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Like a boat anchored in stormy weather - safe even if a little battered around by waves. This is one of the illustrations Andy and Cath use today to chat about being a person of peace. A person of peace within ourselves, in our walk with God and oozing peace to others. Join them as they chat and pray for the Holy Spirit to afresh fill us with a peace that is beyond understanding regardless of our circumstances.

Hands up anyone who doesn’t have control issues! There will be some in denial but most of us are aware that as humans we all lean towards control as a way to keep ourselves safe and for life to go the way we think is best. Life without any control wouldn’t be good so how do we find the balance? Andy and Cath chat through the why’s and what’s of control and ponder God’s desire that we know more of His heart and steadfastness.

The Holy Spirit in us is powerful! It’s a fact. It’s in the Bible. Do we live in the reality of that power in the day to day of our lives? Do we make room for His Spirit to move and bring real change? These are the questions Andy and Cath bounce around between themselves today on the podcast. Join them as they ponder, dig and seek Him on today’s episode.

How do we cultivate a deeper hunger for God and make more space for Him in every area of our lives? How do we live a life empowered by His Spirit and rooted in His presence? Andy and Cath have a good old chat about it and we are invited to join them as they wrestle it through.

At one end of the spectrum we have the gift of discernment - something precious from God - on the other end, sadly there can be an ease and even habit of criticising people. We’d like to think it is constructive criticism, but is it? Andy and Cath unpack the topic on this episode. Maybe rather than constructive criticism we are simply too opinionated on other people, focused on the negatives, bored or even jealous? It’s a challenging chat that hopefully will lead us all to a prayer of “Father teach me to love like you do”.

Life is busy and there are a lot of overwhelming things going on in this world where we all live. We all need to learn what it is to truly “cast our burdens on the Lord” and yet many of us get too busy, we come under shame or we simply don't stop to recognise what is heavy on our hearts. Andy and Cath share a song at this end of this podcast that we pray will minister to each person who listens. God is beckoning us to Himself to receive from Him… will we take the moment and come to Him?

God is not just good, but Scripture tells us He has goodness stored up for those who love and fear Him! Why then do we live expecting the worst? Could be superstitions, could be mindsets of doubt or fear of being disappointed. Andy and Cath have been stirred personally to look, seek, expect and rest in the goodness of God. They chat about what they are discovering and encourage us to join them to expect to see more of that goodness in the coming year. We hope you enjoy the podcast as you listen along. P.S. This podcast comes with a warning that you may have cravings for lasagna after listening - sorry about that!

Join Andy and Cath as they unpack what life would look like to live under a taskmaster spirit and how it is so different to the freedom of life and purpose that God has for us. Overthrowing the taskmaster and seeing where it is operating in our lives is an eye-opener for many of us. If we can start to see it at work and the enemy’s hallmarks we can start to choose a different path of life and freedom as God’s child. No longer serving a taskmaster but a kind Father.

Join Andy and Cath as they continue their conversation looking at the strategies of the enemy. This time they talk about temptations, compromise, isolation and doubt - noticing the unique ways the enemy works against us. They share their own experiences of identifying the strategies of the enemy in their lives, and give suggestions on ways to recognise the enemy's hallmarks and to stand firm against him in Jesus.

Andy and Cath are chatting today about the strategies of the enemy. They are trying to shine a light on what the enemy could be whispering into our hearts to keep us from God, other people and ultimately from freedom? This one is going to be a two-parter because there is so much more to chat about, but for today they look at imaginations, temptations, discouragements and accusations. They even get a bit distracted and end up praying for us all! Join us as we listen along.

It seems a strange thing to ask if we sometimes forget we are human beings! As Christians do we forget the realities of our humanity and think we are either “being a good Christian” or being "carnal"? What about just plain old humanity… needing rest, having limitations, laughing, worrying, feeling emotions, making mistakes. Andy and Cath chat today about what being “human sized” means in our walk with God!

In this episode, Andy and Cath are chatting about the “fatherliness” of God – a word they have swiped from Andrew Murray (Andy’s hero!). They talk about how He is Abba and not distant and aloof. How the place of lack in our hearts can be a blockage to really receiving the fullness of God’s “fatherliness” for us but also the healing He can bring if we let Him into these voids. It’s another probing chat with a challenge and an encouragement to lean in deeper and know Him more.

It’s another challenging chat with Andy & Cath today. They unpack why some of us carry a general feeling of “being guilty” around in the everyday of life. Maybe you sometimes find it hard to work out if something is your fault or is someone else’s problem. Mix in the work of the enemy to hold us in condemnation – it’s a recipe for a lot of restlessness and internal angst! Listen along as Andy and Cath share how God has been helping them learn the difference between when God is bringing His conviction and when the enemy just wants to make us feel bad.

Today Andy and Cath are chatting with friend, pastor and author; Andy Robinson. They chat together about the real issue of suffering… not a fluffy topic by any means! Like many of you we know God can heal and change lives, He can redeem, fix and mend any problem and situation – yet what do we do when He doesn’t seem to be healing or answering our prayers and we are still suffering? Andy R shares his personal story of living with pain and how God has been doing a much deeper work of healing. He is very honest about the suffering and the desperation he can feel but how when He reaches out to others and God from that reality, it is the place where God meets him. We pray this episode will encourage and lift up the hearts of those who are suffering in very real situations and you will know you aren’t being punished by God or left alone to suffer in silence. God cares deeply and passionately about you and He wants to be there in the day to day of your life.

Which end of the spectrum of sharing your heart do you fall? Are you someone who pours out inner struggles a little too easily or are you someone who finds it harder to let people in and struggle to let people into the vault of your inner thoughts and emotions? We probably all fall somewhere between the two – trying to navigate vulnerability in relationships is really hard. What is God’s heart in all this? Andy and Cath have a chat together about the desire of the Lord for us to be healthy and balanced, free to share but also free to hold up boundaries. What does healthy look like? Listen along and see if God wants to challenge gently any area of your relationships and vulnerabilities.