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35. Walking as A Daughter of the King 👑(Part 2) with Angela Thornton

Hey Friends! 
Today we continue our conversation with Angela Thornton, the founder of Wise Word Ministries. We had so much fun talking about the power of God and His word and about what it means to walk as a daughter of the King.
Angela Thornton is a gifted communicator whose writing and speaking are filled with anecdotes, wit, humor, and sound biblical instruction. Her thought-provoking lessons and revelatory insights present the scriptures in a way that puts the listener at ease, reveals God’s heart, and illuminates the riches and rewards of biblical study.
Currently, Angela hosts a weekly Bible Study and a daily prayer call. She is a contributing author of Inspired by Love and the author of How to Study the Bible in Four Easy Steps and Unlocked: Keys for Godly Living.
Angela is a:
Storyteller
Child of God
Wife
Mom
Mentor
Friend
Author
Editor
Teacher
She desires to live in such a way that no matter which one you meet, you will see the Word of Christ dwelling richly in her.  Angela is the founder of Wise Word Ministries, a ministry of teaching & intercession.  She is not only called to teach; she is also a fervent intercessor.  Understanding the power and effectiveness of praying Scripture is essential to her teaching ministry. She is passionate about teaching and empowering people to know the truth and power of God’s Word that sets them free. 
Find Angela here:
Website:  https://wise-word.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wiseword.wednesday/#6352646988084432
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wiseword10/
Free resource from Angela:
How to Study the Bible in Four Easy Steps
 
I hope this episode blesses you and that you will continue to join me on this journey toward balance, peace, and freedom to live the abundant life you were called to.
Xoxo,
Tanya
 
Connect: support@gracefilledleader.com
Community: Christian Women in Leadership Community
Coaching:  Christian Life Coaching with Tanya
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34. Walking As a Daughter of the King 👑(Part 1) with Angela Thornton

Hey Friends! 
Today we have a special guest host with us.  Angela Thornton, the founder of Wise Word Ministries, is here to talk to us about what it means to walk as a daughter of the King.
Angela Thornton is a gifted communicator whose writing and speaking are filled with anecdotes, wit, humor, and sound biblical instruction. Her thought-provoking lessons and revelatory insights present the scriptures in a way that puts the listener at ease, reveals God’s heart, and illuminates the riches and rewards of biblical study.
Currently, Angela hosts a weekly Bible Study and a daily prayer call. She is a contributing author of Inspired by Love and the author of How to Study the Bible in Four Easy Steps and Unlocked: Keys for Godly Living.
Angela is a:
Storyteller
Child of God
Wife
Mom
Mentor
Friend
Author
Editor
Teacher
She desires to live in such a way that no matter which one you meet, you will see the Word of Christ dwelling richly in her.  Angela is the founder of Wise Word Ministries, a ministry of teaching & intercession.  She is not only called to teach; she is also a fervent intercessor.  Understanding the power and effectiveness of praying Scripture is essential to her teaching ministry. She is passionate about teaching and empowering people to know the truth and power of God’s Word that sets them free. 
Find Angela here:
Website:  https://wise-word.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wiseword.wednesday/#6352646988084432
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wiseword10/
Free resource from Angela:
How to Study the Bible in Four Easy Steps
 
I hope this episode blesses you and that you will continue to join me on this journey toward balance, peace, and freedom to live the abundant life you were called to.
Xoxo,
Tanya
 
Connect: support@gracefilledleader.com
Community: Christian Women in Leadership Community
Coaching:  Christian Life Coaching with Tanya
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33. ✝️ Grace and Faith Friday: Love Letter From Your Father.

Happy Grace and Faith Filled Friday, Friend!
Have you ever found yourself feeling insignificant, unworthy, or undeserving of the love God has for you? 
Today I am speaking God’s truth of his love over you, in the form of a Love Letter from Your Heavenly Father.
God’s love surpasses our human understanding.  He sent his son to become our sin, to die on the cross so that we might be redeemed and brought back into relationship with him as sons and daughters.
Do you think he sees you as insignificant?
Do you think he sees you as unworthy of his love?
No!  When he looks at you, he sees Jesus. When you accept the gift of grace and love fully within your heart,
You will walk differently in the world.
You will pour from a full cup.
You can truly be grace-giving because you are filled and overflowing with grace.
You will want to serve to honor God, not to gain approval from man.
The bible is filled with scripture that speaks of our Father’s love.  It is filled with scripture that tells us who we are and WHOSE we are.
Let the words in this message wash over you.  Receive it and Believe it!
I hope this episode blesses you and that you will continue to join me on this journey toward balance, peace, and freedom to live the abundant life you were called to.
Xoxo,
Tanya
 
Connect: support@gracefilledleader.com
Community: Christian Women in Leadership Community
Coaching:  Christian Life Coaching with Tanya
 
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32.💗 Growing In a Heart Knowledge of Who I Am In Christ

Hey Friend!
Have you ever found yourself feeling insignificant, unworthy, or undeserving of the love God has for you? 
For most of my life, I have had a head knowledge that I am saved and that Jesus loves me, but I never truly felt worthy.  I wasn’t walking with the heart knowledge of what salvation and the love of God means for me in my everyday life.
My identity has always been based in who I was for someone else…   girlfriend, daughter, wife, mother, leader.  My sense of value and worth came completely from external sources.  I had been trying to prove myself worthy to those around me, all the while feeling insignificant and invisible.
This has manifested itself in many ways throughout my life…  anxiety, panic disorder, body shame, disordered eating, unhealthy relationships, over-functioning at work, Imposter syndrome. 
Over the past several years, I realized that I had wandered too far away from the only audience that matters.   I had become distant from God and was not seeking intimacy of relationship with Jesus.  I was not walking with a heart knowledge of who I am as a daughter of the King.  I knew that I desperately needed to depend on God and find my value in him because I could no longer find it in the world. 
Today I share a message about my journey, the 12-inch journey from my head to my heart, that took the better part of 49 years.  I talk about the difference it has made in my life and the freedom I have found.
I hope this episode blesses you and that you will continue to join me on this journey toward balance, peace, and freedom to live the abundant life you were called to.
Xoxo,
Tanya
 
Connect: support@gracefilledleader.com
Community: Christian Women in Leadership Community
Coaching:  Christian Life Coaching with Tanya
 
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31. ✝️Grace and Faith Friday: Jesus the Gardener.

Happy Friday my Faithful Friends! 
If you remember, in the previous episode this week we were talking about the parallel between gardening and leadership.  Today we are going to look at a biblical picture of the gardener and where it shows up in scripture.   
I will reference the following scriptures:
Genesis chapters 1-3
John 12:24
John 20:14-15
Revelation chapters 21-22
 
I hope this episode blesses you!
 
Xoxo,
Tanya
 
Connect: gracefilledleader.com/contact
Community: Christian Women in Leadership Community
Coaching:  Christian Life Coaching with Tanya
 
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Episode #30:  What Do Gardening and Leadership Have In Common?

30. What Do Gardening and Leadership Have in Common?

Hey, Friend!
If you are listening to this episode when it publishes, we are in the beginning of May.  I live in Minnesota, and we have winter for far too long.  When May rolls around, you hear people start talking about how anxious they are to get out and start growing things…   whether it be flowers or vegetable gardens, spring brings about a hunger to see new beautiful life and color.   This got me thinking about the metaphor of gardening as it applies to leadership, and more specifically, how it applies to Godly leadership.
Before you can ever start the process of growing your garden, you…the gardener, need to make sure you have prepared yourself for the work.  If you try to plant a garden without having done any study of the task at hand, you may produce some fruit, but it will pale in comparison of what you can produce having the knowledge and tools to do the work well.
And, if you just take your seeds and you show up to your plot of dirt and scatter the seeds across the top, what are the odds that you are going to have a beautiful garden that produces delectable fruit?  Not very good odds there…right…?  No.
Producing fruit requires that you dedicate the time and effort to take the appropriate steps to prepare the soil and nourish the seedlings.
Tune in as we talk a bit more about gardening and its application to everyday life and leadership…
 
I hope this episode blesses you and that you will continue to join me on this journey toward balance, peace, and freedom to live the abundant life you were called to.
Xoxo,
Tanya
 
Connect: support@gracefilledleader.com
Community: Christian Women in Leadership Community
Coaching:  Christian Life Coaching with Tanya
 
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29. Is God Moving You Into Leadership? (Part 2) with Dr. Melinda Vandevort

Hey, friends!
Today we are finishing our conversation that we started in Episode #28 with Dr. Melinda Vandevort, host of the "Choose Your Next Yes" podcast.
 
Mel helps professional women learn to listen to God’s voice and know when to say yes to the career they've always wanted and no to everything else. She helps them clarify their purpose, and find the courage to pursue their personal and professional goals in midlife and beyond to reclaim the women they once aspired to be.
 
Tune in to part two of our interview, as we hear more about how Melinda has learned to trust God's plan for her life and have certainty around His will for her.
 
Find Melinda here:
Connect: melvandevort@gmail.com
Listen to the pod: Choose Your Next Yes
Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/choosenextyes
Socials: https://www.instagram.com/melvandevort;
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
 
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
 
Connect: gracefilledleader.com/contact
Community: Christian Women in Leadership Community
Coaching:  Christian Life Coaching with Tanya
 
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28. Is God Moving You Into Leadership? (Part 1) with Dr. Melinda Vandevort

Hey, friends!
Today we have a very special guest, Dr. Melinda Vandevort, host of the "Choose Your Next Yes" podcast.
Mel helps professional women learn to listen to God’s voice and know when to say yes to the career they've always wanted and no to everything else. She helps them clarify their purpose, and find the courage to pursue their personal and professional goals in midlife and beyond to reclaim the women they once aspired to be. 
Dr. Melinda Vandevort has been an educator for over 20 years. She moved into administration in 2016 when she realized her passion to be a school leader and help other teachers become the best instructor they could be. Melinda has a very strong passion for leading others into leadership. She also has a strong love of technology and started her podcast, Choose Your Next Yes, for midlife women who are ready to pursue God’s plan for their life now that their children are independent.
Melinda is a career transition coach helping women determine their spiritual gifts and talents and have the courage to put those gifts and talents in motion and pursue their personal and professional goals.
Tune in to part one of our interview, as we hear about Melinda's journey into and through leadership and how she has learned to trust God's plan for her life and have certainty around His will for her.
Find Melinda here:
Connect: melvandevort@gmail.com
Listen to the pod: Choose Your Next Yes
Community:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/choosenextyes
Socials:  https://www.instagram.com/melvandevort;
              https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ 
 
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
 
Connect: gracefilledleader.com/contact
Community: Christian Women in Leadership Community
Coaching:  Christian Life Coaching with Tanya
 
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27. ✝️Grace and Faith Friday: Discernment.

Happy Friday my Faithful Friends!
If you recall, the previous episode this week was regarding discernment…how to know if you are hearing God’s voice.  Today we are going to look at a few more scriptures that give instruction around prayer, listening and discerning God’s voice.
We look a little deeper at the following scriptures:
Jeremiah 6:16
Colossians 1:9-14
Romans 12:2
Isaiah 55:3
John 6:45
John 10:2-4
 
I hope this episode blesses you!
Xoxo,
Tanya
 
Connect: gracefilledleader.com/contact
Community: Christian Women in Leadership Community
Coaching:  Christian Life Coaching with Tanya
 
Thank you so much for listening!  If you enjoyed today’s episode, the best way you can thank me is to leave a 5-star rating and a written review on apple podcast.  This is the best way for other listeners to find the show and for me to know how best to serve you with the content you enjoy.
 
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Episode #26:  Discerning God’s Voice:  7 Ways to Know If You are Hearing From God.

26. Discerning God’s Voice: 7️ Ways to Know If You are Hearing from God.

Hey, Friend!
Have you ever heard people say “God told  me", or "God said", or "I feel God telling me to (fill in the blank)”? Have you found yourself thinking, "Geesh…. I wish God would talk to me a bit more clearly!"   I certainly have found myself thinking that.  Sometimes I think God needs to literally send me a neon blinking sign for me to be certain He is trying to tell me something.  Recently, however, I am learning a bit more about how to better seek and discern God’s voice when facing certain decisions and circumstances.
In case you aren’t sure, God does want you to seek Him, depend on Him and be able to discern His will for all parts of your life.   Learning to discern God’s voice, however, takes some practice.   It’s not as difficult as we might think, and there are ways to determine whether what we are being led to is truly of God.  Rick Warren describes 7 ways to test an impression or discern God’s voice. Today we discuss those as well as some other tidbits about how to discern and decipher God’s voice in our lives and leadership.
I hope this episode blesses you and that you will continue to join me on this journey toward balance, peace, and freedom to live the abundant life you were called to.
Xoxo,
Tanya
 
Connect: support@gracefilledleader.com
Community: Christian Women in Leadership Community
Coaching:  Christian Life Coaching with Tanya
 
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