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As I read through 1 Samuel, I learned so many lessons. In this episode, we talk about obedience, idolatry, people-pleasing, jealousy, and warfare.
Often our fear debilitates our faith when God calls us to do something. We may allow the voice of our own fear or even the fear of others to interfere with our obedience to God. To run this race successfully we need BIG faith.
When it comes to love people love to talk about the "roses", but rarely mention the "thorns" that come with it. In this episode we shed light on the "thorns", or the difficulties, of love.
A lot of us are in a space right now where we're learning our identities or if we should even be identifying ourselves with one thing. One thing I've learned about identity is that it's a lot easier to know who you are when you know Who's you are. Since God created us that means He also created our identities. If you've been feeling purposeless then this episode is your reminder that God is too strategic to put you here without a plan for you!
In this episode we have a special guest! Welcome Lauren to The JRNE as she shares her testimony and her journey as she navigates healing and finding peace in Christ. I hope y'all can find some relatability in her story because I know I did!
Finding balance when it comes to maintaining mental, physical and spiritual health can be a bit overwhelming. Especially with our flesh and spirit at war with each other daily. As I navigate my 20s I’m realizing not one is more important than the other. God wants us to have peaceful minds, strong bodies, and He wants us to have eternal life by staying connected to Him every day of our lives. All three of these work together, and without one in order the others fall apart. There’s a balance we must all find as we strive to be more like Christ. There is a way to put God first, have a good social life, build a nice career, sustain a healthy body, AND do it all with a sound mind. We just have to find it.
I gotta testimony to give y’all! I had been avoiding doing a fast for the longest but God gave me no choice last month. I’ve made prayers that seemed to have gone unanswered but during this fast so many things I had been praying for just fell into my lap! To whom much is given much is required, I should’ve never hesitated to start fasting but we live and we learn. It was starting to feel like God ran out of testimonies but He showed up when I thought all hope was lost! I hope this encourages you to stay faithful to God and keep your belief in Him as your provider.
This episode we’re going back to the basics! Salvation and deliverance do not end after you say “the prayer”. It is our job to work out to show the results of our salvation by dying to self daily. Following Christ is not a hobby that means you just go to church on Sunday, it’s a way of life and it is not easy. I didn’t really want to talk about this because it’s not one of the “fun” messages but it needs to be said in full truth (not the half truth that the church often gives us about salvation). Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready!
This anointed woman of God gave me chills during our conversation! In this episode Lexi (@itsbeenlexi) gets vulnerable and shares her testimony and her views as a black Christian woman on topics like modesty, church hurt, judgement in church, and christianity being the "white man's religion". She definitely has a "Job" story that you need to hear.
Sex is a beautiful and intimate thing created by God for a man and his wife. However the enemy has perverted it into hookup culture, sexual assault, and over sexualization. His biggest tool is pornography and when we watch it a lustful stain is left on our hearts. If we don’t want to live in a society that is driven by pleasure, indulgent in hookup culture, growing assault cases, and lacking love then we have to get to the root of the problem. Lust.
Getting through life requires long suffering and there will be extended periods of time where things feel beyond overwhelming. The only way to get through them is to rely on the Spirit of God for patience and strength. There’s not always an easy way out when you’re walking by faith and not by sight… but don’t let your lack of long suffering stand in the way of God’s plan for you.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We should already be doing this daily, but as we walk into this new year we are leaving the old behind and preparing for the new. This episode is for those who are ready for a positive change that comes from within. Before we enter 2023 let's heal our hearts, get rid of toxic ways of thinking, and simply do better for ourselves and for God!
It's so easy to be blindsided by looks, lust, or potential when dating and not actually consider if the person would be a good fit for you or not. Especially when you're feeling desperate or lonely. Here's your wake up call! Choosing a person to be in a relationship with shouldn't be taken so lightly! Don't ignore those red flags...
Accountability is scary. It’s never fun to face the wrongs we’ve done in life, but it’s required in order to grow from them. There are things you will not be able to move forward in without taking accountability first. Today’s episode is all about how God calls us out in order to take accountability, and what we should do when it happens...
No matter how deep you get into this walk, you may get tempted to go back to your old life. This is the reason we have to die to our flesh DAILY. This peace is more than awesome, but we too often mistake it for “boring”. Here’s your reminder that peace doesn’t have to be boring! Stay focused and most importantly don’t go back! Not even back to the lukewarm stage… God will give us strength.
Our journeys through life will go up, down, and side to side. Sometimes we’ll even go through seasons where we feel far from God. If you’ve been sensing some distance between you and God this episode is for you. Getting closer to God is easier than you may think. Don’t overthink it! Today I’m sharing “one” tip on how to get closer to God.
Life is hard and unfortunately there’s no way to get around that. It’s especially hard for Believers because we walk around with targets on our backs to be defeated by the enemy. When that warfare comes we’re either gonna let our battles defeat us, or walk in our identity as MORE than conquerors and get through them. Here’s your reminder that God is always on your side… and your battles may be tough but they will not defeat you. We don’t take L’s in the Kingdom of God.
There's this rumor going around that Christians need a "middle man" or a Pastor to get to God, but last time I checked the only way to get to the Father is through the Son. So if you've been missing out on the intimacy of knowing God for yourself, then this episode is for you! His spirit is within you and there is nothing more intimate than that. He's waiting for you to go deeper with Him. So much that He'd go out His way to grab you like He grabbed the Samaritan woman, and so much that He'd leave the 99 "sheep" to bring you back home. Again... what is more intimate than that? He's chasing us down!