Does your mindset need a reset? This week and next week Michelle and I are unpacking how to overcome negative mindsets. Listen in as we discuss 7 ways to overcoming negative mindsets. You do not have to be held captive by negative thoughts anymore. God's thoughts are not our thoughts, but God is able to help us in our thoughts.  Take the Chief Negative Mindset quiz to discover where your area of mindset struggle is: https://bit.ly/mindset-battle-quiz

This month we are focusing on resetting our mindset for this year and for our lives. This week we are talking about knowing your mindset. Listen in as Denise discusses and defines 10 chief negative mindsets. Part of healing our broken mindsets is understanding how we developed them and what mindset struggles we actually have. Take the Chief Negative Mindset quiz to discover where your area of mindset struggle is at the link below. https://bit.ly/mindset-battle-quiz

Friends, are you ready for 2022? We can go through this life just rolling with the punches and getting back up again, or face this uncertain life with His certain promises. We are not victims of our circumstances. We are victors through our circumstances when we reset our mindset with God’s word. Listen in as Denise shares principles from God's word to help you to reset your mindset in 2022.  ***Bonus: Free download: The State of My Mind Annual Review

Today, Denise engages in the second part of her dynamic interview with guest David A. Fiensy. They continue to discuss the cultural context of Jesus’ parables and how these lessons apply to our lives today. David is the author of Hear Today: Compassion and Grace in the Parables of Jesus. Author Bio: David A. Fiensy has a passion for teaching and preaching the Bible and for thinking about and articulating theological ideas. After graduating from Duke University with a Ph.D. in New Testament and Second Temple Judaism, David Fiensy taught for seven years at Kentucky Christian University. He then served a two-year tenure at the Institut zur Erforschung des Urchristentums in Tuebingen, Germany. Upon returning to the United States, he accepted a church pastorate for six years and then resumed teaching at Kentucky Christian University. He has participated in seven archaeological excavations and surveys and has otherwise traveled widely in the Mediterranean area and the Middle East. Now semi-retired, David serves as a speaker and consultant for churches and colleges and is involved in several writing and research projects. David and his wife, Molly, have two daughters and three grandchildren. You can connect with David at https://davidafiensy.com/.

For the last half of the month, Denise rounds off the discussion of God’s gifts to us for Christmas and the year round as she interviews guest David Fiensy. Listen in as they discuss biblical context of the parables of Jesus and what a gift His Word is to us.  Author Bio: David Fiensy has a passion for teaching and preaching the Bible and for thinking about and articulating theological ideas. After graduating from Duke University with a Ph.D. in New Testament and Second Temple Judaism, David Fiensy taught for seven years at Kentucky Christian University. He then served a two-year tenure at the Institut zur Erforschung des Urchristentums in Tuebingen, Germany. Upon returning to the United States, he accepted a church pastorate for six years and then resumed teaching at Kentucky Christian University. He has participated in seven archaeological excavations and surveys and has otherwise traveled widely in the Mediterranean area and the Middle East. Now semi-retired, David serves as a speaker and consultant for churches and colleges and is involved in several writing and research projects. David and his wife, Molly, have two daughters and three grandchildren. You can connect with David at https://davidafiensy.com/.

On today's episode, Denise continues the discussion of God's Real Gifts for Christmas and the rest of the year by addressing what we hear. She shares four significant ways we can hear from God in our daily lives.

Denise kicks off the month by addressing the topic of seeing and hearing God's real gifts to us for Christmas and the rest of the year. She shares three things we need in order to see what God places before us.

To wrap up a month focusing on real gratitude, Denise concludes her conversation with Morgan Sugg, author of Forever in My Goodness: Trusting in the Abundant Favor of God. Check out their final discussion as they continue to illuminate real gratitude through the characteristics of God’s goodness. You can check out Morgan’s ministry and book at https://www.morgansugg.com.

For the last half of the month, Denise will discuss real gratitude with Morgan Sugg, author of Forever In My Goodness: Trusting in the Abundant Favor of God. Listen in as Denise and Morgan unpack God’s goodness one characteristic at a time and remind us how much we have to be grateful for. You can check out Morgan’s ministry and book at https://www.morgansugg.com.

As Denise continues the discussion on real gratitude, she turns her attention to the need for true grit. Check out her thoughts from a previous health crisis that showed her that the grit that grows gratitude often is the irritant that forms a pearl as we cast our pain onto God's grace.