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What does it look like to desire God like a deer pants for water? In Psalms 42-43, we see a sweet picture of the psalmists’ dependency on God and their hope in Him. Emma Dotter and faithful Watermark member Kathy Cox encourage listeners to come to God in honesty, praise in the waiting, and remembrance of His past faithfulness.   Want to listen to Shane and Shane’s song about Psalm 42? Check out the link to Psalm 42 (Loudest Praise) below! https://open.spotify.com/track/6x8yjJaCVAzjoSCD3MEOaJ?si=6200126890924dee  Grab a NEW Join The Journey Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/7rt0H3g  Got kids? Check out the NEW Join The Journey Jr. Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/eYBgvUM  You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898

What if God doesn’t restore me to full health? Emma Dotter today chats with faithful Watermark staff member Shane Rasch about Psalm 41, where David is in a low point of his life but chooses to entrust himself to the faithfulness of God while suffering. Shane explores how David recognizes God sustaining and upholding him and points how our final and eternal hope for restoration is in Christ.    Want to lead a Merge group? Check out the link below! https://www.watermark.org/ministries/merge  Check out one of Shane’s past episodes! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mGZ5SMy8i5aswK4pb6bRV?si=3SFCpSkVQJa1iM_yfC1SdQ  Grab a NEW Join The Journey Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/7rt0H3g  Got kids? Check out the NEW Join The Journey Jr. Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/eYBgvUM  You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898

What does it look like to wait patiently for God in the midst of suffering and trials? In today’s episode, faithful Watermark member Anthony Anderson and Emma Dotter talk about what it looks like to trust in God and His deliverance. Anthony points to the example of David to see how we can be transparent about where we are and how God reaches through the darkness we face and overcomes the circumstances we find ourselves in.   Additional Scriptures in the Episode: 2 Peter 3:8-9, “With the Lord a day is like a thousand years…”   Check out Anthony’s Past Episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2-174-2-samuel-5/id1600151923?i=1000627060018   Interested in Watermark Health? Check out the link below! https://www.watermarkhealth.org/   Grab a NEW Join The Journey Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/7rt0H3g  Got kids? Check out the NEW Join The Journey Jr. Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/eYBgvUM  You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898

Why does God care about us if we have such short lives?  Today Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark staff member Delissa Villa on the External Focus team to walk through Psalm 39. David understands our fallen nature and the brokenness of the world. He highlights that our days are fleeting, and our lives are short. In light of the reality that Christ has come, we like David have hope in life and death, and we get to live in a way that matters for eternity. Grab a NEW Join The Journey Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/7rt0H3g  Got kids? Check out the NEW Join The Journey Jr. Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/eYBgvUM  You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898

Sometimes the grief and anguish for our sins are all internal, but today Hannah Staubs and Wayne Walker unpack the physical anguish of sin. Wayne, the founder of Our Calling, teaches listeners about the grief of sin, and the way we can see it on the outside and the inside. But, there is hope in the forgiveness that can be found in Christ!  Want to learn more about Our Calling? Check out the link!  https://www.ourcalling.org/  Want to get involved with Love Our City? Check out the link below:  https://www.watermark.org/engage/city/serve-the-city  Grab a NEW Join The Journey Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/7rt0H3g  Got kids? Check out the NEW Join The Journey Jr. Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/eYBgvUM  You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898

When we hear the phrase, “be still” oftentimes, we can read that as “don’t take action” or “don’t move." But what does this phrase mean regarding Scripture? Today, Hannah Staubs from the Watermark Institute interviews Watermark member, Justin Powell. Justin shares that being still before the Lord is more of a heart issue than an action issue. Being still before the Lord is a daily choice to surrender to God.   Additional Scriptures in the Podcast: Matthew 6:33, “Seek first the kingdom of God…” 1 Samuel 30, Story of David’s men, and the capturing of their families. Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, Luke 19:10, “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”  Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.” Exodus 14:14-15, “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent. The Lord said to Moses, ‘Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.’” Psalm 119:105, “The Lord is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Luke 22, Jesus in the garden saying, “Not my will by yours be done…”  Want to get involved with Love Our City? Check out the link below:  https://www.watermark.org/engage/city/serve-the-city  Grab a NEW Join The Journey Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/7rt0H3g  Got kids? Check out the NEW Join The Journey Jr. Journal for 2024: https://a.co/d/eYBgvUM  You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898