You have to act free to feel free. | Episode 138

The Jess Connolly Podcast

Jess Connolly

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

What do you do this Monday morning if you don’t feel free?

What do you do this Monday morning if you don’t feel brave?

If you don’t feel like you’re making a difference?

If you don’t feel like a leader?

I know that I’m free because Jesus did the work to make me so, but I don’t feel free - so I act like I’m still in bondage rather than living free.

I’m talking about freedom a lot lately, I can’t get enough. But here’s the deal - I think we often first have to know how and why we’re free, and THEN the feelings come. But it takes patience, faith, and perseverance to press in past the not-so-free feelings.

Like Romans 12:2 tells us - the renewing of our mind will transform us.

So what do we do with our feelings in the meantime? I’m so glad you asked: we give them to God and talk to Him about them. He doesn’t want us to stuff them or hide them; He’s eager and ready to encourage our hearts.

If you are in Christ, you have been set free.

If you don't feel free - that's ok.

You’re in the right spot, and no matter what: freedom is for you.

Make space for your feelings, but make moves and actions that agree with the truth about your life, the feeling comes later. But it does come.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Go and Tell Gals podcast. I'm your host, Jess Connelly. I'm an author, a Bible teacher, a coach, and I'm obsessed with helping women take their place in the
0:22.5	kingdom and use their God-given gifts. I go and tell gals, we equip and encourage women with different
0:29.9	tools like our Map to More Guide, our group coaching program, Go teams, and even by training
0:35.8	other women as coaches through our licensing program.
0:39.4	Whether you're a college student, a stay-at-home mom, a small business owner, an astronaut,
0:45.3	or a veterinarian, our goal is that you lead this episode feeling more empowered to do what
0:51.4	God has called you to do. We're so glad you're here and we're on your team.
0:58.2	Let's jump into this week's episode.
1:01.8	Welcome to another episode of our Monday mini podcast. These short little episodes are designed to leave you
1:09.9	encouraged with just a few minutes.
1:12.7	So let's jump right in.
1:14.8	Here's my question for you.
1:16.7	Do you feel free this Monday morning?
1:20.9	Do you feel brave?
1:24.3	Do you feel like you're making a difference?
1:32.2	Do you feel like a leader? What do you do if you don't feel any of those things and you don't have a choice? You have to show up. You have to show up and
1:37.7	be courageous or be a leader or act like you're free. What do you do if you don't feel any of those things?
1:46.5	A few years ago, I posted a graphic on Instagram that said, feelings are liars.
1:52.8	And I was trying to make a point about how often I have to speak truth to my feelings.
1:57.7	I was referencing 2 Corinthians 10 and our need to take every thought
2:02.0	captive. And I didn't really think that was like a hot take or a controversial topic,
2:06.3	but I hadn't really thought it through. And a debate continued to ensue in my comment section.
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