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Embracing Christ-Centered Empowerment: A Conversation With Becky Beresford
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Embracing Christ-Centered Empowerment: A Conversation With Becky Beresford

We have to open our hands to Jesus

Welcome to Beholder Beauty, where we talk about God, beauty, and the difficult things in life to stir up God's kingdom together. Today, we have a special guest,

. She's an author with Moody Publishers, a mother, a Jesus lover, and she helps women embrace Christ-centered empowerment. Becky is known for her book, "She Believed He Could, So She Did."

Enter the Behold-Her Beauty Book Giveaway of "She Believed He Could, So She Did" by Becky Beresford. The publisher, Moody Publishers, is so kind to give us this book to give to one of you. ENTER THE BOOK GIVEAWAY HERE.

Becky Beresford

I really feel that when God gives us a message to share, he's going to make us live it out. Otherwise, we're a hypocrite and we're not practicing what we're preaching. So, I feel like the Lord has given me so many opportunities to step away from what culture says I need to be. Or what culture says women need to be to experience this female empowerment.

If we have closed hands, we can't receive from God. We have to open our hands to him to receive what he has for us.

Becky Beresford

Episode 16: Embracing Christ-Centered Empowerment: A Conversation With Becky Beresford

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Summary

In this episode of Beholder Beauty, host Deborah welcomes Becky Beresford, an author, mother, and advocate for Christ-centered empowerment for women. Becky shares her personal journey of faith, the challenges of transitioning from the Midwest to the East Coast, her experiences as a special needs parent, and the struggles within her marriage that led to a miraculous healing. Becky discusses her book, 'she believed He could, so she did', highlighting the importance of surrender, trust in God's faithfulness, and the dangers of self-reliance. The conversation also delves into the significance of true beauty as reflected through one's relationship with Jesus and the role of women in God's kingdom. Becky offers insights on balancing life's roles, the power of confession and repentance, and practical steps on starting a journey toward Christ-centered freedom.

00:00 Introduction to Beholder Beauty

00:08 Meet Becky Beresford

00:35 Becky's Personal Journey

00:58 Challenges of Moving and Special Needs

02:04 Writing 'She Believed He Could'

03:09 The Message of True Empowerment

04:30 Marriage Struggles and Miracles

06:08 Motherhood and Self-Reliance

07:01 The Turning Point in Becky's Writing

08:41 The Power of Surrender

15:53 The Future is Found Together

30:59 Understanding Discipleship

31:51 Recognizing Counterfeit Messages

33:03 The Importance of Relationship with Jesus

33:53 Organic and Intentional Discipleship

34:55 Jesus' Approach to Discipleship

35:14 Sharing the Gospel: A Personal Story

39:05 Beauty Tips and True Beauty

41:51 Empowering Women Through Faith

47:27 Confession and Repentance

53:06 Balancing Roles and Responsibilities

55:55 Future Plans and Trusting God's Timing

58:21 Closing Prayer and Blessings

Meet our Author, Becky

Becky Beresford

BECKY BERESFORD lives in North Carolina and is happily outnumbered by her husband and three wonderful boys. She is an author, speaker and coach with a Master's Certificate in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship from Moody Theological Seminary. Becky loves encouraging God’s Daughters to embrace Christ-centered empowerment through the truth found in the gospel. Her work has been featured in large online communities including Crosswalk, (in)courage, iBelieve, HuffPost, DaySpring, and she recently became a writer for Proverbs 31 Ministries’ First 5 writing team. Becky’s book with Moody Publishers, She Believed HE Could, So She Did, released in March.

Connect with Becky at BeckyBeresford.com and become a part of her Empowered Email Tribe or follow her on Instagram and Facebook.

Bio Links:

Website: 

https://www.beckyberesford.com/

Sign up for Becky's Empowered Email Tribe:  https://www.beckyberesford.com/sign-up

Order She Believed HE Could, So She Did:  https://www.amazon.com/She-Believed-Could-Did-Christ-Centered/dp/080242998X

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/becky.beresford/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/beckyberesfordauthor

Read the first chapter for FREE here: https://www.moodypublishers.com/mpimages/Marketing/WEB%20Resources/ProductExcerpts/9780802429988-TOC-CH1-2.pdf


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