AUGUST 2021: SHIFT
As I asked the Lord what was on His heart as a word for August, He reminded me to look at the word I’d written down for this month back in December when I had asked Him then for a one-word focus for each month of the new year.
I hadn’t looked ahead at the words I’d written down, so when I saw the word, “Shift,” it resonated so deeply with me in a fresh way. It felt so “right” and made so much sense to me because I realized in some ways, it built on the “Tipping Point” word He’d given me last month and it connected with some recent things I’d been growing in with Him.
What I sense the Lord saying is that August is a month when He wants to bring about long-awaited shifts in our lives, but they’re going to require conscious choices. Let me explain using a situation I recently walked through as an example.
Last week, I was battling a nasty, summer cold. I woke up from a long nap, knew I wasn’t in a great place with my health, and really wondered if I had pneumonia setting in. I asked Brian and our youngest son, Nehemiah, to pray for me and said, “I NEED Jesus . . .”
No sooner were those words out of my mouth, when I heard the Lord speak to my heart. He said, “You can choose health or sickness. Which do you want?”
Which do I want? Of course, I wanted health!
Right?
Isn’t that what I wanted???
Oh . . . I was teetering on wanting to be a victim – seen as one in need of extra care and love, having things being done for me, and wanting those I love to feel bad for me . . .
That came to a screeching halt!
NO! I did NOT want to be a victim and I didn’t want to be sick! I wanted to be well – totally healthy! I chose health and three times, I spoke out, “I choose health!”
That’s when the shift occurred, and I began to get well. But . . . I had to choose the shift I wanted and let go of the unwanted.
I believe this is the key to the shift that God wants to bring into our lives this month.
While processing this word with a dear friend this week, she reminded me of two things. First, she said it made her think of the scene in “The Chosen” when Jesus heals the paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda (Season 2, Episode 4). She suggested I watch that scene again because she felt there was something in it for me connected to this word. She was absolutely right!
In this depiction, as Jesus stood before the man and asked him if he wanted to be healed, the man came up with so many arguments as to why it wasn’t possible. After hearing him out, Jesus told the man to look at Him and said, “That’s not what I asked. I’m not asking you about who’s helping you. Or who’s not helping. Or who’s getting in your way. I’m asking about you.”
The paralytic responded with, “I’ve tried . . .” and Jesus said, “For a long time. I know. And you don’t want false hope again. I understand. But this pool – it has nothing for you. It means nothing. And you know it. But you’re still here. Why?” (I’ll let you watch the rest of the scene.)
Several things stood out to me in this depiction of John 5:1-15. Like the paralytic man, when we’re faced with situations and circumstances needing a shift in our lives, we can easily come up with so many arguments as to why it’s not possible – especially if we’ve been waiting on this shift for a while.
It can also be really easy to shift the blame to others, making them the reason why the shift hasn’t yet taken place in our lives. I believe the Lord is lovingly reminding us that the shift we’ve been waiting on and longing for rests with us.
Yes, we’ve waited and hoped and been disappointed countless times and we can become incredibly discouraged in the process. Sometimes it’s important to ask ourselves what we’ve really been putting our hope in. Has our hope been in a type of “pool” in our lives?
Sometimes, we need to ask ourselves why we’re still here . . .
The second thing my friend mentioned that came to her mind is the scripture found in Proverbs 18:21, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
This scripture SO undergirds the shift that God wants to bring to us this month. Will we choose the things that bring “death” to our lives, or will we choose what’s life-giving?
Will we choose not to be a victim, grab hold of what’s wanted, and leave the unwanted behind? Will we stop making excuses, blaming others (or even blaming God), and will we place our hope in the only One who can bring about the shift we’ve been needing?
We get to choose.
What will your shift look like this month? I’m praying for you, my friend, and speaking LIFE over you!
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We hope to see you this weekend!
Not only is it Pursuit weekend this coming Saturday . . . We also wanted to fill you in on the dates and plans for the rest of the year, so you can put them on the calendar!
All the dates are Saturday evenings with the exception of 2 Sunday evenings and a Friday.
- August 7th & 21st - Pursuit Potluck & Worship Gathering
- SUNDAY, September 5th - Drive-In Movie @ Swan Drive In, Blue Ridge, GA (This one is tentative depending on the movie that weekend. For those who want to go early, the plan is to grab dinner at the Polish restaurant in town. Keep your eyes open for more details and a chance to register to be included in the dinner reservation.)
- September 11th & 25th - Pursuit Worship & Potluck
- October 9th & 23rd - Pursuit Worship & Potluck
- SUNDAY, October 31st - Chili Cook-Off & Halloween Outreach
- November 6th & 20th - Pursuit Worship & Potluck
- December 4th - Pursuit Worship & Potluck
- December 18th - Caroling Outreach
- FRIDAY, December 31st - New Year's Eve Potluck & Worship
The dates are currently available to register on our website through September 11th. Keep your eyes open for the rest of the dates and details to be added.
Feel free to invite others to these events! Space is limited, so we ask that everyone registers so we have a headcount, plus you'll get a reminder email, and our address will be included.
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EVERYTHING AUGUST - ALL IN ONE PLACE!!!
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Onto all the August news!!! This month has SO much to celebrate, including the B.E.S.T. gifts with purchase!!! Oh, my word! Wait until you see all you can get for FREE this month!
There's even a special guide you can get that gives you tons of ways to use each of the gifts, including great recipes and MORE!
The great news continues!
K & B is back in stock, there are some fun events coming up, and you KNOW I always include special recipes and a diffusing calendar that covers every day of the month in the first of the month newsletter!
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AUGUST GIFTS WITH PURCHASE!
I'm seriously astounded at the gifts with purchase YL is offering this month! WOW is all I have to say! A Desert Mist diffuser? Lushious Lemon EO? Alllll the Thieves products?! YES, PLEASE!
Click below to read more about each product + get recipes and more!
K & B is BACK IN STOCK!
K&B (Item No. 3262) is BACK AGAIN with a limit of 1 and will be available for subscription only.
WHY do you want to add this to your order while you can? Let me explain . . .
K & B is formulated to nutritionally support normal kidney and bladder health. It contains extracts of juniper berries, which enhance the body's efforts to maintain proper fluid balance; parsley, which supports kidney and bladder function and aids overall urinary health; and urva ursi, which supports both urinary and digestive system health. K & B is enhanced with therapeutic grade essential oils.
Take 3 half droppers (3 ml) three times daily in distilled water, or as needed. Shake well before using.
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SPIRIT & SOUL LOCAL EVENTS + BLOG POSTS
As The Renovated Life, we focus on spirit, soul, and body.
Young Living undergirds our focus on overall health & wellness for our bodies. But . . . that's not our only focus because we want to help meet the needs of the WHOLE person, which includes spirit and soul well-being, too!
If you live in the Atlanta area, Brian and I would love for you to join us at any of our upcoming worship gatherings in our home, plus keep an eye out for our faith-related blog posts that we sprinkle in with our wellness education.
Our worship gatherings are happening on August 7th & 21st this month. We have a potluck dinner first, then follow with worship. Register below to learn more and get additional information.
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AUGUST DIFFUSING CALENDAR
Sometimes, you just don't want to have to think about what to diffuse. Or maybe, you have oils you're not using, but don't know what to combine them with in your diffuser. Check out these combos for some fresh, new ideas!
IN THE SPIRIT OF THIEVES . . .
With all of the wonderful Thieves gifts with purchase this month, I had to share a favorite recipe using Thieves Household Cleaner, Thieves Laundry Soap, and Lemon Essential Oil. Try it out and see how well it works!
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If you have children or grandchildren starting school this month, Brian and I pray that this is an incredible year for them! They are today's cultural architects and revivalists!
If you're a teacher, thank you for your hard work, dedication, and all the sacrifices you make on a daily basis to not only educate your students but love them well as you equip them for their futures and callings! You are AMAZING and SO appreciated!
Last week's email had back-to-school tips, recipes, and ideas. If you missed it and you'd like additional, Back-to-School wellness and learning tips, please let me know. I'd be happy to send more information to you!
That's it for this month! Please reach out if we can help you on your wellness journey!
Happy Oiling,
Andrea & Brian
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BEST GIFTS EVERRRRR!!!!!
I'm seriously astounded at the gifts with purchase YL is offering this month! WOW is all I have to say! A Desert Mist diffuser? Lushious Lemon EO? Alllll the Thieves products?! YES, PLEASE!
Keep in mind as you read along whenever you see "Subscription" or "Subscribe to Save (S2S)," it's what used to be called "Essential Rewards" - which was the name of YL's monthly autoship & loyalty rewards program.
S2S is the easy way to order the products you love every 1, 2, or 3 months and now, there's no minimum order requirement! So, if you want a bottle of Lavender (or another product) arriving at your doorstep every month, log in, and instead of clicking "add to cart," click "add to subscription."
Here's some exciting news you want to know! Each time your S2S order is over 50PV, you'll receive 10% back in points that you can basically use as money to order whatever you want - even if your S2s is set up for every 2 or 3 months! After 3 months of consecutive 50+ PV orders, your point earning level goes up to 20% back. Then after 24 months of consecutive 50+ PV orders, you get a whopping 25% points back on each S2S order you place!
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LET'S LEARN MORE!
This guide from Young Living is FULL of fantastic recipes, this or that, and lots of great learning!
Desert Mist (Bonus Subscribe to Save 500 PV tier)
If you don't have a Desert Mist, you're missing out. If you already DO have one, you know exactly where you would put another one in your home. It's easy to use . . . It's efficient . . . It's sleek . . . What an INCREDIBLE gift!
If you don't have a Desert Mist, you're missing out. If you already DO have one, you know exactly where you would put another one in your home. It's easy to use . . . It's efficient . . . It's sleek . . . What an INCREDIBLE gift!
- Infuse your life with amazing aromas. Whip out your Desert Mist Diffuser and become an expert essential oil blender in no time!
- Looking for a little house makeover? Start with this diffuser—it's beautiful, elegant design that looks like a Moroccan trellis pattern is the best place to start!
Amber Dish Soap Bottle (Bonus Subscribe to Save 400 PV tier)
Spoiler alert: Thieves Dish Soap is another one of the Gifts With Purchase, and this amber bottle is such a nice addition to these gifts! The pump is handy for using exactly how much you want!
Spoiler alert: Thieves Dish Soap is another one of the Gifts With Purchase, and this amber bottle is such a nice addition to these gifts! The pump is handy for using exactly how much you want!
- Create your own concoction. Have a secret family recipe that rids dishes of stuck-on food in no time? Use this amber dish soap bottle as the perfect holder for your superstar solution.
- Do it all with dish soap. In this gift with purchase, combine dish soap with Thieves Household Cleaner, vinegar, and water and scrub on walls to remove spots!
Amber Foaming Hand Soap Bottle (Bonus Subscribe to Save 400 PV tier)
Just like the other amber bottle, this bottle goes with another Gift With Purchase . . . the Thieves Foaming Hand Soap. Still the same foaming goodness, just in an amber bottle with an easy-to-read label. Along with dish soap bottle, you'll have a consistent look in your home for some of these awesome products. Young Living doesn't sell these amber bottles, so they really are exclusive gifts!
Just like the other amber bottle, this bottle goes with another Gift With Purchase . . . the Thieves Foaming Hand Soap. Still the same foaming goodness, just in an amber bottle with an easy-to-read label. Along with dish soap bottle, you'll have a consistent look in your home for some of these awesome products. Young Living doesn't sell these amber bottles, so they really are exclusive gifts!
- Class it up with glass. For a fancy feeling in your guest bathrooms, add your favorite foaming hand soap to this gift with purchase-exclusive amber foaming hand soap bottle (not available for sale).
- Suds up with your signature scent. Do you love the smell of Lavender, Peppermint, or Lemon? Add your personal blend to any foaming hand soap and use it in this amber bottle.
Thieves Foaming Hand Soap 3-Pack (300 PV tier)
Either pop the pump on the bottle and it's good to go, or pour the contents into the amber bottle from the 400 PV tier. Either way, everyone's hands will be clean and soft. This is especially nice as the kids head back to school! Set up your washing station and wash away all "ew" they might have picked up at school!
Either pop the pump on the bottle and it's good to go, or pour the contents into the amber bottle from the 400 PV tier. Either way, everyone's hands will be clean and soft. This is especially nice as the kids head back to school! Set up your washing station and wash away all "ew" they might have picked up at school!
- Double up on cleaning and self-care. Clean hands don’t have to be dry hands. Show your hands some love with Thieves essential oil blend, tea plant extract, and aloe.
- Skip unwanted chemicals. Clean with this Thieves, Lemon, and Orange-infused hand soap for a sudsy, skin-softening dream.
- Triple your hand soap! Use the foaming hand soap bottle, fill it with 1/3 of the Thieves Hand Soap bottle, and top it off with distilled water. It's like having 9 bottles instead of 3!
Thieves Wipes (250 PV tier)
The Thieves Foaming Hand Soap has your hands covered while the Thieves Wipes keep countertops, door handles, shopping cart handles (all the things) clean. They're perfect to keep in your purse, diaper bag, a handy drawer in the kitchen, or wherever they're needed! They're quick, plant-based cleaning wipes for all the sticky messes.
The Thieves Foaming Hand Soap has your hands covered while the Thieves Wipes keep countertops, door handles, shopping cart handles (all the things) clean. They're perfect to keep in your purse, diaper bag, a handy drawer in the kitchen, or wherever they're needed! They're quick, plant-based cleaning wipes for all the sticky messes.
- Get rid of gross grime. When your daily or occasional on-the-go, travel agenda looks like planes, trains, and automobiles, use these wipes to spruce up public spaces with one swipe.
- Fight the sticky! Clean up messy fingers with these plant-based wipes or give your work desk a post-lunch pampering with a quick wipe down.
Lemongrass 15-ml (250 PV tier)
Laundry . . . Diffusing . . . Sprays . . . Lemongrass has a fresh scent that will brighten your home in so many ways. Among other uses, Lemongrass, with some citrus oils and a drop or two of Ylang Ylang, can be a pleasantly bright aroma to diffuse during the day.
Laundry . . . Diffusing . . . Sprays . . . Lemongrass has a fresh scent that will brighten your home in so many ways. Among other uses, Lemongrass, with some citrus oils and a drop or two of Ylang Ylang, can be a pleasantly bright aroma to diffuse during the day.
- Spritz for a total hit! Add Lemongrass to a spray bottle with water and spritz it over linens, towels, and clothes. You’ll adore the sweet and citrusy scent over any store-bought air freshener!
- Enjoy cleaning with this bright scent! Turn on some music, add 3−4 drops to a sink full of dishes, a load of laundry, or an all-purpose cleaner.
Thieves Dish Soap (190 PV tier)
I know, I spoiled this already, but I didn't mention that this is an exclusive 16 oz size that's not for sale elsewhere! This member favorite Thieves Dish Soap is ready to get your dishes clean and fill up that amber dish soap bottle! It's a plant-based, essential oil-infused dish soap that's safe for the whole family and doesn't leave behind a residue of harsh chemicals like traditional dish soaps.
I know, I spoiled this already, but I didn't mention that this is an exclusive 16 oz size that's not for sale elsewhere! This member favorite Thieves Dish Soap is ready to get your dishes clean and fill up that amber dish soap bottle! It's a plant-based, essential oil-infused dish soap that's safe for the whole family and doesn't leave behind a residue of harsh chemicals like traditional dish soaps.
- When no way becomes hooray! Turn a hated chore into a pleasant experience with our plant-based Thieves Dish Soap—now in an exclusive gift with purchase 16-ounce size (not available for sale).
- Scrub up stone surfaces. In a spray bottle, add 2 tablespoons of Thieves Dish Soap and a few drops of Lavender; fill the rest with water, and voila! Start using this fabulous floral cleanser!
Lushious Lemon 15-ml (Bonus Subscribe to Save 190 PV tier)
Yes. Yes. YES! Lushious Lemon is such an amazing scent and getting it for free with a 190 PV Subscribe to Save order is even better! If you haven't tried this 2021 new release yet, now is the time to fall in love with this incredible aroma! Lift spirits, freshen the air, and enjoy this sunshine in a bottle blend! This truly is liquid gold!
Yes. Yes. YES! Lushious Lemon is such an amazing scent and getting it for free with a 190 PV Subscribe to Save order is even better! If you haven't tried this 2021 new release yet, now is the time to fall in love with this incredible aroma! Lift spirits, freshen the air, and enjoy this sunshine in a bottle blend! This truly is liquid gold!
- From Lemon to Lushious! Take your favorite scent, Lemon, and step it up a notch with the additions of Lemon Myrtle, Ylang Ylang, Spearmint, and Eucalyptus Globulus. It's going to become a new favorite for sure!
- Snuff out stinky smells. Place a Lushious Lemon-infused cotton ball in the refrigerator, bathroom drawer, or trash can. This method (or diffusing) is better and more versatile than any candle!
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Teach Me . . .
Teach me more about You, how You work and how You move, so that I can walk onward in Your truth until everything within me brings honor to Your name. (Psalm 86:11, TPT)
Ever read a verse in the Bible that makes you feel like your heart and spirit are being pulled out of your chest in longing to draw nearer to Him? That’s how this verse made me feel this morning. It’s hard to even put into words how it felt, and still feels, but there’s such a drawing within me to Him.
I’ve grown so much in my faith and understanding of God, and continue to, because of what I’ve learned from incredible men and women who each passionately pursue His heart, but nothing can replace learning about God directly from Him.
I say it all the time – He still speaks . . . every day, constantly, and He’s always in loving pursuit of our hearts, even when we’ve walked away from Him.
He speaks through His Word, through music, through things that happen in the world around us, as whispers to our hearts, and at times, audibly. We can hear Him speak through a growing garden, clouds in the sky, birds in flight, and countless other common occurrences that, if we’re paying attention, will teach us about His heart, His thoughts, how He works, and moves.
Rooted and steeped in truths of who He is and who we are in Him, we can move forward with power and authority as those who understand what it means to know and be known by Him. In turn, we can’t help but live as those who do what Jesus did while on the earth and greater because we believe what He said we would do, so we do it. (John 14:12) As we do, we bring honor to His name.
Nothing else is above that in my mind. I just want Him – ALL of Him. I want to know more of Him. Understand His thoughts and ways more deeply. Capture His heart more fully. Live before Him with abandon and surrender. Be drawn onward . . . saying yes over and over to Him, knowing He’ll show up each time I do.
Maybe this doesn’t fully make sense, but sometimes words fail me. All I know is that there’s a holy longing within me to know more of Him when I read this verse.
What does it speak to you?
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