You Don’t Fit In Podcast with Helen Siemens

25 | Who Do You Say You Are and Is It the Truth?

Hey, friend!
What do you say when someone asks you to tell them about yourself? Do you share the same things you repeat to yourself every day? What do you think about yourself? I mean, what do you truly believe about who you are?
Are your thoughts about yourself good or bad? Truth or lies?
I'd love for you to grab a journal and honestly reflect on your answers to these questions. Then, search the scriptures to see who God is and what He says about who you are. The answers to these questions will, and do, largely affect how you live and what you do in this world.
God bless,
Helen
 
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24 | The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship & How to Save It

Hey Friend!
There is no doubt that we were made for community and connection. Having friends and, especially, that one close friend to pour your heart out to is truly a gift. But sometimes, we can sabotage the friendship most dear to us without realizing we're doing it.
In today's episode, I'm sharing not as someone who has it all figured out but rather as someone who has made the mistakes and learned the hard lessons (and continues to learn). I've managed to put a lot of unnecessary stress on relationships that began as something beautiful. I've also seen God transform those relationships and make them whole again.
I believe that friendships are one of God's greatest gifts to us. I hope you are experiencing the fullness of that gift.
God bless,
Helen
 
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23 | One of the Biggest Hindrances in Your Walk With God

Hey Friend!
You want it, right? That closeness with the Lord. To walk in wisdom. To be spiritually minded and walk in step with the Spirit rather than walking in the flesh. But life gets in the way, and so you continue as you were.
But it's like they say, nothing changes if nothing changes.
It took me an embarrassingly long time to learn this one lesson, but I am not exaggerating when I tell you that it changed a lot for me, and I genuinely believe that it can do the same for you!
So glad you're here.
Helen
 
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22 | One Thing Unbelievers Often Do Better Than Many Believers

As believers, we have all that we need for life and godliness. We should, of all people, be living the most abundant lives. But all too often, it seems, Christians are merely coasting along, content to stay where they are.
What if you could do more? Be more? Achieve greater things? Not to gain favor with God or to prove yourself to others, but rather to do the very best in this life that you can, so that you won't leave this world wondering "what if."
You have the Word of God and so many other resources at your fingertips. I believe you can thrive. Don't you want to?
 
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21 | What COVID-Times Taught Me: 3 Major Realizations

I don't think we were truly prepared for the difficulties and challenges that lay before us at the start of 2020. Who could have anticipated how the world, life as we knew it, was about to change? I still can't fully wrap my mind around it.
But through all the hardship, all the turmoil, and all the disunity, I learned some valuable lessons, and I am a better person for it.
As you listen to this episode, I'd love for you to reflect on your own experience and your takeaways from this unprecedented time and see how God wants to use it in your life to help you grow in your walk with Him.
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20 | How To Find Confidence & Courage For The Hard Things

The world tells us to believe in ourselves, but there’s a much better way to find confidence and the courage you need to do the hard thing!
In this episode, I’m sharing with you a story from the Bible about a woman who had tremendous courage in an extremely difficult situation and the key factors that contributed to her act of bravery, and how you can tap into that same resource.
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19 | When God Seems Silent or Feels Far Away

Do you ever look for some kind of sign from God for confirmation that He's there? It's not that you don't know He is, but you don't really feel it.
Today, I want to draw your attention to how you can see God in a big way, even when you aren't seeing big miracles or hearing an audible voice from the heavens!
He is close and He wants to be closer still. He's showing Himself to you everyday. Do you see Him? 
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18 | Comparison Is Hurting You & Those Around You

What is more damaging to us than comparison? Not much, if you ask me.
Comparison robs us of the gifts that God has given us and keeps us in a place of discontentment. How can we express our own personality or enjoy Gods blessings in our lives when we’re busy wishing we had what someone else has? We can’t! 
YOU are here for a reason with your specific gifts and abilities and I want you to believe that!
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17 | Are You Ruining Your Kids? | Why I “Burned” the Books on Parenting

Have you ever worried that you would ruin your kids? Yeah, me too.
Raising good, godly children should be the goal for Christian parents. However, when we have unrealistic expectations of ourselves, it can become a burden too heavy to bear.
In today's episode, I am sharing with you the overwhelming guilt I carried with me at every moment of every day as a mom until, one blessed day, I realized that I didn't have to live this way.
Let me share with you five things God has taught me in my mothering journey that have given me freedom and hope, and that I believe will bring you encouragement as well.
*The book I mention in this episode is called "Desperate," written by Sally Clarkson and Sarah Mae

16 | Pt. 2 Infertility & Unanswered Prayers | God Sets The Lonely In Families with Marianne Miller

Without a doubt, it can be really frustrating when your prayers go unanswered. But do they really? Maybe we're missing the forest for the trees.
What if we take a step back and consider what's really happening. What if all the "silence" is God leading you to something bigger and grander than anything you could've dreamed up for yourself? I think God delights in giving us good things! And don't you think He gets great pleasure in surprising us in the most unexpected ways from time to time? I sure do!
As you listen to the rest of this story, I hope it causes you to reflect on where and how God has shown up in your life and all the things you might've missed out on if He'd given you what you wanted, when you wanted and the way you wanted.
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