What do you do when obedience feels heavy, the fruit is slow, and the thing God called you to build starts exposing every weak place inside of you?

In this episode, Heather unpacks the difference between bitterness toward God and bitterness of soul before God. Looking at Hezekiah, Hannah, Naomi, Peter, David, Job, Jeremiah, and even Jesus, this conversation confronts the hidden side of carrying a calling: grief, pressure, disappointment, pruning, waiting, fear, exhaustion, and the temptation to quit.

This is not a soft conversation about "finding your purpose." This is a call to stop pretending, stop performing, and bring the raw places of your soul before the Lord. Because sometimes the heaviness of building does not mean you missed God. Sometimes it means He is refining the woman who will have to carry what she prayed for.

If you are building a book, podcast, ministry, business, message, or movement, this episode will challenge you to stop hiding behind confusion and finally take the next obedient step.

If you know your book or message is supposed to reach more people, but you have not known how to turn it into a clear path that creates trust, sales, and momentum, start with the 7 Day Book Sales Reset.

Go to resistandroar.com and take the next step.

Some of us keep saying we are waiting on God, when really, we are burying what He already put in our hands.

In this episode, we look at the Parable of the Talents and ask what it means to steward the message, book, offer, ministry, or business God has entrusted to us.

This is not about hustle. It is about obedience, multiplication, and refusing to hide behind fear, confusion, or false humility.

If God gave you the message, He did not give it to you so you could bury it.

Visit resistandroar.com to build the path that helps your message, book, voice, and offer multiply.

There comes a point when the wilderness has done what God allowed it to do.

It stripped us. It humbled us. It exposed what could not come with us. It taught us to stop building from striving, fear, comparison, and survival. But the wilderness was never meant to become our permanent address.

In this episode, we are talking about what it means to leave the wilderness and step into the calling God has placed on our business, writing, marketing, message, and ministry.

Because many of us are not waiting on more confirmation. We are hesitating because stepping into obedience means being seen, being heard, building the thing, writing the message, making the offer, showing up in the marketplace, and trusting God with the outcome.

This is a call to stop hiding behind preparation and start stewarding what God has already placed in our hands.

If God gave us the message, the book, the business, the voice, the offer, or the assignment, then obedience does not end in the secret place. At some point, we have to come out of hiding and build.

In this episode, Nicole Scarboro joins me to overview my original teaching from Episode 148, "The Serpent Declared War on Her Voice First." We revisit the spiritual war against a woman's voice, how deception begins by twisting what God said, and why God restores women to speak truth, testify, and obey Him with boldness.

Are you truly ready for the Bridegroom, or are you assuming you will have time to get ready later?

In this episode, Heather Sudbrock takes you deep into the Parable of the Ten Virgins and asks the question many believers avoid: do you actually have oil, or are you trying to borrow readiness from someone else?

This conversation is about spiritual preparation, sanctification, and the cost of being ready when the Bridegroom comes. The wise virgins were not called wise because they had lamps. All ten had lamps. They were wise because they had enough oil. They had prepared before the moment of delay, before the midnight cry, before the door was shut.

Heather walks through the sobering difference between the wise and foolish virgins and what this parable reveals about half-hearted faith, delayed obedience, and the danger of assuming proximity to the Kingdom is the same as being prepared for it.

This episode will challenge you to examine whether your faith is casual, borrowed, emotional, or truly surrendered. It is a call to stop waiting until the last minute to seek God, stop living on the fumes of past encounters, and stop assuming you can prepare later for what God is calling you to obey now.

You will be invited to consider the cost of discipleship, the necessity of sanctification, and the eternal weight of the choices you are making in this life.

This is not a soft message. It is a warning, a call to readiness, and an invitation to return to total devotion before the door is shut.

Chapters

00:00 Understanding the Parable of the Ten Virgins 04:12 The Cost of Preparation and Readiness 09:26 The Journey of Sanctification 13:54 The Call to Total Devotion 19:26 The Consequences of Half-Hearted Faith 24:50 The Importance of Full Commitment 29:18 The True Meaning of Discipleship 34:19 The Eternal Perspective 39:41 The Urgency of Seeking God 43:37 Final Call to Commitment

In this episode, Heather interviews Marlena Hollis of Young Lions VA's about how Christian authors can use virtual assistants to scale their book sales, strengthen their backend support, and stop carrying every task alone.

Marlena explains how faith-based VA support can help authors and entrepreneurs delegate with clarity, protect their time, and create more space for the message they are called to steward. Together, Heather and Marlena discuss practical tasks authors can hand off, how to know when you are ready for support, and why delegation is often a necessary step in building a sustainable author business.

Listeners can also download Marlena's Young Lions VA Placement Readiness Kit, which includes a readiness quiz, task audit worksheet, and control and fear audit to help them decide what support they need next.

Download the assessment to see when it is best for you to hire your first VA Young Lions VA Placement Readiness Kit

Young Lions VA Website: https://younglionsva.net/

Young Lions VA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577708446608

Book a Young Lions VA Interest Meeting: https://links.younglionsva.com/widget/bookings/ylvan-interest-meeting

Marlena Hollis Ministries: https://marlenahollisministries.com

Marlena Hollis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarlenaHollis.teachJesus

Marlena Hollis YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Marlena_Hollis

Marlena Hollis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marlenahollis.teachjesus

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Conversation 02:57 The Overwhelm of Book Marketing 06:13 The Role of Virtual Assistants for Authors 08:54 The Fear of Delegation 12:09 Building Relationships with Virtual Assistants 15:02 The Founding of Young Lions Virtual Assistant Network 17:48 The Impact of Virtual Assistance on Lives 21:05 The Importance of Human Connection vs AI 23:58 Investing in Kingdom Relationships 27:14 The Accountability Factor 30:14 The Benefits of Hiring a VA 32:56 Networking and Community Building 36:12 Tax Benefits of Hiring a VA 39:22 Building Kingdom Businesses 40:28 The Role of AI in Business 46:07 The Power of Virtual Assistants 49:07 Common Tasks to Delegate 51:00 The Importance of Teamwork 54:02 Investing in Support for Growth 57:33 The Symbiotic Relationship of Ministry and Business 01:01:54 Effective Onboarding Processes

In this episode, I share part of my own journey of moving through fear, finding my voice, and learning to walk more boldly in the calling God placed on my life. We talk about spiritual warfare, identity in Christ, and the deeper struggles that can keep Christian women silent, stuck, or second guessing what God is asking them to do.

My prayer is that this episode helps you recognize where fear may be holding you back, reminds you of who you are in Christ, and gives you the courage to take your next step in obedience. If you know God has put a message, a book, or a calling inside of you, but you have felt overwhelmed about how to move forward, this conversation will encourage you.

And if you are ready to begin building a simple path to sell more books and grow your message, go to resistandroar.com and get The 7 Day Book Sales Reset.

In this episode, I'm walking you through 10 questions Christian entrepreneurs ask most often about faith and business, and we're not skimming the surface. We're going deep into what Scripture actually says about each one. From wealth and marketing to failure, calling, and success, I want you to leave this conversation with more than an opinion. I want you to leave with a biblical foundation you can actually build on.

If this episode stirred something in you about the way you've been trying to sell your book, I want to invite you into the 7 Day Book Sales Reset. It's a $27 guided experience that helps you rebuild your book sales approach from the foundation up, the right way. No hype, no hustle. Just a system rooted in stewardship and trust.

You can grab it right now at resistandroar.com.

In this episode, I am taking you into the story of the Tower of Babel and what it actually reveals about the way we build our platforms, our books, and our brands as Christian women creators. If you have ever felt the pull to go faster, chase a strategy that felt off, or surround yourself with people who share your ambition but not your anchor, this episode is going to help you name what that is and give you a framework to choose differently. I am breaking down the difference between a Babel build and an obedient build, why slower does not mean weaker, and how to discern which one you are actually in right now. If you are a published Christian woman author who is trying to build something that lasts, this one is for you. Come find me at resistandroar.com and take the next step.

Chapters

00:00 Building with Purpose: The Tower of Babel Connection 21:11 The Tabernacle: A Model of Obedience and Glory 36:52 Nehemiah: Building with God's Blueprint 50:52 Discernment in Building: Recognizing Babel vs. Tabernacle

resources

Genesis 11-12 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+11-12&version=ESV Exodus 35-40 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+35-40&version=ESV Nehemiah 1-6 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+1-6&version=ESV Zechariah 4:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah+4%3A10&version=ESV Isaiah 60:22 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+60%3A22&version=ESV James 1:5 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A5&version=ESV Proverbs 16:2 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+16%3A2&version=ESV 2 Corinthians 6:14 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+6%3A14&version=ESV Philippians 4:7 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+4%3A7&version=ESV Matthew 7:16 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A16&version=ESV Proverbs 27:17 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+27%3A17&version=ESV Zachariah 4:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah+4%3A10&version=ESV Isaiah 60:22 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+60%3A22&version=ESV Resist and Roar Podcast - https://resistandroar.com/podcast Seven Day Book Sales Reset - https://resistandroar.com/7daybooksales The Gathering Community - https://resistandroar.com/gathering

This episode explores the spiritual warfare against women in their calling, emphasizing the importance of voice, testimony, and strategic marketing to overcome enemy tactics and fulfill divine purpose.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Spiritual Warfare and Women's Voice 01:01 Why the Enemy Attacks When Building or Launching 02:10 Contentment in God's Will During Pressing Times 03:04 Genesis 3:15 and the War Declaration Against the Woman 04:02 The Enmity Between the Serpent and the Woman 04:59 Primary Enmity: The Woman as the First Combatant 06:00 The War Is First Between the Serpent and the Woman 07:06 The Significance of the War Declaration in Hebrew Narrative 07:59 The Meaning of Enmity and Hostility in Hebrew 09:31 The Ongoing War and Its Tactics Against Women 11:13 Jesus' Triumph Over the Serpent at the Cross 13:03 The Significance of the Order of Mention in Scripture 14:06 The War Is Rooted in God's Declaration from the Beginning 16:02 The Enemy's Strategy to Silence Women 17:11 The Meaning of Shoof: Trampling and Victory 19:17 Jesus' Victory Over Satan and Its Symbolism 21:06 The War Against Women in Culture and Society 21:49 Women as the First Named in the War Declaration 22:49 The Enemy's Tactics to Silence and Oppress Women 24:01 The Power of Testimony in Overcoming the Enemy 25:02 Silencing Women to Prevent Their Testimony from Slaying the Enemy 25:48 The Importance of Women Speaking Up and Sharing Testimony 27:04 Women Rising to Expose Darkness and Break Silence 27:59 The War Extends to All Mankind, Starting with Women 28:59 God's Sovereign Design and the Role of Women in the War 30:13 Jesus' Victory and Our Enforced Triumph 31:12 Cultural Silence of Women in Jesus' Day 32:10 Jesus' Example of Empowering Women to Testify 33:07 Women as the First to Receive the Gospel Declaration 33:59 Jesus' Declaration of Life and Voice Over Women 35:01 Women as the First Sent to Share the Gospel 35:59 Applying the Warfare Principles to Your Personal Life 36:56 Marketing and Publishing as Spiritual Warfare 37:59 The Power of Testimony in Book Promotion 39:02 Overcoming Enemy Attacks on Your Message 40:02 The Importance of Proper Marketing and Stewardship 40:59 Your Testimony's Power to Break Chains and Slay the Enemy 41:59 Encouragement to Share Your Testimony and Voice 42:50 The Enemy's Attack on Women's Voice and How to Fight Back 44:02 Offering Support and Resources for Christian Women Authors 44:52 Building Trust and Effective Marketing Strategies 46:00 Final Encouragement: Resist, Roar, and Do Not Be Silenced