Bragg-About Life Podcast April Bragg

Ever wished you had more time?
Ever feel guilty for wanting more time for yourself?

What if those 2 things are linked?

There's a reason why most women's time management problem is not going to be solved by "becoming more efficient" or "going to a digital calendar".

I know.  I tried.  I even bought a HUGE wall calendar and wrote EVERYTHING down - and still didn't have time.

Because there were 3 people stealing my time.

And that's why I now know this - if we don't stop the steal, it won't help to make more time - because that extra time will just get taken too.

(kinda like government with our income taxes - but I'll keep this non-political, lol!)

Listen, TIME is the currency of our life.  It's what we use to buy experience and memories and share our gifts and presence with others.  

May this video inspire you to see your time as your most VALUABLE asset to steward.

I'm concerned that we as Christians have accepted BUSY-ness as NORMAL.  

I'm not talking about being productive.  I'm talking about that rushed feeling we all have when we believe "there's not enough time for me to do what I need to do."

Does your life feel BUSY - all the time?
In this episode, I explain the difference between being "busy" for a season versus being busy as a lifestyle, and how I was taught that Godliness looks like "being busy all the time" and why I believe that is actually a lie from the Enemy rather than way God designed us to exist.
I also share the BIG reason why I have chosen to reject "busyness" as a normal state, especially for Christians.
Finally, I share a few reasons why we fall into the busy trap, and 3 steps for breaking free from it.

Don't you love a great shortcut - a life hack - something that makes life easier or better?

That's what I think WISDOM does.
Only problem was, I used to think, "It takes a LOT of time to become wiser. Or a LOT of experience."

Well, recently, I realized that I have been using a shortcut to WISDOM for a long time.
Today, I'm sharing that Wisdom shortcut with you.
I like to think of it as "Put 100 years of wisdom in the same room and grow wiser in one day"

And that's why I love the idea of "Cultivating Intergenerational Wisdom"


In this episode, I share where I got the idea, how I implement it, and how you can start too.  

I'd love to hear your perspective - do you have wise women in your life from different age groups that you love to spend time with?  

The Faith To Do Hard Things?

I have a saying.  "Life's not meant to be HARD; it's meant to be LIVED."  

I started telling myself that sometime in my late 30's.  

See, up to that point, I was always trying to make life easier.
And, in A LOT of areas, I succeeded.  
I simplified my home, I automated my homeschooling, I mastered budgeting, I even got on board with exercising on a regular basis.

It felt like I was a real ADULT, lol!  

And then God prompted me to do something NEW, something DIFFERENT, something HARD.  

Because life isn't supposed to get easier and easier - we're supposed to GROW AND GROW.  

As we grow, what WAS HARD becomes easy, and we have more capacity and more capability.
WHY is life like this?  

BECAUSE it does US good, it does the WORLD good, when we exercise FAITH.
So, in this episode, I share what "HARD" thing I'm up to these days, why I believe we are called to WALK by FAITH, and how I hope YOU too will commit to WALKING BY FAITH...
Even if it feels hard.
PS - That book I was talking about?  Here's the first chapter for FREE - https://aprilbragg.com/book/
 
 

If we ENJOY reading the Bible, then we will naturally do more of it.
And also, sometimes finding even 5 minutes a day to call our own is challenging!

In this episode of Bragg-About Life, I share 3 main ways to read our Bible  - or as I like to call it, "Finding Your Bible Reading Style"!
But, here's something that I didn't say in the episode - ANY time spent in the Word of God is potentially transformational. 
One verse, quoted from memory, on repeat throughout a difficult day, is my FAVORITE way to spend time in God's Word - even if I don't actually OPEN the Bible (or OPEN the BIBLE APP on my phone - which is how I exclusively read these days!)
A Bible verse posted on the wall, a daily verse notification, a coffee date and Bible study with God at Starbucks, a Youtube video of the Bible being read to you - let's use our God-given CREATIVITY to ENJOY learning more about God, His love for us, and His success principles for life - a little bit every day!

Remember, it's a journey so, have fun with this - I'll allow it! (LOL)
 
 

Do you feel guilty for not reading your Bible "enough"?
Yeah, that's gotta stop!
 
What if a "have to" attitude is getting in the way of you genuinely enjoying spending time in the Word?  
In this episode, I share the reason I stopped reading my Bible altogether for a season of my life, and the AMAZING discovery that came from that act.
 
Now, I don't want to spoil the ending - so listen to the episode to find out what I think about reading my Bible now!  
 
And, here are all the goody links I promised in the episode:
https://www.heavenlyplaced.com/ is my personal favorite Bible reading resource from someone who TRULY enjoys reading God's Word, and hopes to inspire others to enjoy it too!
Wanna listen instead of reading it?  I've got you!  https://www.youtube.com/@HeavenlyPlaced
 
And if you want to go deeper, then join the "Be Transformed" Challenge here - 
https://aprilbragg.com/challenge/