this couple. They’ve been married as long as my husband and I were married, until he died this past November. I’ve been so encouraged and ministered to by their wonderful ministry, whether it’s just one of them or both of them. Thank you.
I came across some of your content a few weeks ago and I just can’t get enough. The way yall teach is so full of the holy spirt and it feeds me every time. Praise God for people like you two. You even show me that it’s possible to have an amazing relationship, gives me hope and convictions. Amen!
Thank you, John and Lisa, for being the annointed vessels of God to remind us of where we are and where we want to be. To pause , stop and think of our priorities in the midst of our busyness and steer back on course to finish our race well.
Both of you are such a powerful godly couple. I appreciate all these truthful conversations that will continue to transform lives out there. Love ya both!❤
Today was the first time I heard your program but it will not be my last! God bless you.
In tears! I won’t compromise the oil. Thank you both ❤
This was a pretty good episode. Thank you so much. Several things that were said resonated with me. I can think of:
1) The gift is for building the people and not necessarily an endorsement by God.
2) Use Jesus as the measure and not ourselves.
3) Press into knowing Him.
4) Leave the judgement to God. They are not my servant.
5) All in not some
Lord I want to obey You and make it to the end!
Wow I read your books many years ago and with help of the Holy Spirit high lighting again your teaching is so awesome. I can truly say thank you LORD for your faithful generals continue teaching your Word line upon line and precepts upon precepts. Awesome God ,Thank you, FATHER
Please pray that my husband and I will find the right church home
Praying and thanking God for leading you into a new church family.
Love you guys...wake up and listen 5am
I have not been going to church since 2020 lockdown period, but i have been passionately attending a church online that is not in our place. I totally connected with the sermons spiritually. Every Sunday i had this Satisfaction of having an amazing meal at the end of every sermon. I revisit the notes that i have taken during the sermons and it all went well 2023 October.
But,On one particular Sunday In October,That same pastor in his sermon said,"Anyone who is listening to us online and not attending a church,you have got to go to church. No excuses. Christ is the foundation of the Church."
And it highly resonated with me. I know its God's instruction to me.
And from the next Sunday,I have been attending a church nearby. Its been neat. So,everytime i get distracted by the lights or someone's dress or music,i Pray to God saying Lord, help me,I come to church in obedience to your voice and for nothing else. Please help me not get distracted.
And He Helps me.
When John said
If you are going to church to obey him .... my eyes welled up.
God is Good.
A timely message.
Dear John and Lisa I want to thank you for asking the questions "why do I go to church?" After hearing that question I had to really ask myself that same question! That last closing prayer I repeated after you, it really affected me 🙏😭🔥 made me really stop and ponder what I just confessed! Glory to God! May God continue to use you both in amazing ways! Lastly, may God bless you and your family and ministry! In the mighty name of Jesus Christ! Amen and Amen 🙏
I'm at church cause he brought me there and been there 10 years of being obedience and help the hurting people. ❤
Hi Friends! Let us know in the comments what topics you would like to see us over in the coming weeks! We love to hear from you!
Love you Mama Lisa and Papa John!!!!
Dear John and Lisa. I have been listening to these conversations regularly from New Zealand. Thank you. I have been listening to this particular conversation now around 5 times and am still counting. There is so much to meditate on every line you both have been saying. Thank you for sharing. Love you both in Jesus.
Before watching this video i just cried out to God to "give me today's bread" because I had a day where I felt distant from God and I felt physically weak to do anything. and from past few days the holy spirit had been reminding me of the verse about the virgins and the lamps and I kept praying that God please don't let my lamp burn out but I never knew the true meaning of the passage and from yesterday I had been questioning and day dreaming about an alternate life that I was having before my renewed relationship with Christ and I was thinking like did I do the right thing by giving it all up? should I pursue the things of the world more? develop my career? go for a relationship that logically fulfills all my earthly wishes? or should I wait for my creator to lead me? the waiting was getting confusing and i missed his voice. what should i do Lord i cried out? and this message broke me, it reminded me that I'm safe in giving my all to my saviour and that's how the lamp keeps burning. I don't know much but I'm so so blessed by this message.
Es increible lo edificante que son estas hermosas conversaciones, Dios ciertamente se glorifica en ellas. Dios los bendiga a ustedes y su familia.
It’s incredible how edifying are these beautiful conversation, certainly God has been glorified! God bless you guys and your family
Yes checking your body is what u must do when taking communion also this is what even Jesus teaches this. Defiantly check your reason within yourself because many people go to church just for traditional reasons and not their personal relationships with GOD ❤JESUS
So good! Not me focused. Let’s finish the race strong
What an episode! Thank you so much John and Lisa ❤
Ohhh, preach brother, Just today John and Lisa, I left mass, my school is Catholic so mass is mandatory, I left in the middle of mass because the priest said something I felt was reckless about mental health, and in my heart I kept battling my desire to speak up against leaders who mislead people. My family already thinks I rebel against authority. I don't think so, I just think I fight when everyone else chooses to sit. And I kept asking God "Why do you allow this desire to burn inside me when I am silenced. Are you training me for something? " then John said that the Approval of God is seen on a person Character, and how God told you not to judge them. God spoke the same words to me right before I joined this school. Maybe God will someday bless me with a ministry in which I can fight for justice by His books. Anyway. What you spoke really felt like divine answer from God. Tyyy❤❤❤❤
Dear John and Lisa
This podcast episode was mind blowing for me. It was such a challenge to be completely transparent. I had to pause the video near the end at the prayer and really ask myself if I meant what you guys were praying. I realized that the fear of being out of control made me hesitate. I took a few minutes to pray on my own and ask God to help me before I repeated that prayer after you. Once I was ready, I went forward and when we said amen, I felt this beautiful joy along with a weight being lifted off of my chest. Surrendering never made me feel so free. Thank you for this incredible talk that was chalked filled with morsels of the Word that I will be chewing on this week. I’ll probably have to watch it a few times lol
I look forward to continuing to watch your podcast and I’m believing that as I take on the challenges, I will grow deeper and closer to my Lord and King with the many others in the conversations with John & Lisa Bevere family
Blessings
I LOVE YOU MESSENGERX TEAM!!!!!!
Yes and we haven't done those sins yet! Live a little longer and eat that humble pie because the devils first lie is that u will never be tempted in the same way as others.
Praise GOD 🎉🎉🎉Amen ❤😊
I just started listening to you two… but I’m glad I came across your videos
Eyy man that last prayer was something.. I mean the whole lot
Love your son Addison s book words with God. A lovely guy
Thank you so much John and Lisa! It's such a real and timely sharing. I totally resonated with it and received so much from this conversation. It has been something that God has been speaking to me in this season around burning up anything that's not of Him, any obstacles so that we can grow deeper in Him and hold on to Him. Nothing can stand in His way and His love for us. God bless you and praying for you and the family to continue growing in the Lord and endure through this race, finishing strong. Love from Singapore
As former pastors, married 32 years with 3 sons and a daughter, we so needed Spirit filled mentors! I love that y’all are sitting down together as a Pop and Mom in the faith and sharing from the wells God has dug within you. Praise God He has held us so close in the days of full time ministry and in the marketplace now. Intimacy with Jesus has kept us. But, boy do we have scars! God bless you as you bring fresh bread to young hungry lions!! ❤from Dallas!
I looooooved it 😭 thank you, may God keep you !
Following you from France 🇫🇷
Just what I needed to hear. In a pruning season & learning how to surrender
Thank you for sharing this. I worked in radio for 2 yrs and I saw a lot of Christian people’s “riders” and it was hard not to judge them and be jaded bc God’s anointed should be careful how they live. I try not to judge, but sometimes when a speaker comes to my church I wonder how extreme their rider is.
This was really an incredible one! Thank you so much.
This is a really hard topic. Thank you for your honest sharing. It’s so beautiful to see a married couple, faithfully exploring how to navigate their spirituality, constantly referring to scripture- the clearest answer.
Struckel16 here from the beginning review ❤ I was in the shower when I heard you share my review and my jaw dropped!!!!! Blessed me more than you know!😊
Dear John and Lisa, thank you so much for helping me to go deeper in the understanding of the word of God. I usually watch and listen to you during my lunch break. I have been encouraged by your podcasts, UA-cam videos, Instagram posts and so forth. I am so grateful and thankful with the Lord that I have learned English. I am from Peru and live in Peru 🇵🇪 and it amazes me how wonderful is our Lord that eventhough we are in different parts of the world, and even if don't speak the same first language, we love and serve the same and only God. I have answered those questions to test my Christian life and the reasons I do what I do and the answer is because I love Jesus and I want to please and honor Him in everything I do and be the best servant with all I am. I serve Him in the worship team at my church and I sing and praise Him with my heart 7 days a week not just on Sundays. Sometimes I struggle but He is so faithful to help me keep going 💪🙏 I am in love with Him and He is my everything ❤️🙏God bless you and please keep sharing what the Lord puts in your hearts as it is a blessing to the body of the Christ. Hugs from Peru 🇵🇪 🙏
This was really good!
I am over 60 and divorced. It's been 4; years. I still feel fragmented and without purpose. I hate that I feel I'm going through the motions in my walk. I love the Lord and I know he's with me.
The battle is real😢
You are both such an encouragement to me. You keep me grounded to scripture and what's truly important. It's easy to let the things in life to become a distraction and I find myself taking my eyes off Jesus. You help realign me. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the working of the Holy Spirit through you both❤
Thank you Jesus ❤❤❤❤
Thanks be to God our King of Kings, Jesus. For blessing us with both of y'all so that I can clearly hear Gods voice and calling. Y'all ROCK!
I’ve always known of you and watched your videos, but this UA-cam channel popped up the other day and you guys are doing such an awesome job. I appreciate it.
This was very helpful, thank you for offering us comprehensive GOSPEL not only the stuff that tickle our ears….May God continue to pour wisdom unto you..
Needed to hear this. Everything is making sense. ❤
My downloads are in the bath. I love both of you.
I like your talk about humility. I decided to try it.
Wow, this is very timely for believers right now. This speaks directly to my heart, and as a young man it shows me that God is very intentional with us. Thank you for your time and diligence. ❤️🙏🏽🫶🏽
Beautiful. Thank you both.
What a great teaching.. hallelujah. Encouraging.. love this podcast..
I was praying before bed 2 nights ago, and I said, “good night Father, love you.” And then I thought about it and I asked the Father I said, why do I love you. And I couldn’t come up with an immediate response.
(That’s a problem.) Then I found this video.
I guess my question is, could you guys expand upon what is love in relation to God? I know what the Bible says, but can you expand on it?
It’s something so simple, yet it truly is complex
Absolutely love this❤🔥🔥 Shout out all the way from South Africa 🇿🇦
Wonderful prayer 🙂
Cannot express how thankful I am for you BOTH. Just love your hearts and passion for JESUS. We are so blessed that you guys do this!
Amen and Amen
Another good one, wish these were an hour
Thank YALL soooooo much for ALL you do for HIS GLORY!
Just want to say. You mentioned " I don't want to harp on", as if your voice is annoying or you are a burden. You are not. You also don't have to support your husbands sensitivities. It's so beautiful how you involve him in everything you are saying... notice how he doesn't and notice how he doesn't feel like a burden at all when he speaks. He is absolutely lovely. But, so are you. You are the most wonderful women and he is very very lucky to have such a supportive wife.
Thank you for opening my eyes to the parable of the 10 virgins. Blessings
I could write a book on the many Mercies oh Jesus Christ. Yet I spent the majority of my life hooked on methamphetamine. And Jesus just kept chasing after me no matter how many times I returned back to methamphetamine. Then one day I prayed to God for the courage to never use methamphetamine again. Now I have said many prayers in the past yet I had never asked for courage. So yeah God found me God kept pursuing me and God keeps pursuing me and God gave me courage. You have no idea how grateful I am. I mean I could not quit using meth and now I don't have to use it ever again because of God.
Great teaching.
I am a preacher's kid of about the same age as y'all. Serving Jesus, trying to walk in love with Him daily. This was very inspirational.
I was especially touched by the discussion around the Pastor's fall and how your kids were grounded in JESUS. Great stuff - I myself had come to a point many years ago where I had determined, in the face of some major tele-evangelists falling very publicly, that my trust was going to be ONLY, ALWAYS JESUS.
I suppose it helped being raised in a Pastor's home, where I understood that the dude was still human and I saw the COST of being the shepherd.
What an honour to grow up in that environment, but what a greater honour to be able to build my faith on the SOLID ROCK OF JESUS THE ANOINTED ONE OF GOD!
The wise are sold out for Christ! God bless you two.
Noted - applying daily! TY
Hallelujah!!💕Thank you JESUS!🙏🏼🙌🏼
Preach because I almost fell in my behavior but thank God He gave me grace to get out of deception and pain.
Thank you John and Lisa... this was so uplifting.
My bathroom is my sacred space. The only time I get time in my home when I am awake.
This is so good!
Thank you Jesus Christ ✝️ for this lovely message by an amazing family❤️in Christ
Thank you.❤ 😢
Mind blown 🤯 ❤🎉
New subscriber! I needed this message 🙏🙏🙏
WOW. This is exactly what I needed to hear right now. I was asked to help a Christian Leadership Coach last year, my first time working as a paid staff in ministry & boy... Am I feeling serious disillusionment right now. I haven't slept for 2 nights because of so much resentment in my heart. Thank you so much for this.
Thank you so much for this important podcast, which not only talks about the colorful aspects of life with God but also calls us to enter the path of maturity and faithfulness. Thank you so much for spreading the Kingdom of God. I’m Polish who is currently on Erasmus in France, and I am grateful to have the opportunity to listen to you from any place on Earth. Bless you, God is Great 💗
Love this !!❤
I'm loss for words, I just want to say thank you so much for your obedience!!!
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 thank y'all !!
Amen and Amen 😭😭😭
Amen 🙏
I’ve been praying for knowledge and guidance. I’ve been asking God to show me what he wants, that it doesn’t matter about the gifts, everything extra, I just want him. He has slowly pointed things out to me about “going through the fire.” And I remember writing down “what does God want to show me about a fire?”
Yesterday it was confirmed when I saw a suggested video of you two that was titled “How God develops character”
Seeing the prayers you two prayed about how you asked him to excavate your life, burn anything that is not of him, and the refining fire he put you through, I knew the Lord is telling me it’s the same process I must go through. So I prayed.
Thank you for your wise words, I will definitely be watching more of your videos!
Thank you for the beautiful prayer. Ask and you will receive. Bless you both, such encouragement and inspiration. ❤
Can we keep ourselves ..... As we study this , the five foolish had only the head knowledge, the others the heart , thus to the foolish was said: I don't know you. John and Lisa , I love your ministry thank you so much ..... peace 😊
Amazing!
Thank you power couple
Great
You still have to protect the flock. Correction and rebuke must be used with a wayward minister. Especially with those who teach the word. They have a greater responsibility.
Thank you for stay faithful to the Lord and his people.😊
YES!
Your talks are so good, I'm just amazed at the truth you bring out 🕊️. Glory, to God 🙏. Thank you, thank you !!
Thank you!!! I deny myself and I assessed and heard Him say I need to let go of disbelief
Wow!
I am in the middle of a burning season (ow...) so I sincerely appreciate this timely message.
I feel this so strongly! I was just telling my mother the other day that there are winds of change coming as the wind was so strong! I embrace this message. Thank you so much both of you for all you share with us ❤️
Soooo good ❤🙌🙌🙌🙌