Elevate Your Day with Andi and Brian Hale

Andi and Brian bring you daily devotionals to help elevate your day!

Elevate Your Day with Andi and Brian Hale is a religion podcast hosted by Andi & Brian Hale, with 322 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #330

  Purposeful Pain (Purpose Through Pain) Day 5 of 5

  Aug 10, 20266 minS3

  From Purpose Through Pain by Chidi Wosu After a long day at work, I remember feeling heavy pain in my stomach. I was going to blow it off, but after being coerced by a loved one to go to the doctor, I relented and went to Urgent Care. Twelve hours later I found out I had a major issue that would require surgery. Terrified, I started the stint to look for the right doctor to perform my upcoming surgery. Now, almost a year after this incident happened, I realized had I not felt that pain, I would have never recognized there was an issue. It’s very similar to what Paul writes in Roman 5:3-5. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. We should rejoice in some of the moments that cause us pain. Why? It’s because in those moments we are shaped into the people God wants us to be. Have you ever been through something and afterward you became stronger because of it? It’s because that pain has purpose! We should be more focused on what God longs to teach us, rather than why something is happening to us. I later learned that if I never felt that pain, the issue could have caused very extensive damage that would have been irreversible. When I think back on it, I rejoice in that initial bout of pain because it actually saved me from something more serious. When God takes us through life’s valleys, there is always something that can be used in them for our benefit.

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  Episode #329

  Jesus Take The Wheel (Purpose Through Pain) Day 4 of 5

  Aug 10, 20264 minS3

  From Purpose Through Pain by Chidi Wosu There is an old saying in churches that reads, “Jesus take the wheel,” which simply means that in life, God should be in the driver’s seat as we submissively follow His direction. I saw a very funny meme online that said, “Jesus take the wheel, but not that wheel.” A driver was missing the front wheel of his car as the rim scraped the pavement. Sometimes in our lives, we ask for God to be in control, but we want to do it our way. We want to grow in our spiritual lives, but we are not willing to do it the way God wants us to do it. 1 Samuel 8:6-9 – But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. According to all the deeds that they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.” With the Israelites in the Old Testament, God wanted to be their King, so He appointed priests to rule over them. However, the children of Israel wanted a king so they could be like everyone else. They wanted to do it their own way. How many times did we want to do it our own way? We date the wrong person because we want to be married like everyone else. We don’t go into ministry because we want to be like everyone else. We plan expensive trips and events to post online to be like everyone else. However, God wants to do things His way. He will let you do it your own way, but God’s way will eliminate unnecessary pain and hardship from you. You can’t want God to “take the wheel” and get frustrated in your circumstance when He doesn’t take the wheel you want. In life, there are always going to be things we want. There will always be things we would like God to do our way. However, there is a blessing in following how God wants us to navigate through life. It is hard, but do not get caught up in what everyone else is doing; understand what God is trying to do in you. There is so much blessing in being in God’s perfect will. Trust Him that all things will work for your good.

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  Episode #328

  The Desires Of My Heart (Purpose Through Pain) Day 3 of 5

  Aug 10, 20269 minS3

  From Purpose Through Pain by Chidi Wosu Working in a stressful environment like corporate always causes major sugar cravings. I remember one day oddly, I really wanted chocolate. This is very unusual for me because I don’t typically eat chocolate, and it’s not really my favorite guilty pleasure. After a meeting, my friend and I headed to the snack stash to indulge in a popular chocolate bar. As we walked to the drawer, what had previously been filled up with chocolate bars, was now completely gone! How many times in life have we gone to familiar places to find something we needed to fulfill a desire? We go to relationships to find unconditional love or jobs to find fulfillment, and when we seek them out, we come up empty and unable to satiate the true desires of our hearts. One thing I noticed about Psalms 37:4 which reads, “Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart,” is that when you find your pleasure in God, He ends up changing your desires. When you delight in Him, His desires become your desires. Because I couldn’t find the chocolate, I went to someone on my floor who always knew where the chocolate was. I quickly lamented to him about how all the chocolate was gone. I knew he knew where the chocolate was because I often saw him go to the stash and get candy. I saw him do it so much that I started too. Every time I would see the chocolate he liked, I saved one for him and put it on his desk. Delighting in the Lord requires sacrifice. A part of us needs to give Him our time and our devotion so that we can understand His ways. Just like I knew the ways of someone I worked with, when you spend enough time with God, you will start to understand how He operates. When you understand what gives Him joy, you can give Him what He desires. Just as I gave my co-worker chocolate because I understood that was something he appreciated, we should look to God’s word to see the things He loves. God loves our faith; He loves our worship and praise. When we spend time with Him, we start to recognize what brings God joy, and we can offer it to Him. Before I had a chance to ask, my coworker invited me to take some chocolate from his stash because I always left chocolate on his desk. When I went to take it, he ended up giving me a handful of the EXACT chocolate I was looking for. God says in His word in Luke 6:38, “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” This is even more relevant when it comes to giving to God! When you give to God, He will bless you far beyond what you thought you even could ask for. Before you even open your mouth, He will give you the desires of your heart because He knows our hearts. Seek to understand God, give to Him and watch the blessings flow down from heaven and out of you!

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  Episode #327

  God's Perfect Timing (Purpose Through Pain) Day 2 of 5

  Aug 10, 202610 minS3

  From Purpose Through Pain by Chidi Wosu One Valentine’s Day, I attended an event with ladies I knew from a church organization with which I was associated. As the ladies trickled into the cozy Italian bistro to their assigned seats, they began to converse and eagerly look at the menu to order food. One of the ladies was in the midst of getting ready for the event. In order to prevent everyone’s food from being delayed, she ordered her food while she was on the way to the restaurant. How many times in life have we been in situations where we are getting ready for our destination while also praying towards a promise? God might have given you a business idea, and as you are getting ready by reading books, saving money, and gathering a network, you are also requesting from God that your business be successful. Some of us are preparing to be married as we pray for a mate. We might be preparing to follow God’s purpose while simultaneously putting in a request for that purpose to be fulfilled. Habakkuk 2:3 – For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. It’s easy to get into the mindset that I shouldn’t put in a request to God for something until I’m “ready.” Meaning, until I have all the resources for my business, I shouldn’t ask God to help to start my company. Until I have all the aspects of being a Proverbs 31 woman, I shouldn’t request for God to give me a husband. Until I have every detail of my life together, I shouldn’t ask God for a wife. I believe that as God prepares us for where we are going, He also wants us to pray for where He is taking us! Just as David wasn’t a king when God called him, God ended up qualifying him to be a king through the preparation He did in him. We don’t have to wait until everything is ready for God to see us as ready. As we prepare, we should always be praying for the preparation and the promise at the same time. I remember when the woman finally walked in, the waiter walked to the table at the exact time she was taking her seat. She actually ended up being served first at the table! I say this to say, when we prepare and pray for what God promised us, He will align it so that everything happens in perfect timing. The woman at the event was not early or late, she was RIGHT on time. This is how God works. He’s on time.

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  Episode #326

  Depression To Joy (Purpose Through Pain) Day 1 of 5

  Aug 10, 20269 minS3

  From Purpose Through Pain by Chidi Wosu During the holidays, I always go to Pittsburgh to see my family. Since my mother and father reside there, the whole family comes down to spend the most wonderful time of the year under the same roof. One night, while soundly sleeping, I was awakened to the sound of birds. I woke up almost immediately from the loud and distracting chirping of robins. Once I was fully up, I realized it was still the dead of night. In fact, it was still dark outside, and the sun would not rise for the next seven hours. To add to the mystery, it was the end of December. Two questions then came to mind: first, why are birds up north in the winter, and second, why are they chirping at night? Since I was wide awake, I decided to do some research. There are two reasons robins sing in the middle of the winter at night. Those two reasons have to do with how the robin defends its territory. First, robins sing at night to fight disturbances in their territory. When God gives you a promise, the enemy will always try to come in the form of doubt, fear, or confusion to try to steal that promise away. When this happens, we have to continue to believe God for our promises or the territory that He has given us. In Luke 1:37 it says, “For no word from God will ever fail.” If God has promised you something, you have to remind the devil what God has promised you in the wake of fear and doubt. Don’t let the devil distract you from the destiny God has for you. The second reason they sing in the winter is to protect their territory. Due to the land having substance, the robins protect it even in the winter because of the nourishment the land provides. Sometimes, we get tired of praying and seeking God when we don’t see anything growing. Just like in the winter when things seem barren, we can get frustrated with protecting what God has given us. However, in His word in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, God tells us to pray without ceasing. This means that even in the moments when we don’t see anything happening with the promise that God gave us, we should continue to pray and rely on God for that promise. Psalm 18:46-49 – The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation— the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me, who rescued me from my enemies; yes, you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from the man of violence. For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing to your name. You may be in a season where you are doubting what God has promised you. It may seem like everything happening in your life is the opposite of what God has promised you. However, hold on to what God has told you! He has more for you than you can even imagine. Don’t give up and hold fast to your territory. The land is yours. He’s given you the grace to defend it because He has taught you how to praise regardless of the circumstance of your season.

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