Walking with the Lord often means walking through seasons of pruning—times when God calls us to leave behind places, people, or positions that once felt central to our lives. In this message, Nina Pajonas shares her personal journey of being led to leave a church community, how worship carried her through the loss, and how God used even the hardest goodbyes to prepare her for a greater purpose.

From memories of brokenness to reminders of grace, this episode is a testimony that pruning is never punishment—it is preparation. Through scripture, personal stories, and Spirit-led encouragement, you’ll be reminded that when God moves the pillar, it’s time to move with Him.

If today’s message spoke to you, please share it with a friend and follow Born to be a Butterfly so you never miss an episode. 

📖 Ready to dive deeper into healing and transformation? Get my book, From Broken to Butterfly, on Amazon today! 

📩 If you have any questions or want to connect, send me a DM on Instagram at Born To Be A Butterfly or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! 

Remember, the Lord can turn your wounds into wings—you were Born to be a Butterfly! 🦋

Born to be a Butterfly © 2025 Nina Pajonas All rights reserved. The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. For the full disclaimer, visit ⁠ninapajonas.com.

✨ Love is easy when life is light, but what about when misunderstandings wound us or darkness tries to creep into our relationships?

In this message, Nina shares how truth, forgiveness, and faith overcame the enemy’s attempts to divide—and why love never delights in evil, always rejoices with the truth, and never fails.

If today’s message spoke to you, please share it with a friend and follow Born to be a Butterfly so you never miss an episode. 

💜 Order Nina’s book Born to Be a Butterfly on Amazon and continue your healing journey.

💌 Contact Nina at [email protected] today! 

Remember, the Lord can turn your wounds into wings—you were Born to be a Butterfly! 🦋

Born to be a Butterfly © 2025 Nina Pajonas All rights reserved. The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. For the full disclaimer, visit ⁠ninapajonas.com.

✝️ Love is not easily angered; it keeps no record of wrongs. (1 Corinthians 13:5)

Anger is powerful—but it’s also deceptive. Underneath it often lies fear, sadness, or disappointment. Left unchecked, anger robs us of peace, strains our relationships, and keeps us bound in regret.

In this episode, Nina Pajonas shares how to recognize anger as a secondary emotion, practice “the pause” before reacting, and break free from self-righteous anger that mutates into bitterness and resentment. Through Scripture, recovery wisdom, and personal testimony, she reminds us that forgiveness is freedom and that protecting your peace is essential to living out your God-given purpose.

🦋 What you’ll learn:

• Why anger is a secondary emotion—and what’s really hiding underneath it
• How to release bitterness, rage, and self-righteous anger God’s way
• How to protect your peace and pursue your true purpose in Christ

If you’ve ever struggled with anger or grudges, this message will encourage you to let go and live freely.

If today’s message spoke to you, please share it with a friend and follow Born to be a Butterfly so you never miss an episode. 

📖 Ready to dive deeper into healing and transformation? Get my book, From Broken to Butterfly, on Amazon today! 

📩 If you have any questions or want to connect, send me a DM on Instagram at Born To Be A Butterfly or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! 

Remember, the Lord can turn your wounds into wings—you were Born to be a Butterfly! 🦋

What does love do when it could win the argument but wound a heart? In this episode of Born to be a Butterfly, host Nina Pajonas continues our 1 Corinthians 13 series with verse 5—“Love does not dishonor others; it is not self-seeking.” We unpack the biblical meaning of dishonor (shame, contempt, slander), how self-centeredness quietly drives it, and what Christlike love looks like in real life. Nina shares personal insight on church hurt, gossip, and shame—and how Jesus restores dignity and redirects our hearts toward humility, healing, and transformation. You’ll hear Scripture, practical steps to guard your words, reconcile relationships, and serve without seeking credit, plus reflection questions and a closing prayer. If you’ve wrestled with comparison, criticism, or being misunderstood, this conversation will help you honor others without abandoning truth—and grow in spiritual maturity.

Listen for:

• What “dishonor” means in the Bible (and why it’s so destructive)

• How “not self-seeking” reframes conflict, community, and service

• Practical ways to resist gossip, shame, and performative kindness

• Reflection prompts + prayer for freedom, integrity, and Christlike love

Subscribe, share with a woman of faith who needs encouragement, and leave a review to help others find the show.

📖 Ready to dive deeper into healing and transformation? Get my book, From Broken to Butterfly, on Amazon today! 

📩 If you have any questions or want to connect, send me a DM on Instagram at Born To Be A Butterfly or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! 

Remember, the Lord can turn your wounds into wings—you were Born to be a Butterfly! 🦋

Born to be a Butterfly © 2025 Nina Pajonas All rights reserved. The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. For the full disclaimer, visit ⁠ninapajonas.com.

Pride isn’t just a bad habit—it’s a spiritual trap that can block God’s blessings and derail your purpose. In this episode, we explore what the Bible says about false pride, why it’s so destructive, and how to replace it with humility.

🦋 You’ll hear:

✝️ A relatable story that reveals pride’s hidden dangers

✝️ The powerful Bible account of King Nebuchadnezzar’s humbling

✝️ Key scriptures that warn against arrogance and self-exaltation

✝️ Practical steps to cultivate humility in your walk with Christ

If you’ve ever struggled with needing recognition, comparing yourself to others, or resisting correction—this episode will help you surrender pride and embrace God’s grace.

📖 “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” — James 4:6 (NIV)

If today’s message spoke to you, please share it with a friend and follow Born to be a Butterfly so you never miss an episode. 

📖 Ready to dive deeper into healing and transformation? Get my book, From Broken to Butterfly, on Amazon today! 

📩 If you have any questions or want to connect, send me a DM on Instagram at Born To Be A Butterfly or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! 

Remember, the Lord can turn your wounds into wings—you were Born to be a Butterfly! 🦋

Born to be a Butterfly © 2025 Nina Pajonas All rights reserved. The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. For the full disclaimer, visit ⁠ninapajonas.com.

Envy. It’s one of the most overlooked yet spiritually dangerous emotions we can entertain. In today’s deeply personal episode, I’m sharing a story that’s stayed with me for decades—a warning from my mother, Carmen, just months before she passed, about the destructive power of envy.

We’ll explore:

✝️ What Scripture says about envy and how it leads to spiritual decay

✝️ How envy is rooted in ingratitude and comparison

✝️ Why envy isn’t just a feeling—it’s a foothold for the enemy

✝️ The antidote to envy (and the spiritual shift that brings freedom)

✝️ How to turn jealousy into joy and comparison into confidence

We’re going to dive deep—into what it means to honor your own calling, to encourage others without fear, and to stop chasing crowns that were never meant for you.

This episode is for the woman who’s been on both sides of envy—the one who’s felt it... and the one who’s been wounded by it.

🦋 Featuring:

• Personal testimony

• Scripture-based teaching (Romans 1:21, James 3:14–16, Galatians 5:19–21)

• A powerful reflection prayer

• Questions to help you confront envy with grace and truth

✝️ Let’s expose this emotion for what it truly is—a tool of the enemy—and replace it with gratitude, confidence, and Christ-centered purpose.

If today’s message spoke to you, please share it with a friend and follow Born to be a Butterfly so you never miss an episode. 

📖 Ready to dive deeper into healing and transformation? Get my book, From Broken to Butterfly, on Amazon today! 

📩 If you have any questions or want to connect, send me a DM on Instagram at Born To Be A Butterfly or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! 

Remember, the Lord can turn your wounds into wings—you were Born to be a Butterfly! 🦋

Born to be a Butterfly © 2025 Nina Pajonas All rights reserved. The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. For the full disclaimer, visit ⁠ninapajonas.com.

What if the simplest way to heal the world—and yourself—was through kindness?

In today’s episode, we’re diving into the healing power of kindness, one of the most overlooked but transformative attributes of love.

🦋 We’ll explore what Scripture says about kindness and how science backs it up with staggering evidence of physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits.

🦋 Discover why love in action—especially in hard seasons—is more than a nice idea. It’s a healing force.

🦋 Learn how to break generational cycles of cruelty and respond to pain with Christlike compassion.

Whether you’re the one offering kindness or the one in desperate need of it, this episode will show you that God wired kindness as a built-in reward system for healing. It’s not about surface-level niceness. It’s about reflecting Jesus… even when you're running on empty.

✝️ “Love is patient, love is kind…” (1 Corinthians 13:4)

Kindness and patience go hand in hand. If you missed last week’s episode on patience, we recommend going back to listen!

If today’s message spoke to you, please share it with a friend and follow Born to be a Butterfly so you never miss an episode. 

📖 Ready to dive deeper into healing and transformation? Get my book, From Broken to Butterfly, on Amazon today! 

📩 If you have any questions or want to connect, send me a DM on Instagram at Born To Be A Butterfly or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! 

Remember, the Lord can turn your wounds into wings—you were Born to be a Butterfly! 🦋

Born to be a Butterfly © 2025 Nina Pajonas All rights reserved. The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. For the full disclaimer, visit ⁠ninapajonas.com.

Welcome to a brand-new series on Born to be a Butterfly! 🦋 

Today we begin a deep dive into one of the most well-known and often-quoted scriptures in the Bible: 1 Corinthians 13. But instead of just reading it—we’re going to live it, one attribute of love at a time.

In this first episode, we’re focusing on the very first characteristic listed: Love is patient.

What if God started with patience because it’s the foundation of all spiritual growth? What if every season of waiting is actually God’s loving invitation to grow deeper roots in Him?

Whether you’re feeling stuck in a wilderness season or just struggling to trust God’s timing, this episode is for you.

If today’s message spoke to you, please share it with a friend and follow Born to be a Butterfly so you never miss an episode. 

📖 Ready to dive deeper into healing and transformation? Get my book, From Broken to Butterfly, on Amazon today! 

📩 If you have any questions or want to connect, send me a DM on Instagram at Born To Be A Butterfly or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! 

Remember, the Lord can turn your wounds into wings—you were Born to be a Butterfly! 🦋

Born to be a Butterfly © 2025 Nina Pajonas All rights reserved. The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. For the full disclaimer, visit ⁠ninapajonas.com.

Have you ever been unfairly judged by someone who didn’t know the full story? Have their words wounded you in a place you were already trying so hard to heal?

In this powerful episode, Nina Pajonas shares a heartfelt conversation with a sister in Christ who was deeply hurt by harsh judgment—and reflects on the truth the Holy Spirit revealed to her: “Be glad you’re not where they are.”

Through personal stories, Scripture (like Matthew 7:1–2 and Matthew 16:24), and honest reflection, this episode encourages you to:

🦋 Shake off harmful labels and assumptions

🦋 Heal from the pain of being misunderstood—even by fellow believers

🦋 Seek God’s validation over man’s approval

🦋 Remember who you are and whose you are

💜 Need healing from judgment or rejection? Let this episode remind you:

Only Jesus can judge. And He calls you beloved.

If today’s message spoke to you, please share it with a friend and follow Born to be a Butterfly so you never miss an episode. 

📖 Ready to dive deeper into healing and transformation? Get my book, From Broken to Butterfly, on Amazon today! 

📩 If you have any questions or want to connect, send me a DM on Instagram at Born To Be A Butterfly or email me at [email protected]. I love hearing from you! 

Remember, the Lord can turn your wounds into wings—you were Born to be a Butterfly! 🦋

Have you ever tried to serve, grow, or lead while spiritually running on empty? In this soul-stirring episode of Born to be a Butterfly, Nina Pajonas shares how a season of burnout—triggered by both physical and emotional exhaustion—led her to a powerful, unexpected breakthrough through God’s restoration.

🦋 Discover why restoration is the first step toward transformation

🦋 Learn to identify spiritual burnout and what it reveals about your soul

🦋 Explore how trauma—whether physical, emotional, or spiritual—requires intentional rest and healing

🦋 Hear Nina’s personal story of being forced to pause and how God used it to rebuild her

🦋 Take away 3 practical, biblical steps to invite restoration into your daily life

This is your reminder that you don’t have to push through the pain alone. God’s plan for you includes rest, recovery, and, ultimately, revival. Tune in and find the encouragement you didn’t know you needed.

If today’s message spoke to you, please share it with a friend and follow Born to be a Butterfly so you never miss an episode. 

💜 Order Nina’s book Born to Be a Butterfly on Amazon and continue your healing journey.

💌 Contact Nina at [email protected] today! 

Remember, the Lord can turn your wounds into wings—you were Born to be a Butterfly!

Born to be a Butterfly © 2025 Nina Pajonas All rights reserved. The content of this podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. For the full disclaimer, visit ⁠ninapajonas.com.