097: Making Much of Christ with Chelsey Dematteis

Chelsey Dematteis is a wife, a mama, host of the Living with Less Podcast, and devotional writer for IBelieve.com. Her passion and mission are to equip women to “live with less of the things that are getting in the way of who Christ is calling them to be”, and that is what she is sharing about on the show today.

What We Chat about in Today’s Episode:

~The reality that God works in the everyday little moments and that Jesus’ teachings centered around day-to-day analogies

~What Chelsey means by “living with less of the things that are getting in the way of who Christ is calling you to be” and what led to this being her overarching message to women

~A bit of Chelsey’s testimony of going from all-out rebellion to faith in the Lord and walking with Him

~How the lies of the self-help culture do not coincide with John’s message in the Word or the hope of the gospel itself

~The crucial importance of knowing the Word for ourselves, rather than merely relying on what our pastors tell us

~Ways for busy mamas to make time to be in the Word

~Battling feelings of unworthiness with the truths and implications of the gospel

~The implications of the woman at the well’s story in John 4

~Areas in Chelsey’s life where discontentment has reared its ugly head; how to find joy in the midst of it

~Discontentment as a foundation for so many other sins

~Discontentment in the online realm when it comes to platform and comparison and competition over follower size

~The reality that Romans 1 shows that all our sins are in the same list - the folly that thinking there is a hierarchy of sins and how realizing there isn’t keeps us humble towards others and their sin

~Honoring God in the small moments, with the small followings, or the small ministry

~The serious reality of what we are missing out on when we are so busy wishing for larger platforms

~And more!

Resources Mentioned

Offer for a free audiobook and 30 day trial membership from Audible: www.audibletrial.com/HomeandHearth

The Proverbs 31 Ministries First5 App

In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character by Jen Wilkin

Shiny Things: Mothering on Purpose in a World of Distractions by Amanda Bacon and Anne-Renee Gumley

Inspiring Quotes to Remember:

“John is this great example to us of having a hyper-focused awareness of our need for Christ and for Him to increase in our lives.”

“What I want people to remember is that when they look at me, they go, ‘Wow! That girl loves Jesus’. That is all I want them to remember about me.”

“I began to realize that these boundaries of God’s were actually a love letter to a girl with a broken heart like mine.”

“The world says to be so secure in who you are on your own. But my eternal security is only found in Christ.”

“Once I accepted Christ as Lord and Savior, I finally learned what true, everlasting love was and that there is complete security found by living within the boundaries Christ has set for us.”

“You have to know the Word. You have to have a relationship with Christ. You cannot just rely on what your pastor tells you.”

“The woman at the well’s story in John 4 shows us that God can take our pasts and use them for His glory and the redemption of others.”

“We have got to stop excusing feelings of discontentment away as just being normal. We are, in essence, normalizing the very tool of Satan that he got at Eve with in the Garden.”

“God calls us to have His Words hidden in our hearts and our eyes focused on a kingdom perspective, because that is the only way we will ever be able to stand in the moment of temptation from the enemy.”

“If God gave you the 50,000 followers but you don’t even know how to first be led yourself, what would that end up looking like? What damage might be done?”

“Ask yourself how you can serve God and others now, with a small ministry, in ways that you maybe could not do in the same way if you had a huge following.”

“God doesn’t want us wanting to be someone else or wanting someone else’s following. God wants us to be who He made us to be. If Jesus had 12 disciples, why can’t we be content with a small following? What are we missing out on as we are so busy idolizing someone else’s life and ministry?”

“The Lord so clearly showed me that I was so busy running ahead to do what other people were doing and trying to copy them that I was missing what He had called me to do.”

Where You Can Find Chelsey Online:

Website - Chelsey Dematteis

Instagram - @livingwithlesspodcast

Facebook - Living with Less Podcast

Podcast - Living with Less

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