#221: FROM SELF-LOATHING TO LOVE (Part 1)

Be Still Be Free

It's time for our newest series as we walk from bondage to breakthrough, and this week we're moving from self-loathing to love! Friends, this week we're led in discussion by Julie Davies, a licensed professional counselor who knows this topic intimately and deeply. Julie leads us this week, part 1 of 2, and outlines the wrong beliefs and lies we so easily accept as truth. You're going to want to get your journal and take notes for this one!
ABOUT JULIE DAVIES:
Julie is a wife and mom who loves Jesus. She readily shares how God brought hope, healing, and freedom to her soul after years of struggling with depression and anxiety. Julie has worked as a discipleship counselor, youth pastor, and professional speaker with New Hope for Teens Ministry for the past 14 years. She founded the New Hope Counseling Center in 2019 in Atlanta, focusing on discipleship counseling for teen girls and women that helps them exchange lies for Truth and experience God’s Grace based on the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Find out more about Julie at www.juliedavies.com.

BE IN THE WORD:
"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit." (Romans 8:1)
"We love Him because He first loved us." (1 John 4:19)
"And to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God." (Ephesians 3:17-21)
"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2
"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things which you do not know." (Jeremiah 33:3)
"So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind." (Philippians 4:8)
BE EDUCATED:

1. The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
2. Letting Love in: How God Renews Relationships By Crushing Your Inner Critic by Lindsay Morgan Snyder
3. God is Whispering to You: How you can hear God's Quiet Voice above the Noise by Christy Pierce
4. Shut Up: Silence the Negative Thoughts in your Head by Christy Pierce (teens & young adults)

BE DOERS, NOT JUST HEARERS:

1. What are some wrong beliefs and false views you have about yourself?
2. What is the truth of who God is and w

Thanks as always for listening! Make sure to rate and review us, as it helps more women find our podcast. And be sure to follow us on Instagram at Be Still Be Free.