If you're struggling with suffering of any kind - you'll want to listen to this podcast. Join me as my dear friend talks about what God taught her as she walked through a season of intense suffering, loss, and pain. Friend, no matter why you're suffering - you can still trust God. He is with you and won't ever leave your side. 

If you don't know God, reach out to us here. We'd love to talk with you and answer any questions you might have. 

If you'd like to read the blog post that accompanies this podcast episode, you can find it here. 

And as always...Thank you for listening and be sure to reach out if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions. We can be reached here. 

Why are we always failing at things? Why is it so hard to succeed? Maybe you're asking questions like this and wondering why, as a woman of God, you're always faced with failure. Friend, you are not alone. Today, I'm sharing my failures with you and how God used Psalm 1 to make me successful. There are so many beautiful lessons in Psalm 1. Open your heart and allow God to show you the path of hope. The devotion questions from this episode can be found here. Then spend time meditating on these verses, allowing God to infuse you with the truth of His Word. You are not a failure my friend, you are a woman of God, a co-heir with Christ and God wants to direct your every step. Would you allow Him to use your failures to teach you, change you, and grow you? 

And in other news...

Are you tired of failing at weight loss? Ready to live a healthy life that glorifies God? If so, a brand new class is starting on June 5th! This FREE online class is all about healthy living and how the choices we make impact our waistline. You'll set achievable goals, determine your why, learn how food affects your weight, master the way of eating thats right for you, explore hormones, aging, and so much. more. Sign-up HERE (and share with others)!

As always, I'd love to hear from you. Your questions, comments, prayer requests and suggestions can be made here. 

Are you struggling with failure and wondering how to get over it? If so, one (or more) of these 12 easy steps could be just what you need. This episode will cover looking at failures as pavers for success, learning to count your blessings, focusing on your qualities, becoming a victor,  the "thing" nobody likes...and so much more. If you're ready to start saying "I can" and not "I can't," this episode's for you. 

The questions from today's episode can be found here. and if you didn't hear last weeks episode, be sure to listen to it here. Some of the "why's" from that episode apply to the "how-to" steps in today's episode. 

I also asked you to reach out to me if you need help with step #6. and to reach me, click here. 

I love hearing from you, so don't hesitate to click here and let me know how you're doing, what you need prayer for, or what you'd like me to talk about. This podcast and our website are for you, and your feedback is valued and acted on. 

Have a blessed week and remember...Practice makes perfect and failure paves the road to success.  

Are you wondering why you constantly feel like a failure or seem to fail at everything? In this episode you'll learn about 5 of the reasons researchers say we tend to feel like failures. We'll look at medias role, combining things we shouldn't, subjective vs. objective truth and so much more. It's important you understand why you constantly feel like a failure because when you've identified your "whys," you'll be able to put steps in place to stop feeling like you fail at everything.  After you listen, click here and spend time answering the questions from todays episode. Answering these questions here will help you identify why you constantly feel like a failure and get you ready to start thriving instead.

This is episode 2 in our "thriving with failure" series. If you didn't listen to our last episode you can find it here. 

To find a Christian counselor in your area click here.  If there's anything you'd like to share with me, I can be reached here (I love hearing from you and being able to pray for your specific needs).

Here are some prior episodes you might enjoy: 

Stories of 7 women in the Bible who messed up; to provide you hope. No one wants to fail but the Bible is full of people who failed. Why? So we can learn how to deal with our own failures. Listen to these stories, download the devotion questions (here), and spend time asking God to help you "flourish despite failure." This is the first episode in a series on failure. My prayer is that these episodes provide you hope and encouragement. You are an amazing child of God, created for a purpose - God's purposes.  

Here's the other episodes mentioned in today's podcast: Barren & Beautiful: Lessons from Sarah in the Bible, 5 Lessons from Sarah: A Bible study on messing-up,  and Miriam's Song: Why we should testify to God's goodness

If you haven't subscribed to our website you can do that here. This way you won't miss information about the upcoming virtual class. 

As always, if you have any questions or comments you can reach us here. 

Do you find yourself saying “God, I messed up again?” We've all been there - those times where it feels like you're messing everything up. Those times where every mistake leads to another mistake... If you're feeling this way, you are not alone! Every person in the Bible messed up and failed at one or more things. God wants us to learn from these people because He knows messing up is inevitable (we're human after all). So today we're continuing Sarah's story, and looking at everything she messed up. You can get the today's devotion questions here. 

If you haven't listened to Sarah's barren beautiful story you can find it here. 

Because spending time in God's Word and in prayer is so important to our lives, be sure to listen to these three episodes as well: Meditating on God's Word: A walk through Psalm 119, Pray Without Ceasing - Your what, why, and how-to guide, 5 Practical Ways to Meditate on God's Word. 

I'd also love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, you can reach me here. 

Are you walking through a dry or barren season? Barrenness isn't easy. Being barren and wanting children, or walking through dry, barren seasons are one of the harder things in life. If you're struggling with either of these, would you open God's Word with me and see what we can learn from Sarah's story in the Bible? There are three lessons from from her story that we'll talk about today and they have to do with our physical appearance and what our body can or can't do and being barren. God led me to Sarah's barren story because I'm also walking through a time of barrenness. It's tough, but there is Hope my friend. There is Hope (I capitalized Hope on purpose because that Hope, is God) I pray this episode blesses you as much as it continues to bless me. 

If you'd like to spend time answering the devotion questions from today's episode, you can find them here. 

The episode and a guide for writing a letter of gratitude to your body is here. 

If you're struggling to spend time in God's Word or in prayer, check out the episodes here, here, and here. They're on meditating on God's Word and praying without ceasing. 

And as always...questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions can be sent here. 

Have you ever wondered how you're supposed to pray for healing? We're at a time in history where prayers for healing are needed. Our world is in desperate need of healing. You might be praying for your own healing, separate from the pandemic, or praying for friends or family members healing. I've never not known someone who needed me to pray for their healing. So today we're going to open God's Word and see what we can learn about "how to pray for healing." 

If you didn't listen to last Wednesday's episode, Will God Heal Me if I Ask? you can find it here. 

There are several links to Bible verses on healing, anointing with oil, and God's names that you can access on our website. They're throughout the written version of this episode and can be found here. 

If you'd like to download the prayer for healing I wrote and used in this episode, you can get it here. 

Thank you so much for listening. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, you can reach me here. I'd love to hear from you and know how to pray for you. 

Our world has been brought to a standstill because of a pandemic and people everywhere are in need of healing. Maybe you're praying for your own healing, that of a loved one, or maybe you're asking God to heal our world. Today we're going to answer the questions: "Will God heal me if I ask?" and "Does Jesus still heal?" Find a comfy spot or head outside for a walk and listen to the answers. I pray this episode boosts your faith and encourages you as you continue praying for healing. The full transcript and questions from this podcast are here.

You can download the list of Bible verses about healing here and the guide to using Scripture to shape your prayers here. 

The episode on John 11:4 "this sickness is not unto death but for the glory of God" can be found here. 

As always, if you have any prayer requests, questions, suggestions, or concerns - you can reach me here. I'd love to hear from you. 

God bless friend, I'm praying that God answers your prayers for healing and that you recognize the way He's answered you. I'm thinking about how God will be glorified through you and it's making me smile. Shine bright friend as you reflect God to the world around you. 

Have you ever felt unknown, unnoticed, unrecognized, or any kind of "un"? Maybe this feeling of being unknown applies to the work you do, areas where you serve, or ways you give of your time and resources. Maybe you feel like you, yourself, go unnoticed. No matter which way you feel unseen, know that God sees you and He sees every little thing you do. Listen to the stories of 7 women in the Bible who were also unnoticed. As you're listening ask the Holy Spirit to show you the following: How is God using the unnoticed things you do? How is God using you when you feel unseen?

You can download the PDF with today's devotion questions here. The episode on using Scripture to shape our prayers is here. 

If you missed the episode on Food that Boosts Your Immune System you can find it here. 

We also have a FREE Christians Woman's Whole Health Starter Guide that walks you through many of the things a healthy immune system needs. If you haven't downloaded and completed all of the steps, get it here. 

As always, any prayer requests, questions, or comments can be sent to us here.