Oh, good morning, good morning, good morning. It is so good to see you guys again. Friendly
faces who I love dearly. And I'm super excited. Diana has made her apologies this morning.
She actually has a hospital appointment this morning. So she's going to go to her appointment
and then because she's in Canada, so they're obviously it's not 7am for them. And so she's
going to go do that and then watch the replay. And hopefully the rest of the crew will join
us. We've got about three or four people that joined between our session yesterday
and today. Couple of them are in the UK and they came on at 6am instead of 7am. So we'll
just see timings might not quite work. However, they'll have the replay. So that'll be great
for the replay team. So welcome, welcome, welcome this morning. Good to see you back.
Tell me, tell me, tell me because I you know, I always want to know, like what question
did you ask God? And because that's kind of what we said we might go away and do last
night. And what question did you ask him? What answers did you get? Or what revelation
have you had about the training that we did yesterday? So if anybody wants to share, that
would be a lovely way to start this morning. See how you're off mute. Have you got anything
you want to share?
I don't know. I think I'm at crossroads. So I don't know. I'm asking lots of questions
these days. And no, I don't have I don't have answers.
Not yet. Not yet. I love the fact that sometimes God, God is, you know, he's lovely. He's for
me. He's never a no. It's like sometimes he is. Sometimes it's a no. Sometimes it's often
it's a not now. And sometimes it's a green button. If it's a you know, it's like, yeah,
go ahead. Off you go and do it. And often I get the green buttons because I need to
do it yesterday. So that's good.
I think also Sally, I believe. For that point that you mentioned, there is there is a wisdom
behind everything that happens. So I think he chooses the right timing and. We have to
have patience until the right timing comes. Yeah, I think so. Yeah. So when I don't know,
I really don't panic. Yeah, I remember the saying that says if you're not sure, do nothing.
So I'm not sure. So, you know, I just keep on asking and trying, trying different things.
And I don't know what is interesting. You've had a saying, you know, if you're not sure,
do nothing. I have a saying that I was brought up with, if in doubt, kick on. So that's a
horse thing. But, you know, if you've got my doing now, you've got to you know, the only way
out is through. And God can only steer a moving ship, as it were. You know, you can't you can't
steer something that's not moving. So it's good that you're still moving. You're still like,
oh, do I go this way? Then he can redirect us. But if we do nothing, he can't redirect us.
Oh, no, no. You know, I didn't mean that. No, I didn't mean standing still. I always
actually tell my students in class that, yeah, we have to keep on or else we're going to lose
miss the train. The train is going to leave us to walk there and we will be standing there.
No, we have to keep on moving. Yeah, we have to keep on moving. Yeah.
Right. I love that. Morning, Angela. Good to see you this morning. I love the way that Angela,
you can tell she's in New Zealand. She's got like a hat on and a gloves on and she's keeping
herself lovely and cozy and warm. I cheated this morning and put my heater on in my office
on the timer before I came in so that I didn't have to have twenty six layers on at seven a.m.
I love it. OK, anything does anybody want to share anything? I know, Gina, you were great.
You put some stuff in the chat yesterday, which was great to see that. Thank you for sharing with
others. And I encourage all of you just to get in that chat, share what share what's been good
for you, share what's been a challenge, whatever it might be. This is our space to be safe with
each other and to build relationships. So, you know, do the more that you put in, the more you
get out. It's weird because it's not about getting out. But actually, the more you put in, the more
you get out. And it's I love that kind of concept. OK, anybody have anything else they want to share
before? Amy, go for it. My lovely. I was just reflecting yesterday afternoon while I had an
afternoon to myself because I had no child. But it was quite interesting how and I was just like,
well, God just places things into being at the time that you need them. It was like
Audrey's outing with her friend yesterday was in no way planned. Her grandmother rang up and said,
can I take Audrey to the pools for the afternoon? She's like, I don't know where we're going. I
don't know what.
we'll be back and I'm like yep that's cool and she was out from about half past twelve to half past
six with her best friend from school and I think it's just something she really needed at that time.
Yeah so it's been cool seeing those things placed when you need them.
Yeah that's the best thing I can do. That's my little...
On your reaction buttons for those of you who've done your update on Zoom
if you go to your reactions you've got your normal ones at the bottom but now we can do
things like here look send balloons. There you go look something new today so I was just there you
go see how I've managed to send some hearts on the oh Gina's done rockets we could do I wonder
what the I wonder what the thumbs up looks like here we go here's the thumbs up one there you go
oh that's weird yeah that looks really weird yeah oh that's good I like that one there we go we've
just slightly slightly sidetracked but we're celebrating we're celebrating you Amy for and
your daughter for God's perfect timing of letting her go out with a friend which is cool because
that friend time is going to be really important it also may be that the friend starts to come on
a bit of a journey which has happened with a few of our kids at church where their friends start
to come to church with them so you you know and that kind of stuff that happens so yeah enjoy that
is lovely I love that. Gina and Angela have you got anything you want to share you don't have to
Angela's like no I'm just waking up Sal. Gina are you all good you all shared last night okay let's
get on to it well what have I got to share because I did say I actually we asked a lot of questions
last night with a group of us got together a leadership group got together last night and
we prayed for the people that we are blessed to look after and see oh my goodness see how she's
found like shoes and all sorts yeah aren't we going to talk about shoes oh you want to talk
there we go that's my that's my cue to get on and talk about shoes
no I mean I looked at the booklet it says shoes and I love the fact you found the emojis to go
with it so yeah look at this and we got oh look there we go crowns because we are kings and queens
I love it yeah the heavenly beings that are seated in that space so we prayed last night and we got
some beautiful visions covering for Amy and Audrey was was key and a new season for them a new season
with the new group they're going to be with with what's happening this weekend they've got an
amazing weekend coming up so just a real fresh start and the old gone so on Saturday the old is
gone and the new has come and it's just a real buff that was all in my past this is now where
I'm going so it was very very exciting to get the visions to get the words to get the scriptures
so yeah yay right I'm just gonna mute you for now well done see how right I'm gonna share the
screen and let's get on with it today oh that's not the screen I want that's rude okay so what
shoes are you wearing now this came from as uh as did the three questions to god yesterday they came
from Jan Billings so if you've enjoyed your three questions that we did yesterday and you enjoy the
shoes that you wear she does the most incredible course called kingdom teachers oh um yeah kingdom
tea kingdom adventures for teachers sorry couldn't get my words out then um and that I went on that
course and it is absolutely stunning so it just helps you it is for teachers and schools but these
were a couple of things that I could use for you guys so Jan Billings is the gorgeous lady who has
honored me with this training and she actually did it at conference so I want you to ask god what
what season you are in by asking this question show me now you'll be able to draw it I can't
draw it on here so I'm going to find a piece of paper um and a pin um but because you can't
unfortunately do drawings we can type it in but we can't do drawings on here but draw the shoes
you see so ask god what shoes you are wearing and I want you to just take a few minutes to doodle on
a piece of paper or on your thing and draw your shoes and they may well be different from the
shoes that you wore at conference for those of you who came to conference they might be different
they might be the same so I'll give you a couple of minutes my drawing skills are appalling but
um I think you'll get the idea
you
okay how's your drawing skills going well Gina's getting on Angela will be
doing great drawings actually Amy might be doing them too okay while you are if
those of you who have finished drawing feel free to answer the next couple of
questions while you're sort of doing your drawing or your sketching but what
does it mean for you in this season so God so for me like you know what boots
are you might want to describe the boots describe the boots what does it mean so
because the boots will represent something for your season and what do
you need to remember when asking God when you show you to show you something
so just showing you what that is what does it mean and what is it for so just
asking him what that is for you
you
how are we doing does anybody need any more time
give me a thumbs up if you've managed to do yep see how I'm giving me a wave
she's good to go Amy's good to go no see how much more time we want to ask
something you want more time okay
so give me a thumbs up or take yourselves off mute when you're ready
give me a thumbs up right three out of four already well done Angela okay so
first thing who does somebody want to share does somebody want to share what
Go Siham, what boots or shoes you're wearing?
Okay, well, I drew because I love high heels.
I love high heels. I tried three different versions.
Nice.
So, but sometimes I like the transparent ones, which you
cannot wear them in winter.
So, but anyway, it has to be high heels.
Sometimes it can be thick.
Sometimes it can be stilettos.
It depends.
But then what I wrote about the shoes is that shoes or boots,
because I wear both, are sheltering me from any harm that
could impact on me from the surrounding environment.
And that's figuratively, by the way, I don't mean only my feet.
Yeah.
It's like, you know, an analogy.
And then shoes here are a means of protection besides being
important for socializing and mingling with others.
It's a means of also expressing myself.
I change the shoes depending on what I'm wearing and where
I'm going.
So what shoes did God put you in today?
And why did he put you in those shoes?
So he's given you high heels today, has he?
I'm always in high heels.
Okay.
And so why, ask God, why is he giving you high heels?
Maybe because I'm seeking always something.
I'm always seeking knowledge.
Yeah, because he wants to raise you up.
That's what I've got.
So I've got that for you is the reason he's given you high
heels is because he's always wanting to raise you up.
He's wanting to take you so that would fit with what you've
just shared.
Love that.
Brilliant.
Excellent.
Thank you.
Thank you for sharing that.
Anyone else want to share their shoes this morning or their
boots? Gina, go for it.
I lost myself there.
Yeah, bare feet.
I tried to draw some feet, but no good.
And then I was scrolling through trying to find some feet
in those emojis, but I couldn't find them either.
Bare feet, connecting to the earth, feel the energy, need to
restore my energy, feel the vibrations, live every day, take
deep breaths, relax and meditate.
Wow.
But I would second that because, so Gina's coached with me
before, and is coaching with us actually right now, but has
been busy doing other things.
So she's doing a firefighting stuff, which is fantastic, but
it's actually a distraction because the hours are taking her
away from what it might not be. To be fair, the fitness side
of it is spot on.
So keep doing what you're doing in that space.
That's brilliant.
But if it means it takes away from her time with God or her
time to just be or her time to relax or to be connected, then
actually it's unhelpful.
So it's just sometimes there's some sparkly objects that
come that are really exciting.
It looks like it.
It looks like it fits what we want to do.
It looks like whatever it is.
And then it's like, oh, hold on a minute.
I've just lost what I worked so hard to achieve, which was
to get that peace, to get that balance, to get that me time.
And I've just filled the me time with, and I'm not saying that
the firefighting is the wrong thing.
God will use everything for good.
And I think it's amazing what you've achieved.
I'm so excited because as we found out yesterday, again,
to hear from him, it was about teamwork.
It's about working together.
So actually, it's a good thing.
It is the right space to be in.
But the next level today is, okay, you're doing all these
wonderful things, but make sure you have time with me.
Make sure you're grounded.
Make sure you are ungrounded.
You are connected.
So those are your words for today.
I love that.
They are just, yes, spot on, the Barefoot Girl.
I love it.
Thank you for sharing that.
Angela, you put your hand up.
Go for it.
What shoes have you got this morning?
It's a mix of two shoes.
Okay.
It was, I could see a heel.
Yep.
And then a sneaker.
So it's between a heel and a sneaker.
Love it.
And I sort of got what it means.
And I feel that he's saying it's time for me to stand tall
and take the ground.
in my field of favour.
Wow. How does that make you feel this morning?
Really good.
Amazing, eh?
And I'll second that.
I mean, God knows what he's talking about.
He doesn't need me to second it at all.
But that's you saying, actually, I am an artist.
This is what I'm producing.
You're producing the art.
You've cleared all the decks.
You're ready to go.
And so now, having tidied everything up,
gotting everything sorted at home,
you are now released to produce your art and to get it out there.
So to get it out on Instagram, to get it out,
and to have your little shop.
I'm quite excited about that.
And you're going to – interesting, actually,
because this may apply to you and where you are.
So I – when we were in Australia,
we went into a gorgeous little cafe on the Sunshine Coast.
And right next door to it was an artist's cove.
So it was an art studio,
but it had about 20 different artists displaying their stuff in it.
So some had paintings, some had pottery.
It was all handmade, all beautifully done.
And I thought, wow, that might be an opportunity too,
is that a few artists in your area get together and between –
you know, you rent a space, but between you,
you rotate who's actually physically there.
And that's what they did.
They had one of the artists there.
And then so that you rotate who's there to share about the different artists
and what they do and have it.
So I thought that was actually super cool.
So that also might be a – you know, for the future, not for now.
But, yeah, that's exciting.
That's really exciting.
Woo-hoo! Yay!
Okay, Amy, are you prepared to share what shoes you've got, my lovely?
Yeah.
So here, I'm not very good at this camera thing.
Okay, you're doing great.
Here we go.
Oh, look, we can see – ooh, those are quite spangly.
Just quietly.
That's a very good artist's drawing.
So what they are is just fun printed trainers.
Yep.
They come with the disadvantage of a spiky sole on the inside.
And for me, it's –
God was saying to me that it's a season of learning and having fun,
but also stepping outside of my comfort zone.
Wow.
I mean, that is just so spot on because it's exactly where you're going, you know?
Like, wow, wow, wow.
I love – how do you guys feel?
Actually, put it in the chat right now, out of ten,
how you feel for being able to hear his voice
and the fact that he is speaking to each and every one of you uniquely
about where you're going next.
He's actually giving you all prophetic words in your shoes.
It's flipping cool, eh?
While you're putting that in the chat, I'll just share mine,
just so that you've got an idea.
So these are my boots.
Obviously, my artist's drawing is not nearly as good as Amy's,
but they are Maya boots because you know, for those of you who hang out with me,
that I go and see Mr. Maya in Dunedin and he hand makes boots.
And it's because they're uniquely designed and they're bright and colorful.
That's kind of in your face, Sally.
But they're solid, hard-wearing, sturdy, full-length and protected.
So I've got the protection that some of you got.
There's got a heel because he's raising us up.
Fashion and function.
And it's about making a statement.
It's about taking ground.
It's about taking dominion.
So you can take some of that for yourselves as well.
In what you've got, you know, the heels for raising up,
the fact that they are protection, which is what Siham had as well.
And it's not just the protection of the feet.
It is a spiritual protection as well.
So this is giving you, you've actually given,
he has given you prophetic words for your futures for right now
and what he's doing for you now.
So it helps you to understand your season.
And that's why we use this exercise to warm you up, to help you for your season.
Now, I've put sort of four seasons, I think, in here.
Because I believe that we're often in different seasons at different times.
Sometimes we're in a season of rest.
So, you know, come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you.
Let me teach you because I am humble and gentle at heart.
And I will give you rest for your souls.
My yoke is easy to bear and my burden is light.
That's actually the NLT version.
But I want you to consider what this means to you in this season.
does it mean if this scripture is actually about hanging out with Jesus and instead of the burdens
of the world, the heavily laden of all the things that we have to do and the bills we have to pay
and the work we have to go to and all the things looking after kids, whatever it might be, being up
at A&E till 1.30 in the morning, whatever the situation is, that can be the physical stuff that
we're carrying and that's not, yes we need to care, yes we need to do these things, but he's saying
come on, be transformed by the renewing of your mind, you know, do not conform to the patterns
of this world, so come on, take my yoke, so what would it mean for you if you took his yoke right
now, what would it mean, what does rest mean for you, a season of rest, because it's actually from
peace and rest, for those of you like, I've obviously just been on holiday, for those of
you who get a break, Amy just had an afternoon to herself, so that was a moment of rest and she got
clarity and she started to create, she started to think, so when we're in a space of rest, we're
actually using our prefrontal cortex because there's nothing stressing us and we're at our
most creative, entrepreneurs, business leaders, successful people, 90% of their ideas come when
they're at rest, when they're on the golf course, when they are chatting to somebody, not at work,
we don't actually, because we're pumping at work, so just consider for yourselves,
for a couple of minutes, what rest means to you,
and I'll put my bits down while I'm doing this,
um
you
I've just put a couple of notes in here um actually as they've been literally directly
downloaded but um for me rest is about clarity and purpose when I rest and I take time just at
five o'clock or six o'clock in my day to review my day look back over it what have I achieved
what have I done what what am I grateful for um I get clarity and purpose I get really clear
on who I am and what I'm here for um when I take that time like we've just done now for those few
moments I get to tune in I get to connect to the right power source so when I'm at rest
I'm not stressed I'm not worried I'm not anxious because those things can overtake
and stop us being able they actually block our capacity for to hear the right power source and
of course I feel peace I'm calm I'm in control I'm not having to rush anywhere I'm not having
to do anything I can just be in the moment be present because that's the gift of today
and all things are possible to those who believe I can sit and think about what I believe what I
in the morning I look ahead to my day what am I going to do how is that looking like so I take
that time quietly in the morning to really do it at night too but to to look ahead and go this is
how my days and there's no striving there's no pressure there's no pushing there's no forcing
it's a day that flows and then um everything's done for me or with me because God's already
got ahead of me in my day anybody want to share anything ask a question share on this we will go
on to the next one so somebody might share on this one someone might share on the next one
whatever it might be but I'm just is that helpful does that make you see rest differently is it
what is it for you guys um I have something to share I was just reflecting about that question
and it was a bit like to me it was saying the verse that is connected it was saying that um
or confirming um that through following God we find rest and our troubles and worries are much
lighter than trying to do it on our own um and that through following him things that were
or too hard or quite difficult or easier.
Like, for example, sitting up in A&E
with Audrey till half past one in the morning
was a lot easier than what it previously has been.
Brilliant, because you just had God with you.
Yeah.
Amen.
Oh, yeah.
That's a lovely testimony.
Thank you, Amy, for that.
Anyone else want to share,
or I'll go on to the next season?
You're all good, you're thinking.
I'm loving that you're thinking, you guys.
Well, Gina's pressing buttons.
Are you going to share?
No, she's all good.
Okay, so is it a season of enjoying his presence
and experiencing his love?
God's love has been poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit,
who has been given to us and actually lives in us,
for those of us who've given our lives to Jesus.
What is his character, or where is his character
showing up in your life in this season?
Now, we looked at God's character yesterday,
and all of you had a beautiful revelation
of who he is for you, his gentleness, his kindness,
you know, how he wants to lift you up,
patience, it might be self-control that's showing up.
But what is it of his character
that is showing up for you in this season?
A name you just witnessed, you know, last night,
you know, would have been super tough
if she hadn't had God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit
with her as she was waiting at A&E.
So what is it for you?
Where is he showing up for you?
And I'll give you a couple of minutes
or a couple of moments just to consider that.
Okay, let me know what that means to you
and what you're seeing.
Does anybody want to share the presence
that he's giving you at the moment?
And presence, I love it.
His presence is a gift, which is like a present.
It's freely given to you.
Siham.
Okay.
When I feel lost, he guides me.
Yeah.
When I feel lonely, he supports me
and makes me feel I'm not alone.
He provides me with creativity
and puts people in my path to support me and validate me
and make me feel loved, cared for,
with little acts of kindness.
It's him all along, all along watching over me.
I'm sure he listens to my prayers
and shelters me with his kindness and warmth.
Love that.
I love that, that.
And he is, he is who fills us.
And then we're not looking externally for others to fill us,
but he blesses us with other people.
That is absolute gold.
And it allows you to rest in his presence,
knowing that he's with you, knowing that you're loved,
knowing that you're chosen,
knowing that you are a beautiful child of God
and that he's your dad
and he loves you to the end of the earth and back.
It's very cool.
I love it.
Excellent.
Thank you for sharing.
Anyone else want to share what his presence is like for you?
You don't have to.
It's just, if anybody wants to, they can,
otherwise I can go on to the next one.
Oh, look at all those.
I'm trying to find the heart.
See, Hammond, because I'm sharing the screen,
I can't find my thing.
I love hearts.
Yeah, but look, they're my thing. I was looking for them while you were sharing.
I have hearts everywhere, everywhere in the house, in my jewelry, everywhere.
I love it, but I haven't got a, I don't think I can share them while I've got screen share on, it's really odd.
I've got, yeah, never mind, never mind.
I've got him in my walks. He's walking beside me, supporting me in my times of need.
He is teaching me to love myself and him.
Brilliant. Ah, and how beautiful does that fit with the shoes?
Being connected, being grounded, being centered.
He wants to center you in this time. He wants to fill you in this time.
That's beautiful. I love it.
Okay, I might get Angela to share on the next one.
She feels like it or whatever.
So number three, is it a season of increased intimacy with him?
So I pray that the father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who impart to you the riches of the spirit of wisdom and the spirit of revelation,
to know him through your deepening intimacy with him.
And it looks like all of you are tuning in very nicely.
But consider what you're anxious or worried about in this season.
I want you to write it. So this is, now this is my tissue box.
So for those of you who I haven't coached you on the tissue box, this is my tissue box that God gave me.
It's flipping hilarious. So it's a God box.
So basically, if you have got anything you're anxious, you're worried, you're stressed over,
it's taking up your mind. It's taking up your best real estate here.
And it's not allowing you to be clear. I want you to write it down on a scrap piece of paper.
I've actually got a pad and I write down the back and the back of the pad.
I write down what it is and then I put it in the tissue box, which is the God box.
Now, the reason I use a tissue box is because it's quite unassuming.
Nothing flashes, nothing, but also because tissues wipe away the tears.
And that's what God wants to do for you. He wants to wipe away your tears.
He wants to take away your stress for you, because actually Jesus paid in full on the cross for that.
So he paid in full for all sickness or worries, all anxiety, all stress, all guilt, all shame,
all of that ugly stuff. He paid for that and it belongs to him, not you.
And what he wants to do is he wants to exchange it for his free love, for his character,
for the gifts that he's got for you. So what we do is we put it in the tissue box
and you are not allowed to think about it. You are not allowed to do anything, anything.
It's like, no, it's in the God box. No, it's in the tissue box.
You are not allowed to give it any air time at all, unless you think you're bigger than God,
in which case you can go and take it out of the tissue box and deal with it yourself.
But actually, the reason it's in the tissue box is because you can't deal with it.
But anyway, we're not going to go there. So stick it in the tissue box.
And then what I want you to do is I want you to sit and I want you to ask Jesus for the great exchange.
Jesus, what are you giving me in return? I have given you and it took me forever
to work out to give my ugly stuff to Jesus. Like Jesus is like pure and perfect.
And like, what am I doing? Vomiting all my revolting stuff onto him.
Like what the heck? But you know what? He paid for it.
And until we give it and release it to him and give it to God.
It's filling up the space that God wants to actually fill with the beauty of who he is.
So we need to do the exchange. We need to release it. It's not ours.
Give it back to Jesus. And we need to ask him to give us the exchange of whatever it might be.
So if we are depressed, for example, no one on here, I'm sure is.
But if that was a thing, then you give him the worries and the depression and the anxiety and the stress.
And he'll give you peace and joy because you cannot be joyful and depressed at the same time.
Doesn't work. And you cannot be anxious and peaceful at the same time. Doesn't work.
So the fruits of the spirit, gentleness, kindness, peace, joy, patience.
I always miss some self-control, faithfulness. Seven missing to my joy and love.
There we go. They are all exchanges, but they're all answers.
And for those of us who built the course with me last term, we did relationships and we use these.
This is the great exchange. So we use these. We give away what we don't want and we ask for what is already ours.
So I just want you to.
And so what I put.
here is write the great exchange that he gives you in here.
So if there's something now that you just want to give
to him, take that time now just to give it to him,
to all yours, whatever it is, the worry, the stress,
the anxiety, whatever it might be,
I'm gonna write one down
and I'm gonna ask for the exchange.
So write it down on your little piece of paper or whatever.
I'm gonna do exactly as you are.
So,
okay, has everyone had a chance to give Jesus something
and have an exchange?
You're looking very quiet.
I'll show you mine
because I don't mind sharing very openly.
So what I wrote down was my exact, here we go,
so it might be relative, my anxiety over finances.
And really, and I went, okay, what's that really about?
So I just dug a little bit deeper
because I want to give it all to him.
I don't just want to give the surface level to Jesus.
I want to give the root where it's really seated.
And I, oh, that's interesting.
My anxiety over not being enough,
which is an old thing for me.
And then not bringing my anxiety
over not bringing in enough,
not doing enough, not being enough.
And I went, oh, that's all about doubt.
And we can't trust in God if we're doubting his sovereignty,
if we're doubting that he will do it for us.
So I have, that's what I've given,
put in my tissue, well, I'm about to put my tissue box.
And then I went, okay, what's the exchange?
And he said, seek me first in my righteousness
and all things will be given to you.
So just keep focusing on me.
I've got this and I can sense it.
And then trust in the Lord with all my heart.
I'm not sure this is a direct scripture,
but this is what he's given me
and he will make my path straight.
So I'll Google that to see if that's an actual,
you know, I'll look it up
and see if it's an actual scripture, but I sense it is.
And then he said, I'm giving you peace,
love, hope, provision, and protection.
So I've actually got five things
and five is the number of grace.
So that's what he's given me in exchange,
which is far more than I gave him.
Like I gave him two or three little like ugly bits,
which are pretty ugly for me,
but he's given me everything.
So is that helpful team to see it in that way?
Does that help you guys to,
like giving just whatever's paid for,
whatever that ugliness is,
digging deep to make sure you're pulling the full route out,
giving it to him, releasing it,
and then getting the great exchange.
Is that helpful?
Angela's nodding, yeah.
The rest of you are looking a little bit blank.
Siham, go for it.
I think when I was writing,
I could not admit it to myself.
I was just trotting around the point,
but it's financial security.
And here you came and you said it the first thing.
I couldn't even, it's in there,
but I couldn't even admit it to myself on paper.
and I went back and I just wrote it like that at the end.
But it was the main thing is yeah,
that's my worry is especially in my old age.
Yeah, that's what I'm worried.
I keep on saying, where to next?
What am I gonna do?
And all this different verbs or words or adjectives.
But the core thing is the worry is yeah,
the financial security.
And the other interesting thing you said
is that we don't feel,
you say you don't feel you're enough.
I always feel I'm not valued.
I'm always being pulled down and shredded down
by the people around me.
So I'm always running around trying to achieve things
because yeah, I am always having this surrounded
by those people who try to shred me to pieces
and not validate me.
Yeah.
And so I'm gonna pause you
cause I know you can go carry on in that
and when we speak.
And it's only because every word that we speak
is giving permission to be here.
And I'm just gonna pause you.
I love you dearly and you know that that's why you're here.
And we often many of us struggle with the same things
in different spaces and in different ways.
And the enemy's plan is not being valued
was where he tried my original route
of my face trace revisit replace
that I've done with all of you.
My original route of where things were horribly wrong
was I wasn't good enough.
And so that was what went behind me.
Then it came back as I'm not valued.
And then it came back again as I'm not respected.
Now the good news is, is as I was tested each time
I had good people around me to then help me unpack it
cause you need good people around you to help you unpack it.
If we don't unpack that and work through it
or we don't just give it to Jesus and say
this is not how you want me to function.
It is all yours.
What are you exchanging it for?
Show me the way.
What is it that I need to focus on?
Because what we do is we focus on the fear
instead of focusing on the love.
And Jesus want the fear of not enough.
The fear of not being valued.
The fear of it's actually what gets us
and it keeps us trapped and it stops us being brilliant.
Whereas the love of you are highly favored.
You are in heavenly realms.
You are a child of God.
You are chosen.
You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
And that is ultimately you are uniquely designed
to be brilliant.
So we don't have to compare ourselves to anybody else.
We don't have to prove ourselves.
There's no condemnation in this world.
It's about collaboration.
It's about working with the right people.
And you are highly favored and highly intelligent
and you pour out a huge amount to a lot of people.
There is some stuff that you need to unpack
and we haven't had the opportunity to do that
but this is a way of releasing it.
And you made a very, very valid point just now.
And the first thing is we have to admit it to ourselves.
If we can't find it, get a coach to help you find it.
But if you can't express it,
then we need to find the right coaches in the right space.
And that's funny because I wasn't necessarily gonna share.
I didn't know what I was gonna write down.
And it's funny that that's something
that resonated for you.
The concern about finance
or the concern about old age
or the concern about whatever it might be.
And when we release it and when we give it to him,
today we pick up the keys on our third property.
And that's our pension fund ultimately.
That's how we've decided to do it for us.
And so it's God blesses us in so many ways.
So he gives us exactly what we need.
He gives us the provision and the protection.
And I'm claiming that for you too, that that will come.
So we have to trust him
because it'll be things that we haven't earned.
We will reap what we haven't sowed.
And that's the glory, but we have to focus on him.
We have to be in his word too.
And then the last season on here,
cause we are aware of time.
Is it the season of true love and forgiveness
where it is done.
You are paid for in full and it is all by his grace.
It's not by anything you do.
And there's a scripture here.
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have gained access to faith
into the grace in which we now stand.
So take a moment just to.
a moment in his presence and embrace his love for you and write down what you experience.
Because nothing that I do is going to make God love me more. He loves me because he loves me
because he loves me because he's created me and all of you in his image and he loves you
because he loves you because he loves you and when we accept receiving is one of the biggest
problems that Christians have. They're all so busy doing, giving, pouring out but you can't
pour out until you've received. You've got to receive that love so I want you to just
be for a moment and just receive his love and write down what you feel or what you see
or what it is for you.
you
Okay I've thrown a few in there. Actually what I'll also do is I'll send you the link
to this as well if you want to refer back to some of my notes on this so that you've got your own
notes and you've got this. I'll give you, I'll add that in, I'll add the link into the email
with the replay. So anyone want to share what they just felt?
Yeah I'll share. Go for it. I think for me it's just peace, joy,
strength. Right. I think it's a huge one at the moment especially you know I was up
half the night and I'm still up now and don't feel as tired as one probably think I would.
But you might, it might hit you tomorrow or tonight to be here.
Probably later this afternoon but yeah. Yeah yeah you might have a good time.
I just feel like it's God that's giving me that strength to get up and do the things
that I need to be doing that I've already committed to and brilliant and that. So yeah.
I love that. Thank you for sharing Amy. That's gold. I love the fact that you're
yawning as you're sharing it. That's just beautiful. Angela have you got anything
you want to share? You've been pretty quiet this morning and you don't have to.
I just feel his peace and joy and knowing that everything's going to be okay.
How beautiful is that? I love that and doesn't that just make you go into your day just going
right well I'm just going to do whatever he calls me to do today and I've got no worries
and it's all good and whatever I do today and because he's going to love me he's going to
love me anyway. Whatever I do today is a bonus. It's cool eh? I love that. Thank you for sharing.
Excellent. Right I think yep we're on identity tomorrow. So look at that we've almost finished
on time. My goodness. Okay so we'll stop the share. We've got five minutes. Is there anything
that anybody particularly wants to share or ask? Has this been helpful? How do you feel now
as you're going away from this today? I know it's been a lot to take in for me and I've been
coaching it and written it but it's like I feel like I'm going to need to process during today
you know and just be in his presence to kind of grasp some of the things that he shared but how
about you guys? Does anybody want to share about how they feel or whether this has been helpful?
Um I am calm.
at ease. I'm at peace. I had nothing to write down. And that was pretty cool because there
is nothing today for me to put in the tissue box. He is, yeah, yeah, I'm calm. I feel relaxed.
I feel peaceful. I just, yeah, nothing to worry about today. And we'll just go through
the day. And as things come up, and I'm learning this at home, having the children at home
and making a mess in my kitchen. I'm learning just to look past that and not worry about
it because it's not my worry. It's not for me to take on. So yeah, I've learned a lot
from Sally over the time. And yeah, it's not letting it affect me. Yeah.
That is gold. That is absolute gold. Just not having the pressure, not having the stress,
and just doing what you're called to do today. That's lovely. Yeah. Thank you, Gina. And
of course, we did say that this will be about sorting out your season. Now, I haven't actually
gone into your seasons of what you're doing, what your work is, what it looks like. I've
gone a lot deeper today. Because we can look at the surface level. Oh, my season is writing
my book. Oh, my season is doing this, doing that, doing the other. But actually, what
I've what you got in front of you right now is your season. It's a season of rest. It's
a season of blessing. It's a season of grace. It's a season of not worrying about finances
or whatever it might be. It's a season of just being and because if we be first, we
do next and then we have because if we try and have to be when I have this, I will do
this and I'll be that that's the world's way unhelpful. So what we need to do so what we've
done what I've given you today is the capacity to be so that you can do what you need to
do in the right season so that you can have. So hopefully, I'm looking forward to tomorrow.
And I'm looking forward to what you bring back tomorrow from your thoughts today. And
how that's manifested for you. Anything anybody wants to share before I pray you out and let
you have an amazing God bless day. You're all good.
Yeah, I'd like to quickly share something. I thought it was interesting when we're doing
the third question and writing down something to put into that gold box. I didn't have anything
today to write down. But I thought of something that had sort of done it previously. And it
was questioning my purpose. And I was like, wow, actually God replaced that. And it's
like there's been this song I shared at home group on Tuesday. And I'll share it in the
chat too. But there's been this song and whenever I scroll on TikTok, every two or
three videos, that song worship song is coming up again and again and again. So it's like
and it's just about saying that, you know, I was made for I was made I was called by
name born and raised back to life again made for more and being chosen free and forgiven.
So yeah. Brilliant. I love that. So yes, please share that with us so we can listen to that
today. That would be amazing. And then there's another somebody else talked about a song
Adele's just released recently or has been on the thing. So if anybody can find that,
can they stick it in the chat too? Because apparently that's amazing. Someone else was
talking about that. I don't know whether that was yesterday on this group or whether it was
somewhere else can't remember. But somebody was talking about it this week. And I was like,
can you put it in the chat? Yeah, she came yesterday and it was Adele. Oh no, was it Di?
Oh, it might have been Diana. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Adele and it's
easy for me. Yeah. Yeah. I put the title in, but I'll find the song and I'll stick it in the
WhatsApp chat. I love it. All right. Father God, just bless these beautiful people and all those
that are watching the replay, Lord, may your presence be with them. May they just know that
they know that they know that they're loved, that they have got nothing that they need to be doing
to earn your love, that it is freely given to freely give that they are blessed to be a blessing.
And Lord, I just ask for your grace, your blessing and your favor to be on each and every one of us,
all of us, as we go out into our day today. And may we come back with some beautiful
testimonies and witnessing of how you are changing our lives.
And I just say thank you, thank you, thank you, in Jesus' name. Amen.
Woo! Right, you can take yourselves off mute. Say bye!
Bye! Love you! Bye! See you tomorrow!