441: A Faithful Approach to an Anxious World
Wire Talk with Karen Stubbs
Karen Stubbs
4.9 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Election Day can bring a lot of uncertainty and even fear into our lives. Today, Karen and Emily remind us to keep our focus on God, no matter who ends up in the White House. They encourage us to pray for our leaders and show us how to foster peace, especially if our families are divided on political views. Karen shares powerful biblical truths to help us navigate the ups and downs of the election season with faith and grace, reminding us that our hope is always in Christ and that we are citizens of heaven.
Episode Recap:
7:12 How should Christians approach political elections?
10:20 What does Jesus say about engaging with governments and politics?
13:04 Daniel 2:21 says God “deposes kings and raises up others”
14:30 We have to focus our eyes on God and not our circumstances
15:45 Go vote! And also, pray for our leaders
17:45 Look at the story of Nebuchadnezzer, God can turn the hearts of evil leaders
20:39 We can have different opinions and still love one another
21:58 Your children are watching you
Scripture for Reflection:
Romans 13:1 (NIV) "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God."
Questions for Discussion:
- Do you enjoy talking about politics, would you rather ignore it, or do you fall somewhere in between?
- Has this election season disrupted your internal peace?
- Do you pray for the leaders in our country? Would you be willing to commit to praying for the President Elect until Inauguration Day?
- Did any of the verses Karen mentioned during this episode resonate with you? What is something you can do to practically apply the message of this conversation?
Resources:
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| 0:00.0 | can get so wrapped up, oh no, what if Kamala wins? What if Trump wins? What is that going to mean? |
| 0:06.2 | That's going to impact our world. Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. And we can get so fretful about it, |
| 0:11.5 | so fearful about it that we're putting our trust in a political leader when our trust is |
| 0:17.6 | ultimately in God. And no matter what happens, God is in control. And we sometimes we think, |
| 0:26.3 | well, no, if God were in control, then this person would win. And we don't know God's plans. |
| 0:32.2 | That's true. But God is in control. And in the Bible, Romans 131, it says, everyone must submit to governing authorities. |
| 0:41.6 | For all authority comes from God and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. |
| 0:48.3 | That's an important fact to remember. |
| 0:51.0 | Welcome to Wire Talk, where we encourage and equip moms by answering practical questions |
| 0:55.7 | about motherhood. We want to help instill God's truth in your heart so you can experience more joy |
| 1:00.7 | and peace on your journey of motherhood. Are you ready for some truth? Let's dive in. Hello, welcome |
| 1:06.1 | to Wiretalk. I'm your host, Emily, and with me is my mom, Karen. Hey, Mom. Hello Hello Emily. How are you? I'm good. Good. It's a fall |
| 1:13.6 | weather. It's kind of fun not wearing short sleeves and a like you know I got to bring out a sweater. I love |
| 1:19.4 | sweaters. They're so comfy. I love sweaters too. And Georgia you really never know what weather you're |
| 1:24.5 | going to get but in the studio my head, it's like a crisp |
| 1:28.5 | 63 degrees outside. I'm wearing my jeans. I'm not too hot. I can go get a hot coffee, sit outside, |
| 1:35.4 | you know. Well, you've just got the whole day planned. I do. I love it. It's actually. Well, |
| 1:39.3 | I love that sweater. It's so cute. Thank you. It's from Airy. I got it last year. It's so comfortable. |
| 1:45.0 | A little pop of white underneath. |
| 1:46.0 | I know. |
| 1:47.0 | I saw something on Instagram that you can style, not just wear. |
| 1:49.0 | And if you style things and you put something underneath a sweater, it gives it depth and it looks |
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