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What if the hard things you’re walking through right now… aren’t happening to you, but are actually drawing you closer to God?

In this episode of my Draw Closer to God series, I’m sharing something the Lord has been showing me...a different way to look at life, challenges, and even the everyday moments we often overlook.

So many of us wait until things fall apart before we turn to God. But what if every moment... the good, the hard, and everything in between is an invitation to know Him more?

In this episode, we talk about:

Why we often seek God in hard seasons
How to begin recognizing Him in your everyday life
The shift that brings more peace, clarity, and connection with Him
And a simple way to start drawing closer to God today

If you’ve been feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or just wanting more of God in your life, I hope something in this episode encourages you.

👉 Download my free guide: 7 Ways I Personally Draw Closer to God 
https://oliviafiguered.com/request-pdf-download/

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About the Podcast:
The Peaceful Presence Podcast is a faith-based Christian podcast sharing miracle stories, supernatural encounters, testimonies of faith, and Spirit-led teaching to strengthen your walk with God. From near-death experiences to moments of divine redirection and transformation, every story reveals how God guides and restores us in seasons we never expected.

Thank you for listening and being part of the Peaceful Presence Podcast Community! 

The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

🌿 Connect with your host, Olivia Figuered:
https://linktr.ee/oliviafiguered
 

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Feeling spiritually stuck… or distant from God?
What if the reason isn’t what you think?

In this first short episode of my Draw Closer to God series, I’m sharing something the Lord has really been putting on my heart.
Sometimes the thing blocking our connection with God isn’t spiritual at all… it’s something in our everyday life that’s simply out of order.

Sometimes we think getting closer to God means doing more like praying more, going to church more, trying harder…
and those things are good, but sometimes it’s not about doing more.
It’s about removing what’s in the way.

So many people are searching for how to get closer to God, how to hear Him more clearly, or why they feel disconnected…
but what if the answer starts with something practical?

In Bible 1 Timothy 3:5, it says:
“If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?”

This points to a deeper principle:
✨ what’s closest to us matters first
✨ order creates space for overflow
✨ small shifts can lead to real spiritual growth

In this episode, we talk about:

Why you may feel spiritually stuck
How getting your life in order impacts your relationship with God
Simple, practical shifts to help you reconnect
How to invite God into your everyday life, not just a moment

🎧 This is Episode 1 of my Draw Closer to God series - short teachings on what may be blocking your connection with God and how to move forward with clarity and peace.

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I created a guide: 7 personal things I do to deepen my relationship with God
Download it here:  https://oliviafiguered.com/request-pdf-download/

🤍 FOLLOW OR SUBSCRIBE for more faith-based teachings + real stories of hope, miracles, and everyday moments where God shows up.
My heart is that no matter where you are in your walk with God, something here helps you go a little deeper.
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About the Podcast:
The Peaceful Presence Podcast is a faith-based Christian podcast sharing miracle stories, supernatural encounters, testimonies of faith, and Spirit-led teaching to strengthen your walk with God. From near-death experiences to moments of divine redirection and transformation, every story reveals how God guides and restores us in seasons we never expected.
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Thank you for listening and being part of the Peaceful Presence Podcast Community! 

The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

🌿 Connect with your host, Olivia Figuered:
https://linktr.ee/oliviafiguered
 

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What would you do if you were told there were no options left?

In this episode of the Peaceful Presence Podcast, I sit down with Lourdes LaVoy  to talk about what she calls “Option C”- Creator's Divine Design. She chose to heal herself of cancer through a different way of approaching health, healing, and faith when everything felt hopeless.

Lourdes was once told she had only one week to live. Today, years later, she shares how that moment led her to completely rethink the body, healing, and her relationship with God... and how it ultimately became her purpose.

Lourdes also shares about the angel encounters she experienced during her healing journey. These encounters brought her guidance, clarity, and a deeper connection with God that she now uses to help others.

This conversation explores:

➡️What “Option C” really means
➡️How the body may be designed to heal
➡️The role of faith, prayer, and mindset in difficult seasons
➡️Why so many people feel out of options—and what to do next
➡️How to begin reconnecting with your body and with God

Whether you’re walking through a health challenge, feeling overwhelmed, or simply searching for a deeper understanding of how faith and the body work together, I hope this episode will give you a new perspective and renewed hope.

🎬 Watch the trailer or the full documentary to Option C - Creator's Divine Design:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/optionccreatorsdivine

🌿 Visit her website:
http://www.CreateOptionC.com

💬 Join her free Facebook community:
https://m.facebook.com/groups/CreateOptionC/?ref=share&mibextid=wwXIfr

👉 Watch my first interview with Lourdes where she shares her cancer journey and the full story of her healing process.
https://youtu.be/ojzh1W8mhe8?si=EjfJD7Un-qMNdSGw

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About the Podcast:
The Peaceful Presence Podcast is a faith-based Christian podcast sharing miracle stories, supernatural encounters, testimonies of faith, and Spirit-led teaching to strengthen your walk with God. From near-death experiences to moments of divine redirection and transformation, every story reveals how God guides and restores us in seasons we never expected.

Thank you for listening and being part of the Peaceful Presence Podcast Community! 

The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

🌿 Connect with your host, Olivia Figuered:
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Feeling burned out, overwhelmed, or unsure what God is doing in this season of your life? In this episode, Olivia Figuered sits down with Mandy Horne to talk about navigating life transitions, rebuilding your foundation with God, and finding clarity in a new season. 

Mandy Horne is a Registered Nurse and Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach who helps women of faith navigate seasons of burnout, transition, and misalignment. In this conversation, she shares her personal testimony, how her experience in the medical field led her toward a more holistic approach to wellness, and why caring for your body, mind, and spirit all matter.

Together, we talk about:

• How to navigate a new season of life with faith
• Burnout, overwhelm, and learning to slow down
• Identity in Christ and building a strong foundation
• The connection between physical, emotional, and spiritual health
• Taking small steps toward healing and clarity

If you’ve been feeling stretched, uncertain, or like you’re stepping into something new… this episode may speak to you.

👉 If this encouraged you, make sure to subscribe or follow for more faith-based encouragement, real conversations, and stories that point you back to peace, purpose, and God’s presence.

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Connect with Mandy Horne:

 🌿 Website: https://wellspringoflifecoaches.com

📥 Free resource: https://gift.wellspringoflifecoaches.com/wellspring 

Thank you for listening and being part of the Peaceful Presence Podcast Community! 

The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

🌿 Connect with your host, Olivia Figuered:
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What happens when you pray for a miracle… and the miracle doesn’t come the way you hoped?

In this episode of the Peaceful Presence Podcast, Olivia Figuered sits down with Zach Rippey, host of the I Like Birds Podcast & Ministry, to talk about the devastating loss of his best friend and the journey of faith that followed.

Zach shares the heartbreaking story of receiving the call that his best friend had suffered a tragic accident while whitewater rafting. After ten days of praying, believing, and hoping for a miracle, the outcome was not what they had prayed for.

Together, Olivia and Zach have an honest conversation about grief, unanswered prayers, trusting God through loss, and how faith can still grow even when life doesn’t unfold the way we hoped.

If you have ever asked questions like:

• Why didn’t God answer my prayer?
• How do you overcome the death of a best friend?
• How do you keep your faith after losing someone you love?
• Where is God in the middle of grief?

This conversation will encourage you and remind you that healing can come, even in the hardest moments of life.

In this episode we discuss:

• Losing a best friend unexpectedly
• Praying for miracles and trusting God’s plan
• Navigating grief and emotional healing
• Finding purpose after loss
• Faith, hope, and eternal perspective

Zach also shares how this experience inspired his upcoming book "Me, Armani, and Jesus," a story about friendship, loss, and the hope found in Christ.

Follow Zach Rippey and connect with his ministry:
➡️ Instagram: @ilikebirdsministry
https://www.instagram.com/ilikebirdsministry/
➡️ YouTube:  @ilikebirdspodcast  
➡️ https://ilikebirdsministry.com/
Here you can also get a copy of his book and stay updated on his upcoming book release
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Thank you for listening and being part of the Peaceful Presence Podcast Community! 

The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

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Many people ask the question, “What does God want me to do with my life?”

But the answer might not be what you think.

In this episode of the Peaceful Presence Podcast, Olivia Figuered shares an insight from the book of Deuteronomy about what God is truly looking for in our lives. Often we think God is focused on our achievements, our plans, or the direction we choose. But Scripture reveals something deeper.

The wilderness seasons of life teach us to depend on God… but the real test often comes when life begins to go well.

When prayers are answered, doors open, and blessings arrive, it becomes easy to forget the One who brought us there.

In this teaching, you’ll discover:

• What the Bible says about success and blessing

• Why the wilderness seasons are shaping you

• The hidden spiritual danger most people overlook

• What God truly desires from our hearts

If you’ve ever wondered what God wants from you, this message may bring clarity and encouragement.

Watch until the end and remember three simple words that can transform your relationship with God.

Thank you Jesus.

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About the Podcast:
The Peaceful Presence Podcast is a faith-based Christian podcast sharing miracle stories, supernatural encounters, testimonies of faith, and Spirit-led teaching to strengthen your walk with God. From near-death experiences to moments of divine redirection and transformation, every story reveals how God guides and restores us in seasons we never expected.

Thank you for listening and being part of the Peaceful Presence Podcast Community! 

The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

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Can a marriage survive sex addiction?

In this episode of the Peaceful Presence Podcast, host Olivia Figuered sits down with Alyssa Dye to have an honest conversation about healing, forgiveness, and what it really takes to rebuild trust when a marriage faces addiction.

Alyssa shares her personal journey of navigating the impact of sex addiction in her marriage, including struggles with pornography addiction, and the road toward restoration. It's a raw, genuine conversation about betrayal, boundaries, forgiveness, and how healing can begin even when everything feels like it’s unraveling.

They also explore deeper spiritual questions including what it means to experience God personally, not just religiously, and how the way we speak about ourselves can shape our well being and the life we begin to create moving forward.

This conversation touches on marriage, addiction recovery, forgiveness, faith, identity, and the courage it takes to face painful truths while still choosing hope.

If you’re walking through a difficult season in your relationship, questioning your faith, or seeking a deeper relationship with God beyond religious performance, this episode offers hope and encouragement.

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To follow or learn more about Alyssa or the Living God’s Light community, visit:
➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyssa__dye/
➡️ Living God’s Light: https://livinggodslight.org
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The Peaceful Presence Podcast is a faith-based Christian podcast sharing miracle stories, supernatural encounters, testimonies of faith, and Spirit-led teaching to strengthen your walk with God.  From near-death experiences to moments of divine redirection and transformation, every story reveals how God guides and restores us in seasons we never expected.

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The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

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She was taught not to believe in God.

Raised by an atheist mother and agnostic father, Felice DuBois was told this physical life was all there is.

Until she left her body.

In this week's conversation, Felice shares her near-death experiences, out-of-body awareness, profound visitations, and what she encountered in the midst of unimaginable loss. After the tragic plane crash that took the lives of her daughters, Felice found herself walking through what she calls “the paradox of spiritual awakening and grief.”

If you’ve ever searched for answers about:
 • What happens after death
 • Near-death experiences
 • Proof of life after death
 • Spiritual awakening after trauma
 • Signs from loved ones who have passed

…this episode may offer some hope and encouragement.

Felice’s upcoming book, Ocean Over Sky: A Memoir of Her First Year Walking in the Paradox of Spiritual Awakening, Loss and Grief, releases Summer 2026 through Amazon.

To connect with Felice:
Website: http://www.felicedubois.com

(Watch for her book release on Amazon in July 2026.)

If you enjoyed this episode, explore more powerful testimonies in our playlist:
 Near-Death Experiences, Miracles & Supernatural Encounters
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfy0ILFnDCoabkD7yjB68w7uuV0TLOYCo&si=4GxiqbVR5yDATeq4

Thank you for listening and being part of the Peaceful Presence Podcast Community! 

The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

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Does God’s Word Still Heal Today?
Kathleen Young was given 11 Months to live and used God's word as medicine to her whole body.

Instead of accepting fear from being told she had an incurable diagnosis, Kathleen put herself on a 24-hour drip of God’s Word as medicine, filling her home, mind, and heart with Scripture day and night.

What happened next may both challenge and encourage you.

In this conversation, we discuss miracle healing, spiritual warfare, deliverance, demonic oppression, and what it truly means to walk by faith and not by sight.

If you’ve ever wondered: about:

• Does God still perform miracles?
• Can faith and God's Word heal the incurable?
• What is deliverance?
• Are demons real?
• How do you fight fear and anxiety spiritually?
• Spiritual warfare and demonic oppression
• Walking by faith instead of by sight
• How thoughts, fear, and agreement affect our lives
• Raising children in faith during crisis

This episode will stretch your faith.

This is a longer conversation, but I believe it will inspire you to trust God’s Word more deeply and stand firm in impossible circumstances.
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Learn More About Kathleen Young:

🎓 Register for In-Person Deliverance / Ministry Training 2/28/2026:
https://freepeople.church/training

📺 YouTube Channel:
Memoirs of a Demon Slayer
@MemoirsofaDemonSlayer

🌐 Kathleen’s Website (Prayers + Resources):
https://memoirsofademonslayer.com/resources

🕊️ Deliverance Help (Including STEP TO FREEDOM):
https://memoirsofademonslayer.com/deliverance

🙏 Caleb Prayer Episode (Kathleen’s Channel):
https://youtu.be/Y704Z9ElT4Y?si=7mfA9TVJBzuGUsYW

✨ How to Cleanse the Temple of God (Your Body):
https://youtu.be/QaKKB5qgmMQ?si=DxkJZsdad4zmMJFY

🎙️ Other Podcast Testimony Episodes Featuring Kathleen
➡️ https://youtu.be/oH8VdEKd5Bg?si=O4qQZZobzMZgSEl0
➡️ https://youtu.be/Pk9lS_JvfIk?si=I7elTIWZCZFacjJN
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▶️ Keep Watching / Listening:

If you enjoyed this episode, you’ll find more conversations like this in the Near-Death Experiences, Miracles & Supernatural Encounters Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfy0ILFnDCoabkD7yjB68w7uuV0TLOYCo

You may also enjoy the conversations in the Faith In Action - Conversations that Inspire Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfy0ILFnDCoZgFoMql3p-GGnzyMtogs-P
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About the Podcast:
The Peaceful Presence Podcast is a faith-based Christian podcast sharing miracle stories, supernatural encounters, testimonies of faith, and Spirit-led teaching to strengthen your walk with God. From near-death experiences to moments of divine redirection and transformation, every story reveals how God guides and restores us in seasons we never expected.

Thank you for being here. I’m so grateful for this community.
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Thank you for listening and being part of the Peaceful Presence Podcast Community! 

The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

🌿 Connect with your host, Olivia Figuered:
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What if your worst mistakes never changed your worth?

In this honest conversation, I’m joined by Janet Bernice Cheney, author of So Many Freakin’ Secrets, to talk about healing shame, uncovering hidden pain, and rediscovering your God-given identity.

Janet shares her story of surviving abuse, growing up with deep emotional wounds, and living under the weight of secrets that shaped how she saw herself. Through her journey, she reveals how healing began when she brought those secrets into the light and discovered a life-changing truth... your worth is intact and it always has been.

In this episode, we talk about:

➡️ How shame and secrecy keep us stuck
➡️ Why your mistakes do NOT define you
➡️ Learning to see yourself the way God sees you
➡️ Healing childhood wounds and generational patterns
➡️ Letting go of self-judgment and perfection
➡️ Finding faith that’s rooted in love, not fear

If you’ve ever felt disqualified by your past, struggled with self-worth, or wondered how God really feels about you, this conversation may offer hope, clarity, and freedom.
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📘 Get Your Copy of Janet's Book Here:
So Many Freakin’ Secrets is available on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5BQDFFW

👉 To Connect With or Learn More about Janet Bernice Cheney:
💙 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janetmBer/
🌐 Website: https://www.healingyoursecrets.com/
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbernice68/

Thank you for listening and being part of the Peaceful Presence Podcast Community! 

The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

🌿 Connect with your host, Olivia Figuered:
https://linktr.ee/oliviafiguered