How do we as the women of God step into God's design for us in community, marriage, motherhood, and as Abba's daughters? How do we sit through the increasing labor pains we are experiencing that makes us want to hole up, and prepare for Jesus' arrival with hope and purity?  Emily Theart is a truth-teller, wife, and momma from South Africa and you will adore hearing her heart - and her accent ;) She has an incredible challenge for us today to DENY OURSELVES and to go deeper into relationship with our Abba Father, in order that there will be space in our lives to experience true Life even as we wait for Jesus' return! UNTIL NEXT TIME Follow Emily on Instagram  Follow Emilee on Instagram  RESOURCES MENTIONED  Song: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus  SCRIPTURES TO STUDY  Romans 8:15 | Philippians 2 | Acts 2:42 | Revelation 3| Revelation 19:7-8 | 1 Corinthians 14:26 | John 13:35 | Hebrews 11 | 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 | 2 Corinthians 5:20 | John 15:16 | Matthew 24:8 | Matthew 28:18-20  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emilee-kurt/support

Press play if you need refreshment that will last longer than a shopping spree or a spa day, and a good tough-love talk from a sister in Christ! Where do you go for life at the end of a long day - when you need to be comforted or are ready to celebrate? What are your hands building and eyes beholding day in and day out? Who are you sharing the love of Christ with in a way that only you can? Join Emilee as she and the women at Breathe Gathering dig into these questions through the comparison of Haggai 1 and Acts 3! Together we will discover a different kind of R&R that leads to real transformation and Kingdom-wide restoration.  UNTIL NEXT TIME  Follow Emilee on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/emileekkurt/ RESOURCES MENTIONED Acts: The Church Afire by R. Kent Hughes | The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis SCRIPTURES TO STUDY  Haggai 1 | Acts 3 | Hebrews 12 | Luke 13 | John 1:4 | Ephesians 2:18 | Romans 8:6 | 2 Peter 1:3 | Luke 22:31-32 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emilee-kurt/support

The movie Up declares "Adventure is out there!" and we find that adventure is right here, through the Holy Spirit, because of Christ's sacrifice on our behalf. What does it look like to operate out of obedience daily and be aware of His Spirit inside of us? How can we be present to the life He has given us, especially while we are stuck processing hurts from the past? How can we live with open hands, giving our time and mothering and resources right back to God? BONUS: Rachel unpacks for us how to make a life-giving game plan for your Thanksgiving weekend - whether they are anticipated to be hard, joyful, and everything in between.  We invite you to find freedom and joy in this conversation between two girlfriends about how they are seeking Him in the midst of overwhelming seasons, and to more than anything be overwhelmed by the love of God.  UNTIL NEXT TIME  Hang out with Emilee on Instagram  Follow Rachel Awtrey on Instagram  Listen to Rachel's podcast, Behind the Bliss MENTIONED RESOURCES TO CHECK OUT  Rhythms of Renewal by Rebekah Lyons  Books on Prayer from Stormie Omartian  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emilee-kurt/support

Why does the continual study of theology even matter if we already love Jesus? What clarity can we receive reading from believers that have paved the way before us? Join Rachel and Emilee as they discuss the eternal implications of studying theology, how to even start in this overwhelming task, how to gather endurance if you have grown weary of reading the Word, and one way we respond in obedience as women of God: modesty. You will be freed up in this conversation to know God and respond to Him worshipfully in obedience - in daily devotion to the Word, in modesty, and so much more.  UNTIL NEXT TIME  Follow Emilee on Instagram  Follow Rachel on Instagram  RESOURCES MENTIONED  Books: A Visual Theology Guide to the Bible by Tim Challies | When I Don't Desire God by John Piper | Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas  Song: Keep My Fire Burning by Rivers & Robots SCRIPTURES TO STUDY  Deuteronomy 6 | Ecclesiastes 12 | Ezekiel 36 | 2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 | Ephesians 2 | Matthew 7 | 1 Timothy 2:9-10 | 1 Peter 3:3-4 | Romans 12:2 | 1 Corinthians 10:31 | Proverbs 31:30 | Ephesians 2:10 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emilee-kurt/support

Do you desire to see growth out of even the toughest seasons? What are some ways to keep your eyes up in the midst of discouragement, after one thing after another? Join Emilee and her husband Zach as they unpack how they've seen God move over the past four years through their weakness and as they look to the truth of Scripture.  UNTIL NEXT TIME Hang out with Emilee on the 'Gram Sign up for Emilee's newsletter here  RESOURCES TO CHECK OUT  Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 55, Habakkuk 3, Romans 8:28, James 1.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emilee-kurt/support

Emilee welcomes in new listeners with an introduction to her heart for the podcast, what you can expect in the Abundantly community, and unpacking what true abundant life actually means. What is abundance? What are we talking about when we say that we want you to have abundant life in Jesus' name - and what are we not talking about? We look at the world's current obsession with success and manifesting, and how life in The Way is better.  UNTIL NEXT TIME  Follow Emilee Kurt on Instagram  Sign up for Emilee's newsletter  RESOURCES TO CHECK OUT  Passage: John 10 About Grant Clay, the Pastor of the Podcast Song: Just As Good by Chris Renzema and Ellie Holcomb Commentary: R. Kent Hughes, "John: That You May Believe" Book: The Broken Way by Ann Voskamp --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emilee-kurt/support