Hello everyone and welcome to the Graceology with Gwen Smith podcast. I'm Gwen Smith and I am so glad you've joined me today.

Around here we have fun, faith-focused, grace-filled conversations, all to help you know and trust God more.

Our discussions are honest, often humorous, and always practical. And they're

going to encourage you in meaningful ways to live out and lean on the grace of Jesus in the midst

of cluttered messy days. You got any of those? I know I do. And I can't wait to get to today's

conversation, which is all about putting Jesus first.

Today my guest is author, speaker, and Bible teacher Lisa Whittle.

Lisa's passionate about helping people pursue Jesus for life, grow deep roots of faith, and

walk strong in a world that so often seems to have gone crazy.

She and I talked today about the core message of her new book, Jesus O for Everything,

that shares eight statements of choice to help us grow in our understanding of what it means

to put Jesus first in the thick of the craziness that our days bring.

Let's be honest.

As Christian women, most of us really do want to put Jesus first. We want to

prioritize them above all, knowing instinctively that when we do, everything else in our lives will

fall into alignment. Yet life feels complicated and the demands of our daily lives leave our

priorities out of order and our hearts longing for more. In our discussion, Lisa

unpacked some personal stories and practical help, painting a compelling picture of what we crave,

yet struggle to define as we seek to give God his rightful place in our everyday lives.

My friend Lisa Whittle, I'm so excited to welcome you back to the Graceology podcast.

Oh, thanks.

It's so fun to be here.

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