Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Here's the podcast from Susie Larson Live. Enjoy the conversation.

You're listening to an encore presentation of Susie Larson Live.

Yes, he will. You'll take a stone, make it still.

Yeah, won't he do it? Yes, he will. Welcome to Susie Larson Live.

Always so honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully

inspire you in your faith walk, that deepen your understanding of God's Word, that

heightens your awareness of his amazing, real presence in your

life. Well, Paul wrote in the scripture, I buffet my body, I make it my slave, so that after

preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified. We've talked about this on the show before,

but discipline, self-control, that's a fruit of the spirit. And honestly, it's an essential

virtue in this life of faith.

But did you know that talking unkindly to yourself, berating yourself, condemning yourself and telling

yourself you should be this or you ought to do this can actually serve to weaken you?

Sometimes you need a little self-compassion. While you don't want to indulge in thoughts and actions that weaken you

or, you know, indulge in self-pity that softens you, you want to practice some kindness when it comes

to you, your soul, at the hard days in the stressful seasons. So how do you know when it's time to

buck up buttercup when it's time to exhale, rest, and maybe be a little bit

kinder to yourself. License counselor, Andy Colbert, returns to the program to talk about her

latest book, Take What You Need, Soft Words for Hard Days. And it's just her words are like a

healing balm and that's a little hardcover book. You just, you can even open it up randomly

and find a quote, just something that's kind of soothing for the soul. I can even open it up randomly and find a quote just

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