The Quiet Place with Sherri Youngward Sherri Youngward

Philippians 2:19-20

I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.



After a conversation with a friend, I saw this verse in a new light. My friend takes genuine care of those that no one else is concerned about. Just as Paul trusted Timothy’s heart for the Philippians, so God entrusts His heart to us.



Sometimes He gives us His genuine concern for a group of people, even a whole country, and sometimes it’s just for one. 



I pray for us to be filled afresh with His genuine concern for those He has entrusted to us.



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This week, we are revisiting a favorite episode. We hope you enjoy going back with us.




Numbers 13:30-31, 33b

But Caleb tried to encourage the people as they stood before Moses. "Let's go at once to take the land," he said. "We can certainly conquer it!" 

But the other men who had explored the land with him answered, "We can't go up against them! They are stronger than we are!"

…We felt like grasshoppers next to them, and that's what we looked like to them!"



This episode is all about spies. Moses asked a handful of men to spy out the land they were waiting to possess. Two very different reports came back. 



F.B. Meyer compared the perspective of the ten unbelieving spies to that of the two faithful spies, Caleb and Joshua: "They saw the same spectacles in their survey of the land; but the result in the one case was panic, in the other confidence and peace. What made the difference?"



You’ll have to listen to find out the rest of the quote and why grapes and grasshoppers made me consider a tattoo. 



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Proverbs 14:30

A heart at peace gives life to the body,

but envy rots the bones.



It’s true, our emotions affect our physical condition. 



I didn’t realize envy was part of my recent lack of peace until a friend quoted, “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.” All at once, I realized I was searching for answers and overlooking what I already have. 



All this reminded me of lyrics to a bridge I wrote a long time ago:



"I was flipping through old photographsDusting off dead dreams

Funny how it seemsI’m always wanting moreWouldn’t it be crazy 

Or would it just be sadIf everything I’m wanting 

I already have"



I’m grateful the Holy Spirit guides us to truth, or back to the truth as was the case for me. 



I’ll play you the song, “Back to the Beginning.”



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2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Praise to the God of All Comfort

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.



Guess what? Today the Quiet Place Podcast is 3 years old! 



Whether you've been listening since the beginning or just found this podcast, I'm so grateful you're here.



In celebration of this birthday, I will take you behind the scenes to what goes into these weekly episodes, from the inspiration (which is usually summed up by the verses above) to the little frogs and piano at the end of each episode. 



I will end with a home recording of "Amazing Grace," along with some guest musicians from outside my window.





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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:12



Though we have hope in God, there are times I need the light at the end of the tunnel fanned to flame. 



Maybe you can see ways your own lamp of hope has stayed burning or was sparked back to flame by the help of someone else. That spark may have been as huge as the message of the Gospel or as subtle as a walk with a friend. 



Whenever hope is reignited, it is no small thing. It’s a tree of life. 





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John 21:25

Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.



If way back when John wrote this, the world could not contain all the books filled with stories of what Jesus had done, think about now. Think about all the stories since then. Think about your own life and the volumes it contains. 



I asked my friend Nikki what came to her mind when she thought of God showing up for her in an unmistakable way. Her mind went back to a time years ago. I will share her story here. 



Like Nikki, I was brought back to a time years ago, too. Sometimes we have a mothership of an experience. It’s our own personal Red Sea, where we stood at the edge and saw no way to cross. And now here we are, living on the other side. 



You will also learn what inspired the song, “All the Wonders,” which I will play for you here. 







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