The Ronnie Floyd Podcast

On the final day of this year, December 31, 2026, Jeana and I will celebrate 50 years of marriage together. Yes, we got married on New Year’s Eve in 1976. We were engaged in August of that year and wanted to get married before the next college semester began. So family is important to us. We have two great sons, two terrific daughters-in-law, and seven fantastic grandchildren. Family is really important to us.  Looking back and looking around now, we chose to build our family differently than many people in the world. Our family is not perfect. No family is. But in reality, we wanted to build and still want to build a family that will last. Marriages that last. Relationships that last. Memories that will last. 

Today you are listening to our 110th Podcast Episode on the Ronnie Floyd Podcast. Welcome, everyone, because today I am going to talk about a subject that's part of each of our lives. Here is my subject today: LOVE DIFFERENTLY: Being Loved. Loving Others.

I am very excited about you joining us today on our podcast. The subject I am going to talk with you about today engages everyone, from every walk of life, age, generation, and ethnicity. My call to each of you today is to: LIVE DIFFERENTLY: HOLY AND WHOLLY FIT. So right now, please alert your friends and share this podcast with them today. Three weeks ago, I called upon us to: PRAY DIFFERENTLY: 4 WAYS TO TRANSFORM YOUR PRAYER LIFE. #107

Have you ever considered changing the way you think? The great Zig Ziglar challenged people to avoid “Stink’in Thinkin!” Today’s podcast will challenge all of us to begin: “THINK DIFFERENTLY: Change Your Thinking. Change Your Future.”

What if one of the greatest changes you could make in your life is to change the way you pray?Most of us want a better, stronger, and meaningful prayer life. We want to know God personally and even more deeply: experiencing His presence, discerning His direction, and seeing Him work in our lives supernaturally. But sometimes we keep approaching prayer the same way while hoping for different results. I want to challenge all of us today to:PRAY DIFFERENTLY . . . Not simply just to have your goal to pray more . . . BUT START PRAYING DIFFERENTLY. 

History teaches us so much if we are willing to learn and grow. Today, I want us to learn that each of us will experience sunsets, sunrises, and seasons in spiritual life and leadership. Stay tuned to the Ronnie Floyd Podcast.

A turning point is a specific moment, decision, relationship, or experience that redirects the future of your life. A turning point can be positive or negative, and either can be life-altering. Do not imagine them all to be bad, because they can often be very positive. Your life today is what it is because of the turning points in your life.  Moments can happen, and all of a sudden what happens next is impacted by it.Decisions we make, those that are good and a few that are bad, will impact the future, positively or negatively.

Welcome today and thank you for joining us on this 104th podcast episode. This past week in my life was very busy, as I had the great privilege of doing a major breakout for the TIME TO LEAD Conference at Cross Church. Over 120 people joined the breakout, and they came from 127 churches. That 80 Minute experience was fantastic. The response has been strong and encouraging. This led into the CALLED TO LEAD main session, which had over 900 people attending from 127 different churches. Pastors Jordan Easily of Cleveland, Tennessee; Ed Newton of San Antonio, Texas; and Nick Floyd from Northwest Arkansas did a wonderful job encouraging and equipping pastors, ministers, and lay leaders from these 127 churches across America.  PLAN NOW to join us in 2027 for the Sunday evening session on September 12; the Conference continues Monday Morning and afternoon, concluding at 4:00 PM that day. Today, want to slow down long enough and share with you a few GRATITUDE REFLECTIONS ON LIFE AND MINISTRY. The Bible says in Psalms 77:11-12, “I will remember the Lord’s works; yes, I will remember your ancient wonders. I will reflect on all you have done and meditate on your actions.” I want to intentionally look back, reflect on and recognize the goodness of God, be thankful, and stand with confidence in the future.

What does following Jesus actually look like—not just on Sunday, but in everyday life? Jesus never called us simply to believe in Him; He called us to follow Him, and that decision should shape every part of our lives. Today I want to give you four essentials of following Jesus—and then ask one very personal question: Do these four things describe my life?

Questions you may be asking: Will I stay strong in the storm? Will I keep the faith as I walk through the storm?Sometimes we may not know how we would respond until that moment occurs. Yet we know God is with us through the storms of life.Please get this: NOTHING CAN CREATE GREATER FAITH IN YOUR LIFE THAN WALKING THROUGH A STORM. In fact, God will elevate your faith into an entirely new dimension.