All five steps for how to step into the next season with confidence conclude in this episode of the 4-part series, “When the NEW Makes You Nervous!” Process your past, listen and receive, Obey and do what the Word says, be strong and courageous, and don’t get too many opinions. The Hebrew translation for Joshua 1 can tell us a lot about the nature of what God was telling Joshua in their private conversation. God wasn’t asking Joshua to be physically strong. He was asking him to be MENTALLY strong and courageous, so He could use Joshua as a vessel for the nation of Israel’s victory. And not only did Joshua take God seriously, he didn’t seek others’ opinions. Joshua allowed nothing to deter him from what God called him to do, and in doing that, Joshua became one of the most successful leaders of Israel.

Monologue: Autumn gives an update on how the back-to-school preparations are going in the Miles household.

Message: Autumn shares the last two steps for what to do when the new season makes you nervous.

Question: “I start to feel anxious when things have been going well for a while. Does this ever happen to you?”

Praise Report: A listener shares that despite her life full of unfortunate, bad things, she is determined to figure out God’s purpose for her life, knowing how good He is.

Bible References:

Joshua 1

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The third step to do when the new season you face makes you nervous is simple: meditate on the Word and live it. God gave this command to Joshua, because He saw what was coming. He saw the trials, the mistakes of the Israelites, the cities and strongholds they will face, the tensions within the nation of Israel, and Joshua’s heart. Joshua needed the Word of the Lord to be in his mouth so that he could lead successfully in this new chapter for the nation of Israel as they entered the Promised Land. God sees what is ahead of you, and He is asking you to simply breathe His Word. Do this, and watch what happens.

Monologue: Autumn shares the current summer shenanigans with her kids.

Message: Autumn encourages believers to not just read the Word, but to meditate on the Word and do it, and see what God does with it.

Question: “How do you know when it’s time to let a friendship go?”

Praise Report: A listener shares what happened when she prayed for specific needs at her workplace, from rough relationships to employees with health issues.

Bible References:

Joshua 1:6-8

Psalm 1

Matthew 7:24-29

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Now that you’ve made peace with your past, what is your next step? Are you afraid of repeating failures you’ve made before? Before God set Joshua out for the new season, God had a private dialogue with Joshua to tell him exactly what he needed to know. Joshua needed to know what he was doing, who he was doing it with, where he was going, and why. But God did not tell him how. God told Joshua only what he needed to know so that he could process and move forward with the same courage he had 40 years prior, the moment he was deemed a failure by human standards but a success by God’s standards.

Monologue: Autumn’s son has the opportunity to go on a mission trip to Brazil.

Message: Autumn tells believers the next step of listening and receiving from a loving God to bring you into the new season.

Question: “Is it okay if I’m a Christian but my therapist is not?”

Praise Report: A listener shares her experience with finding a new church to call home after a divorce from her ex-husband and God restoring a huge part of her life that she thought was gone.

Bible References:

Joshua 1

Numbers 13:25-14:10

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When facing a new season, there is something missing in our day and age that we need to be doing. We go go go, move on to the next without a thought about anything that’s in our past that may still be deeply affecting how we step into the new season. We need to take the nation of Israel’s lead and make space to grieve and mourn the bad things, make peace with the things we won’t be able to get over, like the death of a person, and celebrate the good things. Before God even called Joshua to lead the nation of Israel into the Promised Land, God gave them a GIFT of time to mourn, make peace, and celebrate Moses’ life. What things of your past are affecting how you step into the new?

Monologue: Autumn shares her experience with her six week sabbatical and a special gift her husband gave her.

Message: Autumn dives into the private conversation God had with Joshua and what believers can take from His words to Joshua.

Question: “How do you handle your best friends moving in together when they’re not married?”

Praise Report: A listener shares how God restored them after she and her husband were victims of a scam that put them in a position of asking for help, endless phone calls with authorities, and facing financial burdens they never faced before.

Bible References:

Joshua 1

Deuteronomy 34

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Do you want to know how to SURVIVE in your current wilderness season? This week, Pastor Elizabeth Demarest shares her real-life example of how she survived a wilderness season, sharing biblical principles that we’ve discussed these past few weeks in action. You CAN have hope in this season. You CAN survive the wilderness. It is time to trust and move forward.

Monologue: Autumn tells of a lesson she received in the middle of a parking lot.

Message: Autumn interviews Pastor Elizabeth Demarest about her 7-year long wilderness season and what we as believers can learn from her story.

Question: “I want to start a small group at my church, but I feel inadequate. Do I start one anyways?”

Praise Report: A listener shares how they used to be skeptical of everyone, even testimonies, but God gave them new eyes to see others how He sees them.

Bible References:

John 11

Ephesians 2

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The comforts you had in bondage look a lot sweeter when you no longer have them in the wilderness. You’ve got to understand that while you had those comforts then, you do not need them in the wilderness! God removed you from the bondage of those comforts because He WANTS you to be free. The Israelites had forgotten how they cried out to God to deliver them because they missed the “free” fish and other luxuries they had in slavery. They were oppressed, and the comforts no longer persuaded them to stay in oppression. Don’t be fooled by glamorizing the comforts you used to have, because your freedom is not worth the price those comforts require.

Monologue: Autumn praises her younger son’s “skills with a Z” in basketball and swimming.

Message: Autumn reminds believers that any comfort they had in bondage was not worth the oppression and bondage that God delivered them from.

Question: “Have you ever doubted your faith?”

Praise Report: A listener shares how God made moves in her life so she would depend fully on Him, and how much better her life is now because of His work in her.

Bible References:

Number 11:1-6

Exodus 3:7-9, 5:3-9

John 5:1-9 8:36

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What looks like the wrong direction to you might very well be the RIGHT way. Have you been fighting what seems like a step back, a demotion, or a weird move that God has been asking you to take? God may be asking you to trust Him, because your obedience to step back will allow Him to CATAPULT you forward. Joseph was given dreams of how he would be a leader and be bowed to by his brothers and parents. But what happened next in his life was not a step up, an elevation, or even a fraction of what we would expect from such a vision. Joseph was thrown in a pit, sold into slavery, and put into prison before the Lord elevated him among all the people. The Israelites left Egypt with no concept that they would have to face the wilderness, but God knew that if they saw war, they would turn around with their tails tucked between their legs, right back into slavery under Egypt. But God had a plan to use the wilderness, what we view as the “wrong direction,” to strengthen His people, including you today.

Monologue: Autumn expresses her daughter’s ambitions with her dorm room wishlist and her own thoughts about Grace’s very pink wishlist.

Message: Autumn recounts Joseph’s and the Israelites’ timelines through their wilderness seasons that actually prepared them for the dreams and visions they were given by God.

Question: “How do you approach someone in leadership to ask them to mentor you?”

Praise Report: A listener shares how God has released her from an ungodly marriage and provided for her as an intimate and heavenly Father.

Bible References:

Exodus 13:17-18

Genesis 37:11-20

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