The Speakeasy: Strong Women | Episode 251

The Speakeasy

The Girl Named Blake

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In this heartfelt reflection, Blake shares her personal journey of walking with God and deepening her relationship with Him. She highlights the transformative power of understanding Scripture in a new light and how familiar verses can take on a profound meaning. Blake recounts a difficult business dealing where she experienced injustice and anger. However, through her connection with Jesus, she was guided to respond differently. Instead of seeking revenge, she found the strength to forgive and let go of her anger, experiencing a powerful moment of healing and growth. Blake also addresses the challenges faced by strong Christian women and the importance of standing firm in their identity while embracing their unique gifts and overcoming societal expectations.

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0:00.0	Hello.
0:07.0	If you are into conversations that are habitually disruptive, welcome to the Confessions of a
0:14.4	Crapie Christian, the Speakeasy edition.
0:20.1	The really interesting thing about walking with God and growing in your relationship with
0:25.8	Him and also in your understanding of Scripture is how these verses that you've known probably
0:31.6	your whole life start to really come to life.
0:35.0	They come into focus.
0:36.0	They start to make sense.
0:38.1	For example, I have recently walked through a kind of crappy situation where a business
0:44.7	dealing went south and we got the short end of the stick.
0:51.0	I now find I read verses like, for example, Romans 828 through a totally different set of eyes.
0:58.4	That verse tells us and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him
1:04.0	who have been called according to His purpose.
1:06.6	Maybe in our younger, less experienced and matured viewpoint, we read that verse and we think
1:14.4	everything's going to work out.
1:15.6	Everything's going to be fine.
1:17.4	I'm not going to get screwed over.
1:20.3	I'm not going to lose money.
1:21.4	I'm not going to have negative things happen to me or near me.
1:27.1	I mean, that's prosperity gospel, right?
1:29.0	Like the negative connotation of prosperity gospel.
1:31.8	When I think a mature view of something like that is going, okay, this crappy thing happened
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