Trusting God as the True Champion of Our Hearts
Rush
Gather Ministries
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2023
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Soft hearts might get hurt, but they're the perfect place for God to move. Let go of aggression and passivity. Learn how to let your guard down and trust God as the true Champion of your heart.
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Rush Podcast is a production of Gather Ministries (https://www.gatherministries.com/), a non-profit organization led by Jennifer & Justin Camp. Through our five ministries, we equip men and women to encounter God in the every-day lives they're living. From Loop for Women, an email devotional focused on beauty & prayer, to WiRE for Men, an email devotional that helps men see life with God as the greatest adventure of all time, we hope we have something that matters to you.
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Looking for more FREE resources to equip your heart and fortify your spirit? Consider:
→ Loop for Women, a three-times-a-week email devotional anchored in prophetic prayer and designed to help you receive God's love, meditate on his beauty, and tend to your precious heart. Subscribe FREE at https://www.loopforwomen.com.
Jennifer is the author of the best-selling book Breathing Eden: Conversations with God on Light, Fresh Air, and New Things. You can find it at https://bit.ly/Breathing-Eden.
→ WiRE for Men, a twice-a-week email devotional for men that tackles tough questions like "What does it mean to be a man today?" and "Why am I so angry?" and "How can I find true friendship?". Subscribe FREE at https://www.wireformen.com.
WiRE is written by Justin Camp, author of Invention: Break Free from the Culture Hell-Bent on Holding You Back, Odyssey: Encounter the God of Heaven and Escape the Surly Bonds of this World, and Rescue: When God's Cavalry Arrives to Deliver You from Quiet Desperation. You can find them at https://bit.ly/WiRE-Series-for-Men or wherever books are sold.
→ Flag Messages, a once-a-week email that helps you encounter God through prayer, Scripture, and guided exercises. Flag invites you to go deeper into who God is, who he says you are, and what it means for the lives we're living right now. Subscribe FREE at https://flagmessages.io/.
→ Rapt Interviews is a hub for curious, thoughtful thinkers, culture-changers, and creatives. Through interviews with the authors, pastors, and musicians you know and love, we give you a glimpse into how they're encountering God in the midst of their dynamic lives. Twice a month, we serve up a curated newsletter of fascinating articles, new books & music we think you might like, exclusive book previews, and more. Like everything else we do, it's FREE! Subscribe at https://raptinterviews.com/.
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About your hosts:
Justin Camp is a writer and storyteller with a heart for adventure. He created the WiRE devotional for men with modern, busy men in mind and writes books, articles, and devotionals aimed at equipping & encouraging men of all ages. He is a co-founder of Gather Ministries, a nonprofit he runs with his wife, Jennifer, and before he decided to spend his days with a pen and his favorite journal always nearby, he was a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley and a lawyer on Wall Street. Justin, Jennifer, and their three children live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Jennifer Camp, co-founder of Gather Ministries, grew up in an almond orchard in Northern California. A former high school English teacher, she loves to write and encourage people to go deeper into their own stories and into their identities in Christ. Jennifer is the Amazon bestselling author of Breathing Eden: On Light, Fresh Air, and New Things and Loop: What Women Need to Know. She also writes at jenniferjcamp.com and is bringing a poetry collection into the world in early 2024.
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| 0:00.0 | You have what it takes to love well. I know you wonder how you will do it. You wonder |
| 0:12.0 | if you have the tools, the right skills, the right heart. You wonder if there must be |
| 0:19.9 | some mistake that you are the mistake, that your mistake in loving has caused consequences |
| 0:27.1 | you can't change. And you want to change them. These circumstances don't you. |
| 0:33.2 | Rush, podcast, Holy Spirit in modern life. |
| 0:52.3 | Ephesians 6, 10-18, the message. God is strong and He wants you strong. So take everything |
| 1:12.0 | the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials, and put them to use. |
| 1:18.5 | So you will be able to stand up to everything the devil throws your way. This is no afternoon |
| 1:24.4 | athletic contest that will walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps. |
| 1:32.0 | A life or death fight to the finish against the devil and all his angels. Be prepared. |
| 1:39.4 | You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get. |
| 1:45.6 | Every weapon God has issued so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your |
| 1:51.2 | feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. |
| 2:01.9 | You'll need them throughout your life. God's word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way |
| 2:09.2 | prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. |
| 2:17.8 | Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out. |
| 2:40.0 | Holy Spirit in us. This is what we heard for you. |
| 2:50.3 | You are doubting yourself. Doubt is what steals away truth. It makes it distant from you. |
| 2:59.3 | It makes your heart more resistant to believing what it is I have given you. Love. |
| 3:05.9 | I have given you love. You have what it takes to love well. I know you wonder how you will do it. |
| 3:17.7 | You wonder if you have the tools, the right skills, the right heart. You wonder if there must be |
| 3:25.9 | some mistake that you are the mistake, that your mistake in loving has caused consequences you |
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