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Today we’re exploring something that has the power to transform our relationships, our confidence, and our overall sense of purpose—living authentically. So what does it mean to live authentically? Living authentically is a journey, not a destination. It takes courage, but the reward is a life that feels real, fulfilling, and aligned with who you truly are. And as believers, we know that true authenticity comes from knowing who we are in Christ. When we embrace His design for us, we experience a lifeof freedom and joy. We would love to hear your thoughts—what does living authentically mean to you? Share your story with us on social media or email, and let’s keep the conversation going.If you enjoyed today’s episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs this message. Are you interested in learning more about Wild at Heart or Captivating? Check out the website or hit us up and we will be glad to connect you!https://wildatheart.org/  

Welcome to Episode 27 of the F4 podcast!   In this episode, our hosts explore how sharing your personal story with others can help you “be a lion”. After trying to stifle the calling to share her difficult past and story of forgiveness, one of the F4 hosts explores the potential merits of helping others through telling your story—with a little help from your friends, of course. Here is the link to Vanessa’s story: https://www.youtube.com/live/wbcglktZWd0?si=jbGcpqXWPZyE03md Connection Valley Church: https://connectionvalleychurch.com/    

Part Two: We pick back up where we left off in Episode One. Today we are going to return to a subject that we explored twenty episodes ago in episode 6, Under Pressure, when we discussed the internal and external pressures that lead to anxiety. It was inspired by author, Steve Cuss. Much of the material that will influence our discussion today was also gleaned from Steve Cuss and can be further explored in his new book, The Expectation Gap: The Tiny Vast Space between Our Beliefs & Experience of God. In his book, he helps us answer the following question, “How to be less annoying and better at managing annoying people” specifically in relation to anxiety management. ⁠Steve Cuss "The Expectation Gap" Book⁠ ⁠The Pause App⁠

Today we are going to return to a subject that we explored twenty episodes ago in episode 6, Under Pressure, when we discussed the internal and external pressures that lead to anxiety. It was inspired by author, Steve Cuss. Much of the material that will influence our discussion today was also gleaned from Steve Cuss and can be further explored in his new book, The Expectation Gap: The Tiny Vast Space between Our Beliefs & Experience of God. In his book, he helps us answer the following question, “How to be less annoying and better at managing annoying people” specifically in relation to anxiety management. Steve Cuss "The Expectation Gap" Book The Pause App

Welcome to Episode 25 of the F4 podcast! Several of our podcasts have been centered around or at least touched on the idea of unhurrying our lives or taking time to disconnect from the chaos of the digital/social media world. This seems to be an area that continually comes up for us. We feel the tug to overfill our lives and we definitely see it in the lives of people around us. As we head into the summer months, months where we don’t have some of the regular demands with things like school, we thought it might be good to talk about what it looks like to create some space, some margin in our lives so our souls and our hearts can recover from the fast pace we’ve been running. And it’s ok that this isn’t something that is mastered….maybe we can take A step to creating some space in our lives for some soul rest.   Pause App: https://www.pauseapp.com/