Ever Felt Like A Hypocrite? - Ep. 19

Ever Felt Like A Hypocrite? | Stephanie Eccles - Dear Daughters of God Ep. 19

Ever felt like a hypocrite? In episode 19 of Dear Daughters of God, Stephanie Eccles shares a relatable story about losing her hearing aids, her struggle to find them, and the humbling moment of realizing she needed to pray for help. Join Stephanie as she recounts this experience, reflects on the importance of faith, and underscores the message from Matthew 7:7 about seeking help from the Lord. Watch to see how a small miracle unfolded right before her eyes. 

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Transcript

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Hello, I'm Stephanie Eccles. Welcome to Dear Daughters of God.

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This is episode 19. Ever felt like a hypocrite?

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I wanted to tell just a short story today, one that I thought you might be able to relate to. So we're going to get right to it. Have you ever felt hypocritical? I recently had one of those moments. I was going to get my hearing aids fixed, taking them with me, but I forgot to take them off. Yes, these little things right here. And I was headed to get a massage done first, so I get to the spa to get a massage, and it's not until I'm laying down, about to get a massage, And she's about to do my scalp massage, and I realize I have my hearing aids in. I can't get a massage with my hearing aids in, so I get them out, and I put them in my pocket, my coat pocket, because it's very cold. So I have my nice hearing aids, these tiny little devices, safely in my coat pocket, everything's fine. And I go along with this lovely massage. Then I head over To the hearing aid place to get them fixed because I'm headed out of town and I need to get these fixed It's so important that I have them ready When I get there, I reach into my pocket and I pull out just One hearing aid not two just one hearing aid just one I reach back in my pocket Everywhere. It's not there. I reach for my other pocket, but I'm like, no, no, no. I put them in one pocket. I turn on the cell phone light and I start my search. I put my cell phone light down around my car seat and then down underneath my car seat and I look everywhere, determined to find this hearing aid because I've got to have this hearing aid and I'm sure it's got to be right there. It must have just fallen out of the pocket. I can't find it. I look behind the seat, under the seat, the passenger seat, just in case, just in case. There's no, there's no other place to look. So I go back to the spa where I got the massage. I wait in the lobby until the room is free where I receive the massage. I ask permission to go in there and look and they're very kind. They allow me to look in the room in the sheets with my cell phone light. I'm looking everywhere like a detective as if I had a magnifying glass, I'm looking over every inch of this room. They need the room back. I have no hearing aid. I Go back out to my car. I sit down so discouraged I can't believe that I have lost this hearing aid My car doors open. It's a very small parking lot. No one's out there and I think I do a podcast on miracles, where we see the hand of God in our lives every day. And I haven't even prayed about this. I haven't even prayed for help, and I'm raising my eyebrow, kind of sideways at myself. And my answer to that is, well, I haven't done everything I can for myself, first. But inside I'm thinking hmm, is that really the reason I Realize hmm Was I thinking that this sort of miracles it's just For little children, you know the stories we hear, the child loses something and they've got to find it and they do find it after praying. They pray right from the beginning. Is that where my head was? Is that where my faith had withered? To the point where I thought simple miracles like this were just for children Hmm And I realize, I'm afraid so. I'm afraid so. So I face that reality See? And I pray, and I ask for forgiveness for my pride. and then I ask the Lord for help to find this hearing aid. And I reach down, my one car door is still open, and I reach down with my left hand, my non dominant hand, and my hand goes straight to it. It's near the back of my driver's seat, and it's hooked. This little plastic part is hooked around a tiny strap almost in the back of the seat, but not quite the back. I had looked there, but I could not see it, and here my hand went directly to it. Hmm. Hmm. The Lord continues to give us second chances. He wants to be a part of our lives. He wants us to follow Him. It reminded me of this scripture, found in Matthew chapter 7, verse 7. It says, quote, ask and it shall be given you, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you, unquote. The Lord wants to be part of our lives. He continues to give us second chances again and again and again. He wants us to ask for his help and to follow him. Thank you for listening today. Have you had a moment like that where you felt hypocritical or a moment where you felt like your faith has wavered? what about hearing aids? Do you wear hearing aids? Have you ever lost them? What about praying for them? I'd like to hear about it. Let me know in the comments. And for now, I will say farewell until we meet again.