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While traveling in Uruguay, I was mesmerized by the clarity of the Atlantic Ocean crashing on the rocks—it was crystal clear right up to the shoreline.

Walking on the beach, sand squishing between my toes, felt comforting. When I stepped into the water, it refreshed me with unexpected energy—unexpected yet needed.

The combination of heat and sand drained my energy.

Though the sand felt good, I expended more energy than I realized. The temperature wasn’t extreme. It was subtly warm and getting hotter as I walked.
I had no idea that dehydration was setting in.

The water recharged me.
It refreshed me.
It revived me.

We can experience spiritual dehydration just as subtly.

We become complacent in our walk with Christ.
The world weighs us down.
Our energy is drained.
We plod along, oblivious to our spiritual need for a refreshing wave—a renewing.

As children of the Most High, we can live in a constant state of renewal.

Yet, like walking on the beautiful sand, we may not see the need to enter the water. This choice, sadly, is to remain spiritually dehydrated, which leaves us ill-prepared for the life we are called to live in Christ.

The Psalmist recognized his need for refreshing.

Asking God to renew a right spirit in us is like stepping eagerly into the refreshing waves of the ocean. The salt cleanses our wounds. The strength of the waves causes us to shore up our footing. The breeze invigorates our senses.
We are revived, renewed, and recharged.

I love stepping into the ocean.
Where do you go to be refreshed?

Let’s journey together.

Praise You, O God. Rush over me like refreshing waves. Cleanse my heart. Create a revived spirit within me. You are holy, O Lord. You are merciful. I desire to walk in Your way all of my days. To You, be all glory, honor, and praise. Hallelujah.

May YHWH bless you, keep you, and guide you in all you do. Until next time, this is Linda Goldfarb, and I’m so glad we are on this journey together with Father.

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The Wind is Blowing

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How stable are you when the wind blows?

Are you knocked off your feet by the slightest breeze?

What about your family?

How are you at enduring the heat of your season?

Do you feel the sun of misfortune scorching your neck?

What about your friends?

A truth—you and I are not created to endure the struggles of life alone.

Even our best effort is not good enough to hold back what can potentially harm us.

“All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” 1 Peter 1:24-25

Only the Word of God in and through us will help us endure.

There's an urgency in the kingdom, my friend. Storms are raging,

foundations are cracking,

families are shaking,

and individuals are running scared.

Our only HOPE is Christ.
His Word endures forever and never, ever returns void.

Let's journey together.

Father God, I lift my brothers and sisters to You.

Draw them close and breathe into their lives the hope, which is Christ alone.

Remove the lies of empty temptations, reveal the power of Truth, and destroy our enemy's blatant deceptions.

In Your Word, we trust, and we stand firm. Hallelujah!

Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves; do what it says. James 1:22

May YHWH bless you, keep you, and guide you in all you do. Until next time, this is Linda Goldfarb, and I’m so glad we are on this journey together with Father.

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Are you ready to laugh? Bloopers happen to everyone, and podcast hosts are not immune—neither are their guests!

Welcome to Staying Real About Faith & Family. If you’re looking for a community where you can get real about life without resistance, you’re in the right place. I’m Linda Goldfarb. Each week, my co-host Heather Greer and I, along with our guests, offer personal insight to encourage transparent living from a biblical viewpoint with practical applications. Staying Real with the Holy Spirit’s leading is what we’re all about. We pray today’s episode blesses you.

These are snippets of humor moments with Heather and Linda and a few of their guests.

Some of our fun guests are:
Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith
Tammy Whitehurst
Lori Hatcher
Tina Yeager
Debbie W. Wilson
Ginny Brant
Kathy Carlton Willis
Sara Cormany

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