Episode 49 :: April McKinney :: Declaring God's Faithfulness

It's a good day to start Season Two of the Simply Stories Podcast!!! Before we dive into this season, I really wanted to take a moment with someone who has been in the trenches with me from the very beginning of this experience, to look back and also press in.

It's a good day to start Season Two of the Simply Stories Podcast!!! Before we dive into this season, I really wanted to take a moment with someone who has been in the trenches with me from the very beginning of this experience, to look back and also press in. My darling friend, April McKinney, and I spend some time in today’s episode talking about where we both have been the last couple of years, and the stories of God’s presence in our lives. Even before covid-19 invaded all of our worlds, April and I both have walked through seasons of shadow, and faith stretching. In this heart to heart coffee talk, so to speak, we invite you to pull up a chair and just listen to the testimony of two friends who love each other and love the Lord.

During this chat, we also talk about current events and how we wrestle those out before God, and with the people around us. We discuss how to be led by love and hope, #momlife things, and how God’s Word and His presence shores us up to face the next day. It was also really important to me to leave you guys feeling encouraged as we all navigate this wild wilderness season.

We may be walking in unfamiliar territory, but we are still being led by the glory of God’s presence. We MUST call to mind who He always has been, and who He always will be. And so. We end this episode with scriptures that have meant a lot to us, as well as a blessing over all of us, written by my dear friend, Katie Covert.

I’m so grateful for another season in the Simply Stories world. Thank you for being here. Let’s do this.

Resources:

-April’s cookbook The Outdoor Table

-Paula Deen

-Marco Polo

-"Hope is a song in a weary throat," proclaimed the Rev. Pauli Murray

-Congressman John Lewis

-Ravi Zacharias

-J.I. Packer

-”Is He Worthy”- Andrew Peterson

Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith and the 7 types of rest

Armor Up, Warrior Princess

Jerry Falwell Jr. and Liberty University

-what happened at Willow Creek

Scripture References:

Hebrews 12:1 / Romans 5:3-4 / 1 Peter 5:10- Building a stamina of endurance

Psalm 77:11- Remembering God’s deliverance from before

Psalm 107:2- Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story

Malachi 3:6 // Hebrews 13:8- God has not changed

Psalm 42:1- As the deer pants for the water

Romans 5:8 / Revelation 1:5- He loves us, chose to die for us, and washes us clean

Romans 15:13 / 1 Peter 1:3-4- Hope is not lost for anyone

Psalm 3:8 /Exodus 14:13-15 The salvation of the Lord

Hebrews 10:23 / Psalm 9:10- He is trustworthy

Jeremiah 29:11- The plans I have for you, to prosper you and not to harm you, but for hope and a future

John 10:11- He is a trustworthy shepherd

Psalm 23- He walks with me through they Valley of the Shadow

Matthew 5:46-48 -” If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?”

Ephesians 2:2-5- We are born sinful

Romans 6:23- The wages of sin is death, the gift of God is eternal life

1 John 4:19- We love because He first He loved us

Genesis 3:19- To dust we return

Psalm 73:26- My flesh and my heart may fail

Proverbs 16:18- Pride goes before the fall

2 Corinthians 1:3 / Psalm 34:18- God comforts

1 Corinthians 6:12- We will serve anything we give our hearts to

Matthew 22:37- Love the Lord with your all your heart, soul, mind and strength

John 12:12-19- Jesus’ triumphal entry and looking for a Messiah

Romans 11- Open the door for Gentiles, to graft in to the body of Christ

John 4:14- Drink from the Water of Life