It's a Single Mom Thing, Not the Single Thing That Stops You!
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Welcome to. It's a Single Mom Thing, the show for single moms by single moms. This is Sherry, your host, and I am happy you are here today. Remember it's a single mom thing and not the single thing that stops you. He has risen. He is not here.
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Matthew 28.5. These are the words spoken by an angel to the faithful women and followers of Jesus, for when they arrived, they found the stone rolled away. They entered the tomb but found it empty. Suddenly, an angel appeared Luke 24.3. The names of these courageous and faithful women were Mary Magdalene, joana, susanna, mary the mother of James, salome and other women who were not identified. They were then instructed by the angels to tell the disciples that Jesus had risen from the dead Matthew 28.6. What's encouraging and important to note about these women is that they supported Jesus' ministry for many months.
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While in Galilee, these women didn't simply say they were devoted to Christ. They stayed when others fled. These women did not allow adversity to keep them from ministering to their savior. Unlike so many, these women used their resources to minister to Christ, both before and after his death. Each of these women, now in their own single situation, was sorrow, hurt with the loss of a son or a beloved friend. Each was uncertain of their future, but they did not let that stop them. On the next day after his death, they rose up early, despite their grief, to prepare a proper burial for him.
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On this 100th episode and celebration 1,993 years after his resurrection, may we be like these faithful women and followers and rise up, for he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. Mark 16, 19. No matter your circumstance, your hurt or your sin, you can rise up. But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40, 31. As I close this portion of our 100th episode, I am turning over the remainder of our time, as promised to the Indian Rocks Christian School Eagles and my friends who have words of encouragement for you.
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Hi, I'm Annie Miller and I picked the verse Philippians 4-6, which says Don't worry about anything. Instead, pray about everything, tell God what you need and thank Him for all he has done. I picked this verse because in my life I've struggled with worry and anxiety a lot and this verse was given to me actually by my sister. She had a painting of it up in her room and it's just an amazing reminder that God has you, no matter what you go through, and he's never going to leave your side.
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I'm going to start with a question. My name is Caitlin and I picked Isaiah 41.10, which says fear not, for I'm with you. Do not be dismayed, for I'm your God. I will strengthen you and I will help you and I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. I picked this verse because I feel like in life sometimes a lot of people have challenges thrown at them and I feel like sometimes we forget that God's there, because God will always uphold us with his righteous right hand and with him we can fear not because through all these challenges, he's always going to be there and help us no matter what, and I think that's a great reminder to a lot of people because sometimes we forget to look to him. But if you have God in your life, you don't have to fear, because he'll always be there and he will always make sure you're kept safe and he will always be your guide through life. So just always look to God and know that you don't have to fear when you're with him.
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Hi, I'm Kat. I'm going to read Jeremiah 10 or 29, 10 through 11. This is what the Lord says when 70 years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place, for I know the plans I have for you to clear as the Lord plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. I thought this verse would really help with remembering that God has a plan for us and that we have to trust in his plan, because everything happens for a reason and, especially with that last part, plans to give you hope and a future. It really reminds me to trust in the Lord and trust in his plan, because he wants us to be happy, he wants us to prosper and trust in him, but we have to remember that his plan will all work out in some way.
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Hello, my name is Leila and the verse I picked is Colossians 323. It says whatever you do, work hardily as for the Lord and not for men. I picked this verse because in doing so many things, our everyday life, it's so easy to forget our Creator. It's so easy to forget what he does for us and why we're doing this. We can work for men. We might have a boss in our jobs, our everyday lives, but in all reality and everything, god is our boss. He is the Creator and he is who should be giving thankfulness at the end of the day. We should be coming back to him at the end of the day, thanking him for his life that we get to have and even thanking him. In the bad moments, good and bad, we should be thanking him.
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Hi, I'm Lex Brantley and the verse that I chose was Hebrews 10, 24 through 25, and and let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds. So I kind of found that like interesting. I was just like kind of scrolling through the Bible app and I found that and I thought it like really lift up people who were in like a bad time or just like going through the motions, which I can understand, because I used to do that too when I was in middle school. I used to go through a lot of hard times because I didn't have a lot of friends and so I just kind of like read the Bible and it'd get me through a lot of bad times that I had in my life.
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Hi, my name is Miriam and I'm going to be reading you guys my favorite verse, which is Matthew 5 44, and the verse is but I say to you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your father, who is in heaven. So I have loved this verse for a while now. It I started, so I'll start with this. So in 2022, I started to have some issues with some people and, after all these issues had passed, I held onto a lot of anger with these people and I thought I was doing myself a favor. I was never gonna forgive them, I was never gonna talk to them again, I was never gonna see them again. I was like, okay, I have a right to be mad and I did have a right to be angry, but the anger you can't hold onto anger and you have to pray for those who hurt you, these people. They had been exposed to God, but they weren't acting like God, so it's my job to.
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So I picked this verse because I was holding onto so much anger with these people and I thought, because I was never gonna speak to them again that I was gonna be fine, but I didn't realize just how much holding onto anger was hurting me. I was starting to lash out, I was starting to engage in harmful behavior, and it was starting to affect me more than it was them, and so when I chose to forgive them for what they had done and release all that anger, I felt so much peace. And it still hurts knowing what they had done and how they had treated me. It still hurts, but I'm not angry at them anymore for doing whatever they had done to me. So I'm really glad that I found this verse, because this is something that I meditate on every single day. So thank you for listening.
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Hi, my name is Nellie. The verse I picked today was Hebrews 12-2. It says looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. I picked this verse because it is important for us to look toward God and just keep him at the forefront of our mind always, because it helps us always make better choices and it just puts our whole life in perspective. And when we keep our eyes on Jesus and our thoughts focused on him, we are reminded of his great love and goodness. Keeping our eyes on Jesus helps us not to grow discouraged. Hi, it's Sid, for nothing will be impossible with God. Luke 137.
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My name is Chloe and I picked Psalms 44-26. Rise up, come to our help, redeem us for the sake of your said fast love. I picked this verse because it shows how you can call out to the name of Lord of the earth.
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You're broken down and tired of living life on the merry. Go round. You can't find a fighter by sitting here, so we can walk it out. I don't dance, we can walk it out. And ooh, I don't dance and I rise up. I rise like the day. I rise up, I rise up, afraid, I rise up, and I do it a thousand times again. And I rise up. I like the waves. I rise up in spite of the ache. I rise up and I do it a thousand times again, for you, for you, for you.
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The silence is in my head and it feels like it's getting hard to breathe and I know you feel like dying. But I promise we will take the world to its feet. Woo, I won't dance. Bring it to its feet. Woo, I won't dance, and I rise up. I rise like the day. I rise up, I rise up, afraid, I rise up, and I do it a thousand times again. You, you, you, you, you. All we need, all we need is hope, and for that we have each other, and we will rise, we will rise, we will rise up, we'll rise up. Rise up like the day. I'll rise up in spite of the ache. I will rise a thousand times again and we'll rise up. I like the waves. We'll rise up in spite of the ache. We'll rise up and we'll do it a thousand times again. You, you, you, you, you.
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Thank you for making 100 episodes possible. Have a wonderful week and remember it's a single mom thing and not the single thing that stops you. Thanks for listening to. It's a Single Mom Thing. I hope you enjoyed our time together. If you have more questions on how to have a relationship with Jesus or me, visit us at wwwshuppardsvillagecom For more information and resources. Check out the show notes.
