139: God's Word and Our Hard Seasons with Bethany Beal

Bethany Beal is a wife, mom, author, speaker, YouTuber, and podcaster, with a passion to reach out to women with truth and encouragement for their walk with Christ. She runs the ministry Girl Defined with her sister, Kristen Clark, and comes back on the show today to talk about their newest book, a devotional entitled Shine Bright: 60 Days to Becoming a Girl Defined by God  and to encourage us with the truth of how God's Word comforts us in the hard times.   What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Bethany and Kristen's new devotional book, Shine Bright: 60 Days to Becoming a Girl Defined by God   what readers can expect, and what led them to write it ~How this devotional book differs from many others on the market today ~Topics and themes covered in the book ~The importance of context, and how this devotional book seeks to honor that ~How God's Word equips and strengthens us for the hard seasons of life; how this has been true in Bethany and Kristen's lives and how this is currently proving true in my own life right now ~The importance of looking to the Word first for answers and encouragement when going through a hard time ~Developing a plan for a daily quiet time ~Getting to know God for who He truly is, and not just what people say about Him; the way this safeguards us against so many of the issues of deconstruction in our day ~The huge importance of taking charge of your own walk with the Lord rather than relying on other people to do the work for you ~The freedom found in making much of Christ and less of us ~And more! For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast