RISE from Stuck | Trust God, Who Am I, Personal Development, Set Goals, Renew Your Mind, Be Strong and Courageous
Are you a single Christian woman who finds yourself perpetually stuck in a state of inaction or despair because you’re waiting for your soulmate? Are telling yourself you’re not in a relationship because: - You aren’t attractive - There is something wrong with you - You are struggling financially on your own? Are you telling yourself you’re not important because you are single? Then welcome to RISE from Stuck with Bonnie Jean Schaefer. I understand what it’s like to feel invisible, overlooked, unimportant, unattractive, and alone. I understand what it’s like to use those feelings as an excuse to stay small, ignore God’s call, and convince myself I can’t succeed in relationships or business because I don’t have: - The looks of a supermodel - A husband - Enough money - Enough talent - Enough connections - The right credentials or - A charismatic personality. ***But I’m learning to understand that my real problem is that when I don’t trust God with my whole heart, I fail to be who I know I should be and do what I know I should do because of my doubt-filled, excuse-riddled mindset.*** I’m also learning to understand that **seeking God first is the answer**. Embracing my identity in Him is the path to confidence, significance, and success, the kind of success that has nothing to do with being skinny, being married, or being wealthy. The kind of success that matters is being like Christ and getting results that glorify God. And you can’t produce those kind of results without relentless, purposeful action in the direction of your God-given dreams. **I’ve known this core truth all along. I’ve been a Christian since age four, earned my Bible degree in 1999, and published four novels so far, one as me and three as fantasy author DK Drake. But the internal war I describe in episode 30 between my competing desires to be married and to be an author entrepreneur has kept me small. Hidden. Insignificant. Until now. Now I have a firm foundation and framework for my life that honors God. Now I know I am can be both single and significant because I am in Christ. And I want to help you build that same foundation and framework for your life. I want you to feel significant. Important. Valuable. I want you to find your significance in Christ, not in your appearance, a relationship, or your net worth. I want you to RISE from Stuck and live a confident, significant life as a single Christian woman. If you happen to attract the man God has for you in the process, BONUS! That’s why the mission of this podcast is to help you build a foundation and framework for your life so that you can glorify God while living your dreams. On this podcast, you can expect episodes that cover the following topics: - Know God and understand His design - Know yourself and respect your strengths - Take consistent action toward goals that glorify God. In the process of knowing God, yourself, and taking action, my prayer is that you become the diligent, disciplined, passionate woman God designed you to become so that you can attempt great things for Him. If you happen to attract a man in the process, BONUS. But that is not the focus of this podcast. Here we focus on serving God to the best of our ability while trusting Him to provide whatever we need, including a mate. Ready to rise? Start by listening to episode 30, then taking the action I suggest at the end of the episode. This rise from stuck journey may be a bumpy ride, but as we learn to trust God, respect our strengths, and do the work God is calling us to do, we are going to build confidence, courage and consistency in the pursuit of God and our dreams regardless of our marital status. So strap into God’s word. Grab on to my hand. And let’s rise from stuck. Together.
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Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Here in the U.S. Thanksgiving is days away. Then the holiday events abound for the next five weeks. If you are single like me, you’re probably dreading the “Are you seeing anyone?” question from family or friends you haven’t seen in a while because the answer is no.
That’s not how I’m going to answer that question this year, though. With a little help from ChatGPT, I have curated a list of fun responses to the dreaded question of “Are you seeing anyone?”
I’ll share them with you in today’s episode. Get ready to laugh cause here we go.
Your friend,
Bonnie Jean
P.S. Want to read the responses? Check out the blog post.
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Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
In this episode, I share my story of how I found significance as a single Christian woman.
If you want to feel significant now as a single Christian woman, I invite you to join me on this journey to pursue God and our dreams.
I’ve wasted way too much time waiting to start living because I haven’t found my man yet. I’ve spent way too much mental energy wallowing in my singleness and wondering if I’ll ever find love. I’ve spent way too much emotional energy being embarrassed and resentful and bitter about my relationship status.
I’m done waiting. I’m done wallowing. I’m done wondering. I’m done being embarrassed. I’m done being resentful. I’m done being bitter. I’m just done.
I’m starting something new right here right now. I’m starting my ministry to you, my single sister in Christ.
I want this podcast to be for you. I want to help you know God and understand His design. I want to you to know yourself in light of your identity in Christ and respect the strengths He has given you. I want to motivate you to take determined, persistent, consistent action toward your God-given dreams. I want you to become the diligent, disciplined, passionate woman God is calling you to become.
Sound good? Listen in and discover the secret to finding significance as a single Christian woman.
Your friend,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
Sign up for the free 2023 Renewed Conference coming in November 2023 so that you can grow in BOLDNESS.
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Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
In today’s episode, you will hear an encouraging story of bold faith in action as I interview my friend Erika Diaz-Castro, host of the Her Renewed Strength podcast and leader of the 2023 Renewed Conference. She literally thanks God for her cancer diagnosis and talks about how her study of the bible changed as a result of cancer. Powerful stuff.
We met in a podcast mastermind last fall, and she has helped shape my mindset regarding productivity from a Christian perspective. Since meeting her and learning from her through her course and coaching, I am becoming more bold and more confident.
I never would have shared the story I shared had she not given me the opportunity to speak at the 2023 Renewed conference, which, by the way, takes place Nov 6-10. You should get yourself registered for free today.
As a result of that speech, I am becoming more clear about who God is calling me to be and who He is calling me to serve. If you’re looking for an extra dose of boldness in your life, listen to today’s episode, get yourself signed up for the 2023 Conference, and then show up for the conference!
Who is going to be speaking at this conference? What are they going to be speaking about? Glad you asked. Listen in to find out.
Your friend,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
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Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
As a Christian, it’s important to have a strong faith foundation. The more you know about God, the more you learn about you. And people. And the world around you.
How can we believe that, though? Should we blindly believe the Bible is true because it claims to be the inspired word of God? Does God expect us to just take His word for it, or does He provide tangible proof from outside sources?
As we’ve seen in episodes 24, 25, 26 and 27, God provides an abundance of proof in the way of prophetic prophecies, historical records, and even medicine. In today’s final episode in the Why Believe the Bible series, we’ll explore some recent and significant archaeological discoveries that once again prove the Bible is true.
Listen in as my dad Harry Schaefer continues to teach from his fancy recording studio…which also doubles as his dining room. Here’s Harry!
Your friend,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
Sign up for the free 2023 Renewed Conference coming November 6-10, 2023 so that you can grow in BOLDNESS.
Listen to the Entire Why Believe the Bible Series
Part 1: Is the Bible True?
Part 2: 2 Fulfilled Prophecies Provide Proof of Biblical Truth
Part 3: 3 Reasons to Believe the Bible
Part 4: Medical Facts that Help Prove the Bible is True
Part 5: The Search for TRUTH Keeps Uncovering Evidence
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Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Welcome to the fourth episode in the Why Believe the Bible series taught by my awesome dad Harry Schaefer.
The underlying premise of this Why Believe the Bible series is that we can verify the truth of the Bible by looking to outside sources such as the historical record to see if what’s in the historical record aligns with scripture. And we find that it does. In episodes 23, 24, and 25, we looked at ways prophetic prophecies and archeological findings prove the Bible is true. Today, we’ll look into an interesting outside source by exploring the realm of medicine.
To explain, I’m handing the microphone to my dad as he continues to teach from his dining room table. Here’s Harry!
Your friend,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
Sign up for the free 2023 Renewed Conference coming November 6-10, 2023 so that you can grow in BOLDNESS.
Listen to the Entire Why Believe the Bible Series
Part 1: Is the Bible True?
Part 2: 2 Fulfilled Prophecies Provide Proof of Biblical Truth
Part 3: 3 Reasons to Believe the Bible
Part 4: Medical Facts that Help Prove the Bible is True
Part 5: The Search for TRUTH Keeps Uncovering Evidence
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Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Have you ever believed something but didn’t have any practical evidence to prove your belief was true?
Well, until the last century or so, Christians had to endure criticism for believing the Bible even though the historical or archeological record could not find any proof that the Hitites or two significant leaders mentioned in the Bible existed.
But thanks to some cool discoveries you’ll learn about in today’s episode, those critics have been silenced.
Let’s dive in to explore three evidence-based reasons to believe the Bible is true. As with the first two episodes in this series, my dad Harry Schaefer will be your guide on this adventure. Here’s Harry!
Your friend,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
Sign up for the free 2023 Renewed Conference coming November 6-10, 2023 so that you can grow in BOLDNESS.
Listen to the Entire Why Believe the Bible Series
Part 1: Is the Bible True?
Part 2: 2 Fulfilled Prophecies Provide Proof of Biblical Truth
Part 3: 3 Reasons to Believe the Bible
Part 4: Medical Facts that Help Prove the Bible is True
Part 5: The Search for TRUTH Keeps Uncovering Evidence
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Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Welcome to the second episode the Why Believe the Bible series hosted by my dad, Harry Schaefer.
In episode 24, we learned that one way to confirm the truth of any book, including the Bible, is to compare it to outside sources. We take what’s written, compare it to known facts, and see if it matches. If it lines up, it’s true. The Bible lines up with known facts, so it can be trusted as a source of truth.
And two, we can use predictive prophecy. Men inspired by God wrote amazingly accurate prophecies, and we looked at one such prophecy concerning Tyre.
In this episode, we’ll dig into prophecies made by both Isaiah and Jeremiah regarding Babylon and explore how these prophecies really happened and thus help prove the Bible is true.
Understanding why the Bible is true is a fundamental building block of Christian confidence. Confidence leads to boldness. If you’re in need of more confidence and boldness, you should attend the FREE Renewed conference happening Nov 6-10. Ten Christian women—including myself—will be sharing golden nuggets of the faith to help you become more bold in your walk with God.
Right now, I’m turning the microphone back over to my dad. Here’s Harry!
Your friend,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
Sign up for the free 2023 Renewed Conference coming November 6-10, 2023 so that you can grow in BOLDNESS.
Listen to the Entire Why Believe the Bible Series
Part 1: Is the Bible True?
Part 2: 2 Fulfilled Prophecies Provide Proof of Biblical Truth
Part 3: 3 Reasons to Believe the Bible
Part 4: Medical Facts that Help Prove the Bible is True
Part 5: The Search for TRUTH Keeps Uncovering Evidence
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Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Greetings, my friend!
If you’ve ever wondered why you can declare with confidence that the Bible is true, you’ll want to tune in to today’s episode. Today marks the start of a five-part Why Believe the Bible series I recorded with a special guest for my other podcast. I’m sharing it because knowing why you can believe the Bible and being able to defend your faith is important and lays the foundation for your boldness.
Speaking of boldness, that is the theme of the Renewed conference I’ll be participating in as a speaker on November 10. The free virtual event actually starts on Nov 6 and runs all week long. I’d love to be able to hang out with you live on Nov 10! All you have to do is get registered today to make sure you secure your zoom spot for our chat time. The link is below.
Now on to today’s topic: the Bible.
Your friend,
Bonnie Jean
Next Steps:
Sign up for the free 2023 Renewed Conference coming November 6-10, 2023 so that you can grow in BOLDNESS.
Listen to the Entire Why Believe the Bible Series
Part 1: Is the Bible True?
Part 2: 2 Fulfilled Prophecies Provide Proof of Biblical Truth
Part 3: 3 Reasons to Believe the Bible
Part 4: Medical Facts that Help Prove the Bible is True
Part 5: The Search for TRUTH Keeps Uncovering Evidence
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Rise from Stuck
The Challenge:
Turn from your excuse-riddled, doubt-filled, inconsistent ways and embrace an eternity-focused, passion-driven, faithful Christian lifestyle.
The Mission:
Design a lifestyle system that is grounded in God's truth, guided by God's values, and leads you toward your ultimate vision.