Perry and Shawna Mornings

April 03, 2025

What Are You Fearfully Clinging To?

Shawna used her best parenting techniques, but her son had dug in his heals and would not budge. He was clinging to what felt safe. God invites us to let go of what we cling to and cling to Him instead.

Perry shares, “I’m realizing at this place in my journey that I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to prove to God that I love him. But I’m realizing that it’s not so much about how much I love him but it’s about how much he loves me!”

Shawna shares that she can muster up the will power & discipline herself into certain behaviors but if she has a bad day she’s likely to go back to what she did before.

But when it comes to her and our finances, we can change our behaviors in spending (behavior modification).  But what needs to change at a heart level that would impact our giving decisions moving forward? Rob West, president of Kingdom Advisors and Host of Faith & Finance Live on 89.3 Moody Radio takes on that question.

When Jesus was riding in to Jerusalem the people were celebrating what they thought He would do for them. They wanted a warrior King. Jesus came instead as the Prince of Peace. His plans were greater than their expectations. When God doesn’t meet our expectations, maybe He’s up to something better.

Perry shares, “Jesus leads me to use the gifts and talents he’s given me to make a difference in my world. But sometimes I wonder, ‘Is any of it making a difference??’ “ Maybe you feel like this?

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April 02, 2025

“I Thought Jesus Was Frowning on Me” - Perry

Because of a wound of shame early in Perry’s life and even though he experienced Jesus’ love early in life, he had this deep down belief that Jesus was frowning on him. Now he knows he has Jesus’ smile. He shares about the journey, cause it is a journey. 

When Shawna discovered the benefits of coconut oil, she applied it everywhere: her skin, hair, her food and coffee. You can only benefit from coconut oil if you use it! In the same way, all the benefits of scripture only work when they are applied to our lives.

Perry shares, “We’re never ever good enough to merit God’s favor and we’re never bad enough to keep us outside his furious love.”

Starting the day worshipping changes the day! With arms raised in her walk-in closet Shawna began the day with praise and she found her joy swelling as she drove to work.

Last, we must take captive every thought and make them obedient to Christ. What does that even mean? And how do we even do that? Perry and Shawna share what they’ve learned.

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April 01, 2025

Recovering Control Freak?

As much as we’d love to believe we are in control of all things, much of life is unexpected. We didn’t see it coming. And maybe, that’s a gift!

From a cross country move to a senior year injury to an unexpected death, Vonna was overwhelmed by the “unexpecteds” of life. It wasn’t until later that she realized not knowing was a blessing in disguise.

Vonna Laue is a speaker and author of Glad I Didn’t Know: Lessons Learned Through Life’s Challenges and Unexpected Blessings.

Vonna admits, “If we knew the difficulties we would encounter, we might not be obedient, and we would miss out on what God has planned.”

When we relinquish control and just trust the Lord for each next step, He is faithful!

Also in this episode...

“Mom, God is so faithful!” Shawna’s daughter said when Shawna answered her call. A series of events all throughout the day led Haven into exactly what she needed when the storm hit. God is faithful. He's got you!

Perry shares, “God put a kingdom dream in my heart. I moved across the country to step into it. It was his dream but then I inserted myself into it. Tried to shape it in my image not God’s. Then it crashed.

Last, the legacy of Shawna’s dad is that he loved God and loved people. And he did it one step at a time. The way we want to be remembered starts with acts of kindness today.

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