We’re thinking a lot about goals right now for the new year, but have you made time to plan spiritual goals? Amanda shares 4 tips and some biblical inspiration to start planning spiritual goals. the oh beloved one podcast episode 42 This episode’s outline O N E // Ask God to give desire for growing. …
hoping against hope
As humans, it is not natural for us to hope against hope. And yet that is exactly what God asks for us. Romans 4:18: “He believed, hoping against hope . . .” The object of our hope: God’s promises. God promises that Jesus will one day return. He promises that all oppression will cease and …
His Pen: Trusting God’s Will . . . Even When It Hurts
It’s easy to find bad news. Just turn on the TV or click on a news app. (Or maybe . . . don’t. Save yourself from the trauma and the nightmares.) You get the point, though. Sometimes it’s easy to wonder where God is amidst our trials, if He cares, or why He hasn’t come …
NEW MAGAZINE: God Is the Author of My Story
IT’S THE AUTHOR ISSUE Enjoy beautiful articles in the last issue of Oh Beloved One—yup, that’s right! After almost 10 years of the magazine, we’re taking OBO in a different direction. Enjoy this last issue, then make sure you’re following our podcast, blog, and Instagram account because we aren’t going ANYWHERE!
how God blesses us when we get out of our comfort zones
I’m a creature of comforts. And I know it. In this week’s podcast episode, we talk about how choose to get outside of your comfort zone actually allows God to bless you and grow you.
when bad desires take root: a lesson from ahab & a vegetable garden
Desire aren’t bad. Wanting things is not wrong. In fact, Psalm 37:4 promises that if we delight ourselves in God, He will give us our desires because we will be aligned properly with His will. But, desires often pull us off the paths of righteousness and into the . . . well, let’s just call …
it’s time to heal, beloved: read our new healer issue FREE!
Guess what? The “God Is Our Healer” issue has been released!! And you can read for free here! This issue is extremely special to me because I’ve been doing a lot of healing over the past couple years: mentally, physically, and spiritually. As a teenager, life seemed to be going swimmingly; yet, behind the scenes …
4-step action plan to make better biblical goals
In 1 Kings 1, David’s son Adonijah shows us a clear example of how a lot of our lives go. We have a goal (“I will be king” 1 Kings 1:5), which is attached to how we view ourselves (“exalted himself” 1 Kings 1:5). From there, we develop a plan (“he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men . …
If God Gives Us the Ability to Enjoy Life . . . (Ecclesiastes 6)
Let’s dive into Ecclesiastes 6! We spend the first twelve verses on just the first two verses, so you know this is going to be a great episode. We talk about how God gives us all we have . . . and even the ability to enjoy them! Download the IG image below to help …
A Time for Everything (Ecclesiastes 3)
Hello, beloved one! Hope you had an amazing Monday and are ready to conquer this week. I am very, very excited to share this week’s podcast with you guys because I so so enjoyed recording it. Maybe I just needed to talk through Scripture; maybe I had something on my heart I needed to share. …