Community

The speaker emphasizes the importance of family and community during difficult times. They mention the support they received from their church family and how God wants us to be part of a community. The speaker also recommends listening to a podcast series about mindfulness and the physical and spiritual aspects of growth. They discuss the significance of gratitude and encourage listeners to take care of themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. They express gratitude to their listeners and ask for support by sharing and reviewing the podcast. They also mention available packages for counseling sessions. Hello, hello, y'all, and welcome to another Sunday Solace episode. Over the past couple of weeks, I have needed family, truly needed family. Who makes up family? For myself, many of my closest friends and individuals I turn to are my church family, sisters and brothers in Christ. Community is, I believe, more important than ever. Our country, our world is in great turmoil at the moment, and when we scale this down, what do you personally have that you are dealing with right now, at this very moment? Only you and God truly know that. Unexpected events occur, and when they happen, it is not a matter of if, it is a matter of when. We need support, whether it be financial or emotional, and God provides many examples in the Bible for us to turn to during these moments. He reassures us that we are not alone. He is always with us, but He wants more for us. He wants us to be part of a community, which is why fellowship should be a part of our lives. There is a reason why He calls us to fellowship with one another. Fellowship is more than just potluck on Sunday afternoons after church services. It is truly being present, especially during the moments of hurting. It's a call to persevere in faith. Let's take a look at Hebrews chapter 10, verses 24-25. It says, And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another. And then it goes on to say, And all the more as you see the day approaching. So here He is calling us to fellowship, calling us to meet together, to encourage one another. You know, when we spend time together, that's when we get to know one another. We get to see each other's gifts. God provides each of us with a gift. How can we help someone else? When we think about symbiotic relationships and community, think about how your gift can help others and how another's gift can help you. That is an amazing part of a strong community. Over the past couple of weeks, I have had visits, phone calls, cards, texts, and thankfully and most importantly, a lot of prayers. And we each need this. I want this for you. I want you to have a community and to feel safe with sharing. Over this past summer, I have shared a few lessons regarding values versus habit form choices, boundaries, and the significance for yourself and others. Change is never ending. And how do you want to go through these necessary changes? Aware and values driven? Or are you willing to continue down this path of habit form choices? There is just so much more. There's so much more. I am also encouraging you to listen to three other episodes, and this is from another podcast. My friend Yvonne and I, we did a series, and this series is just incredible. I just absolutely love Yvonne. She is absolutely fantastic when it comes to interviewing guests, and she interviews guests every single week on her podcast. When she asked me to be on her podcast and to do a series about the importance of mindfulness, about the importance of the physical aspects and the spiritual aspect and what we need to do for growth, I said yes without any reservations. And in each episode, well, each of them were fantastic. I always love my conversations with Yvonne. She's such an interesting individual, and the conversations in the first one, the physical aspect, we talked about the importance of being physically active and what we put in our bodies, what we're eating. Well, what we're putting in our mind is just as important, if not more important. And then, of course, the second episode, and then the third episode, we got to the spiritual aspect, and I actually just broke down and started crying. I am going to attach a link to Yvonne's podcast and the show notes, and I am encouraging each of you to please go to the show notes and click on that link so that you will be able to listen to those three episodes. They're so powerful. And she also has other episodes that I know you're also going to enjoy. During this month of November, we look at this month as a month of thankfulness, as a month of gratitude. We focus upon family, Thanksgiving. And so during this month, I am also asking you to practice gratitude. I'm getting ready to do a little gratitude series during this month of November, and I did this last year as well. I absolutely loved it, and I had so many reach out to me. I'm so thankful. Practicing gratitude just goes along with the community, with being part of something more. I am asking you, if this is the very first time listening to this podcast, please go back and listen to other episodes, especially Episode Zero, and how this podcast came about, and why I share the things that I share, and why I want you to understand the importance of taking care of yourself physically, taking care of your mind, and most importantly, the spiritual aspect, having that relationship with God. As always, thank you all so much for listening. If this episode has blessed you in any way, please share this episode, rate, and review it on Apple Podcasts. That helps others to find these episodes, and it is also a significant blessing to me as well. Please reach out to me anytime through the podcast link. I would love to hear from you. Packages are available for 10-week sessions, as well as 20-week sessions. If you are interested in a one-day intensive or even a one-hour consultation, that also includes a written plan for you based upon what we discussed during the consultation. Until next time, have an amazing week, y'all.