Verbal Motivation Podcast
Motivation is the fuel that powers our reality. This show is a mixture of motivation and The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Sometimes our lives, our religion and even our relationships just need a little shot of positive motivation. If you have a comment or would like to participate in the show, please leave me a voicemail or text me at 530-876-4153 You can also send me email comments or ideas for discussion to: verbalmotivation@gmail.com
Episodes
If there are prophets, the Holy Ghost and the Book of Revelations, do we actually have a choice in the way our lives turn out or is it all decided for us?
Addiction is not something we wake up with one day. It develops over time. Like the frog that doesn't notice the water warming around it, we allow the influences of the world to hook us with things that may prove fatal to our spiritual progression in this life.
I have heard it said that, "there are no atheists in foxholes." A reference to the fact that in our moments of greatest need, we turn to God for help. But what if we treated our relationship with God the same as with do with our earthly parents? In other words, what would happen if you spent time in prayer, on a regular basis, telling God how your day went...
Many of us excuse our behavior because there are no immediate consequences for our actions. We do it just because we can. The phrase "because I can" should be a call to give more and take less. Not because we have to but just because we can.
We have often been told that God loves us despite our shortcomings. I think that phrase is offensive to our Father in Heaven. He gave us our physical bodies and their shortcomings. He does not confuse who we are with the temporary limitations of this earthly life. He loves us, not despite our shortcomings, but because he knows who we really are.
Jesus gave his life for us. We in turn aught to follow his example and give of our lives for others.
I have always admired the hero's of former generations who gave their lives so that we can live better ones. But is it possible for us to give of our lives in a similar fashion by sacrificing the life we could have had to improve the life of another...
Not everything that leads to bad things constitutes a sin. Yet, as Christians we cannot allow ourselves to indulge in the pleasures of the world or we may end up in a place we never should have been...
Since the beginning of time, each generation tries to pass what they feel is valuable to the next generation with varying success. Subsequently, every generation worries that the next will not survive because their values are so different...today's older generation is no different. The question is again being asked, what if there is no next generation? This question will be tackled in a several part series. T...
Do we ever consider the enormity of the events and the sacrifice that gave the sacrament, that we take each week, the power to erase our sins. This weeks episode attempts to appreciate the greatest sacrifice that was ever made.
Lehi's dream becomes more profound each day as the world points its finger of scorn at those who believe in Jesus Christ. But as the world grows darker, the light of Christ in our countenance shines brighter and brighter. It will draw those who are looking for truth to us, because the Gospel of Jesus Christ has something to offer...
We all find ourselves in situations when it feels justified to do or not do something that we would normally do, because the circumstance we are in justifies it. There are indeed such circumstances. But what if those circumstances are a unique and perhaps the only real opportunities to show the Lord that we are not fair-weather friends...
One great pitfall that many of us fall into while here on earth is thinking that spiritual knowledge is a thing of itself. To the point that sometimes we go no further than just knowing something is true. But spiritual knowledge is only useful in application. There is no practical difference between unused knowledge and ignorance.
The Latin phrase E Pluribus Unum meaning, "out of many, one" that is escribed on the back of every American coin, is a declaration that we are all individuals and yet our lives would be for naught, if it weren't for all the others we share this life with.
This episode explores the simple yet central question of why we need the Book of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ and why is it not enough just to have the Bible.
Many Christians view heaven as a destination and if we keep just enough of the commandments, we will get to live there. But heaven is a reflection of who we are, not the other way around. We have to develop ourselves into celestial people first, then we will able to live there.
More than any other holiday, Christmas is full of meaningful symbolism. As time goes on many of the symbols begin to generate meaning, to the point that they run the risk of becoming the focal point of our belief, rather than The Gospel that originally inspired them. This episode explores the idea that the symbolism in our lives and in Christmas have become the religion.
If you change the time on your watch, it doesn’t change what time it is. Yet, as a society, we do it twice a year. If enough people believe something, it creates a perception of reality. This episode challenges the perceptions we live in that limit our ability to find and accept truth.
There is a growing divide between the older and younger generations. It is vital for us to find common ground in an ever more contentious world. A wonderful young couple whose views are somewhat different than my own agreed to interview me. The first half is light hearted topics like dating and conspiracy theories and the latter half is about Church culture and judging those who are different than us. This is the ...
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