The Quiet Place with Sherri Youngward Sherri Youngward

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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Psalm 74:16-17 

Both day and night belong to you;

you made the starlight and the sun.

You set the boundaries of the earth,

and you made both summer and winter.

 

Here's what I love about the verses above: God made all the weather. God made all the light in its varying strengths. He understands when the sun dips behind a cloud, and it's colder and harder to see.



In this episode, I will share how my inner weather system is often both sunshine and showers, and not just one or the other.

 

He understands the changes, even in one day. 

He understands you. God made both summer and winter. He made you too.



I will play the song, “His Eyes Never Close.” 





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Matthew 11:29 (NASB)
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.


Last week, I spoke about how my friend Bonnie put into words how Jesus revealed the core of Himself with us in Matthew 11:29, "For I am gentle and humble in heart."

This week, I will share more thoughts on how we change when the core of Him meets the core of us. This is how we not only survive, but thrive. It’s how we flourish even in the wilderness.

I will read to you from:
Philippians 2:1-15
Hebrews 4:14-16
John 15:9 


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When I listened back to last year’s Easter-time episode, it directed my heart to a good place, and I hoped it might do the same for you. So, I am revisiting episode 100 here. 

Matthew 11:29 

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 

In this episode, I share how trusting the core of Jesus changes the core of me. 

I will also sneak in the song, “Even the Grave.”



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Psalm 90:1-2

"Lord, you have been our dwelling place

in all generations.

Before the mountains were brought forth,

or ever you had formed the earth and the world,

from everlasting to everlasting you are God."



My friend Gina sent me a text with a poem her daughter Jordan wrote that morning. Her text came as I was still considering how our lives and work change over time, from last week’s episode. 

As Jordan’s life is about to dramatically change, she was reminded in the verses above where her true Dwelling Place is. Which reminded me also, so of course I’m reminding you too. 

I will read you Jordan’s poem which I am calling, “Dear Soul” and I’ll play you the song it brought to mind called, “Draw Me Near.”




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