Girls Night #23: How to Stop Letting Your Past Define You

In this episode we chat about how to stop letting our past define us, how to free ourselves of shame around sexual sin, and how God can redeem our past mistakes and use them for something beautiful.

IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

Why we can embrace God despite our pasts
How to Gospel changes everything
What amazing things can happen when we choose to share our stories
How to free yourself of shame and guilt around sexual sin
How God can redeem our past mistakes and use them for something beautiful

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!

In today’s episode, we’re talking to my new friend Jamie Ivey! Jamie is an author, a wife, a mama to 4 amazing kids, and... she's a podcaster! Now, you guys, if you don't know about Jamie's podcast, you need to. I get so many emails from y'all saying, "Steph, I have listened to every episode of Girls Night, what do I listen to next?" And in response, I write back three words: The Happy Hour.

Jamie is encouraging, wise, loves God like crazy, and within two seconds of meeting her, you already feel like she's your best friend. You guys are going to love her.

In today’s episode, Jamie and I are talking all about our pasts, and what to do with the shame, guilt, and isolation we sometimes feel because of them.

Both Jamie and I have made some pretty big mistakes in our lives, we’ve made some decisions we’re definitely not proud of. But, as you’ll hear in this episode, God has forgiveness, and redemption, and newness for all of us — He’s had those things for us, and He has them for you too.

One thing we talk about specifically is our sexual pasts. We get really honest about what it was like to share about our past mistakes with our husbands and we have some encouragement for you that I know you’re going to want to hear

So friend, if you’re sitting in some shame, in some guilt, or if you’re feeling like, “Man, if people only knew this about me, if they only knew what I’ve done…” then this episode is for you. God is going to speak to your heart in such enormous ways through Jamie. I can’t wait.