Women Speaking Truth

Sarah Gosnell is one of the kindest people we know, loves all things fashion, is a vegetarian, and a serious brainiac. Today, she opens up about the day that changed her life - her cancer diagnosis. Sarah is fighting her 3rd round of sarcoma; an extremely rare type of cancer. Sarah shares the gems God has taught her about suffering, living life when you don’t know when or if the cancer is coming back. She shares the grace that God gives when the pain is more than you can bear. 

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Join us on Facebook! facebook.com/womenspeakingtruthToday we are talking about living our God-given calling with other people - which ain’t always easy. Philippians 4 shows us two AMAZING ways to fix our eyes on God. The first is by rejoicing (for more on this, listen to day 3!!) and the second is by being gentle. And boy oh boy does gentleness matter to God. Why? Because treating people gently, kindly, softly, graciously, is exactly how God treats us. When we live and look like Christ, we are gentle. The problem is it’s not as easy as it sounds. So here’s what we are doing. After rejoicing (“I rejoice in the Lord because He is….”) we add gentleness by saying, “I commit to being gentle by ___________.” Fill the blank as you see fit: holding your tongue, listening more than talking, using soft words, encouraging more than criticizing, etc. Here’s why this matters for us as a community. We want to be women who do what Scripture says. What benefit is it for us to know the Word of God if we don’t t

Join the Truth Troop: truthgroups.com/troopJoin us on Facebook Live: facebook.com/womenspeakingtruthCan you relate to the idea of “spiritual drifting?” Those who spiritually drift move through life aimlessly hoping they will stumble upon God, wanting more of God but unsure how to access Him.We want to know how to move past spiritual drifting and become women who are fiercely focussed on God through His Word. So how do we do that?We. Drop. Anchor. Our anchor is Christ and He is the Word. So how do we stop the drift? We open Scripture… Together. Philippians 4:4 says, “Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice!” For us, we will fiercely focus on God by reflecting on God’s character and taking joy in Him. “I rejoice in the Lord because God…”Give it a go. A lot. And watch as God works in new ways in your heart. 

Join us LIVE every weekday on Facebook March 30 - April 10!Facebook: facebook.com/womenspeakingtruthInstagram: instagram.com/truthgroupsThere is more power in our eyeballs than we give them credit for, and I’m not just talking about eyesight. I’m talking about the things that capture our attention, what we daydream about, what we look at, what we fantasize about. These things matter! What our eyes land on will be the things that our minds think about. And as we are on this journey to become women who are fiercely focussed on God through His Word, we better know what our eyes are landing on. These 30 minutes will unpack our first step in aligning our calling to our everyday lives and it has everything to do with our eyes landing on God first. 

Join the Troop (and get the free PDF) ➡️truthgroups.com/troopSee this episode's Facebook Live: facebook.com/womenspeakingtruth/videos/1607833359391880Without a doubt, we all got side-swiped by the coronavirus last week. Not only is this devastating to our country on so many levels, it also has the potential to cause spiritual damage to our hearts and minds. Here's what I mean. Worry. Boredom. Drifting. Loneliness. Distraction. We think God has something for you right now! And that's why we are inviting you to join us. Rather than spiritually drifting, unable to access the significant life Scripture promises, we will be women who are fiercely focussed on God and His Word. We believe God wants to build an army of spiritually strong women who are laser-beam focussed on knowing God through His Word together. That's why we invite you to join the Truth Troop (worst name ever, right? LOL!).For 2 weeks we will open Scripture together. We will gather on the Truth Group Community private Facebook page at 9 am star

We will repeat behaviors that we like doing, it's a fact of our humanity. No one has to talk me into eating a cookie. I like it. And because I like it, it's not hard to do. (And repeat doing!)Sometimes we assume that reading the Bible will always be a chore, something we have to endure, not something we can enjoy.Today, Melissa shares a couple of mindset shifts about the Bible that can be a game-changer!

Ever wanted to swallow the words as soon as you hear them come out of your mouth? Andy says if saying the wrong thing was a sport, she'd be in the Olympics. This week's podcast, Andy shares what God is teaching her about zipping her lips.

One of the greatest gifts we collectively have in our lives is hearing other people's stories. It becomes a sacred space to be in when we hear the intimate ways God has moved, worked and molded someone’s life.Today on the podcast we get to hear from one of our favorite people, Mindy! Mindy is someone who does not hold back on the truth, and we love that. As you listen in, you will hear Mindy share part of her story and how people can deeply wound us. But she also shares how God is capable of mending that hurt. 

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Our daughter Adora would have been 9 years old today. In the first year of grief, I often thought, "how will I survive this? I can't keep going, it's too much." We grieve many things, not just losing the people we love. I think we know we are grieving when we are asking questions like, "Will things ever be the same again?" Or, "Will my faith make it through this?" How do we survive the hard stuff? That's what we are talking about on the podcast today. 

Have you ever wondered why ancient people in the Bible would carve out their own idols? WHY? And what does that have to do with us today?

Nobody wants to be known as the "needy chic". In fact, we work really hard to not appear needy. In this episode, we talked about God as Shepherd, what it looks like to be shepherded by God, and how He loves to shepherd us even when we are needy. One friend shared how this very concept is rocking her world and how it is playing out in her life.

“Why doesn't it feel like God is enough?”“How do I become a woman who is rested, quieted, and nourished by God?”We often find ourselves wrestling with these questions. In a society where instant gratification is more common than sliced bread, we can struggle in our dependence on someone else to provide everything that we need. Allowing yourself to become vulnerable and trust in the ultimate plan – God’s plan – seems to go against our day to day lives.This week on the Women Speaking Truth podcast Melissa, Steph, and Megan review what they’ve learned during the ASC process as they study the name of El Shaddai. Asking questions, Searching the Bible to see what scripture has to say about it, and coming to Conclusions (even when they’re hard to swallow) has revealed some wonderful things to the women in Truth Groups. But most importantly – it has revealed that you are not alone. 

Have you ever wondered if it was God speaking or just your own internal voice? We sure have. This week we talk about the worries, woes, and wonders of hearing from God.