Oct 13, 2021
This week on Real Talk with Rachael I'm talking with Michelle
Meyers and Somer Phoebus about their new book She Works His Way: A Practical
Guide for Doing What Matters Most in a Get-Things-Done
World. Michelle and Somer are also moms, wives, women
called to work, best friends, and co-leaders of She
Works His Way - a discipleship community for working women.
Michelle Myers is an author, entrepreneur, and motivator.
Michelle launched She Works His Way to pour God's truth
into the lives of women in ministry and business. She is the author
of Famous in Heaven & at
Home. Michelle lives in North Carolina with her husband,
two sons, and a daughter. Somer Phoebus is a brick-and-mortar
business lover, productivity expert, and pastor's wife. She is part
of the She Works His Way leadership team. In addition to an
early career in fashion and retail, Somer started and sold two
fitness studios. Somer lives in Maryland with her husband and two
daughters.
Key Points from Our Conversation:
- Through She Works His Way Michelle and Somer encourage women to
filter everything through the gospel by asking how our actions
impact the kingdom of God. The community continually reminds
members to surrender to Jesus who brings freedom, energy, and
excitement.
- "If you’re walking with Jesus, where you are right now is where
you’re called." – Somer
- Whatever work you're doing, you are in a mission field. God has
placed you there to be His representative to those around you. If
you invest in people where you are and behave according to the
gospel, it creates curiosity in the hearts of those around you and
opens doors to speak truth into someone’s life.
- All women work. Work is not defined by compensation. It’s an
intentional effort that you take for the purpose of the glory of
God.
- So often we equate balance with perfection, so our pursuit of
balance is futile. Give up chasing balance and surrender it to
Jesus. When we seek God first, He shapes our desires.
- “Attempting to make God equal with the rest of your life is
going to equal chaos every single time.” – Michelle
- Never be afraid to ask for help.
- Leave margin in your schedule to love people.
- Inspect the things you keep coming back to that keep leaving
you dry. Those things steal energy from the things that truly
matter.
- Accept that you probably didn’t marry someone exactly like you,
so you’ll likely have conflict. It’s not personal, they love you
first and they see things differently. You don’t have to defend
yourself. It’s a gift to have someone who sees things
differently.
- Lower your expectations of your spouse every day. We always
expect more than we should. Marriage can’t be forced; it has to be
organic. Have fun with each other and be intentional about it.
There isn't a 5 step process to fix your marriage. It’ll look
different for everyone. Too much pressure on marriage is what
usually breaks it.
- If you are juggling all the things, remember Matthew 6:33
("Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these
things will be given to you as well.") and let it take root in your
soul.
- If you've been walking with Christ for a while, encourage
someone who hasn’t by extending grace where they’re expecting too
much of themselves and point them back to Jesus.
Let’s Get Real Practical:
We get to decide who or what gets our energy. As a physical
reminder, consider getting a piggy bank and write the word "energy"
on it. Any time someone asks you to do something, look at it as
more than time, but energy. Ask yourself if the return was worth
the energy you spent on the task. Did it leave you feeling
drained?
Resources Mentioned:
SWHW Narrow Conference - November 5-6, 2021
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