>> HEY, GUYS.
WELL, TODAY I'M SITTING DOWN
WITH MY HUSBAND AND WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT
JUST LIFE LATELY.
I'M 35 WEEKS PREGNANT AND GOD'S JUST
BEEN PUTTING STUFF ON OUR HEARTS.
AND WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT
HE'S SHOWING US IN THIS TIME AND SEASON.
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>> HEY, WELCOME TO THE REBECCA WEISS PODCAST.
I'M JOINED WITH MY HUSBAND TODAY.
WHY ARE YOU SMILING?
>> OH, I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT.
I WAS LETTING YOU DO YOUR INTRO.
>> WAIT, SHOULD I DO IT ONE MORE TIME?
>> NO, THAT'S PERFECT.
>> AND WE ARE ACTUALLY SITTING DOWN BECAUSE
WE'RE IN A VERY INTERESTING SEASON OF LIFE.
I DON'T LIKE THE WORD INTERESTING.
YOU HATE THAT WORD.
>> YOU USE INTERESTING FOR EVERYTHING.
>> I DO.
SO WHAT'S A BETTER WAY TO SAY THIS?
>> GIVE THE REAL FEELING THAT YOU FEEL.
WE'RE IN WHAT SEASON OF LIFE?
JUST THE REAL AUTHENTIC FEELING.
>> ANTICIPATION.
>> OKAY.
>> IS HOW I FEEL.
BECAUSE WE ARE -
>> THAT'S A BETTER WORD.
>> 35 WEEKS PREGNANT.
>> YOU ARE. I'M JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
>> YEAH.
IT'S TRUE.
I'M REALLY FEELING IT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH THAT GOD'S
BEEN PUTTING ON BOTH OF OUR HEARTS AND I KIND OF
WANT TO, LIKE, TAKE A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF THIS
TIME AND SEASON WE'RE IN BECAUSE IN JUST A FEW
SHORT WEEKS, WE'RE GOING TO BE HOLDING OUR BABY GIRL
IN OUR ARMS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
IN A VERY SPECIAL SEASON OF LIFE.
THE POSTPARTUM SEASON, BUT, YEAH.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SIT DOWN.
AND THE EASIEST PERSON FOR ME TO TALK TO ABOUT THIS
IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA AND THE PERSON I TALK TO
BEHIND, OFF CAMERA, IS YOU.
>> I KNOW, IT'S LIKE I LIVE IN
THE REBECCA WEISS PODCAST.
>> YEAH.
>> I'M JUST ALWAYS KIDDING.
>> YOU ARE ALSO SOME OF THE BRAINS
BEHINDTHE REBECCA WEISS PODCAST AS WELL.
>> IT'S TRUE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO FEEL
ANY DIFFERENT HAVING A GIRL.
I KNOW I'M GOING TO FEEL DIFFERENT, BUT I DON'T -
>> I KNOW.
>> BUT LIKE EVEN WHEN WE WENT FROM
ZERO KIDS TO ONE KID,
ONE KID TO TWO KIDS,
I WAS NEVER - DURING THIS STAGE
I WAS NEVER LIKE, I HAVE ALL THESE FEELINGS,
OR I CAN'T - YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST KIND OF
I DON'T REALLY FEEL, AS THE FATHER,
I DON'T REALLY FEEL MUCH UNTIL THE BABY'S HERE.
AND THEN EVEN MORE SO AS THE BABY IS GROWING.
I FEEL LIKE THOSE FIRST FEW MONTHS SPECIFICALLY,
WHEN THEY'RE JUST LITTLE, TINY BABIES THAT SLEEP,
YOU KNOW, IT REALLY LIKE GROWS ON ME A LOT,
LIKE AFTER THE BABY'S BORN.
>> I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT.
I THINK MOST FATHERS FEEL THAT WAY.
THE MOTHER HAS BEEN BONDING WITH THE BABY.
>> YEAH, YOU'VE BEEN CARRYING THE CHILD,
FEEDING THE CHILD.
>> BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN IN MY WOMB. YEAH.
FEEDING THE CHILD. I AM.
AND NOW YOU'RE AT THE STAGE WHERE WHEN YOU
GO TO SLEEP OR YOU GO TO LIE DOWN -
>> OH MY GOODNESS.
>> SHE STARTS INTERACTING EVEN MORE.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE UP WALKING AROUND, SHE, LIKE,
GETS LULLED TO SLEEP.
>> YEAH, SHE'S PRETTY CHILL.
SO I ALMOST WOKE HIM UP LAST NIGHT BECAUSE,
HE WAS ALREADY ASLEEP, BUT SHE WAS MOVING SO MUCH
IN MY BELLY, IT ALMOST KIND OF FREAKED ME OUT.
AND I HAD A LITTLE WHAT THEY CALL PREDROMAL LABOR,
WHICH IS YOU HAVE LIKE, THAT KIND OF LIKE
PRE-LABOR FEELING, THOSE KIND OF BRAXTON HICKS.
AND IT WAS JUST, I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS SO WILD.
AND I ALMOST LIKE, WOKE YOU UP FOR MORAL SUPPORT
BECAUSE IT WAS KIND OF TRIPPING ME OUT.
BUT I JUST ENDED UP TAKING MY MAGNESIUM
AND GOING TO SLEEP.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S LIKE IN THESE LAST COUPLE MONTHS,
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BOND WITH HER
AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PRAY OVER HER, AND IT REALLY IS A
SPECIAL TIME IN A MOTHER'S LIFE WHEN THE BABY
IS IN THE WOMB, BECAUSE YOU GET A SENSE OF THAT BABY
KIND OF BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE, AND YOU GET TO CONNECT.
SO I DON'T KNOW, THE CONNECTION WITH A MOTHER
AND A CHILD IS SO BEAUTIFUL, AND MOTHERHOOD
AND PREGNANCY AND BIRTH, THEY REALLY ARE SACRED THINGS.
AND, YOU KNOW -
>> AND GOD'S SPOKEN TO YOU.
I MEAN, GOD'S SPOKEN TO YOU DURING ALL OF OUR KIDS
OVER THE UNIQUE KID.
AND SAME WITH ME, BUT EVEN MORE SO WITH HER.
HE SAID SOME REALLY COOL THINGS,
REMIND ME WHAT THOSE ARE.
>> YEAH.
SO THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE THINGS
I WANTED TO TOUCH ON.
WHAT'S SO INTERESTING IS MY MIDWIFE THAT I'M USING
THIS TIME AROUND,
SHE HAS SIX KIDS, AND ONE OF THE THINGS SHE TALKED ABOUT
IS HOW GOD KIND OF DOES SOMETHING
THROUGH EACH KID.
AND IT'S, I THINK THAT'S SO TRUE.
I THINK GOD DOES -
>> I AGREE.
>> DOES A WORK.
I THINK HE'S DONE A WORK IN BOTH OF US.
>> WE'VE SEEN IN OUR OWN LIFE THAT PLAY OUT
LIKE WITH ASHER.
WE HAD DIFFERENT BREAKTHROUGHS, DIFFERENT HEALINGS,
DIFFERENT LIKE TRANSFORMATIVE SEASONS.
THEN WITH BOAZ, THE SAME THING, DIFFERENT DEPTH
OF DIFFERENT HEALINGS, YOU KNOW, GROWTH AND CHANGE.
SO THAT'S ALSO EXCITING.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
IT'S EXCITING TO SEE WHAT THIS BABY GIRL
IS GOING TO BRING.
I ALMOST SAID HER NAME, BUT I'M NOT ALLOWED TO.
>> I KNOW. NONE OF THESE PEOPLE KNOW THE NAME.
>> YEAH. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO NOT SAY THE NAME.
>> I KNOW.
>> I'VE BEEN CALLING HER THAT FOR A LONG,
ALMOST SINCE WE FOUND OUT WE WERE PREGNANT.
>> I KNOW, BUT YOU REALLY,
I MEAN, BOTH OF US HAVE REALLY,
I FINALLY THINK I'VE SETTLED INTO THE NAME.
LIKE, FOR A LONG TIME, I WAS GOING BACK -
>> I'VE BEEN SETTLED SINCE I HEARD IT.
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU.
>> THAT'S YOUR PERSONALITY, THOUGH.
YOU ARE LIKE MR. SETTLED, LIKE YOU -
THAT'S WHY, ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE DIFFERENT.
AND THE DIFFERENCES WE BRING BRING BALANCE
TO OUR RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE WE ARE ONE IN CHRIST.
AND SO I LIKE TO THINK AND GO OVER AND MULL OVER,
AND YOU ARE JUST LIKE, ALL RIGHT, THIS IS WHAT IT IS.
AND YOU'RE STEADY.
AND I LIKE THAT ABOUT YOU.
BUT, NO, I'VE BEEN BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE NAME
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THINKING,
IS THERE A BETTER OPTION?
IS THERE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO WEIGH.
AND THIS NAME HAS PRETTY MUCH - THIS HAS BEEN IT.
>> YOU STILL WON'T SAY IT.
I WILL NOT SAY IT. YOU KNOW WHY?
>> YOU STILL WON'T ADMIT THAT THIS IS IT.
YOU'RE LIKE, IT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
>> NO, IT'S IT.
I'M LIKE 95% THERE.
>> YOU LEAVE IT OPEN-ENDED.
>> LET HER COME OUT AND LET ME LOOK AT HER.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY IS WHEN BOAZ CAME OUT,
LIKE THE MOMENT BOAZ WAS IN MY ARMS,
I WAS LIKE, BOAZ, LIKE,
BECAUSE I HAVE HIS - THE BIRTH FOOTAGE OF HIM.
SO I WONDER IF I'M GOING TO - I'M PROBABLY GOING
TO DO THAT WITH HER.
THE MOMENT SHE COMES OUT,
I'M GOING TO SAY HER NAME.
I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A QUESTION
BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE, THEY DON'T REALLY NAME THEIR BABIES
UNTIL THE BABY COMES OUT.
BUT BACK TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING,
BECAUSE I KIND OF GOT OFF TRACK,
YOU WERE SAYING THAT WITH EACH KID,
THERE'S BEEN KIND OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
>> AND YOU WERE SAYING THAT
GOD SPOKE SOME UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT HER TO YOU,
AND I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT THOSE WERE.
>> SO WHAT'S BEEN REALLY INTERESTING,
TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, EVERY KID HAS BEEN -
GOD'S DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN ME.
AND WITH BOAZ, I KNEW I WANTED TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY
THAN I DID WITH ASHER.
WITH YOUR FIRST KID, YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
AND YOU HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE.
WITH MY SECOND, I KNEW WHAT I WANTED TO DO DIFFERENTLY,
BUT WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH BOAZ,
YOU KNOW, DAD HAD PASSED
AND THAT WAS A REALLY DIFFICULT SEASON OF LIFE.
AND SO WHEN HE CAME INTO THE WORLD,
IT WAS VERY MUCH A HEALING TIME
AND A TIME TO BE STILL.
BUT WITH BOAZ, I REALLY LEANED INTO MY OWN STRENGTH.
I DID NOT LEAN INTO GOD AS MUCH AS
A SOURCE OF STRENGTH.
AND WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT WE WERE PREGNANT
WITH OUR THIRD,
I REMEMBER LISTENING TO A BIBLE TEACHING
ON THE WAY INTO WORK.
AND IT WAS ALL ABOUT HOW IN CORINTHIANS,
THAT PASSAGE WHERE PAUL SAYS THAT GOD SPOKE TO HIM
AND SAYS, MY STRENGTH IS MADE PERFECT IN YOUR WEAKNESS.
MY GRACE IS MADE PERFECT IN YOUR WEAKNESS.
FOR WHEN YOU ARE WEAK, I AM STRONG.
AND GOD SPOKE TO ME, AND HE SAYS, I GOT YOU.
AND WHEN I REALLY FEEL LIKE WITH THIS THIRD CHILD
IS THE SHIFT HAS GONE FROM ME RELYING ON MYSELF
AND OTHER PEOPLE AS MY SOURCE OF STRENGTH,
AND THE THIRD IS ABOUT HOW HE IS MY SOURCE.
AND SO I'M PROBABLY THE MOST AT PEACE I'VE EVER BEEN,
WHICH IS KIND OF WILD BECAUSE WE HAVE
THE MOST ON OUR PLATE IN OUR LIVES.
BUT I'M AT THE MOST AT PEACE I'VE EVER BEEN.
>> AND IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHEN -
BEFORE WE HAD KIDS AND WHEN YOU HAD THE FIRST ONE COMING,
AND YOU'RE LIKE, WOW, THAT WAS SO EASY,
AND HOW OVERWHELMING IT FELT.
NOW WE HAVE TWO KIDS AND A THIRD ONE COMING,
AND THE MOST RESPONSIBILITIES WE'VE EVER HAD.
BUT YET THERE'S A DEEP PEACE FOR BOTH OF US.
>> RIGHT.
THERE'S A PEACE.
AND I FEEL LIKE OUR FAMILY'S IN THE BEST PLACE
IT'S EVER BEEN IN.
AND IT'S ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD.
AND SO I'VE HAD THIS PEACE.
AND SO EVEN I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY
GO INTO MY QUIET TIMES AND JUST HEAR FROM THE LORD
AND RECEIVE.
WITH THIS THIRD ONE, I KNOW THAT
I'VE JUST FELT THIS CONNECTION WITH HER,
AND I KNOW THAT SHE'S SPECIAL.
I KNOW THAT SHE'S CALLED.
AND I KNOW THAT IT'S MY JOB AS HER MOTHER
TO STEWARD THAT CALL.
BUT REALLY, GOD HAS REALLY TAUGHT ME ABOUT GRACE
IN THIS SEASON, AND GOD HAS REALLY SHOWN ME
AS GOD AS THE FATHER.
AND WHAT'S REALLY INTERESTING IS WE -
I INTERVIEWED LEIF ON THIS PODCAST,
WHICH EVENTUALLY THAT EPISODE WILL DROP,
BUT LEIF TALKED ALL ABOUT GOD THE FATHER.
AND AFTER I INTERVIEWED HIM,
I WAS LIKE, I WANT THAT REVELATION MORE.
AND I STARTED READING HIS BOOK.
AND AS I'VE BEEN READING HIS BOOK AND LISTENING
TO HIS TEACHINGS,
I'VE BEEN GETTING THIS DOWNLOAD
OF GOD AS THE FATHER.
AND AS I'VE GOTTEN THIS DOWNLOAD OF GOD AS THE FATHER,
IT'S REALLY SHIFTED MY FAITH.
IT'S REALLY SHIFTED MY PERSPECTIVE,
AND IT'S GIVEN ME A PEACE
LIKE I'VE HAD -
A PEACE THAT I'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND - IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND
GOD IS YOUR FATHER, YOU CAN HAVE FAITH TO BELIEVE
THAT HE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST LIKE THIS GOD
THAT'S FAR AWAY.
IT'S GOD AS A FATHER WHO LOVES YOU
AND YOU'RE HIS CHILD.
AND SO WHEN YOUR HEART CAN REALLY BEGIN TO BELIEVE
AND RECEIVE THE FATHER'S LOVE,
IT SHIFTS EVEN YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF FAITH.
AND SO, AS I'VE LEANED INTO THE FATHER'S LOVE
AND THAT IDENTITY AS A CHILD OF GOD,
IT'S HELPED ME WITH EVEN PREPARATION WITH BIRTH,
WITH THIS THIRD BABY COMING,
WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S IN FRONT OF
OUR VIEW SCREEN.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING,
AND THIS HIT ME LAST NIGHT WITH THE -
WITH THE BOYS AND THIS BABY,
IS THAT WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND
THE LOVE OF THE FATHER,
YOU'RE ABLE TO TAKE WHATEVER BURDENS
YOU HAVE ON YOURSELF
AND PUT THEM IN HIS HANDS,
BECAUSE YOU CAN REALLY TRUST AND BELIEVE
THAT HE'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.
AND THAT BRINGS LIKE THIS OVERWHELMING PEACE.
AND WHEN I'M IN A PLACE OF PEACE,
THAT IS THE BEST THING FOR OUR MARRIAGE
AND FOR OUR CHILDREN.
AND WHAT'S SO WILD IS
I EVEN FELT THAT PEACE LAST NIGHT.
I JUST KIND OF FOUND MYSELF RELEASING THINGS TO HIM.
AND AS I SHIFTED INTO A PLACE OF PEACE,
I FELT LIKE A SHIFT EVEN IN OUR KIDS.
AND I EVEN FELT A SHIFT IN HER.
AND I WAS LIKE, WOW, LIKE THE MOST -
IT'S LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE RUNNING THEMSELVES RAGGED,
LOOKING - LIKE TRYING TO FIX THEIR PROBLEMS,
OR, YOU KNOW, LETTING STRESSES GET TO THEM
BECAUSE THIS LIFE IS SO STRESSFUL
AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT TRY US.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DRAIN US,
SITUATIONS THAT DRAIN US,
AND YET WE NEED TO LIVE OUR LIFE
FROM THAT PLACE OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FATHER,
THAT HE CAN CLEANSE OUR SOULS,
THAT HE CAN FILL US WITH HIS LOVE,
AND THAT HE CAN TAKE OUR BURDENS
SO THAT WE CAN LIVE IN A PLACE OF PEACE.
AND WHEN WE ARE PEOPLE OF PEACE,
NOT ONLY DOES THAT MINISTER TO OUR HOME LIFE
AND OUR FAMILIES AND OUR MARRIAGES,
BUT IT WILL MINISTER TO THE PEOPLE AROUND US.
>> I CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN YOU NEED TO
TAKE SOME TIME AND TO, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
GO INTO THAT PLACE OF PEACE
AND FIND THAT RENEWED STRENGTH IN HIM.
BUT WHAT ABOUT SOMEBODY WATCHING?
HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE THEM TO, LIKE,
BE TAPPED INTO THAT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO HAS REALLY BUILT
A MUSCLE AROUND,
ONE ON ONE WITH THE LORD.
YOU CALL IT YOUR QUIET TIME WITH THE LORD.
AND SO IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR BATTERY
IS REACHING LIKE MEDIUM OR LOW,
IT NEEDS TO BE REFILLED.
WHAT ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO'S JUST GETTING STARTED
AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD,
HOW WOULD YOU ENCOURAGE THEM
TO TAP INTO THAT?
>> OKAY, THE VERSE THAT COMES TO MY MIND IS,
THAT GOD IS A REWARDER OF THOSE WHO DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM.
AND THE BIBLE, ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE VERSES,
JEREMIAH 33:3, IS ONE OF THE VERSES YOU TAUGHT ME ABOUT
AND IS LIKE A LIFE VERSE FOR YOU.
IT SAYS, ASK ME AND I WILL TELL YOU
REMARKABLE SECRETS YOU DO NOT KNOW
ABOUT THINGS TO COME.
AND SO IN THE BIBLE THERE'S THESE VERSES WHERE
BASICALLY IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT GOD IS BECKONING US
AND HE WANTS TO SHARE HIS HEART WITH US.
AND IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT, AND UNDERSTAND THAT,
AND IF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THE BLOOD OF JESUS,
WHEN YOU RECEIVE SALVATION, HOW IT CLEANSES YOU,
AND HOW YOU CAN COME BOLDLY
BEFORE THE THRONE OF GRACE,
YOU CAN COME TO GOD IN HUMILITY
AND DRAW NEAR TO HIM, AND HE WILL DRAW NEAR TO YOU.
AND SO THAT'S MY ENCOURAGEMENT IS -
>> THAT'S GOOD.
>> GOD WANTS TO BE WITH YOU.
GOD WANTS TO BE WITH YOU MORE THAN
YOU WANT TO BE WITH HIM. HONESTLY.
>> ISN'T THAT AMAZING TO THINK ABOUT,
THAT THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH,
THE ONE THAT WAS BEFORE TIME, THE ONE THAT IS ETERNITY,
WANTS TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
>> I STILL FEEL THAT WAY,
LIKE I WAS SPENDING TIME WITH HIM TWO DAYS AGO,
OR YESTERDAY, I CAN'T REMEMBER,
AND I ACTUALLY HAD THAT FEELING
BECAUSE I JUST FELT THE LOVE WHEN YOU FEEL HIS PRESENCE
COME IN AND YOU GET A REALITY OF HEAVEN, AND WHO HE IS,
I HAD THAT FEELING OF I CANNOT -
I AM JUST A MERE HUMAN,
AND YET YOU LOVE ME AND WANT RELATIONSHIP WITH ME
AND WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
IT'S SUCH A OVERWHELMING FEELING OF LOVE
AND ALSO, HUMILITY.
AND THAT'S MY OTHER ENCOURAGING WORD IS
WHAT I'VE LEARNED THROUGH THE YEARS IS
IF YOU ARE WANTING TO PURSUE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD,
TWO OF THE BEST ATTITUDES AND POSTURES OF YOUR HEART,
LIKE REALLY FOCUS ON YOUR HEART AND JUST BE HUMBLE.
HUMBLE YOURSELF.
WELL, IT'S A SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLE THAT
GOD ACTUALLY EXALTS THE HUMBLE
AND HE DEBASES THE PROUD.
THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER TOPIC.
BUT WHEN YOU ARE HUMBLE BEFORE GOD,
HE DRAWS CLOSE TO US.
AND WHEN YOU'RE GRATEFUL.
WHEN YOU SAY, GOD, THANK YOU
FOR WHAT YOUR SON DID FOR ME ON THE CROSS.
THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF ME.
AND SO THOSE ARE TWO BIG THINGS.
IF YOU GO IN UNDERSTANDING THAT GOD LOVES YOU
AND HE WANTS TO BE WITH YOU
MORE THAN YOU EVEN WANT TO BE WITH HIM,
THAT HE'S FORGIVEN YOU
AND HE'S MADE A WAY THROUGH -
HE'S MADE A WAY THROUGH THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS
AND THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS THAT CLEANSES YOU.
SO YOU HAVE NO GUILT AND SHAME
WHEN YOU STAND BEFORE HIM.
YOU'RE CONSIDERED CLEAN AND HOLY AND RIGHTEOUS
BECAUSE OF WHAT HE DID ON THE CROSS,
NOT BECAUSE OF YOUR ACTIONS.
AND YOU COME IN AS A HUMBLE CHILD,
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FATHER,
HE IS GOING TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU IN WAYS
THAT YOU'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE,
AND IT'S GOING TO TRANSFORM YOU.
THAT'S THE OTHER THING.
AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS AS WE GO THROUGH
DIFFERENT SEASONS OF LIFE,
AS WE'VE HAD MORE CHILDREN,
GOD HAS DONE DIFFERENT THINGS.
BUT THE BIBLE SAYS THAT HE TAKES US
FROM GLORY TO GLORY.
IT TALKS ABOUT THAT IN CORINTHIANS, I BELIEVE.
AND SO GOD IS GOING TO TRANSFORM YOU.
AND JUST ALLOW HIM TO DO THE PROCESS AND ALLOW IT,
KNOWING THAT IT TAKES TIME.
DON'T GET FRUSTRATED, BUT KNOW THAT YOU CAN TRUST HIM
AND HE IS FAITHFUL TO COMPLETE THE GOOD WORK
THAT HE STARTED IN YOU,
WHICH THAT'S A VERSE IN PHILIPPIANS.
>> YEAH, I WOULD SAY DON'T BE DISCOURAGED
IF IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE GLORY TO GLORY.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU SAY GLORY TO GLORY,
I JUST IMAGINE LIKE IT'S A MAJESTIC, BEAUTIFUL THING
ONTO ANOTHER MAJESTIC AND BEAUTIFUL THING.
BUT, REALLY, SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE HARDSHIP
OR TROUBLE OR DISCOMFORT OR PAIN OR WHATEVER IT IS.
BUT IF YOU CONTINUE TO LEAN INTO HIM AS YOUR SOURCE,
PLUG INTO HIM AS YOUR SOURCE,
IT IS TRANSFORMED AND IT IS GLORY TO GLORY.
JUST IN THE NATURAL
IT DOESN'T ALWAYS FEEL THAT WAY OR LOOK THAT WAY.
>> AND THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT DISTINCTION
THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I REALIZE NOW.
SO I WAS LISTENING -
THE BOOK THAT I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO
IS THE BOOK OF REVELATION.
I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO ONE -
CHAPTERS ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR, WHICH IS -
>> NOT THE WHOLE BOOK, YOU JUST SOLEY FOCUS ON THOSE FOUR?
>> WELL, I'VE BEEN - I'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON
THE LETTERS TO THE CHURCHES.
>> YEAH.
>> IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY -
I'VE NEVER LISTENED TO THAT REALLY IN MY LIFE.
IT'S REALLY BEEN MINISTERING TO ME.
BUT IN THE FIRST CHAPTER, IT'S SO POWERFUL.
IT'S THIS REVELATION OF WHO JESUS IS.
AND I CAN'T EVEN - WHEN I HEARD IT, JUST RECENTLY,
YOU KNOW, WITH FRESH EARS,
IT JUST OVERWHELMED ME
HOW INCREDIBLE JESUS IS.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS IT SAYS IN THE BEGINNING
THAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY INTERESTING IS
IT'S THAT - IN VERSE 9, THIS IS REVELATION 1, VERSE 9.
I, JOHN, AM YOUR BROTHER AND YOUR PARTNER
IN SUFFERING AND IN GOD'S KINGDOM,
AND IN THE PATIENT ENDURANCE TO WHICH JESUS CALLS US.
AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO POWERFUL
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE'RE CALLED TO IS,
WE'RE CALLED TO BE PATIENT AND ENDURE
THROUGH SUFFERING.
AND HE'S SAYING, I'M YOUR BROTHER IN SUFFERING.
AND I MEAN, THEY REALLY SUFFERED LIKE -
>> WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SUFFERING IS.
>> I TELL MYSELF, WHEN I GET OVERWHELMED MYSELF,
I AM LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IN THE BODY OF CHRIST
EVEN TODAY, THE ONES WHO ARE BEING PERSECUTED.
>> WE SHOULD, LIKE, WRITE SOME OF THEIR STORIES DOWN.
>> WE SHOULD.
>> AND LIKE HAVE THEM IN OUR, LIKE, HOUSE, TO SHOW OUR KIDS.
>> MY MOM DID THAT FOR ME.
>> THAT'S GOOD.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CLEAR YOUR DISHES
TO THE TRASH CAN.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU'RE NOT SUFFERING.
>> BUT TO GIVE SOME PERSPECTIVE.
BUT IT REMINDED ME WHEN I HEARD THAT,
LIKE, WOW.
LIKE, WE ARE NOT CALLED TO LIVE THIS
COMFORTABLE, CUSHY LIFE.
WE ARE CALLED TO SUFFER FOR THE KINGDOM FOR HIS SAKE.
AND WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PATIENTLY ENDURING
THROUGH ALL THINGS.
AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER ENCOURAGING WORD,
IS KEEP GOING, BECAUSE GOD HAS CALLED US TO DO IT
AND HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT.
AND THE REASON - WHAT I WAS WANTING TO SAY
TO YOUR POINT IS THIS:
IS THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE GLORY.
YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE ON THE MOUNTAINTOPS
OR IT'S LIKE THIS INCREDIBLE SPIRITUAL HIGH.
YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH TRIALS AND SUFFERING
AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO A GOOD THING WITHIN YOU.
BUT IN THE MIDST OF THE VALLEY,
IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS,
YOU CAN HAVE AN INTIMACY WITH THE LORD
UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE
ON THE MOUNTAINTOP.
AND IT MAKES ME THINK OF
THAT VERSE IN PSALMS 23 THAT SAYS,
YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY
OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH,
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE WITH ME,
YOUR ROD AND YOUR STAFF, THEY COMFORT ME.
AND THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT EXPERIENCING
THE CLOSENESS OF JESUS, THE COMFORT OF JESUS,
IN VERY DIFFICULT TIMES THAT IS UNLIKE
WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE ON THE MOUNTAINTOP.
BOTH ARE GREAT, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL
AND PRECIOUS ABOUT HIM BEING CLOSE TO YOU
AND COMFORTING YOU IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.
SO I WOULD SAY WHEN ALL HELL
IS BREAKING LOOSE IN YOUR LIFE,
THAT IS WHEN YOU NEED TO LEAN INTO THE LORD
MORE THAN EVER.
THE ENEMY IS GOING TO WANT TO DISCOURAGE YOUR HEART
IN THAT TIME, MORE THAN EVER, AND YOU'RE GOING TO -
IT'S GOING TO BE EASY TO GIVE INTO
DISCOURAGING THOUGHTS OR DISCOURAGING EMOTIONS
AND TO PULL AWAY FROM GOD.
BUT YOU NEED TO ACTUALLY PRESS IN TO HIM
BECAUSE HE IS AN EVER PRESENT HELP
IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO ASK YOU,
BECAUSE WE WERE JUST MENTIONING EARLIER,
HOW THROUGH EACH KID,
GOD HAS DONE SOMETHING REALLY COOL.
GOD ACTUALLY GAVE YOU A WORD OF WHAT HE DID
THROUGH EACH CHILD,
AND I THOUGHT YOU COULD SHARE IT.
>> WELL, HE GAVE US A - OR HE GAVE ME A PICTURE
OF WHO EACH KID WAS.
>> CAN YOU SHARE EACH ONE?
>> ASHER WAS - IF I HAD MY PHONE.
>> I ACTUALLY HAVE THEM ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
>> I KNOW THAT ASHER WAS MY PIONEER.
>> HE WAS THE PIONEER.
HE WAS THE TRAILBLAZER.
>> WELL, AT THE TIME WE'RE LIKE,
WELL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WHO IS HE GOING TO COME OUT TO BE?
AND NOW WE KNOW.
>> YEAH.
>> AFTER HE'S FOUR YEARS OLD, HE'S NOT ONLY PIONEERED
BEING THE FIRST BORN, BUT HE'S ALSO PIONEERED
A LOT OF NEW ERAS IN OUR LIFE.
>> YEAH.
>> AS A FAMILY, AND PIONEERED BEING AN OLDER SIBLING.
PIONEERED SO MANY FIRSTS.
I MEAN, ANYONE WHO'S HAD KIDS, YOU KNOW,
YOUR FIRST KID JUST GOES THROUGH EVERYTHING
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
SO THEY REALLY DO HAVE TO HAVE A PIONEER,
TRAILBLAZING SPIRIT.
AND ASHER HAS.
HE ALSO SHOWED ME THAT ASHER WAS A LEADER
AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE A PROPHETIC VOICE
IN HIS GENERATION.
AND I REMEMBER BEING LIKE, I SAW THIS PICTURE OF HIM WHEN,
BEFORE HE WAS BORN, WITH LIKE HIS HAND IN THE AIR,
SORT OF LIKE HOLDING UP,
DECLARATIVELY POINTING TO THE LORD.
I JUST REMEMBER SEEING THIS PICTURE.
I TOLD YOU THAT.
I THINK I TOLD YOU THAT.
>> NO, I DON'T -
>> IT'S LIKE THAT SAME TIME THAT HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS -
>> THE WORD THAT YOU GOT BEFORE THE SONOGRAM?
>> IT WAS - YEAH.
IT WAS A PICTURE OF HIM,
BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY LIKE HIM, YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW HOW GOD WILL SPEAK TO YOU IN PICTURES?
>> YEAH.
>> DAYTIME VISIONS, YOU KNOW.
SO IT'S A PICTURE OF ASHER POINTING TO THE LORD.
AND SO WE'VE JUST KNOWN ALL OF OUR LIVES
THAT HE IS A LEADER.
HE IS A TRAILBLAZER.
HE'S A PROPHETIC VOICE.
AND WE HAVE BEEN PRAYING THAT OVER HIM
AND PRAYING THAT INTO HIM,
AND WE SEE IT IN WHO HE IS.
I MEAN, HE'S A FOUR-YEAR-OLD, SO BUT WE SEE
THE STRONG WILL, WE SEE THIS DETERMINATION,
WE SEE THIS ABILITY TO LEAD AND CULTIVATE,
YOU KNOW, NEW THINGS.
LIKE HE TRULY IS A TRAILBLAZER.
>> AND EVEN A SENSITIVITY TO THE SPIRIT.
>> TOTALLY.
>> LIKE PEOPLE THAT ARE PROPHETIC
THAT THEY HAVE.
>> JUST YESTERDAY, HE - HE'S ALREADY SAID
THE SALVATION PRAYER WITH US BEFORE,
BUT JUST YESTERDAY YOU ASKED HIM
IF HE WANTED TO ASK JESUS INTO HIS HEART AGAIN,
AND HE DID.
>> YEAH.
>> AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE WATCHED IT BACK ON OUR FOOTAGE
AND IT WAS LIKE THE MOST PRECIOUS THING EVER.
HE, LIKE, SINCERELY SAID THE PRAYER AGAIN
AND YOU COULD TELL, LIKE HIS COUNTENANCE CHANGED AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE ALL
NEED TO BE RENEWED ALL THE TIME.
AND SO IT'S JUST SO COOL TO SEE HIM.
IT'S BEEN JUST ABOUT A YEAR SINCE HE DID IT
THE FIRST TIME.
REMEMBER, WHEN HE DID IT THAT FIRST TIME?
AND SO IT'S COOL TO SEE HIM STILL WANT THAT
OR HAVE A HUNGER AND LIKE DESIRE TO KNOW
THINGS OF THE LORD AND LIKE TALK WITH YOU
ABOUT GOD, LIKE YOU WERE EXPLAINING CREATION
TO HIM THE OTHER DAY
AND HE'S JUST SO INTERESTED IN ALL OF THAT.
>> AND WHAT, TO ADD ON TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING,
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE BOTH FEEL CALLED TO DO,
THE REASON WHY GOD SHARES THESE PICTURES WITH US
OF WHO HE'S CALLED OUR CHILDREN TO BE,
IS BECAUSE WE, AS PARENTS, ARE THE SPIRITUAL COVERING.
YOU'RE THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE AS THE FATHER
AND YOU ARE THE PRIEST OF THE HOME.
>> YEAH, ASHER CALLS ME THE BOSS OF THE HOUSE.
>> YEAH.
>> DAD, ARE YOU THE BOSS OF MY TOYS?
>> HE SAYS BOSS.
WE GOTTA TEACH HIM LEADER.
BECAUSE LEADER IS MORE POSITIVE.
>> YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
>> BUT GOD SHARES THESE THINGS WITH US
ABOUT OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE WE'RE CALLED TO
STEWARD THEIR GIFTING,
STEWARD THEIR CALLING, AND PRAY INTO THEM.
>> ONE FUNNY THING IS, ASHER WAS YESTERDAY
OR TWO DAYS AGO, OVER THE WEEKEND,
HE WAS - HE HAD EATEN SOMETHING
AND HIS HANDS WERE STICKY.
AND I HEARD HIM,
HE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS IN THE ROOM.
I WAS LIKE OFF THE SIDE OF THE LIVING ROOM.
AND I HEARD HIM RUNNING FROM THE KITCHEN
TO HIS BATHROOM,
AND HE WAS HOLDING HIS HANDS UP LIKE THIS,
AND HE WAS LIKE, DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING,
DON'T TOUCH,
AS HE RAN TO - SO HE KNOWS NOT TO TOUCH.
>> YOU'VE TRAINED HIM.
YOU'VE TRAINED ALL OF US.
>> I WAS LIKE, OH, THAT POOR KID.
HE'S SO DETERMINED TO NOT MESS ANYTHING UP.
HE'S SO CUTE.
>> HE'S SO CUTE.
YEAH, BUT.
>> SO LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT BOAZ.
OH, YOU HAD A POINT TO MAKE?
>> YEAH.
AND THEN I'LL JUST FINISH UP QUICKLY AND GO
SO YOU CAN KEEP FINISHING YOUR POINT.
BUT ALL THAT BEING SAID, IS CHILDREN ARE SO OPEN
AND HAVE AN ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND
SPIRITUAL CONCEPTS BETTER THAN WE THINK AT A YOUNG AGE.
AND YOU WANT TO STIR THAT UP WITHIN THEM AND TEACH THEM
AND POUR INTO THEM AT A YOUNG AGE,
BECAUSE THEY'RE OPEN AND THEY'RE LEARNING NEW THINGS,
AND YOU CAN HELP DEVELOP THEIR INTERESTS AND INFLUENCES
AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
SO NOW EVEN WHEN THEY'RE VERY LITTLE LIKE THAT
AND YOU'RE THINKING, DO THEY UNDERSTAND
OR SHOULD I TALK ABOUT THIS?
IT'S LIKE, YES, IT'S NO ONE ELSE'S JOB
FOR YOU TO TEACH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT THE LORD.
>> AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE ME WANT
TO PURSUE YOU AS A PARTNER AND EVENTUALLY MARRY YOU
IS BECAUSE I KNEW THAT YOU LOVED
THE THINGS OF THE LORD, AND YOU WERE SO ON FIRE FOR HIM
THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD
BE EMBEDDED IN OUR FAMILIES, INTO OUR CHILDREN.
RIGHT?
SO THERE'S SO MUCH LIKE THAT THE FATHER
IS DOING LEADING AND SETTING KIND OF THE CULTURE.
BUT YOU NEED THE MOM TO COME ALONGSIDE AND HELP
BRING IN A WHOLE NOTHER ELEMENT
THAT'S SO, SO IMPORTANT.
AND I LOVE THAT YOU DO THAT.
AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE
TO DO IT MORE AND MORE.
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE HARD NOW
WITH A THIRD BABY GIRL COMING,
BUT ESPECIALLY AS THEY GET OLDER.
>> BUT YOU FIND THE MOMENTS AND YOU TAKE THEM.
>> YOU FIND THE MOMENTS AND YOU TAKE THEM.
>> LIKE LAST NIGHT.
>> YEAH.
>> THAT WAS A MOMENT.
AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, YOU KNOW, HE HAD ALREADY -
I ALREADY PUT HIM DOWN FOR BED, BUT HE'S ALWAYS SO OPEN,
HIS LITTLE HEART, TO TALK AT NIGHT
RIGHT BEFORE HE GOES TO SLEEP.
>> AND YOU HAD BEEN STIRRED EARLIER THAT DAY
LISTENING TO A TEACHING,
OR THE DAY BEFORE.
>> I HAD.
>> AND SO THAT WAS PART OF IT TOO,
IS YOU HAD THIS FRESH LIKE -
>> UNDERSTANDING LIKE, OKAY.
>> GOING BACK TO OUR PREVIOUS POINT OF LIKE
GETTING PLUGGED IN.
WHEN YOU PLUGGED YOURSELF IN, YOU THEN HAD THE ABILITY
TO POUR OUT INTO YOUR CHILDREN.
>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
OKAY.
SO WHAT DID GOD SHOW YOU ABOUT BO?
>> SO, BO, HE SHOWED ME THAT HE WAS -
>> BOAZ TO SAY HIS FULL NAME.
WE ALWAYS CALL HIM BO.
>> BOAZ DAVID WEISS.
>> BUT WE NAMED HIM BOAZ INTENTIONALLY.
>> SO I REMEMBER, GOD SPOKE TO, YOU KNOW,
SPOKE TO ME ABOUT ASHER.
AND SO WE HAD BEEN PRAYING,
WHAT IS BOAZ GOING TO BE?
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE GOT THE NAME FIRST
OR THIS WORD FIRST.
>> I REMEMBER. YOU GOT THE -
SO, JONATHAN, WITH EACH OF OUR KIDS HAS PRAYED INTO THEM
AND THE LORD HAS SHOWN HIM SOMETHING,
AND WE'VE ACTUALLY BASED THE NAME AROUND THAT.
OKAY.
AND SO IT'S THIS WITH ASHER, ASHER SAMUEL,
AND WITH BOAZ DAVID.
>> YEAH.
>> AND SO GOD GAVE YOU THAT WORD STRENGTH.
AND BOAZ MEANS STRENGTH,
BUT IT MEANS STRENGTH FROM GOD.
>> AND HE ALSO SHOWED ME THAT THIS BABY,
JUST LIKE ASHER, WAS A PIONEER FOR OUR FAMILY.
THIS BABY WAS GOING TO BE A HEALING BABY FOR OUR FAMILY.
AND WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT.
BUT NOW WE DO BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH HEALING
THAT TOOK PLACE NOT ONLY IN YOUR LIFE, BUT LIKE IN
OUR FAMILY'S LIFE, IN YOUR HEART.
IT'S AMAZING HOW OUR KIDS HAVE BEEN SUCH A GIFT
TO YOU PERSONALLY.
>> SUCH A GIFT.
>> LIKE, WE COULD PROBABLY DO A WHOLE SERIES ON
THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED FROM BEING A MOM
AND, YOU KNOW, EACH DIFFERENT KID,
WHAT THEY BROUGHT YOU.
BUT BOAZ WAS GOING TO BE OUR HEALING BABY.
AND NOW WE SEE HIM LIKE LITERALLY BEING
THIS HEALING BABY IN OUR HOME.
NOW HE'S TWO YEARS OLD, BUT HE'S SUCH A JOY.
HE'S ALWAYS TRYING TO BRING -
HE'S ALWAYS TRYING TO BRING LIKE THE BEST
OUT OF EVERYONE, YOU KNOW.
>> HE'S LIKE A HEALING PRESENCE.
>> NO, IT'S LIKE I'LL GO INTO HIS ROOM TO GET HIM.
AND THE FIRST THING HE ALWAYS SAYS IS MAMA,
AND HE WANTS ME TO -
AND THEN WHEN YOU GO INTO HIS ROOM, WHAT DOES HE SAY?
>> DADA.
>> HE JUST WANTS EVERYONE TO BE TOGETHER.
>> BRING US ALL TOGETHER.
>> YEAH.
>> AND IF HE EVER DOES ANYTHING WRONG,
LIKE HE PUNCHED ASH IN THE NOSE THE OTHER DAY,
WHICH IS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT HE WAS SO QUICK TO LIKE,
WHEN I CORRECTED HIM, HE WAS SO QUICK TO
WANT TO, LIKE, SAY SORRY.
HE CALLS IT SHA.
HE GOES, WELL, SAY SORRY, BO.
AND HE GOES, SHA.
IT'S SO CUTE.
>> AND THEN HE WANTS TO GIVE A HUG AND A KISS
AND LIKE, HE WANTS TO RECONCILE AND HE IS JUST -
WHEREAS ASH IS A LITTLE MORE LIKE KIND OF
ROUGH AND ROWDY.
HE'S LIKE, I'M NOT READY TO RECONCILE THIS.
HE'S LIKE, I WANT VENGEANCE.
BUT, YEAH, BOAZ TRULY HAS BEEN A HEALING BABY.
AND THEN WITH OUR THIRD, GOD SHOWED ME THAT,
SHE WAS GOING TO BE OUR FORTIFYING BABY.
AND I DON'T REMEMBER IF HE SHOWED ME THAT
BEFORE WE KNEW THE GENDER OR NOT.
DO YOU?
>> NO. HE SHOWED YOU, LIKE, IN THE VERY BEGINNING.
>> BEFORE WE KNEW WHAT THE GENDER WAS.
>> BEFORE WE KNEW THE GENDER.
>> SO THAT'S KIND OF COOL.
>> NO, IT IS COOL.
BUT THE THING IS, THAT'S ALREADY BEEN TRUE.
WHAT'S SO WILD IS I HAVEN'T REALLY CONTEMPLATED THAT
FOR A FEW MONTHS BECAUSE, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN PREGNANT
FOR NOW, ALMOST NINE MONTHS
AND YOU GOT THAT,
I MEAN, WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH YOU GOT THAT WORD.
AND NOW I CAN SAY THAT IS SO TRUE.
I FEEL FORTIFIED.
I FEEL LIKE OUR MARRIAGE IS FORTIFIED.
>> EACH ONE OF THOSE WORDS - THINK ABOUT THIS.
EACH ONE OF THOSE WORDS HAS BEEN INTIMATELY
TIED TO YOU PERSONALLY.
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE YOU WERE PIONEERING THROUGH THAT.
YOU WERE BEING HEALED AND HEALING THROUGH THAT.
AND NOW YOU ARE BEING FORTIFIED.
SO IT'S LIKE A WORD FOR OUR BABY,
BUT IT'S A WORD FOR YOU.
IT'S SO WILD.
>> BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S CRAZY?
IS THAT THE VERSE - I'M GOING TO READ IT.
>> BECAUSE YOU'RE CARRYING THEM.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LITERALLY THEIR LIFE SOURCE
FOR THESE NINE MONTHS.
>> THIS IS THE VERSE I HEARD AND THE TEACHING I HEARD
THE MOMENT I FOUND OUT WE WERE PREGNANT
WITH OUR DAUGHTER.
THIS IS PAUL TALKING.
HE SAYS THREE DIFFERENT TIMES
I BEGGED THE LORD TO TAKE IT AWAY.
PAUL IS TALKING ABOUT A HARDSHIP HE WAS ENDURING,
AND EACH TIME GOD SAID, MY GRACE IS ALL YOU NEED.
MY POWER, THE FORTIFYING POWER AND FORTIFYING -
THEY MEAN THE SAME THING - WORKS BEST IN WEAKNESS.
SO NOW I'M GLAD TO BOAST ABOUT MY WEAKNESSES,
SO THAT THE POWER OF CHRIST CAN WORK THROUGH ME.
THAT'S WHY I TAKE PLEASURE IN WEAKNESSES, INSULTS,
HARDSHIPS, PERSECUTIONS, AND TROUBLES
THAT I SUFFER FOR CHRIST.
FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN I AM STRONG
BECAUSE HE IS STRONG WITHIN US.
AND WHAT'S SO WILD, IS THAT'S THE REVELATION
THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS GOD HAS TAUGHT ME
IN THIS SEASON.
AND IT'S ALL CONNECTED TO BEING FORTIFIED.
I'M FORTIFIED IN HIM.
AND SO THIS IS WILD BECAUSE I'VE NEVER
CONNECTED THESE DOTS BEFORE.
I'M KIND OF TRIPPING OUT MID-PODCAST.
>> YEAH.
>> BUT THIS IS - BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT GOD IS GOOD
AND WE REALLY HAVE SURRENDERED TO HIM
AND WE REALLY HAVE SAID, GOD, HAVE YOUR WAY IN US
AND IN OUR HOME AND IN OUR FAMILY.
AND WHEN YOU GIVE GOD FREE RULE AND DOMINION, I MEAN,
HE CAN WORK THESE BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO GOD
AND THANK YOU TO YOU FOR BEING A HUSBAND
WHO PRAYS AND SEEKS GOD
AND IS LISTENING AND HEARING FOR HIS VOICE.
AND BECAUSE THAT IS SO IMPORTANT
FOR MEN OF THE HOUSEHOLD TO DO, NOT JUST THE WOMEN.
FOR A MAN THAT'S MAYBE STRUGGLING AND THEY DON'T KNOW
HOW TO DO THAT OR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE,
WHAT WOULD YOUR ADVICE BE?
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT SOME OF THE THINGS
ARE INHERENTLY IN US.
AND SO YOU REALLY HAVE TO, LEAN INTO WHO GOD
SAYS YOU ARE IN SCRIPTURE
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALWAYS FEEL NATURAL.
BUT IF YOU LEAN INTO WHO GOD'S CALLED US TO BE,
READ THROUGH THE BOOK OF PROVERBS,
READ DAVID TALKING TO THE LORD IN THE PSALMS,
YOU CAN BEGIN TO SEE THIS IS WHO MEN ARE.
>> YEAH.
>> AND WHEN YOU BEGIN TO SEE THAT, I BELIEVE GOD WILL
JUST UNPACK IT FOR YOU NATURALLY.
BUT I KNOW THAT ONE THING THAT HELPS ME
IS JUST THE SIMPLE REMINDER THAT WE'RE CALLED TO
LOVE OUR BRIDE, LIKE CHRIST LOVES THE CHURCH.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THINGS THROUGH THAT LENS,
IT REALLY BREAKS DOWN
SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT COME UP
AS NOISE OR FRUSTRATION OR ANGER
OR, YOU KNOW, SHORTCOMINGS.
BECAUSE BOTH PARTIES HAVE SHORTCOMINGS IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
YOU KNOW, LIKE THERE'S THINGS THAT I DO
THAT FRUSTRATE YOU, OR THINGS THAT YOU DO
THAT FRUSTRATE ME.
I'M LAUGHING BECAUSE I'M THINKING OF THE THINGS
THAT I DO THAT FRUSTRATE YOU.
BUT, WHEN YOU LOOK THROUGH THE LENS
OF WHO WE'RE CALLED TO BE,
JUST BACK TO OUR BEGINNING POINT,
WHO YOU'RE CALLED TO BE, AND YOU OPERATE FROM THAT,
YOU PLUG INTO HIM AS YOUR SOURCE,
GOD MAKES UP THE DIFFERENCE.
GOD MAKES UP THE SLACK.
AND SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, JUST CONTINUE TO
WALK THAT OUT AND, THE LORD WILL SHOW IT TO YOU.
>> HOW DOES SOMEONE HEAR FROM GOD?
>> WELL, I MEAN, FOR ME,
IT COMES IN DIFFERENT WAYS, RIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW HOW EVERYONE HEARS FROM GOD, BUT FOR ME,
HE'LL SPEAK TO ME SOMETIMES OUT OF THE BLUE,
AND I'LL JUST KNOW THAT IT'S HIM
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T COME LIKE ANY OTHER VOICE.
HE'LL ALSO SPEAK TO ME THROUGH PICTURES,
LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE SHOWED ME WITH ASHER.
SO SOMETIMES I'LL GET DAYDREAMS.
I'M NOT SOMEBODY THAT HAS A LOT OF NIGHT DREAMS.
ALTHOUGH I HAVE HAD NIGHT DREAMS FROM HIM.
THERE'S LIKE THREE THAT I CAN REMEMBER.
AND EVERY SINGLE TIME THEY WERE
VERY, VERY SIGNIFICANT.
AND LIKE, THEY WERE WARNING SIGNS.
>> YEAH.
>> SO FOR SOME REASON, THAT'S HOW HE GETS MY ATTENTION
WHEN HE'S TRYING TO WARN ME OF SOMETHING
OR SHARE SOMETHING VERY, IMPORTANT ABOUT,
LIKE A DECISION I NEED TO MAKE,
SO I THINK THERE'S MULTIPLE WAYS
THAT PEOPLE CAN HEAR FROM GOD.
I KNOW FOR YOU, YOU OFTEN HEAR FROM THE LORD
WHEN YOU GET INTO A QUIET PLACE
AND YOU'RE LISTENING TO WORSHIP
AND YOU'RE READING SCRIPTURE,
AND IT'S IN THAT TIME THAT YOU ACTUALLY WILL BE SPEAKING
IN SPIRIT TO THE LORD, AND HE'LL IMPART TO YOU
NOT ONLY FEELINGS, BUT HE'LL ACTUALLY GIVE YOU A WORD
OR SHOW YOU A REVELATION OR SHOW YOU SOMETHING,
BECAUSE YOU'LL ALWAYS COME BACK TO ME.
YOU'LL BE CRYING, YOU'LL BE GLOWING, AND YOU'LL BE LIKE,
GOD JUST SHOWED ME THE COOLEST THING.
>> YEAH.
AND A LOT OF TIMES, TOO, HE'LL ACTUALLY - SCRIPTURE.
EITHER I'LL BE READING THE BIBLE AND SOMETHING WILL
KIND OF STAND OUT TO ME, OR I'LL ACTUALLY HEAR
LIKE A PHRASE AND I'LL LOOK IT UP
AND IT'S A SCRIPTURE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND THE WORD AND THEN I KNOW, OKAY, GO AND STUDY THAT.
>> WE KNOW THE WORD IS LIVING, BREATHING
AND IT'S REAL.
IT'S ETERNAL.
>> YES.
>> AND SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT, ALTHOUGH WRITTEN
2,000 YEARS AGO, IS NOT ONLY APPLIED TODAY,
BUT LIKE REVELATION COMES OUT OF IT TODAY
AND YOU CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH OF IT.
THAT'S THE WILD THING.
IT'S LIKE YOU CAN READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
AND STILL WE'LL READ A SCRIPTURE AND BE LIKE, OH WOW.
>> IT'S NEVER - IT'S ENDLESS.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND GOD HAS A WORD FOR YOU IN EACH SEASON IN HIS WORD.
IN THE BIBLE.
AND IF YOU ARE ACTIVELY LIKE PRAYING GOD,
SEEKING GOD, READING SCRIPTURE,
HE WILL HIGHLIGHT TO YOU AND SHOW YOU
AND SPEAK TO YOU AND MINISTER TO YOU
THROUGH HIS WORD.
AND SO THE READING THE WORD OF GOD IS NOT JUST
SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A ONE-WAY EXPERIENCE
WHERE YOU'RE READING THE SCRIPTURE.
IT'S A DIALOG BETWEEN YOU AND GOD.
>> YEAH. AND, PEOPLE, LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS
HOW YOU HEAR THE LORD.
WE WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU HEAR THE LORD TOO.
>> YEAH. THAT'S GOOD.
YEAH. SO SHARE WITH US HOW DO YOU HEAR GOD'S VOICE?
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR SITTING DOWN
AND HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
>> ALWAYS. MY PLEASURE.
>> PLEASE COME BACK.
>> OKAY.
>> AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
OR LISTENING TO THE REBECCA WEISS PODCAST.