Episode #6 —Belonging & Becoming: Living From Your Adopted Identity

Date: Dec. 5th, 2025

🎧 Episode Summary

In this season finale, Sarah unpacks the heart of the entire BELONG framework by focusing on the one truth that changes everything: you have been adopted by God — fully, freely, and forever.

She explores how belonging becomes the foundation for transformation, why adoption is more than a doctrine but a lived reality, and how renewing your mind helps you actually receive the inheritance you already carry.

Sarah also touches briefly on the Nurture and Grounded pillars, showing how spiritual rhythms, emotional health, and daily practices help settle identity in the heart. She shares why community and the local church are essential for healing and discipleship, and why family is where adoption becomes real.

If you've ever struggled with feeling "not enough," stuck in old mindsets, or unsure how to walk in your God-given identity, this episode will speak directly to your heart.

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Date: Nov. 20th, 2025

🎧 Episode Summary

Welcome back to Inside the House of Belonging! Today's episode is a powerful deep dive into what it really means to own your story — not through shame, fear, or self-protection, but through the lens of redemption and truth.

We start with a Heart to Heart listener question:

"How do I know when God is speaking versus when it's just my own thoughts?"

Sarah Joy brings biblical clarity and practical guidance for navigating decision-making with confidence, peace, and faith.

Then we unpack:

✨ Why owning your story matters for emotional and spiritual formation

✨ How to identify the lens you've been using to interpret past experiences

✨ The power of reframing your story with God's perspective

✨ Luke 7 and why the woman's awareness of her need produced such deep love

✨ How victim mentality and shame keep us small and stuck

✨ Why your testimony holds power when seen through redemption

✨ Practical, gentle reflection questions for your mind, body, and spirit

If you're tired of carrying old interpretations of your life… if you know God is inviting you into freedom… if you're ready to walk in your redeemed identity — this episode will meet you right where you are.

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Today we're talking about what it means to lead ourselves with truth and return to a deep awareness of our need for God. We often want to see God move around us—through ministry, impact, miracles, breakthrough—but the move of God begins within us.

We'll explore how to cultivate a posture of dependence (your "cry"), how to recognize when your heart is running dry, and how to build rhythms that keep you returning to the Source. If you've felt spiritually numb, tired, or inconsistent—this conversation will both anchor and awaken something in you.

Plus in the Heart to Heart segment, we talk about how to "fill your cup" again when you've been pouring out for everyone else.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why we often forget our need for God when life is "fine"
• The difference between asking and crying out
• How comfort slowly replaces dependence
• Signs your heart is running on empty
• Cultivating rhythms that keep you anchored in Him
• Why every outward move of God begins with inward transformation
• A body • mind • spirit activation to help you respond in real time

Scriptures referenced:

• Lamentations 2:19
• 1 Chronicles 22:19
• Psalm 57:2
• Psalm 18:6
• Psalm 3:4
• John 15:5
• Matthew 16:25

Reflection Questions:

• Where have I stopped crying out?
• Where has comfort replaced dependence?
• What part of my heart feels dry?

Body • Mind • Spirit Activation (at the end):

• Body: Place hand on your heart. Breathe. Notice your need.
• Mind: Speak truth to yourself: "I cannot sustain myself. Dependence is holy."
• Spirit: Cry out in your own words: "Lord, I need You. Draw me back."

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Private Community

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Free Guide – "Simple Steps to Renew Your Mind"

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🔗 Useful Links

• Website: https://houseofbelongingministries.com/home
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• Heart to Heart Question Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeebS822pgvU7RkHkbSTEd6VqASnVHYbUhhbLEhGKh09eK0mQ/viewform?usp=dialog