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The Lisa Barry Show Podcast
The Lisa Barry Show Podcast
The Power of Music in God's Hands and Embracing Your True Self
Ever found yourself laughing through tears or inspired by a tune that seemed to speak directly to your soul? I'm Lisa Barry, inviting you on a journey through laughter, personal transformation, and the stirring connections we find in faith and music. Today's episode explores the unexpected ways encouragement and humor play pivotal roles in our lives, while sharing my personal leap into the world of Christian Radio. Through the airwaves, I've discovered how music isn't just background noise—it's a vessel for divine messages that touch the heart deeply. Listen closely as I recount an unforgettable lesson in empathy, where a fast-food order becomes more than just a meal, but a tale of accountability with a side of life's unseen efforts.
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Hey there, it's Lisa Berry. You may not know this, but every day on the radio I'm trying to anticipate what you're thinking about, what you're dealing with, the encouragement you might need and a little bit of levity along the way. I'd like to know if I'm close. So, as you listen to today's podcast, tell me what you like and what you wish I would have talked about, because I want this to be a place that really feeds you, encourages you and makes you smile. Hey, there, it's Lisa Berry. I'm here with your medicine, and this medicine you don't need to take with a spoon, because it goes through your ears, it goes down into your heart and it's good for you. Hey, there, it's Lisa Berry.
Speaker 1:If you kind of feel like you're falling apart and God is doing nothing to help you, here's something John Rodel wrote that might help. It starts with you saying hey God, I'm falling apart. Can you put me back together? God says I'd rather not, but why? Well, because you're not a puzzle. Yeah, but what about all the pieces of my life that are falling down to the ground? Let them stay there for a while. They fell off for a reason. Take some time and decide if you need any of those pieces back? Yeah, but you don't understand I'm breaking down. No, you don't understand. You're breaking through. What you're feeling are just growing pains. You're shedding the things and the people in your life that are holding you back. Just relax, take some deep breaths, quit holding on to the pieces that don't fit you anymore. But I'm scared of change. I keep telling you you aren't changing. You're becoming Okay, but becoming who, becoming who. I created you to be A person of light and love and charity and hope and courage, joy, mercy, grace and compassion. I love you. Don't change, become Okay. So then you're saying I'm not broken. No, you're not. You're breaking like the dawn. It's a new day.
Speaker 1:One of my favorite stories to hear from you is how you started listening to Christian Radio in the first place. For me it goes back to when my boyfriend broke up with me and I was so sad. I would crank up top 40 radio in the car and it was like I was hoping for some sort of a sign over the radio that the relationship really wasn't over for good, and I would punch the button on the radio console and I'd tell myself that whatever song came on next was providential, like some secret glimpse into the future. It was like a musical magic eight ball and it usually didn't end very well. At the same time I started my spiritual journey and my old friends didn't really want to hang out with me anymore because I was kind of a killjoy and parties and drinking just weren't doing it for me. So I started hanging around with these church kids who were nothing like me, but they were the ones who told me about Christian Radio and I listened and my soul just seemed to drink it up. I guess it was thirsty from all that crying.
Speaker 1:I remember a song coming on Praise the Lord, he can work through those who praise him. Wow, I felt goosebumps. It had been a long time since I felt those. And then a song came on Carry me, carry me, carry me now, I'm too weak and fragile to walk on my own. I thought that's exactly what I was feeling. This was wild. Do you realize? Music is the only thing on this earth whose sole purpose is to give you joy and self-expression. God sings to you and you reply back. God is a lot he wants to say to you in the most beautiful sentences you've ever heard. I'm so glad you found Christian Radio.
Speaker 1:Okay, I told you my story. Would you tell me yours? 888-311, lisa, have you ever been so frustrated? You were like on the verge of doing something that could get you on the news. I have. In fact, I have dreams about it periodically where I'm so mad and I do something horrible.
Speaker 1:There is a woman who ordered a burrito bowl at Chipotle. Something wasn't right about it. She threw the burrito bowl in the face of an employee. Well, the woman who lost her temper is Rosemary and she got charged with a misdemeanor assault. So she goes to court and there is Judge Gilligan. He said okay, you can either spend 90 days behind bars or you can spend 30 days in jail, along with 60 days of mandatory service as a fast food worker and learn how people should treat other people. She said, yes, she would serve at the restaurant. You know I'm thankful every time I hear a story like that, because that could be me. Hey there, lisa Berry, If you're working hard day in and day out and hardly anybody notices, I see you.
Speaker 1:It's funny how when you're three years old and you color outside the lines, you get gold stars for that. When you're 10 and you get a goal, then you get taken out for ice cream, but years later, when you're working hard as a mom and at the office, nobody applauds you. In fact, more often than not, they notice when you don't measure up, not when you do. I'll never forget the day I felt that way and it seemed like God was asking me Lisa, can you be faithful even if nobody applauds? I'd never thought that before. I thought, yeah, yeah, I can do that, because even when nobody applauds, you're hard work. God is always applauding and hopefully that's enough. You know why sometimes life is complicated. I think because you can't walk away from you. You have to forgive every mistake. You have to deal with every flaw. You have to find a way to love you, even when you're disgusted with you.
Speaker 1:I'm curious to know what's a skill you don't have and yet you have to use it every day. Hey, there, it's Lisa Berry. For me it's cooking. I'm so bad. I'm just so bad. I always try to learn new things, so I tried to make beef Wellington for some guests the other night. I know, I know that was probably too advanced for me to try, but if you're not familiar with it, beef Wellington is a beef filet that is wrapped in a pastry and is supposed to be all the rage. Well, things didn't go right and my pastry dough rose too high and my husband cooked the meat and he didn't cook it enough, so that was kind of raw. So basically I served bloody bread to my guests. I have a fresh appreciation of you For those things that are required of you every day and you really don't have the bandwidth for it. You get it done. I'm proud of you.
Speaker 1:I ran across an old yearbook the other day. Did you ever go through and read what people wrote there? It's Lisa Berry. One thing that was all over. It was like never change. Can you imagine what if we never changed from high school? Oh, good heavens, the world would not be ready for that. But if we want to follow Jesus, we are never staying the same. There is never neutral. We're all just in this process of transformation to be more like him. Don't ever change. That would not be anything Jesus would ever write in your yearbook or mine. He would be like, yes, let's change every day. I just love the honesty of children. Here's a mom who was trying to give her daughter all the encouragement that she needed. Here's how that went down.
Speaker 2:Are you smart, strong, are you brave, are you pretty, are you kind? Not really.
Speaker 1:When it comes to your mental health, what is best? These are all important, but how do they rank in importance for your mental health? Is it sleep, is it exercise or is it eating right? I thought it was going to be exercise, but I was wrong. The most important is getting quality sleep. I suppose if you're exercising and you've only gotten two hours of sleep, you're still going to be bummed. So quality sleep is first, then exercising, then eating more raw fruits and vegetables. We're supposed to think of those as the three-legged stool. Do you know that God always wants to give you what you need? Unfortunately, you and I often just think it should be encouragement after encouragement, and he likes to do that. But sometimes we need compassion and other times we need to kick in the pants and it's all important. How did you start listening to Christian Radio? What were the circumstances? I would love to know. 888-311 Lisa Hi.
Speaker 2:Lisa, this is Peggy. Hi, Peggy. I actually found Jesus through the airwaves. In my late teens I was dating a guy who was not good for me. We were not good for each other and Jesus was nowhere in our relationship.
Speaker 1:Yeah, like so many.
Speaker 2:He lived in South Florida, a good three, four hours away from where I lived, and yet I would find myself driving down there at his second call to meet his needs and definitely sacrificed my own, where he was definitely not good to me. I remember driving down there one evening and listening to the radio and I heard a song that I've never heard before about love and relationship, and I thought it was the sweetest song, so I sent it to him. Of course he didn't care. He's so mean. I come to find out later. It wasn't a secular song, it wasn't about relationships between two people, it was about a relationship with Jesus. That's too much longer. After that, our relationship with South and I came to Jesus and I learned exactly how Jesus loves me and my identity in Christ. And now I'm married to the man of my dreams who loves the Lord, and we're starting our first family. You are congratulations.
Speaker 1:I love this story. Time to wrap it up for today. That's just a little recap of some of the highlights on the show this week. If you'd like to listen to my radio show, there's a lot of different ways you can do it and if you go to thelesaberryshowcom, click on how to Listen and while you're there, you might even discover how I could buy you a cup of coffee. Thanks for listening.
