How Do I Live the Best Life Possible in The Body I Have? - Lisa Whittle

Summary

Podcast Summary: "How Do I Live the Best Life Possible in The Body I Have?" - Lisa Whittle

The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast, September 30, 2025
Host: Candace Cameron Bure (CandyRock)
Guest: Lisa Whittle

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Overview

In this episode, Candace Cameron Bure sits down with author and Bible study leader Lisa Whittle for a heartfelt exploration of what it means to live well "in the body I have." They discuss the challenges of body image, acceptance, gratitude, spiritual growth, and holistic well-being, deeply rooted in Christian theology. Throughout the conversation, they share personal stories, memorable moments, and practical advice for integrating faith into one's daily health and body journey.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Imago Dei & Self-Worth

• Lisa introduces her Imago Dei ("image of God") declaration, emphasizing the importance of seeing oneself through God’s eyes rather than superficial or cultural standards.
• She reads her declaration from her Body and Soul Bible Study merchandise:

  "I am made Imago Day. Wholly known, wholly loved, wholly free... Not body to be fixed, born to bring and bear goodness. Living well in the temple that houses the spirit of God. Not made to work harder on an image of my own making, but made in the image of God." (Lisa Whittle, 04:25)

2. Reflections on Growth, Aging, and the Future

• Lisa and Candace talk about accepting their bodies and growing as whole people, not just focusing on outward appearance.

• Lisa shares her excitement for the future: improving in personal relationships, appreciating another day to become a better wife and friend, and being present in her gratitude journey.

  "I wasted a lot of years lamenting my personality, lamenting my body, lamenting mistakes... I really am grateful for another day—trying to stay present." (Lisa Whittle, 05:24)

• Lisa announces becoming a grandmother and her feelings about this new season in life.

  "I'm excited that I have my first grandbaby. I feel too young to be a grandmother." (Lisa Whittle, 07:04)

• Candace reflects on entering her 50s with optimism and gratitude.

  "Going into the next 50 years of my life, just having a different mindset about the way I love my body and treat my body... there’s so much to be grateful for, and let's go into the next decade with this positive mindset." (Candace Cameron Bure, 10:23)

3. Rebuilding the 'Motherboard' – Spiritual Renewal

• Lisa uses the metaphor of spilling water on her computer's motherboard and needing it to be rebuilt, comparing it to her body/spiritual journey.

  "I had needed my motherboard rebuilt. The whole rewiring of the system, of the foundation of my body journey." (Lisa Whittle, 15:01)

• Candace describes the difference in Lisa’s work from other self-help resources:

  "When I read your post... I knew in my heart that there was something different... this is going to be some real deep-rooted, sound Bible theology." (Candace Cameron Bure, 16:09)

4. Integration of Faith and Body: Whole-Person Theology

• Lisa highlights the need for an integrated life—not separating body, mind, and spirit.

  "The key really is to live integrated lives... the world talks about body, mind, and soul, but it's often in a secular way… we’ve got to treat the inside, treat the outside, look at the whole picture." (Lisa Whittle, 17:59)

• Differences in how men and women approach growth: therapy vs. physical health, and how each tends to neglect one domain.

• Both emphasize the impact of inviting God into all aspects of life—including food, movement, and even struggles such as past eating disorders.

5. Practical Spiritual Reflection: Questions for Listeners

Lisa provides a set of reflective questions to help listeners identify areas that may be blocking their growth:

• Am I dealing with any shame?
• Am I mad at God for something?
• Am I taking in too many negative influences from social/media?
• Am I actively engaging in sin without repentance? How does this affect my body image?
• Do I see God's love through a legalistic mindset?
• Am I at odds with someone else, and is that tension affecting my body?
  (Lisa Whittle, 27:31—30:38)

6. Practical Tips for Wholeness

• Seek body theology from biblical sources; seek faith-based therapy for body struggles.

  "I believe that if you're going to get therapy... they need to be a faith-based therapist because I just don't see how anyone who is not biblically grounded could give you counsel about your body if they don't understand Imago Dei." (Lisa Whittle, 31:23)

• Be discerning about sources—watch for syncretism and stick to solid theology (Lisa & Candace, 32:19—33:20).

• Practice 'embodied rhythms'—rituals that help connect mind, body, and spirit (e.g., praying with open hands).

• Prioritize living in spaces with light, positivity, and healthy influences; avoid physical and digital environments that reinforce negativity.

• Trust the Holy Spirit as counselor; don’t wait for a future breakthrough to start living free now.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Imago Dei declaration:
  "Wholly known, wholly loved, wholly free. Not a number, a prop, a performer..." (Lisa Whittle, 04:25)—underscoring dignity and acceptance.

• Candace on family nicknames:
  "I want Candy Graham. Oh my God. Like a Candy gram. But my name’s Candy, and I'm Grandma. And I'm Candy Graham." (Candace Cameron Bure, 08:48)—a lighthearted conversation about grandparent nicknames.

• Candace on God in daily choices:
  "Bringing God into that... literally sitting with me every day is what has made the difference in my life... not in a way that I feel condemned in any way, but that He's walking alongside me." (Candace Cameron Bure, 20:45)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Imago Dei declaration & merchandise: 03:42–05:12
• Gratitude, growth, & grandparenting: 05:13–09:37
• Candace’s reflection on aging & gratitude: 09:37–12:26
• The Computer Motherboard Analogy: 13:22–15:24
• Origins of their collaboration: 15:24–17:59
• Integrated theology, men/women differences: 17:59–19:54
• Bringing God into body journey: 20:45–25:05
• Lisa’s self-assessment questions: 27:31–30:38
• Tips for seeking help & discernment: 30:41–34:32
• Candace on needing sunlight: 34:32–35:27
• Listener Q&A: Making time for devotionals: 36:34–38:35

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Tone & Original Language

The episode maintains a compassionate, faith-rooted, and honest tone. Both hosts share struggles and joys, blending vulnerability with practical faith-centered advice. Humor and personal anecdotes keep the conversation relatable and warm.

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Conclusion & Resources

Candace and Lisa encourage listeners to take practical and spiritual steps toward peace with their bodies—by integrating faith, gratitude, and self-care, and being mindful of spiritual and environmental influences. Listeners are reminded to reflect on their journeys, seek biblically grounded support, and embrace their unique place as God’s creation.

Resources Mentioned:

• Lisa Whittle’s Body and Soul Bible Study
• Free Whole Body Guide at candace.com
• Dwell app (for listening to scripture)
• Faith-based therapy and community connections

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"Start on that glory road to freedom right now."
—Lisa Whittle (36:25)

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Next Episode: Listener Q&A—candace.com for more encouragement and free resources.

Transcript

[Candace Cameron Bure]

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[Lisa Whittle]

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[Lisa Whittle]

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[Candace Cameron Bure]

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[Lisa Whittle]

That's the Imago Day hat Mago Day. Yes. You know, I'm a hat person. You're a hat person?

[Candace Cameron Bure]

I am a hat person. I love them.

[Lisa Whittle]

Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah. And so do people can get that?

[Lisa Whittle]

They can get the hat. Yes. It's on my website, so. Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

And you have really cute sweatshirts on there, too. Tell me about them, please.

[Lisa Whittle]

Yes, we have an Imago Day sweatshirt and a Jehovah Rafa Healing my body and my mind back front. So, yeah, those things are special to me because they're part of the Body and Soul Bible study. But also that's the way I feel. Like, healed my body, heal my mind. And on the back of the Imago Day sweatshirt is the Imago Day declaration, which is in the body study.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Can you read it for us?

[Lisa Whittle]

Yeah, I can. I am made Imago Day. Wholly known, wholly loved, wholly free. Not a number, a prop, a performer, not my past, your opinion or the weight of my regret. Where Christ's choice to become embodied meets my fearfully and wonderfully made body and soul. Not body to be fixed, Born to bring and bear goodness. Living well in the temple that houses the spirit of God. Not made to work harder on an image of my own making, but made in the image of God.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

I love that. I love that.

[Lisa Whittle]

Yeah, it just kind of came to me. But in the study, you can write your own, so. Oh, cool. Yeah. I think it's just an inspiration to write what comes to you about Imago Day. Yeah. Made in the image of God.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

So cool.

[Lisa Whittle]

Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

I have a question for you.

[Lisa Whittle]

Okay.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

What. What excites you about the future? And it could be anything.

[Lisa Whittle]

Oh, man. You know, I'm always thinking in terms of the future. I'm always. My husband's always like, you're 10 years ahead. You need to come back. So sometimes it's hard for me to stay present. I think, honestly, Candace, just getting better now that I Am kind of getting myself together. I mean, I, I'm. I feel like I have so much more to learn. But I honestly pray often that God will let me live another day so that I can get better in my marri marriage, so that I can be better, a better mom, so I can be better friend. I wasted a lot of years lamenting my personality, lamenting my body, lamenting mistakes. And I know that sounds crazy, but I really am grateful for another day trying to stay present and saying thank you for another day to be a better wife. To be. Because I. I've always felt a little like I wasn't that good of a wife or that good of a, you know, a friend. I've always felt like a good. That was one thing I always felt good about. But that sounds cheesy, but I really do feel grateful for my daily existence and being. Being able to be better at that. I'm grateful to get some stuff worked out in my body, even chemically. Like, I've gone to the doctor and gotten some levels figured out. So I'm excited to see what God does with that. Like, now that I'm kind of inviting him and not kind of, now that I've invited him into the body journey with me.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

So I'm excited for that. In my. I'm excited that I. This is like, news. But I'm excited that I have my first grandbaby. Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

So exciting. Congratulations.

[Lisa Whittle]

Yeah, I was always a little freaked out about that because I feel too young for that. Yeah. I feel too young to be a grandmother.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

It's. I love hearing other people's opinion on becoming a grandparent because it's. Yeah, it can be. Because I can't wait to be a grandmother. And I've been asking all my kids, like, make me a grandma before 50. Like, please, please, please. I mean, I just can't wait. But congratulations.

[Lisa Whittle]

Thank you. And.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

And you feel peace about it now. You're like, what are the emotional feelings about it?

[Lisa Whittle]

Well, my kids are kind of private, so they're not really. They're not really on social media very much. So they really didn't announce that they were pregnant until, I mean, I think she was 20 weeks, 25 weeks. So I felt really private about it. So I never even announced on social media that they were expecting. And she. I'm assuming this is pre taped, so obviously this isn't in real time. But she's due in June, so by the time this comes out, she will have had the baby. But I, I don't plan to talk about it until the baby is born.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

So. But that will be very exciting. Really excited to see my husband be a pops because he loves kids and he's gonna thrive in this role, so I'm really excited to see him do it.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Do you have a grandma name?

[Lisa Whittle]

You know what? I honestly still don't, because I don't know what to call myself. I'm not. I'm not going to be grandma. You know that.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Are you going to be Glamour?

[Lisa Whittle]

No. No. I don't want anything cheesy.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

Yeah. So I want all the cheese.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Do you. I don't want glamour.

[Lisa Whittle]

No.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

But you know. You know what?

[Lisa Whittle]

I. What do you want?

[Candace Cameron Bure]

My kids have vetoed. They're just like, that is so dumb, Mom.

[Lisa Whittle]

Well, I want to know it.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

I want Candy Graham. Oh, my God. Like a Candy gram. But my name's Candy, and I'm Grandma. And I'm Candy Graham.

[Lisa Whittle]

I kind of love that, actually. But they vetoed it.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

They were like, that's so dumb, Mom.

[Lisa Whittle]

That's the thing. The kids do have an opinion on this.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Oh, they. Oh, they told me. I have no opinion. My kids are so. We're all. We're an opinionated family.

[Lisa Whittle]

We are, too.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

So they were just like, no, you have no opinion. It's what we want to tell our kids. Like, that's. We're picking your name. We're picking your grandma name. And they're like, you're gonna be Grandma Candace. Okay.

[Lisa Whittle]

It's kind of like, no, you have more personality. Yeah. So I don't know, but it'll be interesting. Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Oh.

[Lisa Whittle]

So.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Okay. Well, I want to Just send me a pic, a private pic of you and the baby.

[Lisa Whittle]

Oh, I will. So exciting.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

That's awesome. Well, this has been an incredible season. It's. For me, this whole. This whole podcast. I. It's been a great time of reflection, and I also realized in all of the wonderful teaching that you've given us and things to think about, I've also been so grateful that. For the journey that I've been on for such a long time. And while so many years have been really difficult, I'm so glad that whatever age I'm at, whether it took me till 45 or 49 or whatever age you're at, God, we know that God. God heals.

[Lisa Whittle]

Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

When we. When we put him in the way that we look at ourselves and within our relationship with him. And so I can. Just hearing you talk and share, I can look back and reflect on the growth in my own life and so not that I'm trying to have a therapy moment with myself, but I just. I'm. I'm really proud of myself. I know that's the. That's God's work in me and all the things that he's revealed and. And open. But I'm. I'm just so grateful that I'm. He know these messages. You've shared the messages again, which have just reaffirmed all of the things that I know to be true about God. And, And I'm. I'm just. I have gratitude. I just have a whole lot of gratitude about it. And going into the next 50 years of my life, just having a different mindset about the way I love my body and treat my body and have. Have gratitude for it. And I can't wait to. I'm an optimist, and I am a future thinker, so I just think about all the things. I put that positive energy into it. Like, I am so looking forward to my 50s, and I go into it, and that's kind of been my journey in the last year and a half, is that I want to be the best Candace, and that I can be in body, in mind, in soul, and have a spirit of gratitude going, God, thank you for this body and let me use it to the best of my ability in all different ways, shapes and forms. And so I get excited about it. I don't get fearful of the aging process, even though I, you know, still battle all of the things. But I. I just keep reminding myself, like, you know, there's so much to be grateful for, and let's go into the next decade with this positive mindset. And so I want to recap this episode. Let's. Let's just recap all the things that we've learned over the weeks.

[Lisa Whittle]

This has been such a gift to me, Candace, and just. And just getting to be a part of this has been therapy for me. It has been just beautiful in so many ways. But I think, you know, when I. When I think back, I. What I really think about this season is that it was God ordained because, you know, social media, as much as we all can love it, hate it, whatever, we all have kind of a love, hate relationship with it. And certainly for me, it has been that I've resisted a lot. Resisted it a lot. But the fact that God brought this together, as you talked about in the very first show, the introduction of how this even came to be through a social media post that I put up about really how this started for me.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah. Will you share that?

[Lisa Whittle]

Praise God. Yes. What I talked about in that post that resonated with you is something that happened that was very interesting. This very computer right in front of me actually is where it started as I was writing it. It's not how the, how I started writing the study, but it's really how God gave me sort of this revelation as to what had all happened to bring me to that point. I actually spilled a half bottle of water on this computer and so we had to send it in to see, you know, could this thing be repaired because it was starting not to work. Right. And I thought, oh man, my whole life is on this computer. Yeah. And so in diagnostics, they determined that it could be salvaged, but the whole motherboard would have to be rebuilt. And so I was obviously grateful that we could salvage it and I could get things off of it. And so we let them rebuild the motherboard and here we are. I still have my computer, but what the Lord showed me in that was that that was exactly what my body journey had been. That I had had reboots through the years, through, you know, body successes, but I had never had a complete rebuild of my motherboard. And that, that is what had happened for me is I had needed my motherboard rebuilt. The whole rewiring of the system, of the foundation of my body journey.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

That I was going to have to start over, get it wiped clean, rebuild anything that I had ever thought I knew and go from there.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

And, and that was the post that I put up that resonated with your heart and your spirit that led to me even being here and us having those discussions.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah, I remember when I saw that post, I mean, it just, I'm attracted to anything fitness or health oriented and it's all the things that we talked about that are very compartmentalized. And so I've had this journey and I like to look at food posts, I like to look at healthy living posts. I like the fitness part of my life and skincare and all of the different things. And yet while I've made great strides, there has still never been an overall peace about all of those aspects of my life. Feeling at peace because I always feel like I have to strive to, oh, what's the new way of eating? What's the new latest skin care product? What's the new fitness thing that everyone's doing? So when I came across your post, and I've read so many books that have, you know, especially with eating disorders and just how you feel about yourself, very self help books, both in the Christian and secular world. I've read lots of books. I don't read fiction. If I'm going to take the time to read something, I want to learn something. So, like, I've read a lot of those kinds of books and there's still no. Wasn't ever a book that really did anything to change my mindset about it. And when I read your post, it was like, like God was. I was like, I was so attracted to it, like a moth to a flame that I was like, wait, what is this? And you know, my skepticism comes in because I'm like, is this just another gimmick to get me in to think about my body that's just going to put me on the new routine? And as I kept reading your words, I just knew in my heart that there was something different about your post. And we don't know each other that well, but I knew you enough to know this is going to be some real deep rooted, sound Bible theology. This is going to be a work on my heart, my mind and my soul. And it's not just about the outside aesthetic. And. Yeah, and then I dmed you, I mean, and I was just like, can we share this? Can we do this as this? I don't even know what's in there, but I want to walk through it with you. And I just know it's going to be good. And I'm so grateful we've gotten to do that.

[Lisa Whittle]

Oh, it's been the joy of my life. You know, I think if we could tell people from this point forward that the key really is to live integrated lives, you know, and, and it's interesting, Candace, because the world talks about body, mind and soul. It's like they know that there's something there, of course, that the Bible's talking about. So it's like almost like they're creeping in, like, yes, that idea is really good, but it's in this sort of secular way of, you know, talking about it all, talking all around it. And that, that's nothing new. I mean, that was, you know, in the New Testament there was the philosophy called Gnosticism that was, you know, all around that idea of, of sounding good, but not like treating the body especially as sort of this other. And that kind of process might sound close, but it's not the right thing. And so I think where we go wrong and we kind of touched on this on another show is believing a little bit of what the world says, but getting kind of off and so treating our body like it's something over here, something that we attend to something that we look at. You know, I was thinking about the fact that men and women treat this very, very differently. You know, men will go to the gym, but they wouldn't go therapy. Usually, like men are. It's a hard sell to get a man to go to therapy.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

But they have no problem going to the gym. But women are the opposite. Like, women will run to therapy, but then they're like less likely to want to go to the gym.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

So we, we will treat our body in certain ways that are good and we have movement towards good things, but we also hold back in other ways. And I think when we begin to see ourselves as a whole person, where we've got to treat the inside, we've got to treat the outside, we've got to look at whole picture, we've got to take these thoughts captive. And that's not like just this biblical idea that maybe we'll think about on Sunday, but that we understand that that is a part of the process of our overeating journey. Like listeners have asked about, like, how do I stop binging sugar? Well, it starts with your mind. So it's like all of these things that play in together. And that's where the whole body theology comes in. And so it's really, really important that.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah, it's good. Yeah, I know. Again, I will say that having brought God into all the decisions of my life that come, that are about my body, about my. The decisions why I make, literally to the foods that I eat and the time that I spend in the gym, or lack of times in the gym, but in the thoughts and feelings that I have about my body, bringing God into that. I mean, literally sitting with me every day is what has made the difference in my life. I'm so grateful for that dream that God gave me. But I can't look at it. I can't look at myself and my body the same. Because with every decision I make, I. I'm asking God. Like I feel the presence of God and the Holy Spirit and not in a way that I feel condemned in any way, but that he's walking alongside me going, would this be honoring to you, God? And it makes. I mean, some days it's still more difficult than others, but for the most part, I already know, like, there's a conviction that comes. God's like, no. And I can't write, I can't willingly do something before God when I know that that's not going to honor him. So I'm not on the days where I'M like, and again, I don't want to just use food analogies but, but the way I think having a bulimic mentality is that do I need to eat this? Do I need to eat this amount of food? I could just go throw it up or. And I'm like, I'm not, I'm, I'm not gonna do that. If I'm asking God about it, God would dishonor you right now. I know the answer is no. I can't go do that right after because that's like giving the middle finger to Him. So when I invite to all of those decisions, it just has changed my life. I'm excited to share something that's close to my heart. The history and the People of Israel as a follower of Jesus Israel is where it all started. It's where he walked, taught and ministered. The Bible reminds us that God never breaks his promises. Romans 11:28 says that the people of Israel are deeply loved because of the promises God made long ago and he's faithful to keep those promises. That's why I'm sharing with you about the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. For over 40 years, they've provided food, shelter and life saving aid to Israel's most vulnerable, especially Holocaust survivors and the elderly. Will you join me in standing with the people in Israel? To learn more and find out how you can help, visit ifcj.org that's if fcj.org I don't know about you, but I love to colorfully mark up my Bible. And Mr. Pen is the company dedicated to creating pens and highlighters specifically to be used in your Bible. How cute is this? The ink doesn't bleed through the page and there are so many color palettes to choose from paired with their other products like transparent sticky tape, sticky notes and tabs and Washi tape. And you can create the perfect combinations to make studying Scripture an even more meaningful experience. With over 1 million 5 star reviews on Amazon, they are the most popular Bible highlighters and pens on the market. That's why I use them. Whether you're looking to deepen your faith through study and reflection or or simply need a reliable pen for taking notes During a sermon, Mr. Penn has you covered. To get 10 off your first Mr. Penn order, go to candicepens.com Join me in diving into the Word in 2025. Go to candacepens.com to get 10 off your Mr. Penn order. Does it ever feel like you're a marketing professional just speaking into the void?

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[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

And I think unless you truly have gone to the Word and you have uncovered this, this picture, then you cannot truly believe that there is not hope for your body struggle. And so I really, really encourage people to do that for the first time in their life. And I'm not talking about a verse here, a verse there. I'm not talking about, you know, gathering more information because most of us do not need more information. Yeah, we need the transformation of the Word, of God. And that is where we then make all of our decisions. Like we talked about in the last show of should I do this? Should I not do this? When you have that basic foundation, those decisions become far easier. It's not a perfect journey, but those decisions come under the umbrella of the other thing that you already have in place, that whole body theology. So I do have some questions that they, that your listeners can ask themselves if they are struggling with their body.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Okay, great.

[Lisa Whittle]

First of all, am I dealing with some shame in some area? Am I dealing with shame? Very, very important. Because you are going to really struggle with your body if you're dealing with shame. So that's a question you can even take to the Lord. You can pray and say, lord, is there any shame that I'm dealing with? Because you may not be able to name that at first and you may not be able to call something shame. That's sometimes difficult to pinpoint. But am I, am I dealing with some shame in some area. Number two, am I mad at God for something? You know, if you are mad at him, it's okay to take that to him and even confess that and say that to Him. But that can really block you on your body journey if you. You are have a separation between you and the Lord. So that's something to consider. Three, am I taking in too many negative thoughts from social media or other media sources? I mean, that's a very real possibility that you are consuming things from social media that are really exacerbating your body struggle? Not saying they're causing it could be, but in most cases, we've already got a body struggle going on and then it's just.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

And we've talked about that before, you can change your algorithm. You can unfollow people that it's. If it's just not a healthy place for you to keep looking at certain images, unfollow and change it.

[Lisa Whittle]

Absolutely.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Add more dog and cat videos to your algorithm.

[Lisa Whittle]

Absolutely. Yes. Yes. Animal videos are the best. Number four, Am I actively engaging in sin without repentance and confession? If so, how is that affecting my thoughts about my body? We have to be honest about the sin that's going on in our life. If you're actively engaging in sin that is not seeking repentance and confession, particularly surrounding issues that have to do with your body, then you're going to struggle in your body. I mean, it just. It just is. And then is the way I feel about how God loves me coming from a legalistic mindset that isn't a true picture from Scripture, but perhaps one I assumed or one I was taught that's really important to think through because you're going to struggle in your body. If you have a really legalistic mindset about how you feel, about how God loves you, or, you know, how you see how God loves you, it might be something you were taught that you've got to really kind of sort through and maybe even break from, or it might be something that you have assumed, you might have just assumed the way that God feels about you. And then last. Am I at odds with someone else? Because as we talked about in a couple of our shows, if you have a breach or a problem with someone else, it really can manifest in your body. So if you're having a body struggle, you need to really ask yourself, is there a problem here with someone else? Yeah, so those are some things.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Those are great.

[Lisa Whittle]

Yeah. And then I've got a couple practical tips.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Okay.

[Lisa Whittle]

Yeah, yeah. Do tell so these are some things that I, I found to be really important. First of all, body theology should come from biblical sources. So what I mean here is you can get fitness tips from, I mean, from Kira Stokes, but get them from Kira Stokes. That's right. You know, but there are a lot of fitness experts or a lot of nutritional experts. I follow some great ones on social media that I really, really love that can give you counsel and, and strategies about your body. I believe this, this is a Lisa Whittle opinion. You ready for a little hot take?

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yes.

[Lisa Whittle]

I believe that if you are going to get therapy or counseling, and especially if it has to do with your body, I believe they need to be a faith based therapist because I just don't see how anybody who is not biblically grounded could give you counsel about your body if they don't understand Imago day, if they don't understand things that are rooted in scripture. So there are good therapists out there, but if they're not faith based, I, I, I believe that that is just a little bit of a mismatch.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

I agree with you on that. I've had some other people on the show that don't necessarily agree with that, but I'm with you on that. I think if you are a Christian that you need, need to have counseling from a biblical worldview that will pull what God says into the conversation and that they know what God says.

[Lisa Whittle]

I, I think too that it's just important that we are really clear on what kind of counsel we're seeking. So if you're talking about biblical counsel, if you're talking about theology, those kinds of things, you really need to be picky about who you're listening to. You know, the church in Colossae had this issue of teaching intermixed with false teaching and it was called syncretism. And it was a real problem. And I think I see that a lot in this modern culture with the this and that theology. It reminds me of the sticky notes in some way. Although my daughter's sticky notes, I will say on her mirror, were all very sound. But we gather stuff from social media all the time. There's a bunch of nonsense, honestly. And we talked about that in an earlier episode.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

It's like the your truth and my truth.

[Lisa Whittle]

It is.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

And I, I'm like, there's only the truth. There's no your truth and my truth. There's the truth and it comes from God.

[Lisa Whittle]

And we also talked about the fact that some of the, some of the stuff that's out there sounds good. It's close, right?

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Exactly.

[Lisa Whittle]

If it's a little close, it's probably 100% off. So it's just we have to be careful. Number two, you need to, to practice embodied rhythms. And what I mean by that are things that connect your mind and your body together where you are in your whole self. Now that sounds a little woo woo, but it's not. It's. It's actually very important. So when I pray often, I will hold my hands with my palms up. That is just an embodied rhythm that I do. There's nothing woo woo about that. That's saying, God, I'm open and I'm here. All of those kinds of things. And if you ever have a question, if anybody is doing anything, woo woo, you can go to First John 4 and see if you're supposed to test the spirits and see, you know, those kinds of things. Seek resurrection in your body. I think, you know, there is something very real about living in spaces that bring life to you. Light is very important. I think even in your home.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Like physical light. You're talking. Oh yeah. I crumble when there is no sunshine. I am a little flower. I need water and I need sunshine. And I mean that. I go, I go through seasons of depression because I work in Vancouver, a very hard time there because it's gray all the time. I don't really understand how people live in the Pacific Northwest. It is so gorgeous, but it is gray all the time. And I, I can't handle it. I need sunshine.

[Lisa Whittle]

Yeah. I mean, this is true. My friend in high school, they lived in a very, very dark house. I mean it was wood paneling, super dark. And her mother was depressed.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

And I again, clinical depression, a whole thing. But I mean she was just, was not in a good. She was in a depressive state and they moved to a house that was all light and airy windows, all that. And do you know her whole spirit changed?

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

Do you believe there's something being in spaces that bring resurrection to your body, your soul, your spirit? And so those practices are just really, really important also. Just the things you watch, the things you consume and take in, really important. Sit with the Holy Spirit and ask him to be your great counselor. I shared about how the Lord revealed to me about the first time I parsed off my body. And he gave me that insight. I would have not had that otherwise. So I'm a big proponent in counseling.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

But I also believe if we think that God can't be the Holy Spirit, can't be our great counselor, then we're wrong. So I believe that there's something very powerful about that. And then something that we talked about too, which is not waiting for that moment that we're gonna have this breakthrough. I mean, God can do whatever he wants at any time.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

But instead of looking for that moment, start on that glory road to freedom right now.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Lisa Whittle]

Start just going down that road.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Those are such great tips. So thank you for that. We will take a couple of listener questions, and then our. Our episode. Next week, we are doing a whole listener question episode. So this one is from Jenna, and she asks, how do I maintain my daily devotional when I'm pulled in a million directions?

[Lisa Whittle]

I love to hear your tip.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah. So to me, if your time with God with a daily devotional is important to you, then you make time for it. Then if you are pulled in a million directions, then you have to say no to something. You have to either delegate things, ask for help. We talked about that. Allowing the body of Christ to help you. And really, to me, if something's important, you just make the time for it. So your time with God is important. So whatever time of day that is, carve it out, put it in your schedule, write it down, parcel off that time so you have it every single day.

[Lisa Whittle]

I think it's great.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah. Okay, thanks. Well, here's. I'll ask you this. Any tips on how to have God time and read your Bible in the morning if you have to wake up really early? That's from Inga. Are you a morning person?

[Lisa Whittle]

I. I am. I've become more of a morning person, but I am kind of a night owl, typically. I think you don't need to make it an hour in the morning if you don't have an hour. I mean, I. I think even a five minute is really, really good. Also, if you have to get up early, I think I love the Dwell app. I think that's a really good one too. Don't you love Dwell?

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yes, I really do.

[Lisa Whittle]

I think listening to the Bible on the go, it could be really a good solution for that. So if you don't have.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

And they have devotionals on there too, all kinds of things, that is, that tool has been so helpful. Helpful for me. I love my time in the Word. I really like a book, but when I am either shorter on time or my call, I have to wake up very, very early, then I can listen to it on my drive or while I'm at the gym or whatever that is. So that's really good. Okay, guys, I hope you've enjoyed this season so much. So make sure that you come back because we will be answering as many of your listener questions as we can get to. And I really hope this season is bringing you clarity. And for more encouragement, get the free Whole body [e-mail] or click the link in the notes and Lisa Whittle's body and soul Bible Study book will give you even more. Until next time, be grateful all day, every day. Candy Rock Entertainment all rights reserved.

[Lisa Whittle]

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