MS 095 Jennifer Dukes Lee: The Happiness Dare

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This week I’m talking with Jennifer Dukes Lee, a former news reporter and journalism professor, who now uses her reporting skills to chase the biggest story ever: the redemptive story of Christ.

Jennifer describes herself as speaker and writer who loves air guitar, dark chocolate, emojis, messy people, and Jesus. She lives on a farm in Iowa with her husband and two daughters, and is the author of two books, including her newest one entitled The Happiness Dare, Pursuing Your Hearts Deepest, Holiest, and Most Vulnerable Desire.

In this episode we talk about:

Jennifer’s first time as a guest on Mud Stories in Episode 14
The message of her first book, Love Idol
The struggle of wanting the approval of people over the approval of God, and finding our value in our performance
The circumstances which led from Love Idol to this second book, The Happiness Dare
Feeling guilty that we SHOULD be happy

Jennifer shares about:

Her feelings of worry, anxiety and regret of losing the fullness of her happiness
Wondering if God even cares about our happiness
How Happiness can exist and be a part of our holiness
The doubt she struggled with in regard to her faith
And the change that came when she met Christ in a new way

Jennifer encourages us:

That real happiness has a durable quality
That real happiness leaves space for tears and not always being okay
That happiness can be a spiritual discipline
That we can discover our own happiness style
Be aware of our own happiness style hang ups
And how we can pursue happiness in practical ways in just five minutes each day

May this conversation bring you some happy today, and be an encouragement to you, no matter what you are facing!

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SCRIPTURE:

Blessed (Happy) are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Matthew 5:8

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