What do you base your decisions on, and how do you discern God’s will for your life? Sometimes, we make decisions based on fear, guilt, shame … or what feels right, what has worked in the past, or what others want. In this episode, Haley and Dustin discuss these pitfalls and provide helpful insights from God’s Word on handling regret and unintended consequences of our choices and how to make decisions that honor the Lord.

Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit.

So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything.

Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.

Listen in to learn more : (00:04) - Navigating Decision-Making Through God's Will

(13:14) - Navigating Life's Decision-Making Process

(25:22) - Navigating Decisions With Wisdom

(31:28) - Making Decisions With Purpose and Hope

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Helpful links and resources

Connect with us on social!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopefortheheart

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopefortheheart

Sign up for our in-person and livestream event on Saturday, June 22, on Mental Health and the Church https://resource.hopefortheheart.org/mental-health-and-the-church

Learn more about the ministry and resources of Hope for the Heart: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/

Learn more about Hope Talks and submit your question for Haley and Dustin: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/podcast

​​Free resource! Download our free PDF on Decision Making and learn practical steps to discern God’s will -- https://www.hopefortheheart.org/decision-making/

​​Video course on Decision Making – https://www.hopefortheheart.org/product/decision-making-video-course/

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Bible verses mentioned in this episode

Proverbs 11:14 – “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”

Philippians 2:4 – “Let each of you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others.”

2 Corinthians 5:10 – “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.”

Haley and Dustin discuss the concept of normalizing hope – how hope is normal to the Christian life. We can sometimes focus on our struggles and difficulties so much that we forget about the hope available to us in Christ. Haley and Dustin share a few practical insights from Scripture on what it means to live with hope amidst life’s challenges.

Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit.

So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything.

Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.

Listen in to learn more : (00:04) Normalizing Hope in Everyday Life

(11:38) Navigating Hope in Challenging Circumstances

(20:00) Embracing Hope in Times of Disappointment

(34:21) Weekly Podcast Blessing and Encouragement

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Helpful links and resources

Connect with us on social!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopefortheheart

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopefortheheart

Sign up for our in-person and livestream event on Saturday, June 22, on Mental Health and the Church https://resource.hopefortheheart.org/mental-health-and-the-church

Learn more about the ministry and resources of Hope for the Heart: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/

Learn more about Hope Talks and submit your question for Haley and Dustin: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/podcast

​​Free resource! Download our free PDF, Your Mental Health Matters: The Path to Wellness, Peace & Living with Hope – https://www.hopefortheheart.org/your-mental-health-matters/

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Bible verses mentioned in this episode

Romans 15:13 – “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

Hebrews 6:19 – “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”

Hebrews 10:23 – “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”

Psalm 71:14 – “As for me, I will always have hope”

Ephesians 1:19 – “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you”

Romans 15:4 – “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”

Psalm 46:1 – “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”

Jonah 2:9 – “But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the LORD.’”

1 Kings 19:7 - The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him [Elijah] and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.”

Special guest June Hunt, founder of Hope for the Heart, joins Haley and Dustin to share her story of how she found hope in Christ amidst a difficult and turbulent childhood. June also shares how the Lord used her to then share hope with others who were struggling and in despair and how hope is vital to the Christian life.

Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit.

So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything.

Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.

Listen in to learn more : (14:42) Finding Hope Through Biblical Teaching

(18:35) How to Find Hope in Difficult Circumstances

(29:10) The Power of Hope in Trials of Life

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Helpful links and resources

Connect with us on social!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopefortheheart

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopefortheheart

Want to talk with June Hunt on Hope in the Night? Schedule a time here: https://resource.hopefortheheart.org/talk-with-june-hope-in-the-night

Sign up for our in-person and livestream event on Saturday, June 22, on Mental Health and the Church https://resource.hopefortheheart.org/mental-health-and-the-church

Learn more about the ministry and resources of Hope for the Heart: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/

Learn more about Hope Talks and submit your question for Haley and Dustin: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/podcast

Resources on topics discussed in this episode:

Suicide Prevention: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/gethelp/

Childhood Sexual Abuse: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/childhood-sexual-abuse/

Hope for Your Heart, book by June Hunt: https://june-hunt.myshopify.com/collections/trade-books/products/hope-for-your-heart

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Bible verses mentioned in this episode

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

2 Peter 1:3 – “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.”

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, ho comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”

Lamentations 3:21-23 – “Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

Psalm 71:14 – “As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.”

Proverbs 23:18 – “There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.”