This is not a podcast about self-reliance or pulling ourselves up with our own bootstraps but rather a focus on the fact that God has given us more power than we think! . Despite messy lives, mental illness, broken relationships, loss, and all the things, we can still live a lifestyle of peace, contentment, and joy. . This podcast will equip you with the tools, knowledge, and encouragement needed to control your thoughts and live abundant lives regardless of your circumstances and despite the enemy’s lies. . You’ll learn what renewing the mind looks like in the messiness of real life as we thoroughly explore the anatomy of a Christ-like mind. . What we think literally changes our brain and creates who we are physically, emotionally, and spiritually! Together, let’s take back control and get victory one thought and one neural pathway at a time! Free Course Start - www.morepowerthanyouthink.com/course Email - jennifer@jenniferskaw.com Website - www.morepowerthanyouthink.com Jennifer’s YouTube Music Channel https://www.youtube.com/@JenniferSkaw Buy Jennifer’s Music Here https://www.morepowerthanyouthink.com/musicshop
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Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
I had a rough morning over the weekend, with a lot of bullying going on in the battleground of my mind. I had to make a decision in those moments to either stay in a pit of defeat or put forth the energy to renew my mind. I chose to renew my mind and take a more compassionate mindset toward myself. Listen in as I contemplate how God wants us to feel about ourselves.
Disclaimer: How to carry out this truth of loving ourselves in combination with all the principals scripture entails will take much more study and unfolding on my part. We are to be selfless, and God’s mercy does keep us from being consumed. Without Christ we are nothing. There are many instructions in scripture on humility, servanthood, selflessness, etc. But that does not mean we are to condemn ourselves, trash-talk ourselves, or walk with our head down. There is a balance and I am on the journey of figuring out what that is.
Today’s episode is only the beginning of the unfolding of me studying how God wants us to feel about ourselves in a way that aligns with the abundant life Christ wants us to have.
Please give me grace as I share what I learn and trust that God has the answer in His precious word. He wants us to know this answer!
Episodes mentioned in this episode.
02 | Exactly HOW to Cast Your Thoughts Down: The Greatest Weapon in Your Arsenal!
04 | Our Thoughts Have Superpowers! Rewiring the Brain - The Miracle of Neuroplasticity.
06 | Valuable or Worthless? Are You Letting Someone Else Determine Your Value?
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
I got to spend some time talking with a friend last week, and she mentioned briefly that some people hold the belief that God doesn’t want to make us happy, He wants to make us holy. My friend believes scripture supports the idea that God wants us happy, and so do I. But that statement got my wheels ‘a turnin.’
Is our purpose to be holy, or is being holy the fruit of fulfilling our purpose?
What IS our purpose?
And as we try to be holy, what happens if we have the wrong motive?
Have you ever served with all your heart but still felt lean in your soul or relationship with God?
I pray this episode can help bring some clarity on why that might be and how to fix it.
In my Online Bible Study, I talk about the subject of motive extensively because a correct motive is vital to our Christian lives.
It is the difference between bondage and freedom, and is the key to having a best-friend relationship with God.
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Sermon link - Dr. John Van Gelderen (Sermon is from 16:49 – 57:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2_B9WgdbI&list=PLddar8ylrRcMeFChWLLmHnWuPdiBvQIN0&index=6&t=1013s
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Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
This week God revealed His subtle wisdom found in an ordinary moment of my life by using the chaotic ambiance of my coffee shop as a backdrop for a lesson on carrying burdens and taking on the stress around us.
Are you shouldering the burdens of loved ones and the world and finding it too heavy to bear? Are you sacrificing your well-being for burdens that aren't yours to carry?
If you've ever felt the weight of the world on your shoulders, this episode is a gentle reminder to reassess the burdens we carry. Not all burdens are meant for us.
And what about the car ride? Well, I couldn’t wait till I got home to push record on this episode, so I recorded it on my way home. And the part about being sick? Well, I promise my voice won’t always sound this way! (Although I am starting to wonder…) Week 5 of being unwell but I still wanted us to hang out and learn together!
Join me as we try to discern which burdens are meant for us to carry and which ones we must set aside.
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Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Do you ever get discouraged when you don't see much fruit from your labor for Christ?
God doesn't always allow us to see the results of our ministry, our service, our parenting, our sacrifice. This can make it feel we are not having an impact on those around us. It can make us feel that our work is wasted, unseen, or in vain.
But God has some very encouraging scriptures that He includes in His word that confirm He is working and fruit is happening.
Along with some great scriptures, in today's episode I use my own salvation testimony to highlight the ways that God used faithful servants to bring me, as a young girl, to Christ.
The servants I mention never got to see the fruit of their labors, the end of the story... a girl that grew up to serve the Lord fully. But God saw their labor! And it bore fruit!!
God doesn't just use people to plant seeds, but also uses circumstances that will eventually lead to Him. Are you wondering how God will reach your loved one? In my salvation testimony I highlight some interesting circumstance God used to reach me. And if He did it for me, He will do it for your loved one!
I pray you will be encouraged by this episode. God sees you! He sees your labor and service, even if He doesn't allow you to see the fruit or impact that it brings. Keep believing that God is working! He is faithful!
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Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
When we have stress that has compounded over time, it can cause the limbic system to malfunction, resulting in a chronic stress response which then results in symptoms.
Renewing the mind is a key factor in disrupting this stress response.
When we combine renewing the mind with prayer and breathing, we can help this healing process take place on an even deeper level. This benefits both our physical health and our relationship with God.
In today's episode, I take you through a 24 minute guided breathing and prayer session that can help relieve and disrupt the chronic stress response. It serves as an example of an additional way you can pray to incorporate renewing the mind with the proven benefits of breath exercises and gratitude.
The audio you hear today has a video that accompanies it. You can find the
video here https://youtu.be/pKam8oiynnk?si=IT5XkYLQsYtLTO7N
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Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
How does revival happen?
When we look at how our world is today and we say, “Our country needs revival,” are we expecting someone else to start it?
Are we thinking it’s someone else’s job?
Are we wondering how it can even be done?
In today’s episode, we talk about how revival actually starts with us, one person at a time.
It starts with you. It starts with me.
And the exciting thing is that we have the tools to begin revival today!
Find out the one thing that kills revival before it can even start and learn how to avoid it.
Get encouraged that that our amazing God is not limited to bring revival to us, our family or our world.
With God, all things are possible. Let’s go back to believing that truth.
I pray after today’s episode you are encouraged to believe big, pray big, and be revived in your heart that the power we see in biblical times is still available to us today because our God is still the same.
God is still the God of the impossible!
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Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Have you ever felt like you are supposed to live everyday as if it were your last?
That you are supposed to make every decision as if it was your final chance to have an impact for Christ?
Have you felt the pressure of living with the same zeal and energy you would live if it really was your last day?
But then have you realized that maintaining that level of zeal on an ongoing basis is exhausting and you wonder where the balance is?
How do we go all in for Jesus but not drive ourselves into the ground with our super cape and racing stripe to go a hundred miles an hour and accomplish every task to perfection?
That’s what I am addressing in today’s episode. I pray it brings you some clarity, balance, and freedom as you strive to live fully for Christ.
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Resources Mentioned in This Episode
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Song “While You Wait
https://youtu.be/awv3yP6BOxg?si=j8yve1JrNRhKqend
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Jennifer’s YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@JenniferSkaw/featured
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Bonus Episode Part 1
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/46-overcoming-anxiety-depression-stress-and-emotional/id1686501147?i=1000643354576
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Bonus Episode Part 2
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/47-overcoming-anxiety-depression-stress-and-emotional/id1686501147?i=1000643498020
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Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
I learned so many things the hard way. But perhaps you don’t have to!
Use these parenting tips from my 27 years of being a mama to build trust and avoid heartache with your young or adult children.
In Part 2, I talk about
- How apologizing brings healing and avoids confusion.
- Teaching to respect authority but NOT follow blindly when leadership is sinning.
- Showing compassion and teaching the skills our children need to manage life’s stressors in a Christ-like way.
- Being intentional to not exclude training their inward, spiritual needs and not over focusing on outward compliance only.
- Forgiving yourself for the parenting mistakes of the past and inviting God to heal the consequences of mistakes.
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Jennifer Skaw
Music and Ministries
Hello!
I'm Jennifer Skaw.
I am a mama with four kids, ages 20-27, and a wife of 27 years.
I am also a singer, Bible teacher, and an advocate for God's Word and its power to change lives!
In 2013, after a lifelong battle with depression, I was diagnosed with Bipolar Type II. God has used this hardship to show me how powerful His Word is to transform lives and bring us into deep genuine fellowship with Him.
God’s Word has become my every answer. I have a passion to pass on what God has taught me so that every woman feels equipped to live their best life for Christ. Living the Bible in an abundant, joyful way is what I write, teach, and sing about.