Love Where You Are
June 27, 2022
Ep. 59 : What Does the Bible Say About ‘Big Feelings’ with Laura Smith
Have you every wondered how God feels about our ‘big feelings’ or if the Bible has anything to say about them?
Life can cause very human reactions from us especially when we are tired, stressed or have been deeply hurt.
The book of Psalms is FULL of the author’s ‘big feelings’ and downright rants to God.
Join me this week for a discussion with the author of the new release, Restore My Soul, Laura Smith.
Laura is no stranger to ‘big feelings’ and shares her story of seeking out her self worth in all the wrong places and how God met her in the Psalms and changed her forever.
In this week’s episode on the podcast, Laura and I discuss:
~The struggle of pretending to be someone you are not for the purpose of seeking out love
~How we can manage our own ‘big feelings’ while teaching our kids to do the same
~How to release worry and give God the glory
~How the Psalms remind us of our value to God
~And more!
The world tries to tell us our value based on things like the clothes we wear, a number on a scale, how many likes we have on Facebook, and a slew of other anxiety-indusing reasons… but Scripture tells us our value comes from God and we are beautifully made by Him!
On this week’s episode, special guest Laura Smith, author of the upcoming book “Restore My Soul – The Power and Promise of 30 Psalms”, shares some of her journey with Somer and how God used the Psalms repeatedly to remind Laura of His love and her value. Today, Laura hopes to share this with others, just as the psalmists share with us their big feelings and God’s continual presence.
You can pre-order her new book now!
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About Love Where You Are
Equipping Christian Moms to embrace their season, live life on mission and share Jesus right where they are!
Like a weekly coffee date with the girls, Somer and her guests come together to ask the hard questions, have honest conversations and dive deep into God’s Word. Her heart is to equip and encourage Moms who are seeking to model an authentic Christian walk for their families while also making an impact for the kingdom through love in action wherever God has them in their current season of life. Following the Deuteronomy 6 model, Somer encourages listeners to identify their gifts, talents and current season of life as opportunities to impact the lives of others and bring their children along in the journey reminding us there are opportunities everywhere and every day to love right where you are!
About Somer Colbert
Somer Colbert is a writer, speaker and host of the Love Where You Are podcast. She is the Director of Adoption and Foster Care Ministry at Crosschurch and Connected Champion with the Arkansas Baptist Children and Family Ministries where she creates support, awareness and advocacy for families seeking to serve in the areas of adoption and foster care. She creates weekly podcast episodes and resources to equip and empower Christian families to identify their influence for the gospel in every season, live life on mission and share Jesus right where they are. Somer is passionate about equipping spiritually healthy families and seeing a movement of God's people step into confidence in their ability to change the world around them through the way they love!
She resides in Arkansas with her husband, three kids and three dogs. She's obsessed with British docudramas and cooking shows and can always be found with a cup of hot tea in hand. Her life has been forever changed by the love of Jesus, marriage to her favorite person, parenting her crazy crew and walking multiple adoption journeys.
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