April 9, 2025
Listen To Elsa
Do you ever find yourself struggling to let go of stress in your daily life? In today's episode, host Stephanie Muiña discusses the theme of releasing stress as we dive into inspiration from Philippians 4:8. Together, we'll uncover the secret to living a stress-free life, embracing a mindset focused on the true, the noble, and the lovely. We'll explore why holding on to stress is so common, yet so unnecessary, especially when we have the reassuring promise of God's peace.
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You're listening to the My Morning Devotional podcast, episode 1243. Today's Devo is called Listen to Elsa. Hey there. We're the Alessi's, a ministry family working together in our church in Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days get busy and to do lists get longer, it can be hard to find devotional time. That's why we've partnered with our friend Allison to produce a five minute daily dose of heaven. This is the My Morning Devotional Podcast. Happy Wednesday, everyone. My name is Stephanie and yes, you heard that correctly. The podcast today is called Listen to Elsa and you will understand why. Just trust me. I want to start off by saying thank you to all of our subscribers. Thank you to all of our listeners. If you do not follow us on Instagram yet, go ahead and follow us. If you aren't a subscriber yet, please subscribe to our Buy Me a Coffee. It is where we share more of our exclusive content and it's a lot of fun. We just share words on our heart or little things that we do during the day. So please go check it out. Go subscribe, go listen. And if you're listening today, thank you. Go ahead and share this podcast with five of your friends and help us get our podcast out there because we love sharing this with you all.
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Anyways, let's dive into it. I'm reading from Philippians 4, 8, which says, finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me or seen in me, put it into practice. This is my favorite part. Remember this. Highlight this in your mind and the God of peace will be with you. So the other day I was having a stressful day with my kids. It's almost every day at this point. I have two children. One is about to be three in May, the other one's one and a half. And we are in the thick of it, guys. I feel the stress. And my struggle personally is stress. I just stress. I freak out if. If they drop a glass jar on the floor, I stress. If we're late, I stress. If we didn't get somewhere on time and the kids don't have their shoes, I stress. If they don't have their food, I stress. That is my problem. I stress. Well, it's really funny because my daughter loves frozen, I'm sure, like your children, if you have kids or like your nieces, and nephews or like your students, Frozen is where it's at.
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Okay? We know every single word to Let It Go. We've watched the Disney on Ice version of Let It Go. We've watched the cartoon version. We've watched the live action. Every version of Let It Go we have listened to. Okay, we are Let It Go fans, Stans. Truly. And I had this thought the other day because I looked at the numbers of streaming Let It Go has and I wanted to share this with you. On Spotify, Let it Go has 900 million streams, okay? And on YouTube, it has 3.5 billion views. Let It Go is the one of the most popular songs in the entire world. And parents are listening to it daily along with their children.
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And yet, parents are some of the most stressed out people I know. We are listening to a song that says straightforwardly, let it go, let it go. Do not hold it back anymore, Turn away and slam the door.
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Here you stand in the light of day. The cold didn't bother us any day. How is it that us parents are listening to a song about letting go of things? And yet we are some of the most stressed out people in the world. You know, stress, it is so damaging to our bodies, our minds, our physical health, our emotional health.
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And some, not even parents deal with it. There's a lot of singles that deal with this. There's a lot of single parents that have to deal with this. Because of your job, because of your schedule, whatever it may be. Stress is so common and it is one of the most damaging things to our health and to the quality of our life. But here is the promise God gives us.
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We do not have to live stressed. Sure, it is normal for life to be pressured. It's normal for schedules to be busy. It's normal for life to be a little chaotic sometimes. That's normal. That's part of life. But we do not have to live stressed. We can let it go. Let it go, by God, we can let it go. We can let go of the negative thinking. We can let go of the worst case scenario thinking. We can let go of the anxious thoughts, the fearful thoughts. We can let it go. And here's my encouragement to you. Just start with today. If you deal with stress or anxiety, just start with today. Start with the next hour. Put a timer on your phone for the next hour. I'm only going to think about whatever is true, whatever is noble and whatever is right. Put a timer on your phone just for one hour. Only think about life giving things.
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And once that timer is up, set the timer again for another hour.
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I'm only going to think about whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable. Because the God of Peace will be with you wherever you go, everywhere you go today. Everything that you face, even in those high stress moments, even in those chaotic moments, rest and think about whatever is true, whatever is noble. Make it your mission today to fight stress, to rebuke stress and think about the positive life giving things you have in your life and watch.
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The God of Peace will be with you everywhere you go.
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So let it go and step into this new life with Jesus.
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Let's pray. God, we thank you for the fact that you say that you will be with us and that the God of Peace will be with us wherever we go. God, we have a stressful life, we do have a pressure filled life, but we don't have to live in that stress. So Holy Spirit, be with us today.
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Fill up our hearts, fill up our minds, fill up our souls so that the depths of our souls, our physical bodies can feel that peace, can feel the peace with us everywhere you go. Let your peace be a hedge of protection and allow it to fight off any negative, any stressful, any pressured thinking so that we can live. And this peace you promise us. And in Jesus name we all pray. Amen. And Amen.
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So there you have it, your 5 minute daily dose of heaven. Thank you so much for tuning in today. We pray these devotionals empower you to take on your day. If you found value in this devotional, share it with a friend, leave a comment or review for us on the app you're using right now. Until tomorrow. We pray that your latte is strong, but your love for Jesus is stronger.
00:00:00.080 --> 00:01:16.534
You're listening to the My Morning Devotional podcast, episode 1243. Today's Devo is called Listen to Elsa. Hey there. We're the Alessi's, a ministry family working together in our church in Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days get busy and to do lists get longer, it can be hard to find devotional time. That's why we've partnered with our friend Allison to produce a five minute daily dose of heaven. This is the My Morning Devotional Podcast. Happy Wednesday, everyone. My name is Stephanie and yes, you heard that correctly. The podcast today is called Listen to Elsa and you will understand why. Just trust me. I want to start off by saying thank you to all of our subscribers. Thank you to all of our listeners. If you do not follow us on Instagram yet, go ahead and follow us. If you aren't a subscriber yet, please subscribe to our Buy Me a Coffee. It is where we share more of our exclusive content and it's a lot of fun. We just share words on our heart or little things that we do during the day. So please go check it out. Go subscribe, go listen. And if you're listening today, thank you. Go ahead and share this podcast with five of your friends and help us get our podcast out there because we love sharing this with you all.
00:01:16.701 --> 00:02:35.472
Anyways, let's dive into it. I'm reading from Philippians 4, 8, which says, finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me or seen in me, put it into practice. This is my favorite part. Remember this. Highlight this in your mind and the God of peace will be with you. So the other day I was having a stressful day with my kids. It's almost every day at this point. I have two children. One is about to be three in May, the other one's one and a half. And we are in the thick of it, guys. I feel the stress. And my struggle personally is stress. I just stress. I freak out if. If they drop a glass jar on the floor, I stress. If we're late, I stress. If we didn't get somewhere on time and the kids don't have their shoes, I stress. If they don't have their food, I stress. That is my problem. I stress. Well, it's really funny because my daughter loves frozen, I'm sure, like your children, if you have kids or like your nieces, and nephews or like your students, Frozen is where it's at.
00:02:35.575 --> 00:03:28.240
Okay? We know every single word to Let It Go. We've watched the Disney on Ice version of Let It Go. We've watched the cartoon version. We've watched the live action. Every version of Let It Go we have listened to. Okay, we are Let It Go fans, Stans. Truly. And I had this thought the other day because I looked at the numbers of streaming Let It Go has and I wanted to share this with you. On Spotify, Let it Go has 900 million streams, okay? And on YouTube, it has 3.5 billion views. Let It Go is the one of the most popular songs in the entire world. And parents are listening to it daily along with their children.
00:03:28.939 --> 00:03:46.963
And yet, parents are some of the most stressed out people I know. We are listening to a song that says straightforwardly, let it go, let it go. Do not hold it back anymore, Turn away and slam the door.
00:03:47.092 --> 00:04:12.710
Here you stand in the light of day. The cold didn't bother us any day. How is it that us parents are listening to a song about letting go of things? And yet we are some of the most stressed out people in the world. You know, stress, it is so damaging to our bodies, our minds, our physical health, our emotional health.
00:04:13.250 --> 00:04:35.165
And some, not even parents deal with it. There's a lot of singles that deal with this. There's a lot of single parents that have to deal with this. Because of your job, because of your schedule, whatever it may be. Stress is so common and it is one of the most damaging things to our health and to the quality of our life. But here is the promise God gives us.
00:04:35.317 --> 00:05:37.877
We do not have to live stressed. Sure, it is normal for life to be pressured. It's normal for schedules to be busy. It's normal for life to be a little chaotic sometimes. That's normal. That's part of life. But we do not have to live stressed. We can let it go. Let it go, by God, we can let it go. We can let go of the negative thinking. We can let go of the worst case scenario thinking. We can let go of the anxious thoughts, the fearful thoughts. We can let it go. And here's my encouragement to you. Just start with today. If you deal with stress or anxiety, just start with today. Start with the next hour. Put a timer on your phone for the next hour. I'm only going to think about whatever is true, whatever is noble and whatever is right. Put a timer on your phone just for one hour. Only think about life giving things.
00:05:37.934 --> 00:05:41.398
And once that timer is up, set the timer again for another hour.
00:05:41.533 --> 00:06:17.769
I'm only going to think about whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable. Because the God of Peace will be with you wherever you go, everywhere you go today. Everything that you face, even in those high stress moments, even in those chaotic moments, rest and think about whatever is true, whatever is noble. Make it your mission today to fight stress, to rebuke stress and think about the positive life giving things you have in your life and watch.
00:06:17.889 --> 00:06:21.466
The God of Peace will be with you everywhere you go.
00:06:21.617 --> 00:06:25.449
So let it go and step into this new life with Jesus.
00:06:25.529 --> 00:06:43.930
Let's pray. God, we thank you for the fact that you say that you will be with us and that the God of Peace will be with us wherever we go. God, we have a stressful life, we do have a pressure filled life, but we don't have to live in that stress. So Holy Spirit, be with us today.
00:06:44.050 --> 00:07:09.959
Fill up our hearts, fill up our minds, fill up our souls so that the depths of our souls, our physical bodies can feel that peace, can feel the peace with us everywhere you go. Let your peace be a hedge of protection and allow it to fight off any negative, any stressful, any pressured thinking so that we can live. And this peace you promise us. And in Jesus name we all pray. Amen. And Amen.
00:07:10.540 --> 00:07:31.379
So there you have it, your 5 minute daily dose of heaven. Thank you so much for tuning in today. We pray these devotionals empower you to take on your day. If you found value in this devotional, share it with a friend, leave a comment or review for us on the app you're using right now. Until tomorrow. We pray that your latte is strong, but your love for Jesus is stronger.