101) Devotional - Philippians 4:7 The Peace Force Field: Guarding Your Heart & Mind in Christ
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Release Date: 07/10/2025
110) Guest: K. Crystal Griffith, Medical Mom Warrior: Lessons in Advocacy, Resilience, & God's Faithfulness
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Key Topics Covered Facing 24 medical diagnoses and still choosing hope How to find humor and gratitude in the middle of chaos The biblical truth that Jesus never promised an easy life—but He did promise His presence and victory Practical tools for advocacy in hospitals, workplaces, and schools Why knowledge plus action equals true empowerment How our words and agreements shape our experiences of healing and hope Takeaways Hope is tangible. It’s not just a Sunday school answer—God shows up in real, practical ways when you cry out. You can advocate. Whether with doctors,...
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109) Using Forgiveness to Get Unstuck: Release the Pain, Reclaim Your Power
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🛤️ Narrative Walk-Through Carrie walks listeners through the deeply personal and spiritual practice of forgiveness — not as weakness, but as a choice to get "unstuck" from what has been holding us back. ✅ Takeaways You’re not stuck because of what happened. You’re stuck because of what you believe about what happened. Forgiveness isn’t about the other person. It’s about your freedom. Forgiveness is a process, not a one-and-done. 👉 Challenge: Ask the Holy Spirit to show you who you need to forgive — even if it’s you. Write their name down. Speak it out loud:...
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108) Suit Up, Sister: Recognize the Enemy & Armor Up
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🛡️ Narrative Walk-Through: Do you even recognize when the enemy is attacking you? Spoiler alert: It’s not usually with pitchforks and fire—it’s in your thoughts, reactions, stress triggers, and doubts. Spiritual warfare is REAL.The enemy can’t read your mind, but he absolutely studies your patterns. Whether it’s fear, pride, perfectionism, or self-doubt, he’ll use it. Spiritual warfare is personal, not fantasy But God didn’t leave us defenseless—He gave us armor…HIS armor: Isaiah 59:17 - "He put on righteousness as his body armor and placed the helmet of salvation on his...
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107) Overcoming Perfectionism: Brave Enough to Try...Even If You Fail
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🟡 Introduction Have you ever stopped yourself from trying something new because you weren’t sure you’d be good at it? Welcome to the club—and welcome to the latest episode of Rise Up & Roar. Today, Carrie gets real about perfectionism, the fear of failure, and how God calls us to step into progress, not perfection. What if the bravest thing you can do is try…and be bad at it? ✨ Narrative Walk-Through Carrie shares personal stories from her younger years where she quit things not because she couldn’t—but because she was scared to fail. From basketball to baking show...
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106) Devotional Philippians 4:8 - Fix Your Focus, Renew Your Mind
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🧠 Key Topics Covered: Why Paul’s “one final thing” is the ultimate focus reset How your thoughts shape your reality—and your peace Carrie’s heartfelt prayer over you (grab a tissue) An invitation to The Verse Thing community for Scripture memory and meditation A sneak peek at what’s coming next ✨ Takeaways: Your focus feeds your faith. What you dwell on determines your peace. The world may be a mess, but your mind doesn’t have to be. Memorizing Scripture isn’t just for kids—it’s your spiritual armor. You are powerful for the Kingdom of Heaven and...
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105) From Checklist to Celebration: Becoming a Journey Girl with Jesus
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🛤️ Narrative Walk-Through: Confession time: My lifelong obsession with the destination. Goals, checklists, and getting there fast—rest stops were for the weak, right? God’s gentle correction: Learning that He is the God of the journey, not just the breakthrough. Celebration as worship: When we stop to celebrate, we honor the One who brought us through. The moment it hit me: My friend Noelle asked, “So what needs to be celebrated for you right now?” What I realized: 103 podcast episodes... and I hadn’t even taken a minute to let that settle into my soul. God’s...
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104) Devotional: Philippians 4:8 "Pick Your Poison: Using Philippians 4:8 as the Antidote"
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🛤️ Narrative Walk-Through Carrie opens with a bold declaration: every day we’re being fed poison—through lies from the enemy, from others, and even from ourselves. Drawing from Philippians 4:8, she shows how we can intentionally reject these toxic thoughts by fixing our minds on what is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, and admirable. Using her own vulnerable example, she walks through a simple but powerful four-step process to identify the lie, find the antidote, apply it, and learn to avoid the trap in the future. With both humor and Holy Spirit fire, Carrie reminds us that...
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103) Joy Unspeakable: Four Ways to Fight for It, Flow in It, and Splash It Around!
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Narrative Walk-Through: Carrie opens by clarifying what joy is not—it's not based on circumstances or fleeting emotions. It’s a fruit of the Spirit and a gift from abiding in God’s presence. Personal testimonies bring the lesson home: from worshiping through tears during a family crisis to witnessing the joy of the Lord in a 25-year-old grieving widow. Four foundational truths about joy are unpacked with humor, raw honesty, and a whole lot of Scripture. Carrie shares a hysterical-yet-holy parenting moment (yes, there was a Duplo block fight), illustrating how joy can shift the...
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102) Devotional Philippians 4:8 - Fixin' to Fix Your Thoughts? What Philippians 4:8 Really Means
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🎙 Introduction In this “Brief Devotional” episode of Rise Up & Roar, Carrie Hurley invites listeners into a powerful reflection on Philippians 4:8—specifically on what it means to “fix your thoughts.” Drawing on real-life humor, southern colloquialisms, and the majesty of eagle-like focus, Carrie unpacks how choosing what we dwell on can change everything. If you’ve ever felt like your thoughts were spiraling, this episode offers practical and Spirit-led encouragement to redirect and refocus. 🛤 Narrative Walk-Through Carrie opens with the beloved Scripture from...
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101) Devotional - Philippians 4:7 The Peace Force Field: Guarding Your Heart & Mind in Christ
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Introduction In this short but power-packed devotional, Carrie Hurley brings Scripture to life through a vivid and memorable analogy drawn straight from her inner SciFi geek: the force field of God’s peace. Drawing from Philippians 4:7, she challenges us to take prayer, gratitude, and emotional honesty seriously—because our hearts and minds depend on it. Narrative Walk-Through Carrie opens the episode with Philippians 4:7 and dives straight into a SciFi-inspired visual: a force field activated by choosing to not worry and instead pray with thanksgiving. This divine protection doesn’t...
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In this short but power-packed devotional, Carrie Hurley brings Scripture to life through a vivid and memorable analogy drawn straight from her inner SciFi geek: the force field of God’s peace. Drawing from Philippians 4:7, she challenges us to take prayer, gratitude, and emotional honesty seriously—because our hearts and minds depend on it.
Narrative Walk-Through
Carrie opens the episode with Philippians 4:7 and dives straight into a SciFi-inspired visual: a force field activated by choosing to not worry and instead pray with thanksgiving. This divine protection doesn’t just sound poetic—it’s practical armor that shields us from the enemy's mind games and emotional manipulation.
She candidly shares personal experiences, like her child’s sensitive heart and her own dreams that leave her emotionally tangled—even irrationally angry with her husband for something that happened only in a dream. 😄
The episode drives home how powerful and misleading emotions can be, especially when Satan uses them to steer us off course. Without the peace of God actively guarding us, we’re vulnerable to deception, impulsivity, and spiritual fatigue.
Carrie then extends the force field analogy by reminding listeners that even in SciFi, shields need power. The enemy will keep firing—so we must keep rerouting our power through prayer, gratitude, and communion with God to maintain our defenses.
Key Topics Covered
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A fresh look at Philippians 4:7 through a science fiction lens
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How emotions can be manipulated by the enemy
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The danger of relying on emotions as truth
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The necessity of maintaining peace through consistent prayer and gratitude
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A powerful prayer for emotional discernment and peace
Takeaways
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🎯 Peace is a conditional promise. Prayer and thanksgiving activate it.
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🛡️ God’s peace is a shield—a “force field” that protects your heart and mind from emotional and mental attacks.
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💡 Emotions are powerful—but not always truthful. Learn to recognize when they’re lying.
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🔌 Your shield needs power. Stay connected to the Source through prayer and gratitude.
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🧠 Discernment is essential. Ask God to help you identify and reject emotional deception.
Challenge of the Week:
Pay attention to your emotional responses this week. When something hits hard—pause, pray, and ask: “Is this true, or is this just how I feel?” Then activate your force field through thanksgiving and surrender.
Key Scripture Highlighted
Philippians 4:7 (NLT)
“Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”
Closing Call to Action
Sister, you don’t have to be tossed around by every thought and emotion. God’s peace is real—and it’s powerful. But it must be activated and maintained. So breathe deep, seek His face, and guard your spirit like your life depends on it—because it does.
Walk in peace, Prized & Precious One. 💛
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