Be Encouraged! Podcast

Be Encouraged! Podcast

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Be Encouraged! Podcast episodes

  • Episode # 60 Making Room for God in Uncertain Seasons with guest speaker, Kaley Olson

    Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED Podcast! I am your host, Jackie Brindle and this is episode number 60!

    Yes 6-0! I am grateful, to everyone who has come alongside me and said YES; to either listening or speaking words of light, into the lives of those who are listening!

    If I am being honest, life is packed full of struggles! Yet these conversations bring me so much joy knowing that we aren’t alone, there’s hope, and we can encourage each other, onward!

    Today’s episode, is going to be a real treat! Our guest speaker is Kaley Olson, cohost of the Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast and Director of Creative Programming! She’s also a dog mom, and soon to be called mom, herself!

    Kaley is the real deal! Authentically, she shares pieces of her life without sugar coating the struggles, to walk by faith and not by sight! She inspires us all, to think of how we can tackle the uncertainty parts of life by handling it with handfuls of grace, humility, prayer, community, and courage.

    All the things!!

    Uncertainty is a tough thing to face. But I am confident and hopeful that our conversation will rest on your heart, like watching a golden pink sunset on the horizon.

    So let’s hop into this episode -- grab your coffee, get on your walk/run --- but wherever you are, friend, BE ENCOURAGED!

    - Jackie 

    Resources mentioned from episode #60:

    • Bible Verses mentioned: Isaiah 40:2 (encouraged to read all of 40) and Follow up with Luke 1 
    • Learn more about Proverbs 31 Ministries and all their inspiring faith centered content by clicking this link! https://proverbs31.org/
    • FREE 7 Days Reading by Sarah Young Devotional called, “Peace in Uncertain Times” Click here for the resource! https://www.jesuscalling.com/offers/

      • Want to learn more about the host of the BE ENCOURAGED Podcast and where to follow Jackie on Instagram?

      Then click the link: https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle

      38 min
    • Episode # 59 Pivot with Purpose with guest speaker, Monet Carpenter
      Welcome back to the Be Encouraged Podcast! You are listening to episode number 59!
      This past week I had the most incredibly compelling conversation with guest speaker, Monet Carpenter.
      Monet is a business owner, a faith infused author, a nurse, and a mom to two adorable little ones!
      Talk about wearing many hats!
      I feel like most of us do the same, which is why I can relate to Monet’s story so much!
      Monet highlights the challenges when pivoting in life, especially when it’s involuntary.
      Which leads me to ask you all, Are you going through a life change that you have no control over, maybe --- you are about to pivot and have to make a tough decision for you or your family? Maybe you are having to sacrifice time, the dream job on hold, or your plans you envisioned to the side of the table. Or perhaps from your circumstances you are feeling completely alone and not sure what direction to take now.
      If you are, then hold on and listen on because there are so many golden nuggets of encouragement in this conversation! I know for me, it motivates me to keep a perspective to live life with intention and purpose!  That not all things are going to go as planned, but we can find peace knowing that with support of community, faith, and family…. All things are possible!
      We also have a very special discount code, if you are feeling extra encouraged to check out Monet’s amazing business called the “purposed box” -- link in bio! At the very end, I will have a discount code and a little more information about that to follow.
      So buckle up -- grab your coffee or tea --  get on that walk or run or wherever you are ---and BE ENCOURAGED!
      -Jackie
      Resources from the Episode:
      Learn more about today's Guest Speaker, Monet Carpenter: 
          Follow on Social Media:  
                                        Purposed Box : on Instagram @purposed.box 
                                        Monet Carpenter: on Instagram @monet.carpenter 
      Read her incredibly inspiring blog by clicking here: https://livingandlovingwhole.com
      Find out more about Purposed Box or order your FIRST box here: 
               https://purposedbox.cratejoy.com and all BE ENCOURAGED listeners can use the code, BEENCOURAGED10 at check out - NOW -11/7/21! 
               Thank you Monet! 
      Have a great week everyone! 
      Encouraging you onward,
      Jackie :)
      39 min
    • Episode # 58 Bite Sized Encouragement (part 2) - Friend, YOU NEED REST! with host, Jackie Brindle

      Welcome back to the BE ENCOURAGED PODCAST!

      I am your host Jackie Brindle and this is episode number 58! Last week I gave you a bite sized bit of encouragement to inspire, encourage, and challenge you throughout your week to See it... Say it! 

      This week, I have a topic I think a lot of people can relate to! 

      Have you ever felt defeated? Completely exhausted? Need a time out? 

      Do you feel like you are carrying around a bag of bricks and not sure how they got there? But you're feeling it more and more lately? 

      Friend, I got you! I don't want to see you feeling that way so I have some encouragement for you to defeat your defeat, with rest! 

      Yes, I said it.... rest! We all need it! We aren't wired to be on GO mode all the time! 

      So buckle up and hang on. I have no doubt you will be replacing those bricks with confidence, peace, and comfort! SO let's GO and

      --- BE ENCOURAGED!

      Jackie 

      PS --- If you really enjoyed this episode, don't forget to share it with your friends and family! You can also write a raving review on Apple Podcast or wherever you are listening to this podcast! That way, more people can be encouraged.... just like you! Thank you!!


      Resources from Episode #58: 

      - Learn more about Jackie Brindle by checking out the link below! 

      https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle

      Bible Verses to follow up and read: 

      • Psalm 23
      • Matthew 11:28 - "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens and I will give you rest." 
        • 14 min
      • Episode # 57 Bite Sized Encouragement: SEE IT, SAY IT! with host Jackie Brindle

        Need some bite sized encouragement to help you through your day? Listen, we all face challenges throughout our day. I can name five obstacles I had, even before I got to work! And on those days, a word of encouragement can mean SO much! 

        That reminds me that we all have a need for someone to notice us, help support us, or come along side us, through obstacles, challenges, and struggles. Encouragement can give us the confidence we need to have the strength when we feel weak! 

        In today's episode, I talk about the importance of seeing something worth the praise, and saying it in that moment.  That word of encouragement or affirmation might just be what that person needed! You never know what someone else is feeling, going through, or thinking about. But, words of encouragement said out loud, or on a notecard, or in a text message.... could be the very thing that pulls them up and onward! 

        You don't want to miss this episode, as I challenge you, to find 5 ways to praise a person in your life today! Be creative and specific! By being intentional to speak life into someone can be the seed that helps them to grow! 

        So grab your coffee and listen in to the first part of this series called, "See it -- Say it!"


        Resources: 

        • Learn more about Jackie Brindle on Social Media

          •         Instagram: @jackiebinspiring 

          • Article about "Five to One" https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Praise's+magic+reinforcement+ratio%3A+five+to+one+gets+the+job+done.-a0170112823


            • 14 min
          • Episode # 56, Like a Blink with host Jackie Brindle

            Ever feel like life goes by like a blink? 

            I want to challenge you to look back at your own life and see how God has moved on your life, 10 years ago --- 5 years ago --- from last year to now! 

            How have you been changed for the better over the course of time? Did it ever feel like life moved slowly and now it's moving so fast you can't keep up? 

            I totally relate and unpack a way you can hold onto the present and continue onward with an expectant hope that God is with you and has a great plan in store for you! 

            Keep on hoping, and Never stop praying, my friend. You got this! 

            Have a great week and enjoy episode #56 Like a Blink! 

            Jackie 

            Resources: 

            1. Website: Need Prayer!? Click the link below and subscribe to the website with your prayer requests! I'd love to connect with you! 

                    https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle

            2. Social Media 

            • Instagram - Follow Jackie Brindle at - @jackiebinspiring https://www.instagram.com/jackiebinspiring/

              • 3. Bible Verses mentioned and encouraged to read:  

              • Psalm 16:1-2 
              • Isaiah 55: 8-12
              • John 6:29 
              • 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18


                • 19 min
              • Episode # 55: The Bigger Picture, with guest speaker, Jessica Bryan

                Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED podcast you are listening to episode number 55, called The Bigger Picture!

                Thank you SO MUCH for pushing play!!

                Each week I am filled with gratitude to bring you a message of hope and encouragement!

                The message I have for you today might feel like you are having a conversation with a friend you’ve known for years. At least that’s what it felt like for me.

                Jessica Bryan is the guest speaker on the show and she is a mom with a ministry that is on fire! I heard her speak at our church a few weeks back and just knew I needed to have her on the show! She encourages us all to keep an eternal perspective as we want to know all the details to the big picture of life.

                I don’t know about you, but I like control. I like being able to know and figure out every detail of life and my family’s but in the uncertainty --- which is what most of life is, right? I need to focus on something that is constant, never changing, and always good.

                Anyone else need encouragement today, to help you through a season that is uncertain?

                Jessica brings the wisdom, her own experiences of how she found peace in a time that she felt complete sorrow. She shares hope that there is meaning in the meaningless. I love that she said, “Jesus is the only one who can take the messy and make it monumental”

                I have no doubt that this episode will help you to see that the temporary... messy parts... the uncertainty... holds no weight when you compare it what God's bigger picture! The truth is --- His plan is bigger and is working it ALL out for something magnificently MONUMENTAL! 

                So Let’s Go and BE ENCOURAGED!

                Jackie 


                RESOURCES:

                Learn more about Jessica Bryan or book her for your next speaking or church event by clicking the link below!

                https://www.jessicabryanministries.com/

                Social Media: 

                Instagram: @jessicabryanministries

                Verses mentioned in the show: 

                Revelation 21:3-6, Ecclesiastes 1, Matthew 13


                32 min
              • Episode # 54 Crushing Doubt with guest speaker Jessica Filip

                Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! podcast! I am your host Jackie Brindle. You all are going to LOVE episode # 54---- I know this will be one that you will keep coming back to! 

                Why?! Because I chatted with Jessica Filip! She gets me SO fired up in this episode, as she weaves in threads of her own life and how she’s had to break down her own doubt in many areas of her life! For example, like  becoming a parent and when she started her own podcast! (Say It All Podcast)

                Jess equips us with words of truth, experiences, and challenges us all to get out of the pit of doubt and rise up with confidence that you are right where you are meant to be and worth walking in your purpose!

                Doubt steals joy and your view of your purpose! Whether when I try anything new in parenting, or when I am going to start training for something, or doubt even creeps in when you know you are prepared for something and then you are about to do the big race, make the big career leap, start the business, make the big move, or even become a parent!

                There are so many times I have told myself I don’t measure up enough, I am not ready, how can I do this and YET ----- the only thing standing in my way of walking in my purpose is a little five letter word. Doubt.

                That’s why I asked Jessica on the show because she helps women in her health and fitness profession remove doubt from their minds and help them to see themselves a little clearer! She brings truth and the fire to crumble any doubts you maybe feeling right now!

                I can’t wait for you all to meet her, so let’s press play and BE ENCOURAGED!


                Resources: 

                Learn more about Jessica Filip: 

                Social Media: Instagram @Sayitallpodcast 


                38 min
              • Episode #53, Let’s Talk About Radiance! with guest speaker, Rebecca George
                She’s BACK! Rebecca George was on episode #32 and is back on the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast to talk all about the word, radiance!! She challenged us all to find opportunities big and small moments, so you can radiate the love of Christ! We can all do this by being kind to others, being generous, listening to one another, and being intentional with the time we spend with others! It’s time spent well with others, that are the moments, that we don’t want to miss! So buckle up and listen in to episode 53! You can also check out Rebecca George by listening to her podcast called, “Radical Radiance”, for more incredible uplifting content and conversations!!
                36 min
              • Episode # 48 " See it Say It!" Bite Sized Encouragement Series - Part 1: HOST Jackie Brindle
                Need some bite sized encouragement to help you through your day? To think about on your walk, at home, or in the office? 
                Then turn this one up! I challenge you today to find 5 ways to praise a person in your life today! Be creative! Send them messages and be specific! Watch that relationship grow in a positive way the more you spread encouragement! 
                So grab your coffee and listen in to the first part of this series called, "See it -- Say it!"
                11 min
              • Episode # 52 Overcoming Disappointment with God with guest speaker, Melanie Karssenberg
                Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast You are listening to episode # 52 and before we get started today, I want to ask you a question.
                Do you want to be encouraged? Then you are in the right place! I also encourage you to take time to write a review and subscribe after listening to this episode. That way, more people can be inspired by stories that speak hope, life, fun, and faith into their lives! AND it will allow more people to easily find the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast! How awesome would that be!?
                On this episode I talk out those disappointments we face in life! We can all walk through days where we are at the top of the mountain, or struggling to climb up the mountain, or days when we experience a valley so low. And sometimes that valley we walk through can feel like God himself has disappointed us. Then where do we turn to when that happens? 
                Those are some hard questions that I have asked myself, when I experienced disappoint. 
                In this episode, I had the lovely opportunity to talk with, Melanie Karssenberg! If you know her, you know she’s the epitome of a sweet southern girl who is a light to her family, friends, community, and church.
                I got to know Melanie through Instagram through her faith infused conversations on Instagram live called Monday’s with Mel. You need to check that out --- see link below! She unpacks life with other women who have been through the valley so low and she's experienced that pain first hand, as well, through miscarriages and infertility. 
                Melanie is passionate about helping other people but especially women, overcome disappointment with God and to be encouraged to see His goodness, in everyday! She is currently working on a book and I can't wait to see where that leads her in the next year! 
                So buckle- it- up- today- people!! --- grab your coffee, or push play on your run or walk, or wherever you are ---BE ENCOURAGED! LETS GO!
                Jackie
                Resources: 
                Learn more about Melanie Karssenberg by clicking the links below: 
                Social: Instagram: @melaniekarssenberg
                YouTube Channel for "Mondays with Mel" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1x-rma4RZU
                Bible verses mentioned in this episode: 
                Psalm 37:5
                Hebrews 12 
                Hebrews 13: 14-17
                37 min

              About Be Encouraged! Podcast

              From the publisher's feed

              I’m Jackie Brindle and this podcast is here to encourage you in your day-to-day, or for whatever life throws at you! I am a mom of three, wife, teacher, runner, and life is busy! One thing I am learning is that with God, nothing is impossible! My vision is that this podcast -- these conversations are meaningful to you. I pray that it uplifts you, right where you are! Whether you are listening over a cold or hot cup of something, heading to work, working out, or anywhere you listen, I hope it lifts you up and onward!