January 29, 2025 • 19 mins
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(00:00):
Are you feeling stuck in yourmom life?
(00:02):
Wondering if you're good enough.
Tired of wondering when you'regoing to have a breakthrough, so
you can finally haveGod-centered confidence.
If you said yes.
Then this episode is for you.
You're going to absolutely loveit because it's going to help
you reframe your thoughts andrenew your mind.
It is going to give you a freshtake on what to do when you
(00:25):
start to ask.
Am I good enough?
It's time that you stop gettingstuck in that mindset cycle.
All of that and more on today'sepisode.
Hey mama.
You're in the right place.
If you're ready to getGod-centered confidence and let
(00:46):
go of self-doubt.
It's time for you to shinethrough all the seasons that mom
life brings.
And it brings a lot.
Having unshakable confidencecomes from an unshakeable.
God, so let's get to know himtogether.
My name is Caroline Thao yourhost for the restored mind.
(01:06):
I'm also a Christian life andmindset coach.
So grab your Bible, breakoutthat journal and get something
to write with because you areabout to thrive.
Ready, let's go.
You and I have a connection, butit could be so much more
(01:27):
personal, especially when youjoin my insider's list.
You'll get a weekly newsletterthat can help you get to know me
more so we can stop beingstrangers and start building a
friendship.
You'll also get practical tipson how you can build godly
confidence as well as be thefirst to know about any offers
(01:49):
that are released.
So when you joined the insiders,list it's like you've signed up
to be VIP of the restored mind.
I know you're hesitant to signup because you think I'm going
to spam you with a millionemails, but it's not like that.
I don't like spam either.
And I definitely won't be doingthat to you.
(02:10):
I simply want to help younavigate this mom life.
As you're building godlyconfidence.
I want you to show up with fulljoy as you serve your family and
the places that you go, you cansign up at.
bit.ly forward slash restoremind.
That's B I T dot L Y forwardslash restored mind.
(02:34):
I've linked it in the show notesfor you as a mom with kids.
I completely understand the factthat you just can't get to
certain things right away.
This very instant.
No worries, mama.
I've got you.
Do I have permission to bevulnerable with you?
I'm going to share somethingwith you that I believe is going
(02:56):
to be so relatable to you as amom.
this is part of motherhood thatI don't believe many mamas talk
about.
At least not that I have heardany way.
But as a stay home mom.
Well, let me just stop here.
You don't have to be a stay athome mom to be able to relate to
what I'm about to talk about.
(03:18):
But I am a stay home mom.
So in recent years, I'vewondered what I can bring to the
table because I didn't feel likeI was doing a good job.
As a mom and a wife.
My kids were getting older andour season and our pace of life
was changing way faster than Iwas honestly.
(03:39):
Ready to let go.
in that season I found myselfquestioning on multiple
occasions.
If I'm good enough.
and that thought brings me backto when I was pregnant with all
three of my babies.
I remember praying and askingGod to grant me the discipline.
To disciple my kids to helpguide me because I had no idea
(04:04):
how to raise them up to be godlychildren.
I honestly had no idea what thateven meant or what it will look
like.
All I knew was that I wanted mychildren to grow up to know God.
So fast forward to them movingfrom infants to toddlers, to
little kids, and now being bigkids.
(04:25):
I have realized how much timehad flown by.
Right before my eyes.
And I literally have no idea howto slow things down.
It's just moving faster.
The older that they get, itseems.
So in the season, I questionedGod.
(04:46):
If that was all I was meant todo.
It's to be a mom and nurturethem and then get left behind
because essentially that's how Ifelt.
I realized that their need forme had changed.
They weren't clinging onto methe way that they used to.
And they are not as needy asthey used to be.
They're very, very independentand very much developing their
(05:10):
own likes and dislikes.
I knew that I couldn't rewindtime or really do anything
because all of this was out ofmy control.
But through this season of griefand being stuck of not really
knowing what to do.
I stumbled across something thatmade a huge difference in my
(05:32):
life and how I showed up as amom.
And also in my faith.
So I want to share it with youtoday because I believe it is
also going to be hopefully lifechanging to you, but also serve
as a way to reframe yourthoughts to help you get unstuck
as well.
If you're in this particularseason of mom life, So the
question of am I good enough?
(05:53):
It's a question that gets youthinking internally about your
worth and the skills that youhave and what you bring to the
table.
That happens when you start tobelieve, maybe you're not doing
something perfect.
At least you think it isn'tperfect.
Or when self-doubt has rooteditself in your mind, or when you
(06:13):
begin to navigate into newterritory, that you're not fully
confident in.
That could be maybe a new seasonin your mom life one, similar to
what I just shared with mycurrent season of mom life, or
maybe you're going from beingonly pregnant to finally holding
your baby and you're wonderingif you've done a good job.
(06:33):
There's a lot that happens inthis new territory.
There's nothing that we can doto stop it because life moves on
and sometimes a little too fast.
Right.
I know I look at my kids and Istill can't believe that.
I have a 10.
Eight and an almost six yearold, because I stop and think,
(06:54):
where does the time go?
Where did it fly off to?
Because I remember.
Holding them, like they werelittle footballs.
I mean even a month goes byincredibly fast.
So as these changes happen, Iknow that you've at some point
also have wonder if you havedone enough or if you're enough
(07:15):
and as moms, sometimes we canfeel forgotten about as well.
And that can spark the questionof, am I enough?
There are a lot of times whereyou've probably asked this
question and it spiraled out ofcontrol, making you feel bad, or
maybe it's done the opposite andit's pushed you to work harder
so that you can somehow make upfor where you think you fall in
(07:39):
short.
So, what are you going to dothat is going to help you
refocus when all of this ishappening.
Essentially, you're going totake a moment.
You're going to pause.
And instead of asking if you'regood enough, You're going to ask
is God enough?
This question is going to helpyou be move the thought of being
(07:59):
self-sustaining.
To be focusing your eyes andthoughts on God.
The reason, this question isgoing to be so incredibly
life-changing for you is becausenow you removed the pressure of
trying to quote, get a right orfill in the gap where you think
you've fallen short.
Not only are you going to askthe question is God enough, but
(08:20):
you're going to answer thequestion every single time.
I want you to answer thisquestion every single time you
ask is God enough.
As you're looking out on yourchildren, the schedule, the life
that you have, and you'refeeling overwhelmed.
With the question that you oftenask yourself, am I enough in the
(08:43):
season?
You're going to replace that.
And you're going to answer withis God enough.
Because it is going to bring youto a place of gratitude.
First and foremost, you're goingto be thinking about all the
blessings that God has sharedand given you as a gift.
In your life.
You'll be reminded of who he isand you're going to see the gift
(09:05):
that is right here in front ofyou.
As moms.
I think it's safe to say that wewill forever be worried about
the future when it comes to ourchildren, because we want them
to be okay.
We want them to be safe or wejust simply wish for more time
with them.
I'm also sure that for many ofyou who are listening right now,
(09:26):
you're thinking that you'redoing both.
Which is completelyunderstandable because I also
find myself in that place fromtime to time.
And I want to share with you aBible verse that is going to
renew your mind today.
As you start to implement thisquestion of is God enough, We're
going to be in Philippianschapter four today, and I'm
going to be reading verses fourthrough eight.
(09:48):
So if you're able to grab yourBible and open up to philippians
chapter four.
Get your journal as well.
And something to write with,because this is going to be such
an awesome opportunity for youto dig deeper and take down
notes that come to your mind.
I also love the idea that thisis going to also be helpful as
(10:08):
you jot down questions thatcomes to mind as you're
listening or reading throughscripture as well.
And the idea of just going backto revisit the question you have
so that you can dig deeper intothe word of God just brings me
so much joy.
I hope that that's what you'redoing because.
That is going to move the needleof you being in the word more
(10:33):
and building a more intimaterelationship with God.
As you get to know him.
All right.
My friends.
So here we are, Philippianschapter four, verse four through
eight.
It reads.
Rejoice in the Lord.
Always again, I will sayrejoice, let your
reasonableness, or it has thefootnotes say here and the
(10:54):
English standard version.
Gentleness be known to everyone.
The Lord is at hand, do not beanxious about anything, but in
everything by prayer andsupplication with Thanksgiving.
Let your request be made knownto God.
And the peace of God, whichsurpasses all understanding will
(11:14):
guard your hearts.
And your minds in Christ.
Jesus.
Finally brothers, whatever istrue, whatever is honorable,
whatever is just, whatever ispure, whatever is lovely.
Whatever is commendable.
If there is any excellence, ifthere is anything worthy of
(11:35):
praise, think about thesethings.
What you have learned?
and the footnotes here say, orthese things.
Which things you have alsolearned.
And that was a tongue twister.
So I'm going to reread that.
What you have learned or whichthings you have also learned and
received and heard and seen inme.
(11:57):
Practice these things and theGod of peace will be with you.
So that was a lot, right?
It sounds like it was a lot it'sfour verses, but there were so
many good things in there.
before we move on and go aheadand write down what stuck out to
you in your journal.
As we read through verse four toeight, you can write down the
words that stuck out to you or acopy of the verses and highlight
(12:18):
what's sticking out to you rightnow.
As you're doing that, feel freeto pause me.
If you have to mama.
I hope you were able to writedown words that stuck out to
you.
Maybe jot down questions thatyou might've had.
For today's conversation.
I really want to focus on theword rejoice because it was a
two type of the same sentence.
(12:39):
So for me, that's just somethingthat sticks out that makes me
want to focus my attention onthis word, because in my mind,
it's like Jesus saying truly,truly I say to you as an, this
is something that you must get,it must be digested in your mind
and practiced daily.
But since rejoice is said twotimes, it makes me think, what
(13:02):
is the significance?
What does Paul mean byrejoicing?
Well, it is a verb that means tobe cheerful, to be happily calm
or to be well.
So as a believer, we are to becheerful in the Lord.
Paul was telling us to berejoice and the Lord.
always that word also sticks outto me.
(13:23):
Why.
Because always means forever andever, and ever.
And it is constant.
It doesn't change because thatis going to be.
Infinitely the result that youget time and time again.
So as you are working onreframing your mind and
replacing the question of, am Igood enough to is God enough,
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you are setting your mind andyour thoughts on him.
So essentially you're going backto the steadfast love of God,
the constant same God that washere in the beginning, and we'll
be here forever and ever.
He is the alpha and the omega,the beginning and the end.
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So when you feel like you aren'tenough, when you begin to spiral
out of your thoughts and go intothis rabbit hole of places where
you think you're falling short,God has filled that gap for you
with his love.
Through Jesus and the gift ofthe holy spirit.
It is such an incredible way foryou to shift your thought that
(14:29):
is going to bring you so muchpeace and confidence as you
continue to journey on inmotherhood, because guess what?
Time is not going to stop.
Hard lesson for me to learn.
And you can't undo the past alsoa hard lesson to learn.
But you are going to have harddays regardless and yes, there's
(14:52):
going to be joyous days as well.
But don't reserve celebrationfor only those joyous days.
Celebrate today, even throughthe hard times and rejoice in
the Lord, always as Paul remindsus.
I know that as you work onreframing this question of am I
(15:13):
enough to, is God enough, it isgoing to bring you so much peace
and knowing that God is going tosustain you.
And by doing that, you're notignoring the question of am I
enough?
but it is essentially paving.
a way for you to find the sourceof who you are so that you can
(15:35):
be reminded that in God you areenough, because when we end up
sustaining ourselves or tryingto sustain ourselves, we get
burned out.
And what happens when we getburned out?
Where do we draw from?
Where do we go to rest?
Oftentimes when we were rely onourselves.
So we become harder on ourselvesbecause we begin to feel like we
(15:56):
are not feeling the gaps wherewe think we're falling short.
And so.
That's why I truly believe thatif you reframed the question of,
am I enough?
And you start asking is Godenough, it is going to slow you
down so that you can begin tocelebrate and have this joy for
the Lord, right?
Rejoicing and have to be happyto be well in the Lord.
(16:19):
And I really like how verseeight brings goosebumps to my
arms as I was reflecting onthis,'because verse eight says
whatever is true, whatever ishonorable, whatever is just,
whatever is pure, whatever islovely.
Whatever is commendable.
If there is any excellence, ifthere is anything worthy of
(16:40):
praise, think of these things.
And I just realized.
That I threw in a bonus verseearlier, and I read you verse
nine.
So there you go.
It's actually verse four throughnine, but going back to verse
eight, I'm sorry, I gotsidetracked there, but going
back to verse eight, I reallylike how Paul brings this out,
because if you think about it,God is true.
(17:02):
He is honorable.
He is just, he is pure.
God is lovely.
He is commendable.
God is excellent and worthy ofpraise so all of these things in
what Paul is asking you to do isa direct reflection of who God
is.
in your situation, when you arefeeling bombarded with thoughts,
(17:23):
that you're not enough, go backto these things because.
When you think about thesethings, you cannot help but be
cheerful.
Or as paul says to rejoice,right?
When you answer the question isgot enough, it begins to fill
you with gratitude and peace.
Because now your heart and mindare set on who God is.
(17:48):
And that is a huge component ofhow we are able to build a godly
confidence.
So as we wrap up today'sconversation, you are going to
work on replacing the questionof am I enough with, is God
enough, it is going to help youto renew your mind and look to
God instead of yourself so thatyou can remove the idea of being
(18:10):
self-sustaining and buildinggratitude for who God is.
This is where you want to thrivefrom Because it becomes
unshakeable, no matter whatseason of mom life you find
yourself in.
We talked about rejoicing in theLord because he is constant.
We read Philippians chapterfour, verse four through nine,
and I encourage you to continueto write in your journal.
(18:33):
As thoughts continued to come toyour mind, don't be afraid to
write down questions that youmight have.
It is a great opportunity foryou to explore these questions
as well, to dive deeper intoscripture.
And make connections as you growyour faith even more.
No matter how long you've beenon your faith journey, whether
you grew up in the church, youjust recently converted.
(18:55):
There's always room for growth.
I know it can be so incrediblyhard as you navigate these
thoughts and reframing the mindfrom asking am I enough to, is
God enough, but my friend.
You can do hard things.
Hi everybody if you liked thisepisode, leave my mommy.
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All right.
My friend, you heard her.
Thank you so much for taking thetime to leave that review on
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It brings me so much joy hearingfrom you, sadly.
This is where we part ways, butI can't wait to be back on
Wednesday to have anotherwonderful conversation with you.
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My friend go in peace.
Are you feeling stuck in yourmom life?
(00:02):
Wondering if you're good enough.
Tired of wondering when you'regoing to have a breakthrough, so
you can finally haveGod-centered confidence.
If you said yes.
Then this episode is for you.
You're going to absolutely loveit because it's going to help
you reframe your thoughts andrenew your mind.
It is going to give you a freshtake on what to do when you
(00:25):
start to ask.
Am I good enough?
It's time that you stop gettingstuck in that mindset cycle.
All of that and more on today'sepisode.
Hey mama.
You're in the right place.
If you're ready to getGod-centered confidence and let
(00:46):
go of self-doubt.
It's time for you to shinethrough all the seasons that mom
life brings.
And it brings a lot.
Having unshakable confidencecomes from an unshakeable.
God, so let's get to know himtogether.
My name is Caroline Thao yourhost for the restored mind.
(01:06):
I'm also a Christian life andmindset coach.
So grab your Bible, breakoutthat journal and get something
to write with because you areabout to thrive.
Ready, let's go.
You and I have a connection, butit could be so much more
(01:27):
personal, especially when youjoin my insider's list.
You'll get a weekly newsletterthat can help you get to know me
more so we can stop beingstrangers and start building a
friendship.
You'll also get practical tipson how you can build godly
confidence as well as be thefirst to know about any offers
(01:49):
that are released.
So when you joined the insiders,list it's like you've signed up
to be VIP of the restored mind.
I know you're hesitant to signup because you think I'm going
to spam you with a millionemails, but it's not like that.
I don't like spam either.
And I definitely won't be doingthat to you.
(02:10):
I simply want to help younavigate this mom life.
As you're building godlyconfidence.
I want you to show up with fulljoy as you serve your family and
the places that you go, you cansign up at.
bit.ly forward slash restoremind.
That's B I T dot L Y forwardslash restored mind.
(02:34):
I've linked it in the show notesfor you as a mom with kids.
I completely understand the factthat you just can't get to
certain things right away.
This very instant.
No worries, mama.
I've got you.
Do I have permission to bevulnerable with you?
I'm going to share somethingwith you that I believe is going
(02:56):
to be so relatable to you as amom.
this is part of motherhood thatI don't believe many mamas talk
about.
At least not that I have heardany way.
But as a stay home mom.
Well, let me just stop here.
You don't have to be a stay athome mom to be able to relate to
what I'm about to talk about.
(03:18):
But I am a stay home mom.
So in recent years, I'vewondered what I can bring to the
table because I didn't feel likeI was doing a good job.
As a mom and a wife.
My kids were getting older andour season and our pace of life
was changing way faster than Iwas honestly.
(03:39):
Ready to let go.
in that season I found myselfquestioning on multiple
occasions.
If I'm good enough.
and that thought brings me backto when I was pregnant with all
three of my babies.
I remember praying and askingGod to grant me the discipline.
To disciple my kids to helpguide me because I had no idea
(04:04):
how to raise them up to be godlychildren.
I honestly had no idea what thateven meant or what it will look
like.
All I knew was that I wanted mychildren to grow up to know God.
So fast forward to them movingfrom infants to toddlers, to
little kids, and now being bigkids.
(04:25):
I have realized how much timehad flown by.
Right before my eyes.
And I literally have no idea howto slow things down.
It's just moving faster.
The older that they get, itseems.
So in the season, I questionedGod.
(04:46):
If that was all I was meant todo.
It's to be a mom and nurturethem and then get left behind
because essentially that's how Ifelt.
I realized that their need forme had changed.
They weren't clinging onto methe way that they used to.
And they are not as needy asthey used to be.
They're very, very independentand very much developing their
(05:10):
own likes and dislikes.
I knew that I couldn't rewindtime or really do anything
because all of this was out ofmy control.
But through this season of griefand being stuck of not really
knowing what to do.
I stumbled across something thatmade a huge difference in my
(05:32):
life and how I showed up as amom.
And also in my faith.
So I want to share it with youtoday because I believe it is
also going to be hopefully lifechanging to you, but also serve
as a way to reframe yourthoughts to help you get unstuck
as well.
If you're in this particularseason of mom life, So the
question of am I good enough?
(05:53):
It's a question that gets youthinking internally about your
worth and the skills that youhave and what you bring to the
table.
That happens when you start tobelieve, maybe you're not doing
something perfect.
At least you think it isn'tperfect.
Or when self-doubt has rooteditself in your mind, or when you
(06:13):
begin to navigate into newterritory, that you're not fully
confident in.
That could be maybe a new seasonin your mom life one, similar to
what I just shared with mycurrent season of mom life, or
maybe you're going from beingonly pregnant to finally holding
your baby and you're wonderingif you've done a good job.
(06:33):
There's a lot that happens inthis new territory.
There's nothing that we can doto stop it because life moves on
and sometimes a little too fast.
Right.
I know I look at my kids and Istill can't believe that.
I have a 10.
Eight and an almost six yearold, because I stop and think,
(06:54):
where does the time go?
Where did it fly off to?
Because I remember.
Holding them, like they werelittle footballs.
I mean even a month goes byincredibly fast.
So as these changes happen, Iknow that you've at some point
also have wonder if you havedone enough or if you're enough
(07:15):
and as moms, sometimes we canfeel forgotten about as well.
And that can spark the questionof, am I enough?
There are a lot of times whereyou've probably asked this
question and it spiraled out ofcontrol, making you feel bad, or
maybe it's done the opposite andit's pushed you to work harder
so that you can somehow make upfor where you think you fall in
(07:39):
short.
So, what are you going to dothat is going to help you
refocus when all of this ishappening.
Essentially, you're going totake a moment.
You're going to pause.
And instead of asking if you'regood enough, You're going to ask
is God enough?
This question is going to helpyou be move the thought of being
(07:59):
self-sustaining.
To be focusing your eyes andthoughts on God.
The reason, this question isgoing to be so incredibly
life-changing for you is becausenow you removed the pressure of
trying to quote, get a right orfill in the gap where you think
you've fallen short.
Not only are you going to askthe question is God enough, but
(08:20):
you're going to answer thequestion every single time.
I want you to answer thisquestion every single time you
ask is God enough.
As you're looking out on yourchildren, the schedule, the life
that you have, and you'refeeling overwhelmed.
With the question that you oftenask yourself, am I enough in the
(08:43):
season?
You're going to replace that.
And you're going to answer withis God enough.
Because it is going to bring youto a place of gratitude.
First and foremost, you're goingto be thinking about all the
blessings that God has sharedand given you as a gift.
In your life.
You'll be reminded of who he isand you're going to see the gift
(09:05):
that is right here in front ofyou.
As moms.
I think it's safe to say that wewill forever be worried about
the future when it comes to ourchildren, because we want them
to be okay.
We want them to be safe or wejust simply wish for more time
with them.
I'm also sure that for many ofyou who are listening right now,
(09:26):
you're thinking that you'redoing both.
Which is completelyunderstandable because I also
find myself in that place fromtime to time.
And I want to share with you aBible verse that is going to
renew your mind today.
As you start to implement thisquestion of is God enough, We're
going to be in Philippianschapter four today, and I'm
going to be reading verses fourthrough eight.
(09:48):
So if you're able to grab yourBible and open up to philippians
chapter four.
Get your journal as well.
And something to write with,because this is going to be such
an awesome opportunity for youto dig deeper and take down
notes that come to your mind.
I also love the idea that thisis going to also be helpful as
(10:08):
you jot down questions thatcomes to mind as you're
listening or reading throughscripture as well.
And the idea of just going backto revisit the question you have
so that you can dig deeper intothe word of God just brings me
so much joy.
I hope that that's what you'redoing because.
That is going to move the needleof you being in the word more
(10:33):
and building a more intimaterelationship with God.
As you get to know him.
All right.
My friends.
So here we are, Philippianschapter four, verse four through
eight.
It reads.
Rejoice in the Lord.
Always again, I will sayrejoice, let your
reasonableness, or it has thefootnotes say here and the
(10:54):
English standard version.
Gentleness be known to everyone.
The Lord is at hand, do not beanxious about anything, but in
everything by prayer andsupplication with Thanksgiving.
Let your request be made knownto God.
And the peace of God, whichsurpasses all understanding will
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guard your hearts.
And your minds in Christ.
Jesus.
Finally brothers, whatever istrue, whatever is honorable,
whatever is just, whatever ispure, whatever is lovely.
Whatever is commendable.
If there is any excellence, ifthere is anything worthy of
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praise, think about thesethings.
What you have learned?
and the footnotes here say, orthese things.
Which things you have alsolearned.
And that was a tongue twister.
So I'm going to reread that.
What you have learned or whichthings you have also learned and
received and heard and seen inme.
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Practice these things and theGod of peace will be with you.
So that was a lot, right?
It sounds like it was a lot it'sfour verses, but there were so
many good things in there.
before we move on and go aheadand write down what stuck out to
you in your journal.
As we read through verse four toeight, you can write down the
words that stuck out to you or acopy of the verses and highlight
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what's sticking out to you rightnow.
As you're doing that, feel freeto pause me.
If you have to mama.
I hope you were able to writedown words that stuck out to
you.
Maybe jot down questions thatyou might've had.
For today's conversation.
I really want to focus on theword rejoice because it was a
two type of the same sentence.
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So for me, that's just somethingthat sticks out that makes me
want to focus my attention onthis word, because in my mind,
it's like Jesus saying truly,truly I say to you as an, this
is something that you must get,it must be digested in your mind
and practiced daily.
But since rejoice is said twotimes, it makes me think, what
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is the significance?
What does Paul mean byrejoicing?
Well, it is a verb that means tobe cheerful, to be happily calm
or to be well.
So as a believer, we are to becheerful in the Lord.
Paul was telling us to berejoice and the Lord.
always that word also sticks outto me.
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Why.
Because always means forever andever, and ever.
And it is constant.
It doesn't change because thatis going to be.
Infinitely the result that youget time and time again.
So as you are working onreframing your mind and
replacing the question of, am Igood enough to is God enough,
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you are setting your mind andyour thoughts on him.
So essentially you're going backto the steadfast love of God,
the constant same God that washere in the beginning, and we'll
be here forever and ever.
He is the alpha and the omega,the beginning and the end.
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So when you feel like you aren'tenough, when you begin to spiral
out of your thoughts and go intothis rabbit hole of places where
you think you're falling short,God has filled that gap for you
with his love.
Through Jesus and the gift ofthe holy spirit.
It is such an incredible way foryou to shift your thought that
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is going to bring you so muchpeace and confidence as you
continue to journey on inmotherhood, because guess what?
Time is not going to stop.
Hard lesson for me to learn.
And you can't undo the past alsoa hard lesson to learn.
But you are going to have harddays regardless and yes, there's
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going to be joyous days as well.
But don't reserve celebrationfor only those joyous days.
Celebrate today, even throughthe hard times and rejoice in
the Lord, always as Paul remindsus.
I know that as you work onreframing this question of am I
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enough to, is God enough, it isgoing to bring you so much peace
and knowing that God is going tosustain you.
And by doing that, you're notignoring the question of am I
enough?
but it is essentially paving.
a way for you to find the sourceof who you are so that you can
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be reminded that in God you areenough, because when we end up
sustaining ourselves or tryingto sustain ourselves, we get
burned out.
And what happens when we getburned out?
Where do we draw from?
Where do we go to rest?
Oftentimes when we were rely onourselves.
So we become harder on ourselvesbecause we begin to feel like we
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are not feeling the gaps wherewe think we're falling short.
And so.
That's why I truly believe thatif you reframed the question of,
am I enough?
And you start asking is Godenough, it is going to slow you
down so that you can begin tocelebrate and have this joy for
the Lord, right?
Rejoicing and have to be happyto be well in the Lord.
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And I really like how verseeight brings goosebumps to my
arms as I was reflecting onthis,'because verse eight says
whatever is true, whatever ishonorable, whatever is just,
whatever is pure, whatever islovely.
Whatever is commendable.
If there is any excellence, ifthere is anything worthy of
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praise, think of these things.
And I just realized.
That I threw in a bonus verseearlier, and I read you verse
nine.
So there you go.
It's actually verse four throughnine, but going back to verse
eight, I'm sorry, I gotsidetracked there, but going
back to verse eight, I reallylike how Paul brings this out,
because if you think about it,God is true.
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He is honorable.
He is just, he is pure.
God is lovely.
He is commendable.
God is excellent and worthy ofpraise so all of these things in
what Paul is asking you to do isa direct reflection of who God
is.
in your situation, when you arefeeling bombarded with thoughts,
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that you're not enough, go backto these things because.
When you think about thesethings, you cannot help but be
cheerful.
Or as paul says to rejoice,right?
When you answer the question isgot enough, it begins to fill
you with gratitude and peace.
Because now your heart and mindare set on who God is.
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And that is a huge component ofhow we are able to build a godly
confidence.
So as we wrap up today'sconversation, you are going to
work on replacing the questionof am I enough with, is God
enough, it is going to help youto renew your mind and look to
God instead of yourself so thatyou can remove the idea of being
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self-sustaining and buildinggratitude for who God is.
This is where you want to thrivefrom Because it becomes
unshakeable, no matter whatseason of mom life you find
yourself in.
We talked about rejoicing in theLord because he is constant.
We read Philippians chapterfour, verse four through nine,
and I encourage you to continueto write in your journal.
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As thoughts continued to come toyour mind, don't be afraid to
write down questions that youmight have.
It is a great opportunity foryou to explore these questions
as well, to dive deeper intoscripture.
And make connections as you growyour faith even more.
No matter how long you've beenon your faith journey, whether
you grew up in the church, youjust recently converted.
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There's always room for growth.
I know it can be so incrediblyhard as you navigate these
thoughts and reframing the mindfrom asking am I enough to, is
God enough, but my friend.
You can do hard things.
Hi everybody if you liked thisepisode, leave my mommy.
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have a nice day.
All right.
My friend, you heard her.
Thank you so much for taking thetime to leave that review on
apple podcasts.
It brings me so much joy hearingfrom you, sadly.
This is where we part ways, butI can't wait to be back on
Wednesday to have anotherwonderful conversation with you.
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My friend go in peace.
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