Episode 26 - Graceful Influence with Lori Roeleveld

Date: March 19, 2024

Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Lori Roeleveld

 

Story Highlight: Lori is delightful! Our podcast today is a wonderful treat for us all. Lori's prayer is that she can always be where Jesus is, seeing Him working. She hopes she can be a part of "Bring Your Daughter to Work Day" with Jesus every day.

In our time together Lori shares about her new book Graceful Influence and her personal how's and why's it was written the way she chose to write it. She pairs groups of two women of Scripture whose lives appear to be opposite from each other-–––good choices/wrong choices. Lori openly admits even as a child and into her adulthood she never really felt like she fit in with women. In her book, she looks at the lives of many biblical women who did and those who didn't fit the role the church and others in our society thought they should. But what Lori brings out is the amazing faithfulness of God in the lives of even the women who made wrong choices. How He tarried with them all and stayed close to them and let them know He sees them. He does the same thing today with us. He is a faithful God who sees. And despite our struggles, He lets us know He sees us.

You'll be riveted by every word she speaks and walk away with fresh insight into how loved you are by a patient God who never walks away from us.

What sprinkled this podcast with wonder is Lori’s description of hobbits, admitting she’s very much like them. You and I may be like a hobbit, too––not wanting to be moved out of our comfort zone, not being late for meals, or going on big adventures with the Lord.

Lori brings us face to face with the truth, by using the stories of biblical women, that the Lord is all about changing that in us. His call is to disturb us out of our comfort zone so we can follow Him into the adventures He has for us, instead of remaining in our safe places where we can hide and rest undisturbed.

This is a podcast that will be repeated and listened to again and again. I am sure of that. So, join me today on The Women Behind the Words. You won’t be sorry you did!

 

About the Guest (Bio): Lori Stanley Roeleveld is a professional coach, author, speaker, and distributor of hobbits. She harnesses the power of God’s Word to revive the hearts of weary believers. Lori loves Jesus, her family, and small churches. Degree in psychology and biblical studies, she learned the most from studying her Bible in life’s trenches. Find the heart to press on at Graceful Influence.

 

Book Spotlight: Grace Influence

Yes, You Make a Difference! New from Lori Stanley Roeleveld Graceful Influence

“If you’re looking for a refreshing, stimulating, uplifting, and challenging read, Graceful Influence is the book for you. Lori Roeleveld has given us a treasure. You can read this book as a devotional for a month, or you can study it with friends and discuss the “bottom line” impact statements following each chapter. This unique resource on how to be a godly influencer is a book that will transform your life.”

—Carol Kent. Founder and Executive Director of Speak Up Ministries, Speaker and Author of Becoming a Woman of Influence (NavPress)

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— In a world where the word influencer is thrown around lightly, we lose track of who the true ones are. In her new book, Graceful Influence: Making a Lasting Impact through Lessons from Women of the Bible, beloved author, speaker, and professional coach Lori Stanley Roeleveld invites readers to meet the biblical women who influenced their worlds. When plates are so very full, women wonder if they are really making a difference, examples of these women in Scripture show that they indeed are. Graceful Influence has a unique twist as Roeleveld takes readers into the life of not just one woman of influence, but 28 pairs.

"We owe Martha an apology." The opening sentence of Graceful Influence hints at why I'm excited for OUR DAILY BREAD to release this book. We can change the conversation about women away from bad girls or good girls to a more productive and grace-filled focus on the many choices each of us makes and the influence those choices have to lead us (and others) either towards God or away,” says Roeleveld.

In Graceful Influence, Roeleveld writes a book that is authentic and approachable, using Scripture all along the way to show readers the lives of women like Mary and Martha, Eve and Mary, Deborah, and Jezebel, and many more, letting us see that these women aren’t really so different than women today. Perfect for individual study or small groups, Roeleveld ends each chapter with extra features like BIBLE, BIBLE EXTRA, BATTLE, and BOTTOM LINE, making it easy for women to dig even further into the scriptural power behind these pairs of women. Women from all stages of life will love Graceful Influence and will see that they do make a difference in their world, just like these biblical women did — no matter what.

 

Connect with Lori:

https://www.facebook.com/lori.roeleveld/

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https://www.instagram.com/loriroeleveld/

https://twitter.com/lorisroeleveld

https://www.pinterest.com/lorisroel/

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www.loriroeleveld.com

 

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