274 When the Opposition Makes Us Question the Calling
God Centered Success | Faith and Business
I recorded this one because of a conversation I had with a friend that morning. She opened up about how weary she was getting, how much she was questioning whether God was even there for her, and I sat there thinking, oh my goodness, me too. That is the moment I knew I had to press record. Here is what I want us to settle today: opposition is not evidence that we heard God wrong. If you are building something you know God handed you, and it is getting harder instead of easier, and the doubt is starting to whisper that you made the whole thing up, this episode is for you. I walk through three...
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273 We Can't Unsee It. Now Prayers Matter More Than Opinions
God Centered Success | Faith and Business
We are in a spiritual battle, and it is easy to forget where the real fight actually happens. Not in the comment section. Not in the argument you keep rewriting in your head at midnight. Some weeks the news makes it impossible to look away, and this was one of those weeks. I had episodes already recorded and ready to post, but I set them aside because I could not move past what I watched happen in our society. So today I want to talk about what happens to our hearts when we see people come in alignment with something that is clearly evil, and what we are actually supposed to do about it. This...
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272: 5 Verses for When God Feels Silent
God Centered Success | Faith and Business
When things don't look the way you expected them to, disappointment, doubt, and discouragement move in fast. And if you carry a father wound, that pain has a way of attaching itself to God, because He is your Father. In this episode, we cover five verses you can keep going back to when the prayer stays unanswered, the door stays closed, and the vision God gave you looks nowhere close to coming to pass. This is not about pretending everything is fine. It is about having scripture ready to answer your feelings and the lies of the enemy, so you stop drifting into self-reliance and start trusting...
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271: The Social Media Hamster Wheel vs. High Value Legacy Content
God Centered Success | Faith and Business
Posting every day. Chasing the trending audio. Making one more clip that's dead by tomorrow morning. And then getting up and starting over. That's the wide path. It works for some people, and I'm not going to pretend it doesn't. But I don't think it's the one God called you to. In this episode I'm sharing what happened when my entire YouTube platform got shut down two hours after I posted my testimony of Christ. What I built in its place. And the one time I mentioned an application link on this podcast and over 250 women applied. I want to show you the narrow path. Long form content that keeps...
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270: The Money Lie That Makes You Sabotage Your Own Revenue
God Centered Success | Faith and Business
There are many money lies believers fall for and are usually on one end of two spectrums, and most of us only ever learn to spot one of them. We know the prosperity gospel is a twisting of scripture. What almost nobody names is the overcorrection on the other end, where being broke starts to feel holy. Where undercharging feels humble. Where growing revenue feels like chasing money. I lived on that end for twelve years, and it almost cost me this calling. In this episode I share the lie God finally exposed, why revenue is an integrity issue for anyone called to business, and the math that...
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269: Financial Miracles Start With Obedience
God Centered Success | Faith and Business
In this episode we look at a story in the Bible of a woman in need who asked for God's guidance, listned to the instruction, was obedient in taking the steps, and got to see God do a miracle. It's the story of the widow in 2 Kings 4 about who was overcome by debt after her husband passed away. She was about to lose her sons as payment when she cries out to the prophet Elisha for help. He gives her very specific steps to take and after taking the steps just as he instructed she saw God do a miracle. If you need God to help you this is a great story in the Bible to learn from. His answer wasn't...
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268 Breaking the Enemy's Strategy to Keep You Stuck
God Centered Success | Faith and Business
Have you ever felt like something was working against you, keeping you stuck, quiet, and afraid to move forward, no matter how many times you tried? If you've ever felt frozen in your calling, this episode is for you. Here's what I want you to walk away with today. Unanswered prayers are not unheard prayers. Is there something you've stopped praying about because it felt like God went silent? Pray it again today. God is always working behind the scenes even when we can't see it. The enemy's favorite strategy is lies and twisting the truth of God. What's one lie you've believed about your...
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267: The Part Nobody Tells You About Beginning or Beginning Again
God Centered Success | Faith and Business
Have you ever obeyed God, taken the step He asked you to take, and then felt more discouraged than before you started? You are not alone in this, and it does not mean you heard Him wrong. In this episode, I'm walking you through something nobody talks about enough. The discouragement that shows up after you have already been obedient is not a sign to stop. Most of the time, it is confirmation that you heard God correctly and the enemy is working overtime to get you to quit right before the breakthrough. I share what this has looked like in my own journey, why the enemy attacks hardest...
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266: 5 Lies I Had to Overcome to Begin Again
God Centered Success | Faith and Business
If you are needing to overcome limiting beliefs as a Christian entrepreneur, this episode is for you. These five lies did not just show up once in my life. They showed up when I was first trying to build a business and had no idea if I was capable of pulling it off. They showed up again after I gave my life to Christ and decided I was done building the world's way and was going to do it God's way instead. And they are showing up again right now as I rebuild and step back into this calling after going quiet for a season. So when I tell you I had to overcome these limiting beliefs as a Christian...
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265: Let Your Light Shine Without Pressure, Performance or Perfection
God Centered Success | Faith and Business
Let your light shine free from pressure, performance of perfection. God has called us to be the light and we can’t do that when we are living under the pressure and performance of the world. When we keep our eyes on God and His will for our life, when we focus on this present moment and are intentional about letting God shining through us in this moment we will see the fruit of the spirit come out of us. But when we are so caught up in getting somewhere and so caught up in what others think of us our light is dimmed. This episode will encourage you to prosper right where you are and let your...
info_outlineWe are in a spiritual battle, and it is easy to forget where the real fight actually happens. Not in the comment section. Not in the argument you keep rewriting in your head at midnight.
Some weeks the news makes it impossible to look away, and this was one of those weeks. I had episodes already recorded and ready to post, but I set them aside because I could not move past what I watched happen in our society. So today I want to talk about what happens to our hearts when we see people come in alignment with something that is clearly evil, and what we are actually supposed to do about it.
This is not a hot take, and it is not my opinion. You do not need my opinion. What I care about is what God's word says and where we go from here. I talk about guarding what we let into our spirits, why children are under such heavy attack right now, and the hardest thing about living in these times, which is keeping a soft heart when everything around us is pushing us to go cold.
I close the episode with a full prayer over the babies, over the children, and over the mothers who are sitting in the dark right now.
If you have been carrying grief at what we are seeing in society this week, this one is for you.
Timestamps
| Time | Topic |
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| 00:01 | Welcome, and why this episode replaced the ones I already had recorded |
| 00:54 | What moments like this reveal about our moral compass |
| 01:22 | The Bible told us this was coming: evil called good, people loving themselves |
| 02:18 | Why this is not an opinion episode |
| 02:47 | Protecting those who cannot defend themselves |
| 03:12 | Philippians 4:8 and guarding what we scroll past |
| 03:39 | Knowing my limits, and why I won't go down certain rabbit holes |
| 04:36 | Staying sensitive to evil without letting it consume us |
| 05:06 | When society celebrates evil, and how God still uses it to draw people in |
| 06:18 | Why people run toward God after they see evil |
| 06:49 | Pray for the children. Pray for the mothers. |
| 07:18 | The real danger for believers: a hardened heart |
| 08:17 | Those sweet lives are with Jesus, and there is still a way home |
| 08:45 | What happens when we become our own moral compass |
| 09:11 | How a culture of self spills over into how we treat children |
| 10:40 | The movement of agreement is more alarming to me than the act |
| 11:35 | We can't argue anyone into seeing it, but we can pray |
| 12:04 | Why the enemy targets the smallest and purest among us |
| 13:00 | The response is not more hate. The response is prayer. |
| 13:29 | If you're on the other side of this, here is my invitation to you |
| 14:23 | We can't hold the Holy Spirit and celebrate evil at the same time |
| 14:52 | Praying over mothers, and what to do about intrusive voices |
| 16:14 | Righteous anger, and where to aim it |
| 17:14 | What I don't claim to know, and what I do know |
| 17:40 | There is always a way out, and we still get to choose |
| 18:38 | Nobody is too far gone |
| 19:32 | How a hardened heart quietly kills our prayer life |
| 20:02 | Leading well from whatever platform we have |
| 21:00 | Gather your people and pray |
| 22:27 | Fighting in prayer instead of fighting in the comments |
| 22:56 | Full prayer over babies, children, and mothers |
| 25:19 | Closing encouragement and what's coming next |
Scriptures Referenced
Quoted directly
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Philippians 4:8 (03:12) - Whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, and admirable, think on these things. This is my filter for what I let into my feed and my spirit.
Referenced and paraphrased throughout
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Isaiah 5:20 (01:22, 22:27) - Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.
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2 Timothy 3:1-5 (01:22, 08:45) - In the last days people will be lovers of themselves, proud, without natural affection.
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John 10:10 (03:39, 12:04, 26:17) - The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. Jesus came so we could have life, and have it abundantly.
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Romans 3:23 (13:29) - All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
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Romans 6:23 (13:29) - The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus.
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1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (13:55) - Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day.
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1 Corinthians 10:13 (17:40) - God is faithful. He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear, but will provide a way out.
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Romans 10:13 (19:02) - Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
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1 Kings 19:11-12 (19:02) - The still small voice.
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James 4:7 (14:52, 16:14) - Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Philippians 2:9-11 (15:22) - At the name of Jesus every knee will bow.
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Ephesians 6:12 (13:00, 19:32) - Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces in the heavenly realms.
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Philippians 4:6-7 (24:21) - The peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus.
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Luke 12:7 (26:17) - Even the hairs on our heads are numbered.
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Psalm 139:13-16 (26:17) - You knit me together in my mother's womb. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. You are not a mistake.
Call to Action Summary
Four things I'm asking of us in this episode:
1. Guard your heart and your feed. We don't have to consume every piece of evil available to us. We can't unsee what we see, and a spirit worn down by images of harm is not a spirit ready to do what God called us to do. Use Philippians 4:8 as a filter.
2. Refuse the hardened heart. The temptation right now is to go cold, write off society, and stop caring. That's the loss. A soft heart is what keeps us praying, and a hardened heart is what quietly ends our prayer life.
3. Go to battle in prayer, not in the comment section. Pray protection over babies and children, in the womb and out of it. Pray over mothers, including the ones who are pregnant, overwhelmed, or walking through postpartum depression. Pray that they hear God's voice instead of the enemy's. If you know a mother in that place, tell her to call on the name of Jesus, and pray over her yourself.
4. If you're far from God, come back. Nobody is too far gone. Open your Bible. Get into a church. Read what God says about how He feels about children, and about you. It's not too late to get right with Him.
And gather your people. Whatever your circle is, your family, your team, your small group, your business, bring them together and pray over the children and the mothers out loud.