S3 Episode #18- Chris Biondo
THE ONE WITH CHRIS BIONDO
Chris is from Michigan, but is now living in Jacksonville Beach, Florida with the love of her life, her High School sweetheart, Steve. She counts it as her greatest privilege and joy to be married to him for 39 years. She says, "We're still on our honeymoon!"
Chris is the Mama of 3 precious, amazing grown kiddos. They're a huge blessing and bring her great joy! A favorite day is to be together as a family on the beach in Kauai!
She was a Flight Attendant for nearly 10 years and says, “My bags are always packed!" She enjoys adventure, experiencing different cultures and exploring God's glorious creation.
She loves Jesus and fights the distractions of the world daily to be closer to Jesus and ready to give Him her "Yes".
A major part of Chris’ spiritual journey has been through her involvement with Bible Study Fellowship, an in depth, interdenominational, world wide Bible study. She was super surprised when God called her to be the Teaching Leader of the class & to be entrusted with teaching His precious Word. She enjoyed being part of a team training, loving & encouraging the leaders to grow & serve for the glory of God.
She has recently begun coming alongside ladies who are survivors of human trafficking through the ministry of Her Song, which is part of the Tim Tebow Foundation.
Her life goal is to "shine bright" for Jesus! To God be the glory!
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Jesus died for YOU. You can have freedom from your sins. It’s as easy as A.B.C.
Accepting Him
Believing He died on the cross for your
Confessing your sins
We often chase after things that will not fill the void. Only God can fill the void that we fill.
When we accept Jesus we are immediately adopted into God’s family. We have an eternal inheritance with Jesus.
The more we seek after Jesus and fall more in love with Him, we will become more like him.
How do we walk in the freedom that is our inheritance?
Spend time in The Word. Get to know The Lord. Get to know His character.
When you know God’s character you can identify it when you experience it in your life. Knowing God’s character and attributes will strengthen your faith. You will begin to notice his holiness, faithfulness and provision in new ways.
God was faithful then and He’ll be faithful now. He’s a good Father. He didn’t leave me then and He won’t leave me now.
Bible Reading Strategy: Read the passage 3 times. Each time God will reveal new things. God’s Word is alive and The Holy Spirit will help us understand.
The Sovereignty of God
God is sovereign. He will show up at the perfect timing. We don’t always understand what He is doing, but we can always trust that He will bring good out of it. Even the suffering and pain is for His glory.
In hard times, we often get caught up focusing on the hardship and the suffering. It’s OK to not understand why something is happening. Even in the hard times, we can look for God’s provision. It may not look how you expected, but He is making a way through the suffering.
We can trust God with everything. Our disappointment doesn’t discount God’s goodness.
When we admit the truth of our feelings to God, we can begin to see Him work in new ways and take us to deeper places with Him.
Loneliness + Walking with The Lord in Unexpected Seasons
When we are trying to fill our heart/mind/soul with things other than Jesus-- even if they are good things… we will always crave more.
The true answer is: More of Jesus, more of Jesus, more of Jesus
We must go back to our first love-- Jesus. When we are digging deeper with The Lord, then the daily distractions aren’t pulling us as much. We aren’t chasing after the things of the world as much when we are focused on the things of Heaven.
Jesus delights in everything about you! You are so very precious to Him!! You are the apple of His eye-- He is crazy about you!
We must fill our heads and hearts with the truth of God’s Word and not the lies of the deceiver.
The Encouragement Corner
Chris gave words of encouragement for our listeners in a variety of life seasons! Click the button below for special letters that she wrote to encourage you in the season you may find yourself in.
Each season requires surrender. Each season prepares you for what is next. Each season is a chance to experience God in new ways. Each season is precious in its own way. In each season you can be who you were created to be.
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we cannot see.” - Hebrews 11:1
“What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”-- the things God has prepared for those who love him.” - 1 Corinthians 2:9
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