In this episode, Aashika and Alex will review the following books by Michelle McKinney Hammond, and share what they're learning in their relationship with God. 

• "Get a Love Life: How to Have a Love Affair with God"
• "Secrets of an Irresistible Woman: Smart Rules for Capturing his Heart" 

Drumroll, please! In this episode, we have the REAL MVP! Corinne (Co Co) shares her journey with us and how her faith has been set ablaze since 2007. 

So, let's hear it from one of the girls who helped me to get through it!

Scriptures in this episode:

• I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. - Psalm 40:1-2
• You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. - Isaiah 26:3
• Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. - Philippians 4:6-8

In this episode, we'll review two books: "The Circle Maker" by Mark Batterson and "31 Prayers for My Future Husband" by Aaron and Jennifer Smith.

This episode touches on God's incomparable, indescribable, and immeasurable power as well as Godly Men, including the one in my life.

Scriptures in this episode:

• But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command. - 1 Samuel 13:14
• As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws. - 1 Kings 9:4 
• He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been. Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong. For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah the Hittite. - 1 Kings 15:3-5
• This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. - Jeremiah 32:1
• Jesus looked at them and said, With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. - Matthew 19:26
• As it is written: I have made you a father of many nations. He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not. - Romans 4:17
• And his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength - Ephesians 1:19
• Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. - Ephesians 3:20

Drumroll, please! In this episode, we have our first and (very special) guest! Valerie shares her journey with us and how her faith has been lit on fire. 

So, let's hear it from one of the girls who helped me to get through it!

Scriptures in this episode:

• In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. - 1 Peter 1:6-7

In this episode, we'll review two books: "Secure in Heart: Overcoming Insecurity in a Woman's Life" by Robin Weidner and "When God Says Wait" by Elizabeth Laing Thompson.

Scriptures in this episode:

• Faith in Action - Hebrews 11
• Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. - James 1:2-3
• Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. - James 5:7-8

This episode describes the reason for our struggles and how these challenges can become opportunities for growth.

Scriptures in this episode:

• You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. - Genesis 50:20
• But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. - Exodus 9:16
• Neither this man nor his parents sinned, said Jesus, but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. - John 9:3
• And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:28
• In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. - 1 Peter 1:6-7

In the first episode of the first season, I'll share the inspiration for this podcast, in a nutshell, how we got here.

Scriptures in this episode:

• You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. - Genesis 50:20
• But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. - 2 Corinthians 12:9
• The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. - Psalm 34:18
• God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. - Psalm 46:5
• My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. - Psalm 51:17

Welcome to Behind the Boldness! Discover and develop a bold and fearless faith — that turns obstacles into opportunities for growth and allows you to see God’s plan as he shapes your character to be more like Christ and prepares you for the blessings to come. 

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"If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen." – 1 Peter 4:11