Genuine Life Blog - Jodie Stevens

A Message from Apostle Peter

by Jodie Stevens | April 2, 2020 | Bible and Theology, Hope, Love | 0 Comments

A message from the apostle Peter, a first century Christian. He was jailed and beaten; watched his fellow Christians die; and watched his church scatter. He said that because of God‘s great mercy, we have been born again. We have a priceless inheritance that is kept...

The Pathway to Peace-Acceptance and Serenity

by Jodie Stevens | February 19, 2020 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Hope | 0 Comments

Ever since I was a little kid I struggled with insomnia. It got worse in my twenties when I started my radio career and then panic attacks started to plague me. Some nights I would kick, scream, and sob as night crept into...

Just do it…Enjoy Your Life

by Jodie Stevens | January 28, 2020 | Bible and Theology, Choices, Happiness, Hope, Humor | 5 Comments

Today's assignment (I'm earning my Master's degree) was to find a pretty spot and read from the book of Job. Funny I know. But, it's the good part toward the end when God asks Job a litany of amazing, awe inspiring rhetorical question like: “Who shut up the sea behind...

God Wants to Bring you a Corrective Experience

by jstevens | January 7, 2020 | Choices, Hope, Patience | 4 Comments

If you have been deeply hurt or experienced a betrayal, you need to have what is called a ‘corrective experience’ to help you heal. I had a therapist tell me this and she was right. I was wounded by the words of some teachers at a young age due to my dyslexia. Now I’m...

If God is Good, why is Evil in the World?

by jstevens | December 30, 2019 | Bible and Theology, Choices, Forgiveness | 1 Comment

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ He is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17). When God created the world He said it was “good” or “very good” seven times. In the Bible, seven is the number of perfection. The...

The Gift of Scarcity

by Jodie Stevens | December 17, 2019 | Bible and Theology, Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Hope, Patience | 2 Comments

Not all gifts are good. Anyone who has ever left a White Elephant gift exchange with a roll of ‘novelty’ toilet paper can attest to this! However, James 1:17 tells us that “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,...

The Impossible Odds of Christmas

by Jodie Stevens | December 13, 2019 | Bible and Theology, Forgiveness, Hope, Love | 1 Comment

Everyone I know celebrates Christmas. However, many of them don’t really know why we celebrate. The Old Covenant God established with the Israelites demanded the shedding of blood through animal sacrifices to atone for Sin. I know it sounds kind of awful. It is. You...

Daniel and the Dead Sea Scrolls (alert-academic paper)

by Jodie Stevens | December 2, 2019 | Bible and Theology | 0 Comments

It's been a while since my last post. I'm earning my Master's Degree in Christian Leadership...so, it's been tough to keep up on blogging. I don't usually (well, I should say never) post my papers because they are rather academic. However, I thought I would share this...

How to Finish Well

by Jodie Stevens | September 8, 2019 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope | 0 Comments

Hi friends, here is my latest you tube video, enjoy.

The Top Two Ways to Finish Well

by Jodie Stevens | August 25, 2019 | Choices, Hope | 0 Comments

Success means many different things to different people. However, most people I know want to ‘do life’ well, and that includes finishing well. You probably know someone who was super successful and appeared to have it all together. Then as they grew older, they seemed...