About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of deepening one's faith and roots in God through practices like silence and gratitude, using biblical references.

Rooted "This is what the Lord says: "Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord. They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited salty land. "But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit." ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭17‬:‭5‬-‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Why plants & trees need water. Practice: Cultivate silence - creating quiet spaces for prayer, listening, stillness, meditation on God's Word is vital for deepening our roots, perhaps even more in our day and age than at any other time in history, due to the amount of sheer noise. Gratitude - a deeply rooted life overflows with thanksgiving. "Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness." ‭‭Colossians‬…

People in this episode

Hosts: CJ Hitz, Shelley Hitz

Topics covered

• faith
• spiritual growth
• Christian writing
• meditation
• gratitude

Keywords

• Christian writers
• spirituality
• meditation
• faith
• gratitude
• Jeremiah
• Colossians

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Jeremiah 17:5-8 NLT, Colossians 2:7 NLT

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