Why ”Doing More” Isn’t Always God’s Best
Fruitfulness yields eternal impact, as you partner with God. Join me as we look at what the Word of God says about:
- Why productivity can lead to burnout and self-reliance
- How to move from striving to cooperative yielding and surrender to God's ways
- What Jesus meant when he (who only did what the Father told him) said, "Apart from me you can do nothing" (John 15:5)
- Practical ways to rest and bear fruit that will last (including love, joy, and peace)
(It also include Christine's personal story that led to this podcast, which is also on her blog, RadiantJoy.us/blog.)Watch more episodes at RadiantJoy.us
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Thursday Nov 07, 2024
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
This series encourages you to spend a few minutes a day for 21 days to experience more joy of the Lord! Each day has a theme, a graphic reminder, and an activity to help you experience more joy. To join in on the challenge and receive a gift at the end, click on the link below. To participate online, see my social media pages for daily themes and a reminder to experience the post. Comments are encouraged as well as spreading the challenge. Go to https://radiantjoy.org/joy-challenge for a free copy of Joy-Full Seasoned Women: A Guide to Bearing Fruit and Radiating Joy in Your Second Half, scheduled for December 2024 release.
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Join host Christine Boersma Smith, a vibrant Baby Boomer and Spirit-loving disciple, as she explores how the first half of life may not have prepared us for the second half. Learn from her insights about shifting from a life of striving, perfectionism, and DOing to self-discovery, spiritual growth, navigating unexpected challenges, and BEing.
She shares about connecting with like-minded women as well as embracing creativity during a period of newfound solitude, as she also did “inner work” and created her dream studio. She speaks of how the second half of life offers us wisdom and nudges us to ponder key questions, and nothing is wasted for those faithful to Jesus, who works everything out for our good!
She mentions Wisdom Circles, where seasoned women can veer from uncertainty to finding a blessed, purposeful, joy-filled second half of life in a supportive community of other seasoned Christian women.
Christine also offers a Questions to Ponder PDF, which provides inquiries for reflection, prayer, journaling, or dialoguing with God. You can visit her website at https://radiantjoy.us/.
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Milestone birthdays, even more than other birthdays, are apropo for a fresh start, a new beginning, and a time to pursue a new vision with new goals, and even to make lifestyle changes. As podcast host Christine Smith shares, she’s looking forward with faith, trust, love, hope, and joy. Her attitude is that a birthday isn‘t just a reminder of how old you are but a celebration of how far you have come and the journey that still lies ahead. She’s focusing on growing wiser, intentional, more fruitful, and very grateful.
She also sees this big 75th birthday as one to embrace moments and people that have brought her joy in the past as well as those circumstances that taught her important lessons, especially spiritual lessons, healing, and preparation for how she will continue to serve other seasoned women (especially those women over 50 or over 55). Christine’s motto is that it’s never too late to walk by the Spirit, to be the REAL YOU, and to fulfill your sacred calling. If you live aiming for that, or making progress towards that little by little, she’s confident that the rewards will bless you! She shares some of her heartwarming memories and encourages you to reflect on yours. She asks for prayers as she’s currently writing a book on joy. She includes family photos, some that are humorous: her worst hair day, and her most uplifting day ever! Christine’s cherished moments, friendships, and desire to bless those who watch, reflect her hope to continue in a faithful life, lived with purpose, love, grace, and kindred spirits.
She invites women of faith over 50 or 55 to join an upcoming 8-week FREE TO BE HOLY Workshop starting in September, discussing the book of that name by Matt Lozano, and reflecting on what a holiness lifestyle looks like and discovering more about our identity in Christ. You can expect the community experience to add to your enjoyment of the book and its topics. Visit and sign up at: https://radiantjoy.us/freetobeholy/.
At the end of the podcast, Christine offers as a “birthday party favor” a compilation of 75 Pearls of Wisdom about Joy, downloadable on her website, https://radiantjoy.us/podcast/. She also invites you to follow her on Linked In at https://www.linkedin.com/christine-boersma-smith-16b09179 or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/radiantjoychristine.