Tis the season to be stressed…wait…that’s not right, but are you feeling it? As Christians, we know the deep, true meaning of Christmas, and we want to keep that the focus while still enjoying the most wonderful time of year with hot chocolate, caroling, and all the Hallmark movies. This is why I’m giving you 20 Advent ideas for the Busy Christian Mom. How to intentionally celebrate the birth of Jesus, the return of Jesus, all while having festive fun too.

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If you’ve listened to episodes 2-14, congratulations! You’ve completed the in depth learning of the Busy Christian Mom credo, the biblical truths it stands on, and now you’re equipped and ready to carry this wisdom into your everyday life. Here are 4 ways to put the Busy Christian Mom Credo to good use.

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There are verses and stories all in the Bible about how God protects, and will continue to protect His children, but there is a clear tension here. How are we protected by God, and still experience bad things happening to us as followers of Christ? Today, we're addressing this tension, and covering 7 ways to embrace God's protection for us.

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In a world full of social media comparison traps, internet worm holes, and impractical standards we hold ourselves to, it's easy to get caught up in feeling unqualified, unable, and unsatisfied with our progress. When God sets us up with a task, these toxic feelings can creep in. Good news, listener, today we're talking about 6 ways to stop imposter syndrome from sabotaging your life, and embrace the identity of Christ as able.

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Research shows that the average adults makes about 35,000 decisions in a day. It goes on to say that the average parent makes “many more than the average adult”. I can only deduce that this means that moms make roughly 1,783,542 decisions in a day. Today, we’re talking about the most important decision of your life and the generational impact it has. I’ll pose six questions to ask yourself that help your understanding of your identity in Christ as being accepted.

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What if I told you that there is someone who fully knows you, fully sees you, and in spite of your flaws, fully loves you no matter what? That person is Jesus. When you take a moment to recognize that being truly seen by Jesus will change your life, you can walk confidently in your identity in Christ as being seen. We’ll cover 5 truths as we look into the story of the Samaritan woman.

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• Episode 2: 3 Ways to Avoid the Motherhood Identity Crisis
• Episode 3: 6 Bible Verses that Prove that What You’re Doing Isn’t Meaningless
• Episode 7: 4 Mistakes that Keep You Feeling Like an Outsider in Your Spiritual Life
• Episode 8: 4 Decisions for Bold Action with Your Faith

In a world that prides itself on being strong and independent as labels of success, I’d like to challenge you with a different perspective. What if, instead, we humble ourselves, and admit that we’re weak and dependent on a higher power? The ugly truth about being independent is that we actually can’t do anything on our own.

Today, we’re talking about 4 ways that God’s strength manifests in our lives. If you call yourself a believer, it’s time to face the ugly truth about being independent, and step into your identity in Christ as strong through Him.

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It's no breaking news to you of the fact that all humans have felt fear. The interesting thing about fear is that it comes in all shapes and sizes and has no discrimination. Here's the question: If we're to experience fear, what are we going to do about it? We can't just ignore the feeling, trust me, that never works out well. Instead, we must choose to face it. Don't let fear poison your mind by using this holy antidote. Want to know the antidote to fear? It's bravery.

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