The Shanta Atkins Podcast

"The best thing to hold onto in life, is each other" - Audrey Hepburn

Stay tuned for a treat at the end of the episode! 

Happy Valentines Day! :) 

Join us as we continue the conversation about Halloween with Kenneth Mack! 

1 Corinthians 10:21 - "You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons." 

Ephesians 5:11 - "Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them."

Ephesians 4:27 - And give no opportunity to the devil."

In the world that we live in it can be very hard to find something to be thankful for. This episode unpacks thankfulness & gratefulness. Shanta shares the benefits of being intentionally grateful and thankful in your everyday living.

In today's world we constantly hear phrases like "keep your circle small," "you can't trust anyone" and "people are my problem." This episode explores the reason behind those phrases and how to handle "people" in your life. 

10 verses on how to deal with PEOPLE

1. Proverbs 10:12. "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses."
2. Proverbs 15:1. "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
3. Proverbs 28:13. "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy."
4. Matthew 7:3-4. "Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye?"
5. Matthew 5:44-45. "But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust."
6. Luke 6:27-29. "But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold"
7. Romans 14:13. " Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother."
8. Ephesians 4:15. "But speaking the truth in love may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:"
9. Colossians 4:6. "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."
10. 1 Peter 3:9. "Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing."

This podcast was a bit difficult for me. If you know a child who is being abused, or you yourself are being abused, GET HELP! 

NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). Crisis Counselors are available 24/7

What to report

Explain, as well as you can, what happened or is happening to the child.  Describe the nature of the abuse or neglect.  Be as specific as possible.

It is helpful to have as much of the following information as you can when you call:
• Name of birth parents or guardian
• Date of birth for parents and children
• Address of parents and children
• School in which the children attend
• Articulate the safety issue (What is the parent or guardian doing or not doing that is causing the child harm?)
• When the safety issued occurred and how often
• Name, date of birth, and location if possible, of the person who caused the hurt or harm.

Even if you do not know all of this information, report what you do know. Tell all you know about the situation.

Getting help

Children who have been abused need caring adults to help them recognize that they are not responsible for the violence in their homes and to help them find ways to grow past their present trauma into healthy adults. Caring adults must help abused children avoid a cycle of learned abusive patterns by teaching and modeling nonviolent methods of conflict resolution and helping them express their feelings in healthy ways.

Your community has victim assistance programs and counselors who are trained to work with child abuse victims. These advocates can provide information and a full range of victim support services. The services are available to all child victims even if no one is charged with a crime.

NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). Crisis Counselors are available 24/7

If you’ve ever wondered about soul ties and what they are this podcast is for you. There are healthy soul ties and unhealthy soul ties find out more in this podcast. In today’s culture there is so much being shared about soul ties and so many assumptions are being made. I think it’s important to understand:
1. What a soul tie is?
2. How soul ties are formed?
3. What type of soul tie it is?
   a. Healthy
   b. Unhealthy

1 Thessalonians 5:23 - And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.     

Acts 4:32 - And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any [of them] that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

Have you ever seen, felt or sensed something that was alarming, creepy or flat out scary? Have you ever wondered if ghosts are real? Do you see things that you can’t explain? Do you have questions about ghosts, goblins, creepy crawlers, gremlins or imps? If so, this episode is just for you! Shanta really gets deeper about the topic of demons, ghosts, evil spirits, unclean spirits and what to do to get rid of them. She shared her personal experiences and how she learned to deal with demons. 3 questions that will be answered in this podcast are:

1. What am I seeing?
2. Why am I seeing it
3. What am I supposed to do with what I’m seeing?

Enjoy and learn something new.

A Day Will Come
Poet: Julie Hebert, © 2012

A day will come in every life,
When appreciation is rendered.
And this should be taken seriously,
And given with love and tender.

Anyone who deserves appreciation,
Must have done something great.
So share with them the way you feel,
And always treat them right.

But keep in mind that appreciation,
Should be given again and again.
If you truly appreciate,
You'll remind them how great they've been.

Do something special to thank the ones,
Who've made a difference to you.
But don't forget to thank them again,
For everything they do.

Hebrews 4:12- "For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart."

Jeremiah 17:9- "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?"

Philippians 1:17- "The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment."

Ecclesiastes 4:4 -  And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

James 4:11 - Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it

."The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves."  - William Penn 

1 Corinthians 6:12  “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.

Romans 12:1  "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

Bible Verses on Temperance 

2 Peter 1:5-6 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 

Titus 2:12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,

Galatians 5:22-24 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.