She Yearns Podcast

Raising twin boys has brought challenges mixed with the gammat of emotional responses. Thankfully the Bible is rich with insights and help for how to navigate our prayers when it comes to aiming boys toward loving God with their lives. In this episode, we are offering five powerful prayers that utilize Scripture to give focus and intentionality as you pray over your child or grandchild. Support the show

In the middle of uncertainty and the mundane, your daughter is going through a lot, just like you. How can you pray for her? What does she need most? Today, this PhD mother of six daughters brings to light five essential prayers for your daughter during these crucial times. Support the show

Do you ever feel weak? Weak in the knees? Have you looked at the waggle in your arms lately? Wouldn't you like to become a stronger you? Can you believe the Bible encourages you to become a stronger version of yourself? What does it take and how do we get there? Today Cheri helps to answer these questions in this latest episode of the Stirring Faith Podcast.For Show Notes visit  https://www.sheyearns.com/category/podcasts/What to join Plans with Friends as we read She Prays: Prayer for Battling Fear on YouVersion? https://bible.com/p/30424708/e18225ad01f6671866e8e250601a7467Support the show

Hey there, Mom! There's some stuff you need to know about. It's scary. And it might be on their phones. If it's alarming to the general public, then any Christian mom definitely needs to up her game. Go ahead and get well on your way to becoming a Super Technologically Savvy Mom by learning about the Five most dangerous apps of 2020 right here. Support the show

Feeling like your prayers are going nowhere? Does it seem like God doesn't see you or hear you? Why does it feel like God answers some people more than others? Is there something you are missing? Some formula or secret? Questions like these haunt us when we are frustrated feeling as if God is not listening. But it doesn't have to be this way. The Bible teaches us a lot about prayer if we will look. Today we find five keys to powerful prayer in the pages of a story ready and available to meet us in our need. Support the show

If you have ever thought, "There must be a better way!" about most things Mom-ish, this episode is for you. This mom of eight brings to light five areas most moms struggle in and offers one game-changing hack for each that is sure to bring you some help and encouragement. Support the show

Some things are just hard. They may not get better. The relationship may stay sour, the disorder may remain, and the culture may never change. How does a person find joy in the middle of all the difficulty and the darkness? In this episode, we talk about five steps for finding joy in the hard things God calls us to.Support the show

How do you know how to best spend your time? What should your goals really be? Should you change direction now that the world has turned on its side, or just stay the course? These types of questions and more are common for many Christians as we try to seek out what God would have us do with our lives. But for every opportunity taken, something is rejected. How does a person know what to do? Although the path is not spelled out in the sky or written specifically in the Bible, there are strategies we can apply for recognizing, not only what is acceptable but what is the best course for our lives. In this episode, we look at five that you can begin to utilize today.Support the show

There are a lot of reasons to be more than ready to move on from where we are today. From the economy to business to the worldwide health crisis -- the outlook can lean negative. But if we step back a moment, we can identify benefits and even move toward experiencing some. In this episode, Cheri illuminates five benefits from sheltering in place. Don't miss the opportunity to join in the newest release from YouVersion, Flourish in Your Present, by going through this link to be a part of Plans with Friends this week.  https://bible.com/p/27379221/c769e9f9ec1f7cfa6e4e8a4f6f379436Support the show

Looking for ideas for how to celebrate Mom this Mother's Day while you are stuck at home? Don't worry. It's not too late. In the next ten minutes, you will hear five of the best ideas for honoring Mom this year when you are quarantined and limited in so many ways. Who knows? It could be her best Mother's Day ever. Allow me to invite you to join in reading the newest YouVersion reading plan: Here is your invitation. https://bible.com/p/27379221/c769e9f9ec1f7cfa6e4e8a4f6f379436Support the show

Scary stuff. That's what you are I are facing right now. There is no doubt. More people are fearful of the present and future across the globe than we have experienced in decades. And it's real. There are genuine reasons to be afraid. How does a Christian respond to the fear and anxiety within and the uncertainty looming out in front of her? The Bible offers at least five ways for overcoming fear we can use immediately and that's what Cheri is talking about in today's episode. Support the show

So you're stuck at home? In fact, you've been there for quite a while. The house is clean. The yardwork is done. That project you had been saving is complete. Now what? How does a person buy back the time and make these moments really matter in the middle of a quarantine? What are you going to do with the hours in the day? And how can you think beyond yourself? These realtime issues many of us are facing during COVID-19 are exactly what Cheri aims to address in today's episode. Support the show

When we find ourselves in the middle of an extended crisis, we can either continue to wait it out on the couch in the same clothes we've worn for three weeks, or we can look for the opportunities God may have for us in the middle of the mess. How do we live in such a way that we make this moment matter, Sheltered in Place or otherwise? That's what we are talking about today on the podcast. Support the show

Fear and anxiety have such a powerful grip on so many of us it is difficult to think much beyond just getting through this season. But God has more in store for you than merely surviving. It doesn't have to be that way. Habakkuk brings us certainty in how to flourish in our present on today's episode with Cheri Strange. Support the show

From my Shelter in Place to yours -- I'm so happy to meet with you! Today I'm bringing you a little taste of life on the Strange side. With ten people we are living on the edge, not only with the CDC, but likely on many nerves under our roof. Add the stresses of the Coronavirus and a couple of new puppies and that would be our real life. But that's not going to help you in your real life, so what we are offering comes from the unchanging reliable Word of God. The writer of Hebrews prays for more than toilet paper in the middle of difficulties. In these words, we find encouragement for how to face our own current situation. Join us for this episode as we discover four strategies for peace and purpose in the middle of real life. Support the show

How do you handle stress of epic proportions? Cheri tells us how they go Big at the Strange house and in like manner, she pushes our eyes upward during a time when we are facing a crisis together. Get out of the dumps and discover how to look upward in a time when we are so prone to discouragement. Support the show

Purchasing too much of what won't really help is not the only response to a pandemic. It also draws out a lot of fear. It causes us to look for Hope that is certain and unchanging which only comes through faith in Jesus. How can you and I offer this kind of hope? By possessing a grounded faith. What this looks like and how to give it away is what we are talking about today. You are needed for such a time as this. Support the show

Have you experienced our sister podcast, She Prays? This week you have an opportunity to get a taste of what that broadcast is all about. Before they disappear you can find three of our most recent episodes back to back. We hope you enjoy these selections and choose to follow the RSS for She Prays on iTunes. Support the show

How is it that we find favor with God? Is it what we do or who we are? How much does it cost and is it a possibility for me? We think these types of questions, especially when we see others who seem to have it. In this episode, we investigate an example of someone who found favor with the Lord and discuss how it relates to life today. Support the show

Sometimes we know things in our heads but not experientially. Do you know that God loves you? Most people answer with a textbook answer. Yes. They know they SHOULD. But in real life? Not exactly. How can we know and experience the love of God as our own reality? Today Cheri looks at three ways this happens in the life of a Believer. Support the show