The Christian Habits Podcast

Do you ever wish you could change your spouse? Unfortunately, God hasn't given us that capability! Here are 10 tips that will help when you can't change your spouse.

Are you a Christian writer who struggle with finding your identity in Christ? Join Matt Rial and I as we discuss this on today's episode of the Christian Habits Podcast.

Do you ever feel like you can't stop thinking about food? Or do you struggle with obsessing about losing weight or eating healthy? We'll be talking about all three problems on this episode of the Christian Habits Podcast.

Today I'm excited to have Micah Brooks on the Christian Habits Podcast. We'll be talking about a blog post Micah wrote called, "Treat Everyone Like a 10."

Do you struggle with procrastination? These questions and Bible verses will help you actually want to do your job!

Do you struggle with emotional eating? If so, this podcast will help. We'll renew our mind together with the questions and Bible verses from I Deserve a Donut (And Other Lies That Make You Eat).

Do you ever find yourself eating or doing your bad habit when you're bored? In today's podcast we'll talk about how to go to God for help with boredom eating.

Do you ever know you need to do something, but you just can't make yourself do it? I have that problem quite a bit. So on today's episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, I decided to go through the dread questions from the Renewing of the Mind Project to help me get back to work after the long holiday weekend. If you're having a day where you dread your to do list, these questions will help.

Are you ever tempted to give into self-pity, bitterness, or blaming God? If so, today's episode of the Christian Habits Podcast will help. I'll be interviewing Joy Schroeder, a delightful and wise woman of God who was tempted by these things when she was paralyzed from the chest down in a car accident 29 years ago.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed because your time, house, desk, and/or life in general is unorganized? Today on the Christian Habits Podcast, Dr. Melanie Wilson will help us get organized.

Questions and Bible verses that will help you avoid holiday weight gain during the holidays.

Do you ever feel so overwhelmed you don't even know where to begin with the work that's on your plate? Sometimes those overwhelmed feelings come from the work itself, but often they come from the other things: our attitudes, our fears, our desire to please others, and our doubts about being able to do the things on our to do lists. Add that to the other things going on in our lives, and it's pretty easy to start feeling overwhelmed. In today's podcast we'll be talking about the lies that make us feel overwhelmed and some tips and truths that will help us get over that stressed out feeling.

On today's episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, I'm excited to share an interview with Becca, who is working on a renewing of the mind project for both weight loss and insecurity. If you struggle with either of these, I think you'll find the interview helpful.

Here are a few of the things we'll be talking about on today's podcast: How to develop a consistent renewing-of-the-mind habit. Lies we believe that keep us from renewing of our minds. How to use the starting a habit questions and Bible verses in The Renewing of the Mind Project to help establish a renewing of the mind habit. The thoughts that precede a binge. What to do if you can't renew your mind right away after you break your boundaries. How to renew your mind if you're using calories or Weight Watcher's boundaries. How to renew your mind if you have young kids at home. Wanting a fun, problem-free life and how that interferes with weight loss.

A couple of months ago a reader wrote to me, asking if I had ever considered writing a Bible study on depression. I hadn't, but I was interested in the subject so I asked her if she would be willing to visit over the phone about it. She was, and we had such a great conversation that I was wishing I had taped it. So we decided to call each other again and tape it this time. Unfortunately, we both live in small towns with slow internet so the quality of the sound recording wasn't always that great. I had to slice and dice it a bit, and every once in awhile you'll hear a small glitch in the recording, but when it happens it's just for a few seconds so if you keep listening, it will get better. In this conversation we talk about: How sexual abuse in childhood may cause you to stuff emotions. Why you may not be very good at recognizing your emotions. How to figure out what emotion you're experiencing. Some emotions that may be causing your depression. The importance of going to God as soon as possible when something bad happens. We had two more conversations after this one, which I'll try to fit into the next podcast. If you struggle with depression or how to recognize your emotions, I think this podcast will be helpful to you.

Do you ever struggle with getting things done? Do you ever obsess over your to do list? Would you like to learn how to get more done? In today's podcast, Dr. Melanie Wilson of psychowith6.com shares 3 habits she learned from a year of living productively that will help you finish that to-do list and then forget about it. During her year of productive living, Melanie tried out a different productivity program or tool each week. She then wrote a weekly blog post about her experience, sharing the things she liked and didn't like about the tool or program. The posts are fascinating to read, and I've included a link to them below. Melanie shares three more habits in addition to the ones she shared on this podcast in today's blog post on her blog. Click here for that post: 6 Habits I Learned From a Year of Living Productively.

In this episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, we'll go through 12 questions that will help you let go of your anger when you're annoyed.

In this interview with Heidi Bylsa, we'll talk about how to experience joy in the midst of a difficult marriage. Heidi offers helpful advice whether your marriage is easy or hard.

In today's podcast with Ngina Otiende we'll be talking about: Working on your goals and dreams, even when it's difficult. Learning how to adjust to a different life than you’re used to living. Learning to trust God in the midst of uncertainty. Ngina also shares her story of moving to the States from Kenya three years ago. If you'd like to know more about her journey, click here.

In today's podcast we'll talk about 6 steps to breaking free from idolatry. This is podcast is based on a post I wrote last year, although I've changed the steps just a bit. To see that post, click here.

Do you ever feel like a complete and total failure? Do you ever feel like a mild loser? Either way, this podcast will help. We'll go through the self-condemnation questions and insecurity Bible verses from I Deserve a Donut with our own failures in mind.

Do you ever get tired of working on breaking that habit? I know I do. In today's podcast we'll talk about 5 reasons we should keep working on those habits when it would be so much easier to give up.

Today I'm excited to share an interview I had with my friend Christina Smith. We'll be talking about how to follow lifelong eating boundaries, how to break free from the idol of skinny, and how Facebook sometimes gets in the way of that. Christina shares her journey and how God has helped her along the way. She also gives practical suggestions for change.

Do you ever feel like you can't break that habit that has been plaguing you all your life? In today's podcast we'll talk about three steps you can take if you want to break your habit.

In this episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, we'll talk about an attitude that keeps us from breaking our habits. If you'd like help with breaking a habit, check out the breaking a habit tab at the top of barbraveling.com Click here to see the questions on today's podcast.

Do you ever feel like you have to say yes when someone asks you to do something? If so, you may be a people pleaser. In this podcast, we'll talk about 6 different things you can do if you want to break the habit of people pleasing. We'll also renew our minds with the people pleasing questions from I Deserve a Donut.

Today I'm excited to share an interview with my friend Terry, who has lost 140 pounds over the last 2 1/2 years. Terry is the friend I talked about in the introduction to I Deserve a Donut (And Other Lies That Make You Eat). Terry has wonderful words of wisdom, and I know her interview will encourage you, no matter how many pounds you have to lose! In this episode, Terry shares how she renewed her mind the struggles she encountered along the way, and how her boundaries changed throughout the process.

Do you ever feel like life is too hard? Join us today as we renew our minds with the discontentment questions and Bible verses from I Deserve a Donut (And Other Lies That Make You Eat).

Welcome to the Christian Habits podcast! This is a podcast about transformation through the renewing of the mind (Romans 12:2). We'll take a look at how to break free from our strongholds, idols, sin, habits, and negative emotions like anger, worry, insecurity, stress, and discontentment. Not so we can become perfect Christians, but so we can love God and others better and enjoy the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We'll also be looking at how to start good habits, accomplish goals, and grow in our relationship with God. In this episode I share a little bit about my own experience with breaking habits, and give a brief overview of what you can expect in future episodes.