Letting Jesus Transform Your Mornings | Tara Beth Leach

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🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Tara Beth never considered herself a morning person. But when a winter storm trapped her inside a dark cloud of grief and depression, God met her in the early morning hours—and taught her how to use them to break free. Mentor Mama joins author and pastor Tara Beth Leach as she shares how mornings with God can bring peace, purpose, and renewal. Through her GREAT framework—gratitude, reflection, exaltation, asking, and trusting—Tara shows how meeting God first transforms daily rhythms, r...

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0:00.0	Just as Jesus rose early in recognition that he couldn't give what he doesn't have, it's the same for us.
0:07.7	We live demanding lives, possibly difficult or even lonely lives.
0:12.9	And all of those are reasons to begin the day with God because God is a God that gives.
0:17.7	God is a God that generously pours out his very good spirit and edifies us and renews
0:23.7	us. And so again, this isn't about a legalistic ritual, but how could we not want to begin
0:28.5	the day with God? Because in our weakness, his strength is made complete. At the coffee and Bible time podcast, our goal is to help you delight in God's Word and thrive in Christian living.
0:45.0	Each week, we talk to subject matter experts who broaden your biblical understanding, encourage you in hard times, and provide life-building tips to enhance your Christian walk.
0:56.2	We are so glad you have joined us.
1:02.5	Welcome back to the Coffee and Bible Time podcast.
1:06.1	This is Ellen, your host, and I'm so glad that you have joined us today.
1:13.0	Have you ever noticed that the way you start your morning shapes your entire day? A good morning will help you enter your day purposefully,
1:20.5	but too often our mornings are filled with chaos, frustration, and anxiety. But what if the first moments of your day didn't feel reactive,
1:31.3	but instead were rooted in the goodness of God? Well, our guest today has had her life changed by
1:38.4	this very thing. Tara Beth Leach is a respected pastor, communicator, and leader who, in one of the hardest seasons of her life, made a counterintuitive decision to meet God every day in the dark hours before dawn.
1:55.8	Today we're going to hear Tara's story of how these morning meetings transformed her spiritual walk. You will see that
2:04.0	dawn is not merely a transition from night today. In fact, consider this. It is an invitation to
2:12.2	commune with a God who is waiting for you to awaken. Tara, welcome to the Coffee and Bible Time podcast.
2:20.3	I'm so glad you're here.
2:21.7	I'm so excited to be here.
2:23.7	Thank you for having me.
2:25.3	Absolutely.
2:27.1	Well, you've shared that your practice of rising early, really early, like 430 early in the morning, was born from a difficult season
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