Be Encouraged! Podcast

Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast. I am your host, Jackie Brindle and you are listening to episode 128! 

Thanks again for joining me! I hope you enjoyed the last episode on getting worry out of the picture! 

How did you do? 

This week, I am going to dive into giving God our YES! 

We are unpacking how to live, by taking one step, towards God, at a time. We are encouraging you to desire to pursue a life more in step with His plan than our own. 

Being obedient to the call and purpose placed on our lives takes courage! It takes bold faith! 

And what better person than to encourage us to be wildly obedient in our faith than Trisha Fenimore. Trisha is married with two young children and you can find her more commonly in Instagram world, speaking how God has changed her life. And when I say changed —- I mean transformed. Trisha holds nothing back from her background of being an Atheist, former racist, and alcoholic. She also dives into all of this in her new book called “Pray for Them”. Trisha is a walking example of what God’s grace and power can do through our lives with one small step of obedience time and time again! 

If that just didn’t make you want to speed up and get to the encouragement, I don’t know what else will! 

So let’s grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, or wherever you are —BE ENCOURAGED! 

Also — don’t forget to share this episode in IG world and tag be_encouraged_podcast to all your family and friends with this fresh perspective on wildfire obedience! 

Let’s go - and be encouraged! 

- Amazon link to buy, "Pray For Them: The True Story of a Racist White Christian Called to Black Seminary" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5PCXMGF?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_GR6V64BQX5BQVMJ2HG96&language=en-US

- Follow Trisha on IG @trishafenimore and catch her NEW YouTube channel and Podcast with her husband James called, "Holy Matramony" by clicking in her bio!

- Bible Verse mentioned: Philippians 4

Heyyy! It’s me, your host, Jackie Brindle. You are listening to episode 127. 

I am here to give you another bite-sized bit of encouragement. 

I first, would like to thank you for making space to listen. 

In particular, this episode’s topic will add value to your life, as I unpack one of the most commonalities all humans face.

WORRY! 

I have a feeling that you might have a lot on your plate, which means you might have the added weight of worry on your shoulders. 

Friend, if you need to relieve some of that worry and be encouraged by ways to battle worry in your life. Then keep on listening! 

So grab a cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, or wherever you are, be encouraged!

Welcome, to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast! I am your host, Jackie Brindle and you are listening to episode 126! 

Thank you for making space in your busy day to press play! If you have some downtime today, please consider writing a raving review on Apple Podcast, or share the episode to my IG handle @be_encouraged_podcast in your stories, or text the link to a friend, so that So MANY more, can be encouraged, like you! 

Now, have you ever felt the need or desire for connection with others? I believe we are all made to be connected. 

Sometimes we don’t even realize how much we truly need it or would benefit from it. Sometimes, it might be easier to not branch out or share out with friends of what’s really going on inside. 

After all, it’s hard to know who to share things with. 

But can I give you hope today? If you are feeling like you need connection — PRAY about it! 

Recently, I completed a bible study with a group of women, whom I never really met until before the meeting. Why? Because I unspokenly said indirectly to God, “It would be nice to be connected. It would be nice to be around other women who ‘get it’.” 

And so when I got this invitation —- I jumped at the chance to go on a blind study small group with my new friend Heather who asked me to go with her. And the best part was, she didn’t know I said those things to God or have a clue of how much I was deeply desperate for connection, especially in the area of motherhood. 

I was so hungry and thirsty to know I wasn’t alone and to be poured into. Each time, I met with these incredibly strong and beautifully humbled women of God, I gained insight. I got my confidence back in areas I didn’t feel strong in. I examined my heart and was so reminded not only that I wasn’t alone but how loved I am that God would design a particular group for me to be a part of so I could grow not only as a mother, but in my marriage as well. 

I didn’t realize the power of not only abiding in God, but how powerful it is when others around you are doing the same (flawed and all) and yet, point you back to Jesus. These women were treasures that inspired me to be more like Him, to give myself grace upon grace, and to remind me that it’s okay to open up and ask for help or prayer in an area I was struggling in. 

Today, I encourage you to be vulnerable, pray about a divine connection with other women who will point you back to Jesus. There is relief in that release when you trust other people enough to share it out! 

That’s what I am going to deep dive into on this podcast. If you are feeling the tug on your heart for connection, I pray this is the exact encouragement you need to hear to lift you up and onward! 

So grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, and BE ENCOURAGED! 

Jackie

Resources:

Follow Jackie on Instagram @be_encouraged_podcast or click the link, https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle, and learn how to book Jackie for your next podcast guest speaker or speaking event! 

Bible Study Book: “Mama, You Be the Difference” https://moreofhimministries.org/mama-you-be-the-difference/

Additional Devotional Bible Readings: John 15, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, and Ruth 1-4 

Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast. I am your host, Jackie Brindle and you are listening to episode 125, with Julie Seals! Today, she is a speaker, author, and an ordained minister. She has a wonderful husband, Mike, who works with her in their Prison Ministry. Julie also leads “Her Hope Recovery Ministry”. Among all the things she does, it’s the core of who she is that really shines. 

And today, let me ask you a question. Have you ever said to yourself, the age old statement, “Never will I ______ (insert what you are thinking now.) Maybe you are asking yourself, “Will this bad circumstance or accumulation of a series of never ending bad breaks ever end?” 

Or perhaps it’s a perspective you are holding onto and need a reminder from Mark Batterson who said, don’t put a period where God is placing a comma. 

Julie stirs up the encouragement for all of us who can get tied down to thoughts that imprision us to believe the lies that tell us never or never will I see ______ happen. 

Julie’s life was not always so full of hope. She had many reasons to give up. Many reasons for the people around her to stop praying for her, and write her life off as another one who missed their opportunities in life. 

Julie is a living testimony to why we should, “Never say Never!” 

Julie unpacks pieces of her miraculous story, which you can hear more of from her newly released book called, “All My Hope, A Prisoner No More.” link to get your own copy is in the show notes. She also shares ways we can end the cycle of saying never and stirring up encouragement to live by faith and not by sight. 

So grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run and wherever you are, BE ENCOURAGED! 

Jackie 

Resources: 

Are you walking through a moment in your life that you feel utterly powerless? Is it hard to trust God? Do you feel surrounded by thoughts or people that attack your character? Perhaps, the situation has you feeling trapped and cornered.

How do we battle feeling stuck, in a rut, or hard to trust God at the moment?

I get it! Life is difficult to hold onto the shield of faith.

Therefore, let me give you a bit of encouragement that will stir your heart and help you take the next step with Godly confidence!

The Bible says in Proverbs 3:5-6,

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not (do not depend on) on your understanding. (6) Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take (make your paths straight)." (NLT)

It's so easy to read this and get hung up on the "Trust the Lord" part and forget how hard it is to not lean on our understanding!

It's a struggle is real!

But if we read above in verses 1-4 in Proverbs, it reminds us that we have fatherly advice to forget the commands and teachings of the Lord, which the Bible reveals to us.

We can be reminded in Psalm 139 how fully known by God we are and anything we try to hide from Him, He already knows.

I don't know what struggles you are facing today, this past month, week, or year, but if you are feeling like the weight of the world is on your shoulders and you have no room to move.... then THIS message WILL encourage you!

You do not battle alone. God is powerful when we feel powerless. BE ENCOURAGED!

So grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, or wherever you are today ---- BE ENCOURAGED!

Jackie

Resources mentioned in today's episode.

- Song by Michael W. Smith "Surrounded by You": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBl84oZxnJ4

- Read Psalm 139, Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 6:10-20, and Proverbs 3:1-6

Learn more about the Host, Jackie Brindle by clicking the link below.

https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle

Check out the link above to download your FREE Psalms 150-day challenge journal page!

Hello and Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast! I am your host, Jackie Brindle.

You are listening to episode 123, with guest speaker Jessie Seneca! 

Are you a fighter? Are you walking through uncertainty? Do you need some encouragement to have COURAGE!?

LISTEN TO THIS!!

Jessie is a breath of fresh air, as she speaks hope all over this episode! Jessie is a fighter. A mom of 2 beautiful and kind-hearted daughters who love Jesus and has been blessed by her marriage to John for over 36 years. She now also has grandbabies who light up her life and loves to spend time with them.

But nothing prepared her for the uncertainty of the recent news she got when she realized that the Cushings Syndrome that she had when she was 27 years old with two babies by her side would come back a few months ago. 

Jessie speaks to all of us who go through really hard realities and uncertainties as a pivotal time to see it as an opportunity. She reminds us that we can sit in fear, bitterness, frustration, or self-pity or cling to Jesus who is the answer to it all. Jessie doesn’t sugarcoat the hard road she has faced over these past few months and what is up ahead, but she breathes hope to us all who are walking through uncharted waters. 

As Jessie is the founder of More of Him Ministries, and the author of several books, well-renowned Christian speaker, she now embraces the other side of ministry, allowing others to care for her. If you are the person who is sitting on the bench right now, and people are taking care of you, that’s okay! Let them! Because there’s JOY in that! 

I can’t wait for you to be encouraged to live courageously through times of uncertainty you face today! As Jessie said in this podcast, it’s time to Saddle Up! There’s More in store for you today! 

So Saddle up, my friends! Get on your walk or run and wherever you are and BE ENCOURAGED!

To learn more about the host, Jackie Brindle click the link below.

https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle

To learn more about our guest speaker, Jessie Seneca click the link below.

https://moreofhimministries.org/about/

Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast. You are listening to episode 122 and I am your host, Jackie Brindle. 

On this episode, I invited a former guest speaker, Heather Youpa - from episode 120- to return to the show! This time, we have a surprise for you! Our roles will be switched and she will ask me the questions. 

In this episode, you will get a chance to get to know me a little better. I am humbled and honored to share with you what’s been the heartbeat behind the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast! I will unravel a little backstory about where my faith foundation started as we talked about that importance from episode 121! 

Heather also intertwines episodes 88, 89, and 90 from previous episodes, and relates the message of “BELIEVE, RECEIVE, and ACHIEVE” to encourage us all, to stay the course so that we can accomplish all the good things God has in store for us! 

In addition to learning more about the backbone of who I am and the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast — you will hear where it’s heading in 2024! I elaborate on the meaning of my word for the year, JOY! Hopefully, it will be a treasure to remind yourself of because life is not easy and we all need that reminder of JOY – Jesus Over Your Story! The race isn’t over until it’s over. I pray this gives you the endurance to keep on keepin’ on and ONWARD!

So grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, and BE ENCOURAGED!

Jackie

https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle

- Follow on Instagram @be_encouraged_podcast

- Bible Verses mentioned: Nehemiah 8:10, Psalms 27: 8, Hebrews 10 -11

Hello and welcome back everyone, to the first episode of the NEW YEAR - 2024 for the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast. I am your host Jackie Brindle and you are listening to episode 121. This episode will be part 1 of 2 episodes.

You are going to get to know our guest speaker, Jessica Momose over the next two episodes as she takes part 1 and discusses the foundation of faith-based functional medicine versus functional medicine. Jess has a nursing degree and has worked in the mainstream healthcare industry for years. Recently, she became passionate about learning how functional medicine can help fill in the gaps of what was missing in her health journey. Therefore, she turned off the beaten path and discovered functional medicine. 

Before we dive into Jess’s story and the information that she will share, I want also to provide a legal statement. Anything said on part 1 and part 2 of episode 121 of the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast is information presented only to inform the audience listening. It is not to treat or intended to replace professional medical advice and is not a treatment plan. What is mentioned is this episode is here to explain, inform, and encourage you in your health journey. We are not responsible for any liabilities that may arise from the use of the information in this podcast. This podcast should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. We are simply describing our views and making every effort to try to bring correct information, keeping in mind I am still learning and want to present the common views of functional and faith-based medicine to the best of our ability. Again, please consult a healthcare professional if you should have any questions or concerns about your health. 

With all that said, in the first part of our episode, we will be unpacking some of the foundational components to the e-book that Jessica wrote called, “Foundational Stones: A Faith-Based Guide to Healthy Living”.

Also, have you ever wondered what goal setting and prayer have to do with sustaining you in your health journey!? How can that impact us in the long game?

I am inspired and I hope you will be too by Jess’s wealth of health and wellness knowledge and inspiration from her own life to empower us onward!

Very inspiring! I can relate and connect to what she shares with us. 

So grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, and wherever you are BE ENCOURAGED! 

Jackie

Resources:

Learn more about Jessica and Ebenezer Wellness LLC. by clicking the link below:

Functional Medicine resources/products mentioned in the episode:

Bible Verses to Read/mentioned in the episode:

1 Sam.

For more encouraging content and more information about the host, Jackie Brindle, click here:

https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle and follow on Instagram @be_encouraged_podcast

Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast! I am your host, Jackie Brindle and you are listening to episode 120! Hang with me today! I have some podcast updates as this will be the last episode of 2023! And you are going to want to stick around for this finale episode with a very special guest speaker who sparks that light of encouragement or she might set your heart on fire! 

However, before I jump into what’s in store for you today, I want to welcome you into the BE ENCOURAGED community! To all of my listeners —- THANK YOU! Thank you so much for joining me in this journey of learning and building up our faith in life, together! 

If you are new here — I am so glad you pressed play! This community is special! I have been podcasting over the past three years and I am always blown away by how each episode reaches the hearts of the listeners. Here are the last three reviews written on Apple Podcast: (listen to the episode).

I am so tickled pink and I am sending you all a big virtual hug to each and every one of you who jumps in every other week to be encouraged! So good! 

The rhythm of posting one every two weeks has been an absolute joy and a labor of love, this year! Every episode has inspired me, challenged me, and transformed me through these powerful words of faith-filled encouragement! 

During this break, from now until mid- January I take the time to unwind and spend some time with family. I am looking forward to a slower rhythm but I cannot wait to release what God has put on my heart in future episodes next year! It’s going to be a blast! More to come in my insta stories about that! 

For now — buckle up and relish in this meaningful conversation today with guest speaker, Heather Youpa! Heather is married to Josh and has two beautiful children. Heather recently was speaking at church at a ladies’ event. All I can say is — so I don’t give much of her story away, is get ready for some truth that will knock your socks off! She has a testimony that gives me goosebumps as she struggled to find her pathway through New Age and God showed up in her path to seek His way — The Way. 

Heather is a natural speaker and is a fabulous storyteller of how God showed her truth amidst her dabbling in the New Age paths. Her story begins with a rebel heart but God shows her a path that He was the Rebel’s heart that she needed all along. New Age to New in Christ. It is a powerful story of her own experiences and she also breaks down what the New Age is all about so we can see the truth, as well. 

Perhaps this is a message for all of us who put things in the way of following our faith. So grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, or wherever you are, BE ENCOURAGED! See you al in 2024!!

Jackie