Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Soul
Soul Care
Do you feel pulled in a thousand different directions? Tired? Worn out? Burned out?
Christy and Melanie are joined with special guest Debra Fileta to talk about how we can look to the example of Jesus to discover how to best care for our souls in order to receive renewed energy, purpose, and strength from the Lord.
A little more about Debra: Before anything else, Debra says she is a woman in love with Jesus. That love has been the driving motivator propelling her forward in her pursuits as a wife, mother, licensed professional counselor, speaker, and author. Her newest book is Soul Care: Find Life-Giving Rhythms, Live Restored, Discover Unspeakable Joy, Avoid Burnout. She is the host of the podcast Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast, founder of the Debra Fileta Counselors Network, and a regular contributor at Relevant Magazine and Crosswalk.com.
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- Start a Podcast Club! Grab a friend (or two or three)—listen to the podcast and then have a conversation about it. Find discussion prompts in the show notes below.
Discussion prompts for today's episode:
- How might you be feeling depleted right now?
- Read Psalm 31:7, Ephesians 3:17-19, and John 10:10. What do you think it means that God cares for your soul and desires to fill you with all the fullness of his love?
- Which of the rhythms of soul care do you need to give more attention to? Take this soul care quiz to help you identify your greatest need and make a plan to begin caring for your soul today!
- Based on what you heard today, what is one step you can take to move toward rest, connection, healthy boundaries, savoring the present, or tuning into your emotions all for the sake of caring well for your soul?
- Spend some time in prayer. Ask God to help you take inventory and ownership over the places where you feel depleted. Ask him to help you honor your limited capacity and look to him to fill in the gaps with his immeasurable love and power.
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Hosts: Melanie Hill and Christy Crosby
Editing: Angela Edwards
Music: "Messy. Lovely. Real" Music by Aubrey Hill and AJ Gilmer
(Seasons 1&2 "Another Successful Day" Music by Bohdan Kuzmin)
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