Before a fire can be reignited, we must first ask an honest question: what is the true condition of my heart before God? In this episode, Tanecia Simmons builds on the personal story she shared in Episode 1 and leads listeners into one of the most important practices of the faith — examination.

Drawing from 2 Corinthians 13:5, Tanecia walks through what it means to examine the flame of your faith with honesty and without fear. She speaks to two distinct groups: those whose flame is real but has grown quiet, and those who may be realizing for the first time that their faith has never fully taken root. Either way, this episode meets you where you are with compassion, truth, and hope.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

• Why Paul’s call to “examine yourselves” is an invitation, not a condemnation
• The difference between familiarity with spiritual things and a living relationship with Jesus Christ
• How grief has a way of revealing what your soul is truly anchored to
• A message for two groups: those with a quiet flame and those searching for the first time
• What it means to be “born again” and why salvation is about becoming spiritually alive
• How the cross breaks the power of the labels the world has placed on you
• A salvation prayer and the promise of Romans 10:13 for everyone who calls on his name

Key Scriptures

2 Corinthians 13:5

“Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.”

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Ephesians 2:1, 4

“Apart from Christ, we are spiritually disconnected from the life of God… but because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ.”

John 3:3

“No one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

Romans 3:23

“All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.”

Romans 5:8

“While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

1 Peter 2:24

“Jesus bore our sins in his body on the cross so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness.”

1 Peter 1:18–19

“We were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ.”

Romans 10:13

“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

This Week’s Reflection

Sit quietly before God with this question: Is the flame of your faith truly alive, or has it been quietly fading without you realizing it?

About the Host

Tanecia Simmons is the host of the Heart Ablaze Podcast — the place where faith is reignited, passion is restored, and God sets hearts on fire again. Each episode is a personal invitation to return to the presence of God and let him do what only he can do.

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